New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-09

ana Of the horses c for days together TO posc hs
atmosphere With the very greatest advan' ares for
draping, she city is In danger Of pestleD' from the
accr ruation OF 9Th underground. Yet ,ho ,nn;c;nal
tax,top il such as would hardly be rns IN ,h,s CIV
try. Our corresI ondent informs m ,bat % ,bs owe.
and amount TO alb mt tSo nor cent az the
F" sross valuation. So tha' Of an income Of FIVE per
cent derived from proper two.fihs con6scated.
The inhabitants re'nolp almost passive under all this.
The municipal eece ns are in the hands of the lowest
class of the popuAce No chance of being chosen ex-
lists for any m9ji of education aad respectaby. IT. in
deed lueb an Onessond be elected he would fud bm-
self utterly pokerese Tue rule il that nothing shoud
be given for nothing, and civic ruler is expected
10 be always repaying tue debt he owes TO his con-
sttuentt In fact the only question submitted TO the
public is whether this that set Of contractors shall
take two three millions year out ofths purse Of the
"tAXpayers, in the form of lObbing contracts = Inc
late elections have resulted in the election Of Mr..
Fernando Wood to the Mayoralty, and IL said that
The more respectable part of the inhabtan,s-namey,
those who pay rates. but have control over the ex
pendnurse-aIc rather satisfied with the choce for,
though Mr.. Wood belongs 10 the elass which has Oh
ways governed, yet he is looked upon man Of en-
ergy and il is expected that lie viii have sourage 10
the tide of corruption during his term OF onoe.
Courage indeed il requires, for IN newborn party
warfare is not confined 10 polite generalities, as III
England, but politician is attacked through MIS- pr,
vste affairs his family even when he is not exposea
TO challenge or the wild justice" OF revolver
We have called attention TO these Transatlantic 40
inRs not ont of any with to rail at American lnsttn-
tons" but because what passing there il oay DIS
iorted likeness of own deficiencies. In AmencS,
Though there may be much corruption, and, according
TO our dea, very little political ability yet the FED
eral and State Government manage 10 ma compeien'
men, while the municipalities VIGOROUSLY lne1-
eient. In this country the contrast IS more srhng,
for our Parliament contains great number oil men OF
eenus, eloquence and high education, while the me-
ropols in ch they sits surrendered to class Of adj
mnstIators hardly more efficient than those OF Trans
atlantic cities. Why should not place at the Metro
polian Board of Works, even in thc haryle6one or
s. Pancras Vestry, be legitimate object Of ambition
Why shoud notthe Corporation otho CITY OF De
filled with really influential men Surely the regulation
of the greatest city in the world the publication Of the
Thames end the watching over the health OF 3ooOoo0
FOULS, will give fall exercise for the highest powers
The reign Of Napoleon Ill will be remembered in
France ior the wonderful improvements he has made
in the great cities of the empire. Can any reIown to
he won in the House of Commons exceed the repuia-
lion of the man who shall help TO convert this dngy
and iil-but metropolis into something worthy OF our
wealth and civilization We are sure that If better
men would offer themselves they would be ch'seni
for in this country at least the respectable portion
of society are not kept back by fear Of violence or
oboQuy.