The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-28


which together spend one halt OF the whole required
for the absolute support OF the city government Under
the constitution Of 1921 the central power at Al
bany controlled the state through tho patronage con-
tered there IN the Governor and Legislature,
The people be came jealous OF this shying, ard
called new convention 10 revise the constitnon which
amended by decentr szng power and giving all appoint
mcnts To the people of the said counties towns cities and
villages But Mr.. Weed had discovered way To avoid
this feature Of the constitution II Il to boards To
act instead and any difficulty in that instrument,
IL got by connecting county with another and
thus creating political division Of the State within county,
town. city or village and the Court Of Appeals has sane
toned this subteruge not repugnant to the letter OF the
constitution II was my good fortune 70 be the man to
strike the first blow IN resistance 10 this encroachment
upon the spirit Of the constitution. hazarded all in my
Efforts 10 stand up against IN my opposition 70 the Metro
pohtan Toice bill Believing, believe still that that
act was violation Of the corporate franchises Of this city
and of the inherent rights Of tn" people represented by
suoye by every means AT my command, 10 repel and
ignore it. This is my offending and no more" Had
yielded and submitted instead OF the curses should have
had the support of the who pursue me.
He then went into an investigation to the political
pect Of the contest showing that the combination
which influenced and directed the passage OF the niqui
tous at Albany last winter exists here to
crush out the democracy aud himself He said
that ny singular coincidence the osepaibe democrats
who had occupied appointments in the several Boards or
Commissions created by the republican Legislature now
acting heartily with Thurlow Weed In this crusade against
the party here There appeared TO be fatality attending
the political and personal integrity of every man who
came within the vortex OF black republican patronage
could Withstand IT, Observation satisfied him that
the moment either american politician, democratic
politician listened to the sirens voice OF Weedism or Sc
ward he forever lost to the democratic party and
etcr out its open foe remained with II osensiby
only the better to betray and destroy it, Mayor Wood
continued this theme with great power and retired amidst
the applause OF the largest assembly ever gathered within
four walls.
Hon JoHS KELLEY was next introduced and after the
overwhelming applause which greeted him had subsidized
said that he had been casually met by who ho
sorry say tod him that they members Of the
democratic party who asked how was Fernando WoodS
He would answer that he here and the people of New
York were with him. (Cheers) There were some who
opposed him who said they members of the demo
cratic party who got up charges against him II the true
secret known personal malgnity that actuated
them He had stood up noby when it necessary TO
defend the democratic party the risk Of damage to his
person and at cost of 900 to his pocket II had been
said tha, his friends McKeon and (groansl l-pro
cured their statistical information for their speeches against
the Mayor from some who knew nothing about IT, Hc
Mayor Wood had, in his view shown their entire allacy.
McKeon must have wanted capital bad for he had re.
hearsed his speech often that he could make fortune
by selling IT in song about the streets Gaughter) The
Joseph Walker affair old affair. The Mayors enc
mics could find nothing and had to revive the old
The charge about the glass ballot boxes sufficiently
transparent for them all to through. daughter
They wanted to know why the Mayor of New York had
signed the ordinance in the Iowber case, and they
could have found IL by asking Dan Sickles, who
the platform Mr. sickles was the referee, and he had
decided that the lease OF Mr. Lowber was an honest one
while the courts he sorry to cay had decided that
dishonest one. (Cheers) 1t was unfair To
bring into politics mans personal character but If the
Of the Mayor. were subjected to the same
scrutiny they had subjected him, the Mayor could
stand the comparison He respected his friends McKeon
and sicklcs-(aughter and groans) )and thought that
they had violated their duty in assembling here. When
these black white and gray spirits as his friend Cochrane
called them collected in one pot, II would be hard
10 tell which was the purest daughter and checrs.)
He hoped that If any accusations to be made the
statistics would be better than what johnny had given
them-(auphter and applause)- e)-when he was mem.
