New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-25

-.n .,.,s of things st Washington, az Albany,
Se civ Of New York. ane,o .,,as. a boDn;ns
legislative grant. and o'nst and the capols Of the
about the CsP ~, members Of Congress and mem bers
States, who IISsssstures, and offer to the feeble
OF the Sle,e ,hs wicked unworthy inducements ior
,ar votes These things must Of onr
be hior Corruption must be destroyed or II VIII
sns.,or the Government. III. ..nooksbls
LIE, a. to sell tbemselves as they sell cstie - 10
passsSh but tba. such men should be aole 80 toa.t
@ the people a. 10 reach places oil trust , alno
r,ssses belief One would think that an n1uoS .;.os
ssnfle yould be sure 10 have honest re2resehls;, ;
but such is either the fscty with wnlch VIC oIr,on
posed upon or such the vice OF our an Coorrupble
hat we fnd many Of representatives iISo o,h5
and what ia more we fOd, sometimes, 'ha' 'N''O
have been corrupted are Ieeiec'eu' osn 10 be cor
Surely these things need only 70 oe Tbe frat /. the
rected. There are two re.IJ he certain an CON-
niste. The second less cert,n and conPewmS S5nn,t
fion The legislative remedy Tn'oSS lsc;sIation. ana
success is, fist different moaS No,ed IT, obbS Wing"
second penslties agsiust what s ca,eu ',b, :, h.
nm plnnode Of legislation winch ought 10 De
knawn 10 tsn : publican system ls 3y gehsld, az vs..
S,cc,sl lee - ks opposed to our theory aoo Is Ins
source Of cOuPdIn our preSee' General eSsaon
~ vst in the last Session the Legislature passed
SI ,,sn.ts, of which only LOG are general lne resi-
were pxrely special, and very many oi tneh ossu'
meyer TO haze been passed. Spect ac,s arc 'aoII J
nifty rors which peculiarly benefit Is derived aau,
,bs,eiore inc only ones in which there Is any molve
,o co,ruot Legislature Cease 10 pass specia ac'S
and the services of "lobby agents wiz Se no i'"e0i
sought and the sources OF corruption WIZ an i;
Ard in these eases in which special Iegslauon Is
asotsd IN is il not possible TO prevent tn9 pNde so
Tcitinp of members Why should oe auy @ h,ole
proper 10 ask privately menioeI VI ,n1 az Iotu.o
10 vote for your DILL than to ask PilVa'ey ouuso "
SecJs for your SIDE Of controversy IL should no
seSro dfict TO regulate to considerable extent tue
socitipr Of bill. to require that it should only be in
public be fore Committees and to punish all rfeg gular
and rrivate applications. We commend this subject
6r 10 the electors n the hope that they will to
the election of hoIest Representatives, and Will watch
them when elected ard then to the Legislature that
they will adhere 10 general legislation whenever 1t be
possible and make effort 10 prevent the Irregular
ard private ting OF bils Official corfu 2on has
In the CITY Of New.Yolk struggle has been carried
pp for several yeas between propertyownerS seeking
10 maintain their rights the one side aud spoeIs
and plunderers on the other. The struggle ls stitl
doubtful The next election Will probably 1ecide
whether the city ia to be given up to spoil under It's
present municipal rulers whether snail De saved
nv the ee ction of fterent class OF Oil er5 Inc
Democrats as they choose to cal themselves and as
we are willing to call them III contfaols'ihcttoA 10
Democratic Republicans have siready raised tne
taxes in three years from less than ve 10 more tn1h
EIGHT millions and row striving TO continue the
pieseu corrupt city government with the Mayor now
IN Office at its head-a man OF whom IL Is dhcut 70
say which mo to condemn, his private or his puonc
character The elections Of this Autumn will decide
whether the Democratic Republicans shall DIVE TINS
man from the post he has dishonored or whether the
Democrats shall retain him, with his suoservient
Aldermen Counci men and cOnfederaes to lnpoverlsh
and despo that devoted city.
Citizens of the State of New York, fellow electors,
the choice is before you. You are to deterni3e
whether the State shall be governed by party eau
ire itself Democratic which believes IN the nequahty
of men and the right of to buy and cell aoother,
and which, in that part of the State now under It's
control presents the worst Instance of miSsovernnent
which This country ever behed OF by the ID Dsmocrat,
Rennbicans who believe 10 the equality of men bs-
fore the law in the inal ENABLE rights o. every human
beipp; 10 simple but firm government; IN the eco
nomicsl administration Of affairs and who Will strive
TO secure the purity Of the elective franchise ana the
putty Of legislation.