The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-18
ThuEiOw Weeds Caucus or Republican Nota-
hles at the Ast0r House.

ThurIOw Weeds Caucus OF Republican Nota-
bles at the Astor House.
Last week Thuriow Weed, the most celebrated State
barber since the tne OF Oliver le Dan in ths city
and held private with come Of the leading
publcans to ascertain the best policy 10 be pursued in
regard to municipal affairs and the amendment OF the
charter Of the city Of New York. We understand that
some leading republicans, such John Kennedy, W. NJ
Evarts, W. G. Noyes, r. B. Batchford Joseph r. Taylor
William Carrgnn and others, met that occasion, and
long discussion took place the principal affairs Of New
York and the best mode Of getting up schemes for
regulating the politics and pacers Of this rich bawick
Mr. Thuriow Weed was Of the principal spokesmen Of
the OCCASION and he stated that the views Of the NEW
York HERALD in reference to the municipal government
were right "Bennett right" said he 'it is necessary
for good government New York that there should be
greater concentration Of executive power in one man.
but the difficulty, find, is TO know who that is to
be- We must do nothing to eoparde tho prospects of
the republican party in 1880 There vast interests
stake and while good government ia necessary for New
York, and the Offices Of that government may be very
useful for the republican party must cautiously
In tho matter am willing to break up all the commits
sons and departments and concentrate all the power
the hands of the Mayor, provided have good pros
pect OF electng the next Mayor Unless new charter
election were To take place spring. could not do
So We elected our Comptroller all parties, it is
true; but that from quarrels of Tainany and
the advantage friends took OF them. Probably the
best mode would be concentrate many the depart
ments as possible in the hands Of the Comptroller who is
one of our own men. am clearly Of opnion that we
ought to make arrangements here for the purpose of get
ting charter election in spring. and elcc,g Mayor
term Of four FIVE years. We must also have regis
try law and for the present concentrate much execu
tive power as We can in the bands Of Mr.. uaws.n
Other gentlemen in that private caucus consurred gene
rally in the views Of Mr. Weed, hut thought that the pro-
posed plan fell short the necessities of good govern
ment for New York. The concentration Of the power of
other departments in Mr.. Haws they contend would be
only partial change without eiecting radical
1t was supposed by some others that the best method
would be to take broader plan, and change the entire
form Of the city government by uniting all the executive
power in the Mayor who should be elected for five years.
and confning the two Boards Of the Common Council
10 legislative duties simply 1t was thought that the
Aldermen should not be allowed concur in or dis
approve Of the Mayors appointments but that absolute
power to appoint and remove should be vested in the
Mayor himself 1t was also proposed to unite all the de-
partments of the eovcrnmentthe Mmshouse Governors,
Croton Board, Street Department, &c.in the Mayor.
Another project TO make the Mayor, Comptroller and
Corporation Counsel committee to manage all the anan
but this it thought would compicate the matter
After much discussion among the various parties present.
held by many be better to adjourn and reflect for
few days before adopting any specific plan for revolt
tionizng the municipal government OF this city There
was strong disposition in the mind OF Thurlow Weed
go the whole figure for reconsructDg the government
and only the fear of iuurng the republican party
next year which restrained him Thus the matter
Il
for the French in ways than 1t has furnished
the novests with materials for and euiue.ons
without number. The playwrights have made uncounted
dramas out Of AbdelKader; the painters have found
Geld for their pencils and end Of youthful niares
their step by roasted Arabs and sptted
Emrs. 1t is little singular, considering all this, that the
Algerian drama perse reached the American boards
until Mr. Lester Waack discovered the hitherto unex
plored mine, and produced drama, IN six tableaus,
called the veterap; or, France and Algeria" which
underwent ts initial representation on last evening.
The first night duly honored, as first nights
usually are at this theatre The stalls and privats
boxes presented fine array of the fair, the fashona
BILE and the critical. The more popular part
of the auditorium was crowded before the play
commenced. The extreme length OF the performance
-four hours and the somewhat discursive character OF
the incidents that make up the plot render impossible to
earlier part Of the drama takes place in France in the
chateau Of Delman r. Wallack colonel Of the line.
Later the is transferred to Algeria, and with the
play 90 all the French characteristic Colonel his
Leon (Mr Lester Waack) Blanche dIvry Miss Cannon,
niece to the Colonel; Mrs Mcshake Clrs Vermont be-
nevoent old lady, who arranges other peoples affairs;
and Lieutenant diOrvie &C. Wheatlegh), the special
weakness of Mile. Blanche. How all these people became
involved with chocolate colored Emr, ponderousy por
trayed by Mr.. Dyott; his sententious sister, in
which Mrs. Hoey is admirable; Irish Grand
vzier, in which Mr.. Brougham Is irresistible
and for which Mr.. Clement White has written
rolckng song, which got deserved encore; and how
everything splendidy the end we must beg
everybody 10 and allow TO forbear description.
The play itself not pretentous The dialogue smoothly
written and in rather above the usual spectacular
grade s at least expressed good English, and there
is only j" tits well ~ for which all thanks to Allah.
The main fault Is that the author has endeavored too
much, and has thereby made his play far episodcal
that the main plot often lost sight Thus the charac-
ter played by Mr. Wallack, although strongly marked at
the opening weakens as the drama progresses and would
be forgotten altogether any other actor in the part
As is Mr.. walack makes SO picturesque such grand
old re nouaehe, that one might fancy he heard the
drums rolling TO call the officers to take part In grand
review the Champ de Mars.
purely theatrical point Of view the spectacle ad
mraby done. The costumes are all new and, with the
exception that the Zouaves made to the Fez cap
instead Of the turbap entirely correct The scenery and
general ensemble surpass any Of Mr. walack's pre-
vous triumphs, which are matters Of dramatic history
The gentlemen glorious in regulation uniforms, Ia
Ff0ncaie the ladies' gorgeous in gold aud silver tissue,
Jien chaussee and skirts not embarrassngy long Then
the Arabs were Of the proper tnge and looked terribly
fierce, they ought TO do In fact, the play, which de-
peDds upon the costumer the painter and the
carpenter than upon the actors the author received full
Justice. II well received, and may be safely pro
nounced success With few abbrevatons, which the
first night will suggest readily to the manager 10 the
public, It viii have long run.
Two Days Later from Buen0s Ayrcs.
BY the bark wilhemine, Captain Dillingham;, we have
Buenos Ayres papers 10 the 9th Of November The Com.
mcrcol Times Of that date gives the following amusing
count of the Revolutionary movement brief rcfe.
renee to which has already appeared in colnmns-
On the morning Of the zsh Of October Victor ChrIno
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