New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-25

POOR but that the rich mans mercy always intsfsred
with Justice Cheers, and cries Of "Thsts 40. 4
The oistinctsCn between the rich ard the poor which
lie has ateu pied 10 draw he has experienced and II
you AK ne how be clear Of the indictment refer
TO The ncictn ent find it was filed the 9TH Of No.
vember, 1871, AID that there was no plea
to the i,dictnent. Why did he not pie.d
Z" Not guilty :" Because that would have
fert him before Jury to try whether the plea
was true or lot. Die he meet the ISSUE No. II
you will refer to the files Of ths court you will find st
ire indictment qussbei on the Goth Of December
lsJl the ground that it barred by the statute
of limitations. Applause Ii Is fact, admitted.
that bas record true but that you one day to
lste-hat you shoald have opened your prison doors
these charges against any man. but it is the truth, the
truth which cannot be removed from the record ADD
if gentlemen deny IT, allow TO refer them TO III.
10Th volume Of the Law Reporter, published n this
city, where the grounds Of the decision ere given. II
he bad stood bis tfisl that Indictment what would
have been the result The documents here contain
the report of the case Of Marvine egt. Wood now
before the Superior Court and which has been argued
and the testimony 10 that would hsveconclusivey
convicted under The indictment if he had gone to trial
And l am shocked to zee Mr. CochrsHe, whose name
ia exed TO The report OF the referees az one OF the
number standing mp astpgnt at Iammany All and ad-
vceattng the election of ernando Wood. Mr. Cochraoe
calls upon me TO 90 for regular nominations and he
has the bardihOod TO say that II be was an iDcarnse
devil, was bound to support him. Laughter Let
me tell Mr.. Cochrane thst when was battling 10 the
Democratic ranks in 1913 for Lewis Cas-, Mr.. C)cb-
rare ought theL TO have been in the ranks aud
standing by tie regular nomination. Laughter. l
tell you, gentlemen, that II Mr.. Coohrane will stand
by his own writing that is oil ask of him. Cheers
charge that there certain things in the report OF
those referees Mr.. Cochraue being Oue which go TO
show that Mr.. Marvins complaint was entirely well
founded. The complains is full OF frauds. In one
place he charges that M Wood exh bited 10 him
tettSs from Thomos Larkn Of California, in which
he stated that he would advice Mr.. Wood to 60 into
Opers in the expectation Of goods to that country
Ii was proved by the evidence taken toe reference
by Mr.. o Lakin bimself that he never wrote the let
ter that he did not know Mr. Wood uot1 then, aud
proved by three witnesses at least who had
letter which Mr. Wood exhibited. that was exhibited
by him MIR. Lsrkin letter. What DO you call toa'i
Cries of Forgery / do rot call it anything
He fhowed to Mr.. Marvin bill Of sale in which he
stated that the vessel John w. Cater had been pur-
chased by him for So 900. and it was proved upon
referenc that it only cost 81 600. What do you cal
that Cries Of forgery, swndling, stealing. Will
rot go through the details here, but will only give
you one other case. One Of the bills presented by
Mr. Wood to Mr.. Marvin was from NJ. Poilon, aud
taken on the reference that the whole amount paid -
MIR Polon was $50. What do you call that Cries
Ct highway robbery and steslirg st burglary, VITA
laughter 1t is not necessary fr me to give you sey
illustrate the principle by stating parallel cases.
INF. McKeon here alluded to the Of young mao
who picked up pocket book in the Bowery, ana who,
though informed Of the fact that it belonge1 10 man
~,
contents to himself. lie was arrested, tired IN tue
Court Of Sessions convicted and sent to the State
Prison. His name he did not mention, because he had
paid the penalty Of the law; continued M;
s sn 'G %ols than CsH sG lepsed at time
The initial Of lis name is w. laughter a
hood Of W., had check for 81, 100 upon an Albany
bank, ard which was deposited by Mr.. Yates In the
bark. BY some accident OF the teller, the c1eck was
under the head Of WIS account was drawn out To-
Guiding the Al $50 and when the bank discovered the
error, A. was called upon for an explanation. ".
admitted aHt he had had , mo Sg %aok 'he Ssi
but ike the peti ion in the Joseph Walker matter,
was not 10 be found. Laughter, it had been aurnsd
up in fire in Washington street Renewed laughter,
Court. ard three referees Mr.. Cushmsn, Mr. Gilbert
ar Mr.. McMurTay reported that we owed the bank
80 900, being The original ST. %, with interest II
they cay say in the book Of fables-moral What hss
the difference between the appropriations OF money III
the one case and in the O.her DO not eau any
names, but will name the man who kep.tee BANK ac-
count be is Fernando Wood, Mayor OF New-l oTk
know people will say hat is hard talking. No, 1t
jsp't tney are hard foc's appsusel, stubborn facts
you can't get rid of them. Laughter IL IL no use
sayiug they In the newepspels; they are on ME;
They fern the permanent records OF the Comt. L
dop't u ack them usually do, through the news
papers; track them through the civil and cIlmcal
courts applause DO you think | would dare 70
stard up here and talk so unless had so M tac,s 10
with all sorts of birgsg ate. appeaito you i have
used single hard word Responses OF NO, no II
refer 10 these facts gentlemen, for one single reason
| am not believer in the administration OF public
sflars by men wanting in character. j believe that
this Government Is q magnificent experiment, ana
believe too, that upo, the intehe ence ana virtue Of
the people al its rulers does the permanency OF the
Government depend. ICheers.l ! am not willing to
have such men in the Executive Chair who are NOT
such men as we can point to with pride in their private
life AID it lie to the honor Of the country that tue
men who have filed the highest offices IN the Gov
trnmert Of tue Union ard Of the State
and of the city up 10 the present time, have been with
out stains upon their character aud for the first time
when that has been departed from blush to say that
the person was elected ~ the democracy We have
a man who is covered over with indictments and
charges in the chair of the Mayoralty 10 this city
You al me, Are you willing that change should
take place in the Government whereby all the present
arrangements Of your party shan be upset There Is
10 patty in the Democratic psrty but the Fernando
Wood party, if he is at the head oil 1t. Ii Is
question with public men who may be leaders IN DO
ljica aaits whether they will have their party PROF.
trated for the advancement of mans eterest, on
the ground that it will be great means of ameliora
cIat who intcrds to vote for Fernando Wood how he
can reconcile mis- vote Tor Mr. Wood with his message
W;tbir ire last few weeks The resolutions at Tam
many Hall the other evening" denounced Wood for the
sentiments OF that message aud indorse the state
men's OF those resolutions ard repudiate the msn.
And here let me say that nc Democratic
administration can stand with such sentiments which
were but the sentiments Of the French Revouto and
strike at the very root of social order and but
the exposions OF the heat of man who is at best
coward His ssage says that there Is prosper CT
wait. With the poor of this city l sympsthlze, and
believe that there in the city good and generous
hssrt no will not allow any honest to suffer dur
III this Winter. ICheers.l Every man must put his
hand in Bis pocket and give his share and let Mayor
Wood lead tir lie says ne has an income Of $50 900
a year. If So, let him put down $40 600. tLaugl-
ter. But his proposition Is to pay flour, corn