The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-23

The CHARITIES E.scrIos- ExoIrEMEST AxoSar
The GOVERNING CLASSES The whiskey orsves,
COW boys, strikers and shou de- hters
that are TO he found running the political
machines Of all parties In the several wards of
this city are just now in = state Of turmoil and
excitement The big Indians and pspooses Of
Tammany Hall are especially exercised under
the prospect OF reform 10 the old Goa Hole,
and the selection OF respectable men IA war
nors and sachems 10 Till their places
Becoming desperate, they are grasping at
the floating rubbish, determined if possible,
to bold their grasp and keep in 20 ~er about
the City Hall another term Their struggle,
however, Is like the dying man catching a.
straws, and only shows their foriorn condition.
The reported movement in Ta.nmany and
Mozart hslls to shake OF this class, tast has
been hanging like q dead weight upon them
IL only part Of the general feeling in ths pub
lic minn OF this city 10 rout, horse, foot ana
Dragons the vagsbonds and pothouse polii-
CLANS who have planted themselves about the
legislature Of the metropolis for the purpose of
tatt@ning upon lis spois ana plundsring the
Taxpayers These philosophers, keen on o
scent, see their coming fate and are now trying
to make the best OF the short probation left to
them
There il a general disposition manifested by
the better portion of our citizens. as we'll az
the public press, to pay no regard to the party
nominations in the coming election; the feeling
amongst the property holders, from the Battery
10 Manhsttanville, is to repudiate all party
claims, and select from the list of candidates
put forward those who from their ante
csdea,s, promise TO discharge their duty
with some regard to the public int
rest Ii they but adhere to this deter
niuation, and set upon it, they may succeed
IL obtaining a respectable Board Of Council
men and secure al entering wedge towards 10
forming the Aidermanic Board. The niger or
the safety of the Union has nothing 70 90 with
The coming charter election it Is simply q
question Of dollars aud cents. or whether We
shall have an honest city government that will
not devote its whole time to coRcocting some
scheme to increase the taxes OF our citi
gems. The present indications are that
there will be IA many, il not more, par
ties 10 the 6eld than there were at the
Presidential election; but We trust that the
general disposition now manifested not to be
led by the vagabond waro leaders will contiaus
until the ballot boxes are closed and the ruff
fans, who have been keeping the city in state
OF excitement by their operations at the City
Hall, will receive euch repudistion that they
will never consider it 70 their interest 10 make
An attempt to get control of the city legislature
again
The election is an important one TO all int
rests OF the city, and If every voter lays
aside his party ceiling, which has nothing what
ever to 90 with the matter, there IL nope that
order may be brought out Of the present chaos
and confusion. The opportunity il presented
70 clean out the Augean stables- Viii the tax
payers and property holders discharge their
duty, and protect their property from the future
rsvsg-s Of the w-rcenary bandss