New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22

The people of our whole country are interested
in the moral character of Fernando Wood, since
knowledge of that is the key to the troubles which
have so seriously cOnvulsed our City. No man can
Judge fairly and intelligenty of these who does not
know how naturally instnctiyey, all that is ruff
fanly aud shameless in our City-all that lives by
villainy or vce-al the tipping house keepers, pol
icy sellers, puglsts blacklegs, rowdies, and brothel
keepers of our City, rally around this man, regard
ing him as their patron, their good genius aud the
agis of their safety. He can by the aid of his
official power and patronage, poll vote of many
thousands here that good man would shrink from
receiving, and no upright magistrate could ever, by
possibility, obtain. Give him full swing with his
Police and he will reflect himself just as often as
he chooses, without needing the vote of single
man who lives by honest industry or upon honestly
acquired capital. He is the incarnation of all that
is disreputablc and dangerous in this crowded me
trOpolis and can poll vote from every rotten row
of our City of at least twenty to one, and far
heavier in its total than any else was ever able
to extract from the same locality. We repeat, that
no man is qualified TO Judge of our Municipal
struggle who does not know what is the character
of Fernando Wood.
Take one of ITS latest illustrations-that which
he saw fit to communicate to the public through
our columns on Friday last. That there may be no
cayil as to terms, reprint what be stated to oae
Of our reporters as TO others having just passed
between himself and Gov. King with respect to
Mr. u. ID. COnoyer
~ Wood told him lGoy. KngI tha, in this whole oonr
versy last hsd rather suppressed disposition
manifested tie part Of friends and hsd coulseiad peace
far the Police question was eoncerned tha that M" D.
determined speedily by the Count OF Appeals 20 which IN
good citizen would bow but 20 tie the
Street Comus question, which the immediate
this difficulty that another question entirely dscou-
peced from The Police that entirely justified IN the
Of Er CoIoyeT and should continue 10 DO tha a.
be the Office that even admitting that he The
Governor had right appoint him. which did not, s,i Mr.
hsl complied with the law BY duly Qualifying nun
M that was not cry NECESSARY thst the Street Commission
should be appointed but that he had 70 do certain thug
which be- had not done; that the Charter OF 1871 Ill
eted thst b. should comply with the ordinances IN exist
until Otherwise directed by the Common COuni' mat
the Common Council had adc directions hence. that
the fun force ani that that ordinance
Iqtcs that the Street C,Inmi-sionvr before assuming ta
h Mayor hat Mr. ColOver had omitted 20 do that had
be htd his octh of off that had not NJ Ccroyer IL
thItr MONT although am arrested Tor assault aud battery
upon H al although the Governor might lave TIE power
10 tppout hu certainly could recognize him uu he
haa qualhed himself He brought the oath Of Office an3
one OF my clerks Tut Il IN his pocket The Jaw expressly
absolutely utcessayss Necessary take the os,h Of
ofice. Hence told the Goyernor tia, felt fully ius.
fed In the course bsd taken. And should persist that
eoprse the oOnsrqu what they NAV th.. whls
him Governor an4 pers,usuy W. - u,
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