New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-15
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNTY CANvASSERS.


The Board Of County Canvassers met yesterday at
noon SuverNi sOr Ely in The rhau
The iourIs of fhs Ts Ward were IN order.
Snpersi.or B,RsIR asked for further postpone
u.nt mill Tuesday next The citizens Of tic
Second and Third DISTRICTS wished i! in order to prefer
sffday,ts. "
supervisor Brovy hoped that the canvass would be
proceed. d with
surelvi.of BAExrR said be had 70 or 80 afidavits
hcm the SecoLd Districts They were ready on thet
district bu not on the Third and no preferred that It
sloult oil come mp ut one.
snrerv isor WV IUCKER thought if there we're MOTH
ne wrong there was nothing lost and he would do any
thing 10 hco muodoe either Of tn Supervisors lie
h, ped II would be postponed.
Supsrvi-or IERRICK spnke very much our oi orler,
&c which he was called. He said the Board could do
notl ing with all the afdavits 20 the world
Supervisor BARRER said that he should move To
throw out the vote Of those Districts
The Yeas sno NAYS were taken, and the motion to
ros,pone w,s lost by the msdecsration OF a vote.
Tie canvass OF the First Ward was then taken up
by vo e of to :, Supcr' isors Hiram CofWln and
VIM, H. Draks voting with the Democrats
Supervisor BARSTR said that he shoald reserV TO
himself The right of raising the same ohe tons To the
Fist District which he should take to tie Second and
Su1,c,yisor BARKER offered the following resolution:
Re,,iredThst Besid Of the County Canys'"r' WI" net
cc,'on D.cs OF III Fir. The ci'y II New York
Until he eizets h. tgsi hosls Isfreo spa w.
o, o"5 ere ,, .ces. hereto opn and unobuct
Supervisor HEEEICH was very anxious ID know what
the charges were.
would be a little liberal and allow them 10 go on; 1t
would sec the result The roguery and ras. aiity
that had been carried hare for years should be gone
into. Why lid our Democratic friends here "an! 10
auash and smother everything ,
Supervisor BFRRCE saw 10 disposition - crdsn inc
facts; he wanted to get az the facts.
Supervisor BARRIER aid that the resolution was SIN,
ole king only for tcie The citizens said they wanted
o show TO this Board the riotous proceedings IN me
Second end Third Districts OF the First Ward. Ihey
should show most corciusivcy that these Two pols were
in the Al Us of amOb, from the -Dg oi the suu to IT. SET
tc-in fact that there vas no poll Open 10 that w ara,
exc ett wi at in the possession OF moo lie SUD
United TO u good of the Board whether tho
yotes If the ard should not he heard Ins Old story
tL.t they e.ald not 20 behind the returns was all
balde:cash A question would roy be raised wnich
had Nc yer been raised before ia this State Gehtemen
mad bad the courage and crtiiudc 10 come forward
spd mai these statements. that two Election ID strics
bad been in posse sion not OF AZ armed s1dery Dut
| wore than ihat-of urD ed mob: They not only
tea the free exercise Of the night OF suffrage Dot
lie, heat citizens sud drove them from the polls.
II gentlemen wished to smother this INV e-tsAtion, lot
th, tab the COZ sequences.
Af,er some further discussion. the resolution was
pa sd. - 70 >.
Supervisor BAREFR then said he would be prepared
| On " tdnestay moroiDS to bring the matter up
| Supervisor DRiGps offered the following preamble
| an 4 resolution: 800 .
wrlG h 4h Noyer se met 5s q, os h S .R
ot were upward Of 800 Illegal oi- P,sai o IN , ,aS
Ward legal voter thereby roooins ana
e,frrci NJ legal voters THEN just rights therefore
Rsored competent canysssers be appointed o.
sOea a e pISG e y . Eee Diet aid w
have tie carefully eXsuiaed and the ard properly eau
ve,, lied slso the uubr POI led which not 60 endi
to ;. lee snd aid esnSs'.eE' 20 fepo - th' no"il WIN"
| Tie Chairman, Supervisor Ely, said that undoubt-
edy this Beard might appoint three OF it, members 10
DO any outy; they might appoint Committee 10 ny
an alarm bell for fire but their act would have no va
| Osflt and no yyas ptlD a
| common -; he would not say that.
SUPER iser BEiGGs didn't hike 10 be treated IN that
way by the Chsrman OF the Board lie had hed.l Vi
This before. hey had tod him that there Wa nothing
ega him, but thar he would get up when cha.h nan
aid make long speeches when there was no OCCASION
Tor it. NOW knew that fifteen or twaaiy thoi.and
illegal votes bad been cat in tbs city We had oe"a
| tod before tie election that body OF four nunHGi
men had boeu orgu,iled, TO have 800 piece 70 yo!e
| in every ward in the city In The Thirteenth Waru
they would show hat from forty TO 'n,y votea ITO"
| one bouse who're there only ten i gal voters
Supervisor CLANcr-Can you snow now my No .'
Supervisor BRIcGs-Every boy knows 'i"''
say low let MS 90 into 'he Investigation. .,ood
Supervise Fox did not why the'e w - Shy nee.
| Of Ito Chairman going through long rien ifolei u
biz business merely to deciie whether paper WIS
| in out Of order g.
Supery sor Ell said that the remarks Of the S1pcr
yisors Of the Seventh aud Thirteenth Ward. eerS gta
tuiious ard uncalled for. the cuty OF INC Cha
| man to give bis decision.
| Supervisor Fov-But not 10 Use such !a"94"7
| that.
Supervisor ELr-I stated distinctly thst Il wonld o'
for tie BoaId TO DISPOSE of the resolution. Any ps;
dirg cfioer Who when appealed TO- WI mol a,o nls
views fcT tear they will offend polite al asscla.e, =.
Political opporeni. i. not worthy to PRESIDE over au!
| Board. 49,.
Supervisor Fox t,id il not neces-ay lor nun ~
preiscc h decision with Igmsrole, Whicu ~,
necessary ard uncalled for. He Inght 10y f 'a-
TIE resolution was in order not 10 orer lie mo, 81
that the mover Of the resolution haye oaVe 70 ~ L.
srd substitute proper resolution. he hsl go
gel votes in tie Seventh Wari But this wno'e Doe
wa mere farce They cot dollar US! 20 CONE
d,wp here, &c, their dinner, ard work an h9uI II. n
tro clerks IN his cfEce who would 10 ~ .le IN
which employed them fortnight or three "'eA' ~ NJ
| hour. r. Il
Supervisor BRioas hoped the AlderInaa h'h Hs
| Seventh WO1li ut take the back trarA.