New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-29

merce and trade and politics"
We cannot cay how much "shsrp practice
may be admired in Wsll-street, but We are very
sure the People have had too much Of it about the
City Hall, as our horrible ta1-blls attest. we
propose change from sharf practice to an hon.
est frugal faithful administration, and believe our
fellow citizens are Of the same mind.
The Herald gives q jumbIed-up, horse-Jockey
view Of the dealings Of Wood with Marylne' and
ssks:
"Now, what has all this to do with the question Of
the ability of Fernando Wood execute the duties of
Mayor Of this city in he should De eecea iof
second term1 We our friendly phh"sopneIs VI
The TRIBUNE, what have the private transaatoh' ol
Fernando Wood among the army Of r gues down Town
and prectiiioners in Wall stree-wha has that mater
TO do with bis administration Of the government OF ts
great metropolis covered e. il i with nth and ro5uer!
from top to bottom J"
Wtereto THF TRIBUNE makes answer:
II is not the obity but the integrity OF Wood that
is in question. He knows enough TO do great dea
better than he has done, or is likely 10 do' DIS
"private transactions are of moment as illas'rs-
tions of his moral charscte and fitness for public
station--as throwing s0me light on the doDgs
whereby our annusl tax-bill hss been sweiied to
Seven Millions of Dollars Had he been honest and
faithful as he uDdoubtedlyis capable, our Municipal
administration could Dot have been covered with
"flth and roeuery from top TO bottom All the
obstacles nerposed By the malformaton of our
Municipal Departments would have proved ou'
straws in biz pstb had he really tried. throughout
the past two years to give Us the frugal, energeue
vicesu suppressing, honest, ncn-Par'san admihi''ra-
ton that lie promised st the outset oi MS carer
The Htrald. in continuation, asserts that the
charges sgsinst Wood have
lust sLcut a. much to do with hls performance OF
tie duties Of Chief Ma gstraie Of the city a. tie nicu-
lous stories brought forward By the Know N'tnng
orgsns III relation to Col Fremons csttie-deaihS III
California ,fFect the question Of the aStnane1 gehe-
mans cspabty TO perform the duties OF fre',atnt u
the United States if be should be elected. Nothing
more nor iets.
To which again respond. THE TRIBUNE:
The charges against Col. Fremont of dishonesty
or prodigaliiy in purchasing cattle for the public
service in California have all been scrutinzed and
passed upon by Committees Of both Houses OF Con-
gress, On whose reports Congress ordered The
money to be paid. Col. Fremont had not one dol
lar of public funds in his hands when he found him.
self suddenly transformed from Lieutenant ot En-
eineers, at the head of small exploring party, into
the Colonel of T. regiment OF Volunteers aud lhe
Governor of large and important country, inhab-
tied by hostile people and just wrested from
nation with which We were still at war. To MAINTAIN
the ascendency of our flag and arms, he was COM
pelled to make rapid marches from one end OF the
country to the other, in which many cattle were
II hy
hard service or deficient forage, and necessarily re-
placed BY others. Utterly without funds, he was
obliged to borrow to support his Forces OF to take
private property on public account, giving orders
on the Government for payment Not Que OF these
was paid until after long delays and careful scrutiny
California was full Of his bitter enemies, who were
abundsntly represented at Washington before and
when bis accounts were settled. Had there been
anything wrong about them it would certainly have
been pointed out and corrected. Having been APP
proved ard settled on ndubi,abe testimony for Mr.
Buchanan was Il witness for Col Fremont at Wash
ingtOn ~ well rs IN England). We hold It base and
shameful now to rake up the caluinnirS thus re-
iuted ard attempt, By partial statements and false
c0orng, to cast Stigma On Col. Fremonts char
acter.
Contrast with this the case Of Wood. He
evaded trial on the indictment found against him
by pleading that it Was found few hours later
than il legally should have been. Hegot the civil suit
out Of Court by consentDg to an arbitration before
three highly respectable citizens two of them NAM
bers Of his own party; and they, after thorough
scrutiny, have found him guilty Of cheating Mr..
MAryne essentially as charged-by false bill of
sale, false invoices, and all manner Of swind!ing
pret, uses He has appealed from this report, and
is still fighting of the payment of Alr. Marines
righteous due. What is there to parallel this in
the case Of Col. Fremont? And is if not strange
that journal professedy friendly to Col. +. should
subject Lm 70 the degrading comparison!
The Accession Of the venerable Samuel d. lnchun,
Eruerlv n member Of General JacksOn's Cabinet