The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-28

party organizations of the day. We are graft
fed to perceive that they are beginning 10 com
prehend their policy and their resources-glad
to believe that they are earnestly beginning to
consider the necessity Of action, and the folly of
idle grumbling. Your idle and unresisting
grumbler, with the power and means Of redress
in his hands, deserves to be feeced, a. he inva-
riably is feeced, by friends and enemies. But
our taxpayers have long enough filled this igno-
bic position of unresistance to swindlers and
rogues and what we now want is
thoroughly organized taxpayers party and
taxpayers ticket, especially for our December
election. A contribution of Eve dollars each
from thirty thousand taxpayers would amount
TO an election fund Of $3.50, 900, which would
supply all the necessary machinery, clubs and
committees required for an active campaign
against the DID, demoralized spoils parties in the
field
We therefore call again upon our taxpayers to
organize themselves into party, in view of the
great object Of reduction of our corporation
corruptions and reduction Of our heavy and
increasing taxations, through the agency of .
body of respectable, responsible and honest men
in the administration of our municipal affairs.
This is the only remedy, and the opportunity is
most inviting for its application. Let the tax
payers take the field as an Independent party,
and they will soon effect revolution.
Our CRY PosT OFF1cE-MovEMENrs or THE
POSTMASTER GENERAI--The Postmaster General,
We understand, was industriously engaged yestcr
day canvassing about the city in reference to
new location for our city Post Office. From all that
we can learn of his views upon the subject, he
win, if possible, make selection at some
convenient point between Chambers and
Canal streets, and he will prefer building
ready for use to any site which will involve the
reconstruction, from top to bottom of an old
building, or the erection of new one. In this
view, We fear that the old Broadway theatre will
hardly be deemed the article that is wanted. 1t
would require twelvemonth to reconstruct it,
and the job would undoubtedly be an expensive
one. A fair price for building which may be
Immediately appropriated for the relief of the
Post Office community, and locality at or near
the centre of our Post Office business, are the
objects in view; and as Gov. Brown is a man of
business. who has given some particular atten-
ton to this subject, We have no doubt that when
he makes his selection il will give general salts
faction to the community.
We had hoped that acting in concert, our
federal and corporate authorities might be
brought to agree upon plan of operations
which would convert that central sink of filth,
pestience and crime, the Five Points, into the
most beautiful feature of our city. Our idea
was the purchase Of the property of that 10
cality fourth of a mile square, more or less,
by the city, for the purpose of a public park
corporation buildings, Post Office, United States
Courts. DC. This may yet be done at some early
day, for reform like this would mvorably CUM
pare with any Of the splendid improvements
which Louis Napoleon has made in the city of
Paris For present purposes, with regard to
the city Post Office, we have every confidence in
the business tact and sound discretion of the
Postmaster General.