New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12
OUR CITY AT ALBANY.

To Judge from the habitual representations OF
the Democratic and sef-styled independent jour-
nails, this City is the object of enyenomed hatred,
wholesale spoliation and unceasing ndignities on
the part of the Republicans representing the Rural
Districts in our Legislature. How far this is from
the truth, our readers already know. The Metro
politan Health bill-in many respects, the best
measure of the session-has been beaten by Repub-
Ican votes for the simple and avowed reason that it
was calculated 70 egislate Democrats out of Office
and probably fill the places of many Of them with
Republicans But for this feature, the bill would
doubtless have passed by heavy majority
The Metropolitan Police Amendment bill, which
has been passed with great difficulty, has been OPP.
posed by US and by others for kindred reason.
We have no belief that single man viii, under the
new organization, lose bis place on the Police on
account Of his politics; but the Board as it stood
though rather unwieldy, was practically balanced
in politics, while its successor has q Republican
majority; and for this reason alone we and Others
opposed the change, which was carried by great
effort We still hold that it was a mistake not to
reduce the Board to four instead of three members
and appoint two Democrats. The Republicans of
this City do not want partisan Police; they wish
no man superseded because of his politics; and, if
any ever should be, they will feel that they have
been grossly wroDged in the legislation leading
thereto. But we have no fears that any changes on
party grounds will be made BY the present Commits
sion.
So with regard to City Railroads. Several bills
chsrtering Railroads in our City have passed both
Houtes and are now before the Governor. They
lack provisions such as we have repeatedly sug-
gested, by which most of the opposition to them
would have been placated; and it is quite possible
that the Governor may feel constrained to veto
them, though himself decidedly favorable Gas we
are) to more Railroads 10 our City, if they can be
chartered unexceptionsbly. But whether he shall
Judge best, on the WHOLE to sign or veto them,
the truth should be understood that these bills just
as they are, have been supported throughout and
passed BY the votes of an overwhelming majority Of
the Democratic Members from this City. In the
Assembly, we believe they received the vote of
every City Democrat present when they passed but
Mr. Varan; in the Senate the pioneer and most
important of them (the Seventh Ayenue) passed
by the following vote:
YEAs-me,.rs Abel, Blood colsia, Connolly Ferry, Ga,
diner Grant Ketchsin tsph. Laurence Munroe, 81 suy
ply Ramsey Richmond Sessions. Spfnoia, Waner-2O.
/ HAis-Messrs Bell, Goss, Kelly hanieue .Mongomery,
Murphy Prosser, Rotch, Tr1mtn-s.
Here are eight Democrats Gin halies) voting to
pass this desperately contested bill, and but one
against it; while the Republican Senators gave
twelve votes for the bill to eight against it; and
yet two-thirds of the people of our City to-day be-
eve that these Railroads f chartered at ally to
be imposed by the Republicans of the Rural Dis
trcts on the Democrats Of the City
We might go on and show 8 similar state of
facts with regard to other measures of local con-
Germ but let these suffice for to-day. We certainly
regret the failure to pass good Metropolitan
Health BILL but the City should understand that one
would have passed had not the Democrats repre-
sentDg our City almost or quite unanimously OPP
posed it. If a good Health bill could be framed 10
as to secure their support, we are very sure that
few Republicans would vote against it.