The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-28
Presidency,

CopET.--f In the days of the Arabian mo-
march Haioun- al -Raschid. or in the days of the
great Emperor Of the West, Chariemagne, Il
band Of forty bandits. living in the adjacent
mountains, were to enter some great free COM
mercia city of the East or West in white hats
and yellow gloves. and. driving through the
Broadway Of one Of those cities, should de-
mand levy Of slo',O00 from its citizens, ii
would be quite natural--it would make an In
terestng tale for the Arabian Nights Enter
taiDDent," and old women and children would
read it with terror and alarm. But that. in the
middle of the nineteenth century. band Of
forty politicians. reared in the stews and bells
and grogshops Of New York, dressed up in
white hats ana yellow gloves, should come
down upon this enlightened metropolis and de-
maad $lo5. 900 from Its hard working people,
liz Indus tr;ous mechanics, its toiling laborers,
it, merchants ard its sewing girls, is great
and monstrous outrage-the most impudent
sWindle that was ever perpetrated upon an in
telligen. and over taxed community.
But il this thing were to occur in tue ancient
days we speak Of if forty bandits from the noun
tains were to enter city Of Haroun-al- Raschid
or Chariemagne, and succeed In carrying of
sio5 900, they would despatch posse Of their
swiftest and bravest troops after the robbers
catch them. and hang them on the nearest tree,
in their white hats and yellow gloves. ali in a
row, as they deserved. But what shall we do
with our forty brigands, who seem to grow bold
er every day, aud whose Lext feat may be-
descent upon the banks, the Custom House or
the Assay Once.
Happily the white hated and yellow gloved
bandits Of New York have not yet
secured their prey. One taxpsying citi-
zen has come forward. in the name
Of all. and gives notice of motion
in the Supreme Court. demanding that the
Mayor. Comptroller and Commonalty of the
city shall be forever restrained by due process
Of Law from leyying the sum Of 100000 upon
the property Of our citizens, which the Com
mittee of the Common Council ask to be in
serted in the tax levy for the entertainment of
the japanese Embassy. We publish in another
column the complaint OF Mr.. Levi S. Chat6eld,
presented to the Supreme Court, in which he
minent being that the Lelands charged the
enormous sum OF $4,000 for boarding the ia
panese at the Metropolitan Hotel for q period
Of ten days. aad that IN agreement was entered
into between these gentlemen and some men,
bers OF the Common Council whereby the lat
ter were TO receive onc-third OF this amount
for auditing the bill. Can this charge be true,
l.. 4. - al 4
literally correct. If IL has no solid foundation
iD fact. we presume that the Lelands will meet
i, with prompt and full denial.
We are glad to know that this infamous swim
die If about to be ripped up and exposed in
the courts. Let Us have every member of the
Joint Committee OF Aldermen and Councilmen,
the Lclands. the livery stable man who fur
uishei the carriages. the hasters and g,overs
Who furnished the Aldermen, all upon the stand,
until we discover in what way the city was to
be cheated out of $l05. 900 for ten days spree
of the Cooperation. Let every item OF this
mons,rous bill be criticised, or. If the COM
mittee refuse to furnish the items, then let the
whole amount be wiped OUT as with q sponge,
by perpetua. injunction and let the indi,i.
duals Who trusted the Aldermen and Council
men look to these respectable aud responsible
parties for payment In no case should the
taxpayers be burthened with such an infamous
piece Q: robbery; aad We hope the court will
protect them in this suit.
TVS "PrR~os Cudlss HIMSELF MR. Ma
son. Such Of our readers rs may be disposed
to contribute something in the WY OF material
aAd financial AID to the cause of Breckenridge
and Lane viii do well to read the fol,owing:--
CAUTION.
person calling himself Mr Mason IL soctsng money
10 toe use a. he Of The Brecnr ise and isue Va
tcaal tsccCtve Committee. A. he acting enlire.y
without authority from sad committee. the frieuds OF
those eaod iaes are cautioned against beng nsoscd
uloB By hiru. AIGtsrIt, sCICIs.
NM Kos July %, 1850.
This Community is always pretty well sup
plied with money collecting impostors. from the |
counterfeit religious missionary agent down 10 |
the spurious runaway ugscr; but they turu up |
in shoals In election times. like pickpoc sets at q
fair. Every political party needs the sincws Of |
war. ana must have them. Financial commit !
tees and agents are therefore appoiated 10 col
lect the Contributions Of the faithful; bu; II not
unfrequently happens that some sharp.wiiied
J,remy Diddler has travelled over The beat
sssigped "a some Legitimate carrier of the long
bag. ard has disappeared with the proceeds Q.
his abors after having CLEANED the field
We aPpreAend that, 10 this campaign the re-
publican party will b. taken 10 ana done for
b. macy pr.tentious h,altr, with their bolster.
ous professions in the cause of "hamsn free
DOM; that Tue Bcll-Eyerett party. -csnt. az are
their resources. will be made to suiicr occa-
sionslly; that the Douglas democracy whose
lands were exhausted IN working uptheir Ba,,i.
more nomination. will De- cheated here and
hut the Breckenridge party. with orr dcmo.
cratic commercial and financial classes IN their
-. Ill