New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-14
4 DEFENSE or MAYOR TIEMtyy
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SIR: There app. a's Al article your psp., N ,h.
morning. signed "A rs Payer, upca which yor b.v.
commented cdtorslly in su>h manner as to cal, 70,
some reply on behalf os our Msyc,.
shs, no, question the justice Of pcmr,tins "A
Tax-Payer who Is evidently Of those Interested IN
hl,lrg from /. e City large and valuable postioa
of ler property anonymously to use your columns sor
tie purpose O; crea:irg impression. and manafaous-
| ing public opinion. that they may have possibly
some Influence upon the decision II the questions
before the CoHIts relation 20 the West Washiastos
Market property nor shall sttemp, TO express the
contempt that AL rcht-mndei men must have for oDs
/ who, Withholding his name from the public pvccarcs
20 DC circulated through widely Siended aud nfis-
tn'ls press, his slaRderous iunuendoes and absa~ts
/ isl-ehocds.
None can deny hat Ike acts and conisc, u pab&s
othcer especially of the Mayor ID this city. opea
10 criticism and comment OF that our citizens and Tho
public fully entitled To- know oe al and each OF
them: yet Il Is equally Iue that no one 4. entitled IN
criticsirg or commenting, to msstate iss.fy man
ufaeiure and per,e'i As has been done by yoar coz
respondent. " A luX-psyer."
Il Is untrue that the Mayor failed to exeycis, Z"
" very ordinary degree os prudence" IN pro-
tectnc the City Hall on the evening q the
il'Rminajos. On tie contrary, more than ori,-
nary caution was exercised and the Mayor dd no,
leave the huhting unil time after the clos, u
the exhibition, and not until 3 careful exsmfratioa
had ben made, r,d everything ulortcdto HIM ~ g.
icct of iny.esg gstios BY the Sre Marshal and his
port viii EadOubtedS show 30 whom the blame "
chargeable
Ia + untrue that the Mayor h,- ~s,np!cycd OF paid
gav legal g'pemen' in the defeus. IL Tho sut
in the matte cf West Washington MsrSe,." Tho
Counsel To the corrora0', VINO by the charter, has
control and chary. OF all he law bns're-s m which
the city il ntcre''e nj ialncd, aud employed the gea-
,lem.n engaged fo defend MI rights as he bss full
power and authority ,o do. Ids action IN this respect
= fully iudorscd by the Mayor.
II il untrue that ths Mayor c-rr cfpnrasfd kf'-sy
" adversely to the e,tv that he did ~ M HE
January message: he is now, ~ he was then sfn'ly
of ihe opinion that the city i the absolute 0rer I"
fe,iptle of the properly known ss West Washisste~
Market, and IN this opi,on he Is supported bv the
ahlest jwisis of this city and state.
The Hsrbor Commissioners having expressed 40
opinion Ia the contrary, resolution was offered IN the
senate in March ls57. directing the Attorney
to institute proceedings tor It's recovery from the CITY.
This resolution was referred to the JUDICIARY Commif-
tee, who upon ap examination became satisfied thse
there were grounds for such suit ami refused 10
report the resolution.
The question of title having been raised aud being
used prctcnse avoid payments of rent and thes
being le gal objection Ia erecting buildings upon the
property the Mayor sought to them by an act
of the Legislature. lie therefore made IN his Janussy
message the following recommendation:
II recommend that application bc made To the
Legislature to cOgb,m IN the City, beyond d'spsie. Jos
market Purposes, the title To- the land which has besa
made rest of West sheet ot Uashirglon Martc', het
u gp0rk,g tsGg be- ersc'ed thereon" This language W
too plain tn be- mistaken, and no one except your cor
respondent A Tax-Payer." could by sny Yossibhty
consue il into expression adversely 10 the olai~s
of the City,"
Ii il true, that citizens have frosted Msy"s
Tiemann with gsasrOss confidence IN his t7sgrpynnd
,Hdgmept Ills acts far have neither disappointed,
nor shaken that confidence, and can hardly suppose
that " A Tax PAYERS" complaints will induce that
" generous" public Ia believe him either an inebrfatA
or incompetent, lacking in Judgment or commttings
nagrant breach of the City Charter guilty OF folly oe
wanting in foresight because he approves 1t messures
and is ready to lend his influence and perform hts duty
in the Just defence ofour Ciys rights and prosrvity
acquired by the ssncti,y of law and the expenditure
of arl. Of her money, from the covetnous grasp
Of " A Tax Pa yer and his associates. To him COM
mend with slight alteration, his language, Who
dishonesty seeks to hold the purse strings, chartered
cpacmsnts seem 10 have restraints, common senss
and decent prudence dsorganized the very vtals
OF our strength and life ~ great city arc gnawed
away by these ynltnres until the Commonwealth shall
be east carron, tit only ofal for scavengers
| am thankful that the hrnness of Mayor fiemsnu
may De Instrumental in saving our city from this con-
dition. lam yours, &c, ANOTHER TAXPAYER.
Noie- ions, seyt. 10, 1853