New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-11


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SIR: see BY your rpor; in russdays paper of b
prtes edibgs ef the Common Ooobai teal mos snsat
s sde to revoAe the ordnance, s15orrng the i.s7e
Of $3.50 600 OF Central Psrh stock % the xroued that
II s lot berg properly applied, and thu, the Conris-
sisrers have barn guilty u u.irg their ofsl position
for political purposes. A, my n.ms IL espsc a,!y
brcos BIT rssrd 40 esndirs pa,ty, feed tas, 1t ia
my duty to make statement Of the isc.s, and Se..
my Colleagues Of any saper. which may Do bouSat
upon them Incidentally BY any action OF mine.
would therefore, yi.h al csnaor, eta > thai did
use the rfuer ce which n y postou so Ccmni'socer
Of the Ce,t,s PAX gave me TO The defes. of Mayor
Wood ard The election Of Mr.. Hsmssn To this cod
called together the fo'entn Gu the vork aud told them
rlaitIy tost the continuance Of the work depended
me the d.fest of Mr. Wood A. me CRY crsi,
far sops that the Controller cou not borrow che dol
lar on the PAX bonds although addition 10 the sup
pos ed credit Of the city the Park also specially
norg Gagged for the repayment Of TIE bonds. last
while our city creei Wa 90 depressed, the state
could borrow money 80 1t did lststy. 81
pr MUM on s stock, which then selling at ITO,
and that in reality uuder government il which cap
taiss could have confidence, our city stocks would
be cor sidered ss safe investment State stocks.
That il was rot party affair. that both the cand istes
wire DepocIsts, and thst their voting Vs anPy
choosing betseen an honest man ssd one who was
openly emerged with all torts Of dhoresty and To At,
fthey voted for tuch man should take It Is an in'
dicson of their being OF siDae principles the nseves.
iuyfher tod them that should not Interfere with them
in any way a. to their voting for any other
Office ss wisned it 70 be distinctly understeod that
Old not desire them TO mix up in party politics; and
that az fsr az was concerned they were at liberty
to vote for MeSpedon: Drake AcCshili, Jackson Cn
ton or ary other candidate they chose.
This was the extent cf my offending Ia this mater.
On the day of the election wa waited on by nun:
bIs Of The laboiirg men In the DISTRICT, VINO wished
ne to give them tick Is TO vote; and ca give mem
tickets, containing the names Of Temann snd DuQro,
with the Denocistc indorse ment. As the men apply
irg were Democrats and fearful Of personal violence
from McSpedons AID Woods men, they wished TO
clip in their votes without beng discovered. Atm
Lpos that in III icds OF some men even this VIII
be eoptidered derelction Of duy 80 Also VIII the
fact OF my hsvr prevented sloop load OF men from
Greenwood voting for MoSpedon and Wood IN the
Nineteenth Ward on the DAY Of election.
= ] c.n, however, truly say that newer asked the
politics Of any who has appisd to me for wo'k,
and such appi cations have cone indorsed oy Alder
m.n McConkey, Hcffmire, McSPidop Drake, JACK
son and Others, among them Ad fniimer, rom ~nom,
have 100 application , and that TO the event OF my
ability have bad men put on Tor eacn ana eveIy one
of them ard to extent to give umofege
to some men en- o, n0 %y the men
now on The Park predicat upon ths poc. OF those
who have solicited their appointment. can stato that
a laree majority are Democrats. 1t Is source OF
qualification to me 70 know mat my e1erlons aaa gym
have been 20 tar appreciated by then a. to make 81
least three hur dred u them break loose from the tyr
any oftheir party and vote Tor Mr. Iemann-nen VINO
otherwise would have voted for Mr. Wooo; ana 'nls
WAS done not under any threat of discharge but ont
of confidence in me having been the friend in the
dsy Of need of many of them last September.
In oonolusiop, would like TO coy thst the nrst
$50 Geo was Iaised ~ ms%eeIs OF me Com ns no
working, was borrowed from the Controller IN aacips
ton of the issue of the bonds aad that in both cases
10 order to prosecute the work aud relieve the neeess
ties Of the workingmen the Commission nave COM
legally be required to do So thereby putting them
serves to vsst deal of trouble and vexaiOn. II the
prosecution of the work and the employment Of the
aboripR men had depended upon the exerions OF the
Con mon Council net stone w0uld have been turned
nor q man employed to this day. The labors OF the
Commission so Tar have been very arduous and veIa-
for one expect as long ss perform my duty diligently
and properly TO receive the support Of the public.
When We first commenced the work, in August,
through political management the ieoorers were n'ns
tenths Wood Democratic. l opposed such an unequal
distribution Of patronage, and Was threatened with
tie yereearce OF Mayor Wood. | hsve no political
fsvors to ask, act Independently and for myself be-
hSve that honesty and dIectnes OF purpose even In
p3cs Is appreciated sld gather strength and cour-
age from the late verdict Of the people to still con-
tsue in the same way have commsnced, and,
shall ever be 30 fortunate to have the opportunity,
shaIl have fear as to throwing myself upon their
judgment. JAMES ho"S'
We are requested to publish the following from o,s
of the employees Of the Central Park Commissioners,
as repy to many Of the ridiculous sarders circulsed
by those who know better:
To a< Edisov II IN. NJ T. TyisSes.
SIR Having READ the diicussion had in the Board o
Aldermen the price paid for breaking stone 10
the Central Park and aso respecting the political action
of the Comm issioners, say that have Oothned
work at tie Central Park and have never been seked
any questions respecting my politics or religion, or how
intended to vote. l have received the same priee
for breaking stone as all others employed in the Park
ana although old man, and not certainly able - do
more than AZ ordinary days work, yet have made
ten shipgs per day every day since being emp Dyed
there consider the wages good aad au wei ssts,
fed with the pay Those who get less wages than
do ess work. and get all they are en- tiled to, az oil
r. McDERMEU,
Es,. York Dec g. 1857 No 40 West Tbir.esnth street
THE BERLIY FREE LOVERS AGAIS.-A correspond
emf of The Sandusky Resister from Berlin gives tue