Der of the Common Council in 1865 and the majority Of
the Common Council was opposed to the democracy
Mayor Wood had sent many good recommendations,
which utterly disregarded and laid the table,
where they never saw the light The Mayor man
Of talent and executive ability, and would work
for the interest of the city. The Mayor had
been charged with using the police for his advance
ment The republican and American press upon his first
elevation office had complimen,ed hm for his activity
Yet violent and vitupcratve opposition had been
carried on by The same press against hun As they be-
pubicans carried the State by 5000 majority they
thought that black republicansm going 10 last for
ever. But they passed. such laws would In
people of this city IL did and thostate had been
carried by that party which had boon led by sila
legislature under tins government would have had the
hardhood 10 pass such laws but the last Legislature
a dangerous one, and yet with all these op-
prcssons the people were whimsical lambs.
II had been reported that the streets would be aeluged
with blood upon attempt TO carry these laws into ef
but twas not until the Recorder out Of mere personal
malice had cndeavorcd To cast odum the Mayor that the
people had stood Ia their might and resisted such high
handed oppression. (Cheers.) The Instincts of the
people always right and when demagogues tried 10
rule them they found their mistake. The people and
these bogus democrats have connection The latter
belicvedi democratic rulers, but not IN democratic
cations. Gaughicr) All the combinations of "isms"
individual might be nothing than the dust their
shocs-any other might represent them well-but
Wood (crics, "Yos, yes, We wiiL,) T they wore
beaten by possibility, what would be the
the consequence lie would answer-,he loss Of their
liberties A for John A. Kennedy he thought good
day fer Tammany Hall when he left II. (Cheers.) II
godsend 10 the party because he always max
ing mischief (Checrs.) II would be well " great
many such mischief makers would leave. They
might lie down like lambs together and join hands hut
after the eecon these bckcrngs were sure o start up
nj hal tlQ NJ xhO tanya
the party They had arrayed against them the party
who had bcd Kansas To death and all its capital 90
and city treasury. The city debt, By the
legislation of The democratic party, but by that II their
opponents. When the democratic party lived, their |
liberties would live. but when that party died. their
liberties would ,otter and fall 10 the ground Great ap
plause)
Mr. JoHS CocuR.Sr was nex, loudly called for aud |
greeted with overwhelming cheers. Tie said he had but
few WORDS address 70 them and respectfully asked
their attention. There mighty themes to be dis |
cussed mighty interests stake and mighty currents
spreading the land, which for the people to
direct " he judged arght that ~as no peoples party
the sovereignty Of the people Tho people in the
great majesty of their sovereignty stood nyulncrabe and
nvincble He spoke 10 that people Of ranmany Hall
that be spoke to IN the Academy q Music. Their
principles perennial, though the caodAtes In.
cidcnal. n blow was struck at the enddate was
struck 2, The princpe, aud ,nsy souv sustain ,hsr
were representatives of the oppressed Of Ireland %
Germany, and q the world and they uttered The caba
stc words Of democracy The land which occupy IL
holy land and be pressed BY the foot OF the
dcspot" Parties tho implements o freedom
without PARTY, England would have stolen our liberties,
federalism would have crushed the land fanaicsm would
have become prevalent and the United States Bank would
have been arrested by the strong n Jackson
Cheers Tammany Hall had stood political lighthouse
upon which all eyes could look 20 sec m amid the darkness
and gloom OF the political world, she stil stood to
the people from danger and defend them from wrong
Tho moment that them adverse r. her guidance,
would the myrmii of desrotc power usurpug |
their rights (Chcers) Here urou the rock upon which
the democracy Of nations were centred, they stool
md said that until the last palsied and
the last eye grew df would they surrender 10 any foe
put few months since laws bad been passed which had
removed from door their safeguards night
and from Tie public buildings their sentncls, and the /
legislature had taken 10 itself The right % dshand their
sennes and put others their stead. The first act Of the
pretended reform had been 70 incur debt for seven Com
ssioners ralaries instead those without salaresnas
ing both taxation and usurpaton No whore but in black
republican Albany could such principles and advocates
Their faithful sennes and themselves had rushed ~ the
rescue and the state Cheers Their brcthrenin
the had nny performed their work and have struck
lLn blow fnr fraednm and dlsenthra1 w Westchna