New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17
RICHMOND COUNTY-THE REPUBLlCAl
TROUBLES.
To he Edi,o, Of TIE n. Y. Ty5uae.

To the E6i,o, Of TIE n. Y. Tribune
SIR: In your paper OF the 18th inst, hnd an edto-
rial article commenting on the proceedings oi the rs
publican primary meetings on Staten Island, with a
long seore-cror story annexed thereto, called an Off
cial communication" from the citizens Of New
Brighton-two out of the four sgnsrs happen not to
reside at New Brighton. This newspaper searecroac
was got up by few seceders from the regular meet
ing for no other purpose than TO hide the importation
Of cargo of Border Ruiiens and Dead Rabbits
by ore eyed DAILY & Co., on the steamer Commodore,
which landed first at Stapeton, and then at Brighton,
for the purpose OF overslsughng the meeting but,
being caught at it, this dust raised to facilitate their
escape from the odium of this unprecedented outrage
in this county.
My attention had previously been called to sus.
piaous lot Of men, over forty passing over the ferry
their fares being paid by one man. To my astonish-
ment, when reached the meeting at Brighton, the
first man met was White Hall baggage SIN ssher,
who would give no account for hs being there. This
at once created suspicion that something wrong
The next man handed me two tickets filed up as fol-
lows Delegates 10 County COnreHtaon, III. Crsbtree,
T. Westervet L. Warren, q. ". Doiy; Genera
COMMITTEE, II. Crsbtree, W. Emerson,jr., I. Westsr-
velt-al cut and dried for business.
AsI had the honor of naming the presiding officer
which seems to have annoyed these sensitive gents
beg permission to explain the course pursuedby Messs.
Westervelt, Crabtree Dsly 81 Co., who retired
from the regular meeting, and resolved themselves
into an official Committee-on scare. crOrs at sd-
jacent tavern.
Mr.. T. WEsTERyELT called the regular meeting to
order at the Assembly Rooms and proposed his uncle,
Dick Smith" as Chairman of the meeting; but as
Uncle Dick did vote for and support the socsled
Democratic candidate DIR. Hubbard for Assembly last
November, the meeting had no confidence in Uncle
Dicks RepublicGDism and they very properly rejected
him. Thereupon, / named Michael Williams for the
Chair. The motion was carried almost unanimously.
Messrs. Westervelt d Co., finding Uncle Dick no
60 and their plans upset by the action OF the meeting,
called on their renos to withdraw, and they did so to
the extent of fifteen Including all on their tscsa. Tee
meeting then proceeded 10 business, appointed dele
gates TO the County Convention &C., and adjourned.
This rapid movement upset their plan OF getting the
meeting into baoting for delegates, 30 as to afford
time for the Border Ruilsns TO arrive from
Brighton landing.
The truth is that DAILY & Co. engaged men in the
City OF New-York and gave them tickets, and sent
some by the ferry boats, and more by the steamer
Commodore to attend the primary meetings on Staten
Island. On reaching the Island. large wagon load
of them was sent to the rural district of Southfsld,
and another gang to the Sapleton meeting, and lot
come sixty, landed at Brighton reached there TOO late
to be of service to their employers.
Unfortunately for the electors Of Staten leland they
are tormened with a horde of National and State Of
cals who instead Of attending to the duties OF their
Offices, are always meddling with the affairs OF their
respective parties and hence 1t is that little chmond
seeIns ever in political hot water. This Is owing TO the
great number Of officials in county may they soon
be less and of better quality) who pit themselves
against the wants and wishes of the masses and be-
side them we have cass of political "squstters"
who delight to spend their Summers this lovely
"but exposed leland aud who soon acquire strong
desire during their brief stay to serre the electors OF
Richmond County at Washington or Albany as Con-
gressmen, senators, &C., during the Winter. AL the
present controversy grows cut OF this official med
ding and hence it is every movement of the electors
gets mixed up with clique or the other.
First, we have the private Secretory visiting the
island weekly with his friend the Comis sioner, psr-
smbulang the county, laying their plans with Wester-
velt Shaw, Crab,ree & Co., to run oil With the
glory of exhibiting their bogus delegates at the State
Convention. Then we have the lIeslth Officer and
biz clique all with their axes TO grind and 3d. bet Teen
all the rights of the electors nigh being ground
to powder But fortunately, this time the strife be-
tween the officials high, and it is to be hoped it
will keep so for, while they are divided among them
selves there is fair chance for this county to be
properly represented at the State Convention, in
with the wishes of its Republican electors
which she will be when the delegates chosen at Rich,
mond ON the 18th inst, by the Convention presided
over by Justice Deforest are admitted to seats
Yours &C. J. c. THOMPSON