The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-02

they WOuIu nave broken In DOeS any one
pretend, that even if SAYERs had retained the
ghost of a chance, they would not have per-
mit.ed him to follow II up The English have
always represented themselves as peculiarly
fond Of fair play. That Is one Of their rec"'."i
good qualities, of which no person o"' '"0"
selves, we take 1t, ever saw any eN'"
This is a great and notable examp'e' ""'S
Really. we do not see exactly now w""s
john Bull has left to boast OF, III '"e VIZ! u
superior manhood. lie used TO PFoc'"i" '""t
Britannia ruled the waves. we peat NJ" III
sixteen sea.flghts out OF nineteen lie endea-
vored 10 get over it by lying through MS
new.papers But his Admiralty issued or
.icrs forbidding his ships to fight ours singly'
He boosted that he could beat the whole
world with the bayonet, which he said was
his peculiar weapon. AT Chippewa and Lun-
dy's Lane, our troops beat his WKLLINToN's
Invincibles SO badly, with that very weapon,
that subsequently they could not be induced
to cross bayone's with MS, IL they mad the
slightest suspicion that our men were regu-
lars They lied abou: that too but they took
care not to try It again. Now, their papers,
from the london Tin,sS down, are endeavor-
ing to parry the force of this last tremendous
blow, dealt them on their own ground. 1t
wont do. The world is laughing at JoHN's
disaster, and he is not going to try HEENAN
again. He will keep out of his way.
A New York Declaration Of independence
The suggestion to establish new State out
Of the most powerful and conservative por-
ton of New York, is again urged by one of
the leading journals of that city. The New
York Express declares that New York is
and ~
has come when the people of Southern New
York-including Richmond, Queens, King,
Suffolk, and the river counties-ought to take
into serious consideration the necessity OF the
division of the Southern part of the State from
the Western part. Itenumerates succession
Of acts of injus tice, spoliaton and despotism
to which no municipality i'll the old world
would ever have submitted. See how the
Black Republican Legislature OF New York
has placed the patriotic metropolis in the con-
dition o: Il conquered province, and Judge
what will be the condition Of the Southern
States when this party gets possession OF the
Federal Government. and has its feet upon
the neck of the South, rs it now has on the
Empire City.
the auction duties, all paid in the city, and passed
over to Albany. for State purposes.
ucatlon of children not residing in the city, and
continues this burden from year to- year.
1t has given us n set OF men to govern us, many
OF wnom have neither lot nor part In the welfare
OF the city.
1t has taken upon itself the making of Police
Commission. the cost OF which to the people here
is over one million, two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars per annnn,. and not selected one Of the
Commissioners from among the $50 tC0 inhab
tants residing upon the island.
1t has imposed a State tax upon four counties Of
the State, composed of the n Y. Metropolitan Pc
lice District, exceeding the whole tax paid by the
whole of the remaining fifty four counties Of the
State, or an excess Of tax upon 94S2s2 people of
New York. Kings. WeStchester and Richmond
countless ever the whole amoun. to he raised and
the whole of the rest of the State.
II has tartered off forever a city property worth
gwen the same to a. B. Without the pay nsns Of
one cent or any let or hndrance whatever.
IL has robbed the property holders of their pro-
pery ard the Corporation of the city of all control
1t has gwen to the favored few rights and fran
chIses, belonging to the city. worth millions OF dol
lars, while at the same time. 1t has forbidden the
Mayor. Aldermen and Commonaity to reg ulaie the
tolls upon Its public convcyances.
1t has imposed direct State tax of 5000 eco
the people Of the city. while deny ing them
zenshlp.
IL has created a new set of Governors over the
terms Of service "s at salaries to- mo1e
tnan those paid TO any State officer. aud to twice
"eT o1s 10 e Of s,ae STATE
Engineer. and one thousand dollars more than can
ne paid to the Governor OF the State. And. while
doing all this it has, for the first denied ali
pccuniary beneht for the Moderation of the condl-
ton OF the m the city, thousands OF whom
supporte here til rough residents of other parts of
the State and country.
1t has created at Albany
a State Commission for the New York City Po-
lice.
A State Commission for the New York City Cen
trail Park.
A >tats Commission for City Charities.
STATE Commission tor the New York Harbor.
State Captain for the Port of New York, Har
Dor Masters and Port Wardens. who are non resi-
dents
We question whether the history of cities
presents parallel of these acts of injustice
and oppression, against which New York has
long exhausted the armory of appeal, argu-
ment and remonstrance. Let us hope that the
Empire City will be able to shake Off the po-
litical vampires that have fastened themselves
upon her, and make a new and independent
State of the gallant island of Manhattan