New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09
AN INTERESTING ASSEMBLAGE.
THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND RICHARD

BUSTED ESQ, IN COUNCIL.
ODMonday afternoon Democratic caucus was held
at the City Hail. in the Library room.
The caucus was composed of the Democratic Alder
men of the city, Fernando Wood, Mayor, aud Richard
Busted, Counsel to the Corporation.
After the opening of the caucus,
The MAYOR stated that he had a very important
communication TO present to the Board of Aldermen,
at their next meetng which, if extensively dstrib-
uted, would be calculated to make great deal of pc
ltca capital. He read the following:
MAYORS OFFICE, NewYork, June G, 1857
0TxTLTmrS It has been decided that at least one
Court Of Appeals the bill creating Metropolitan PO-
lice district not to be pusnan to the letter OF the Constu
and people NewYork BY this decision the heretofore sup
rO,d guarantees of the Constitution which seemed 10 Scurs
the right If local government can be avoided or
new political divisions State If this the inter:
probation of the Constitution that instrument should be
hands interruptions regency dominant in the State
and behooyes tins authorities aud people of
The. of their brethren Of the State in obtain redress
the bold tyranny Of PEOgate Ies;ae other cities and
then towns and villages may be likewise 'u9lugated
II 'nt bps the psIti1sp desires and its anti.Abo.
tion procvities the hatred Of the ruling dynasty at
fall prey like designs. independent of consideration for
their rsh surely the people OF ae STATE cam
of this noble city am confident they will listen appeal
and respond demands for aid Let brethren of the
interior look upon representing government almost
hopeessy postrated indeed win te or no government OF
ora rulers and those elective sorn by legislative cunent,
authority and official dignity we are indeed 70 PIT
govern but plumber and despse And the State Police
, sp without capey or viii keep the
lives protect the property OF the citizens Ih9e necessary
seen require ssnong military force 10 enforce their exc
cution To this condition have we come a. me @ NJ
tbaS
redress by appeal TO that higher Court OF poPn SUI
il is that address TO our brethren OF
the interior calling upon them to aid US IN TINS hyaI OF oF
store to the Government tie ancient Ntegry and
to the people Of 5 Gy r s' oft s1
aDen' ''''"0e '""'''"' p''' FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
Some desutory conversation ensued on the condition
of the city, in the course of which the Mayor said
that the present Police Commissioners had shown and
would continue to show themselves utterly incompe-
tent to preserve the peace of the city.
The conversation then turned upon the action OF
the Board on the question of surrenderng the Sta
or Houses and other city property to the new Com
missioners. The Mayor urged most strenuousy that
they shouts not surrender the property He said that
he had matters to communicate upon that subject,
which would justify them in Withholding that prop
| erty; for to use his own words, THERE'S TO BE A
"D-p BIG FIGHT THAT MATTER YET"
AN ALDERMAN-Why not make your communlca-
ton now? What have you to say!
The MAYoR-I see some Democratic members OF
this Board who are not in my confidence, and will
| not make the communication.
From certain sideong glances it was not exactly un
derstood whether he intended to refer to one OF two
Aldermen or to the Corporation Counsel.
During the discussion, some of the Aldermen urged
thu they would not be justified by the public in i'm
he
new station houses and apparatus for the Commits
siopers.
The MAYoR-"LET THIS MATTER DE DELAYED; l
| "wILL SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEN ARE NOT
| COMPETENT TO PRESERVE THE PEACE OF THIS CITY,.
An ALDERMAN (interupting the Mayor)-You may
| be right, Sir There are bands of armed rowdies
going about the city who would not care to perpetrate
the outrages they do unless they knew that they had
| parties high in power to back them.
| After some further conversation nothing more spe-
cc was proposed by the Mayor, for the reason, as he
said that there were persons present who were not
4" in my confidence" The caucus broke up.