New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-02

FOR better Ulcers and better government 50 geDer ally
INDUCED at the time Of his election. The pro-
eress If bis administration has been lice rally paved
with yetoes .eghths of Hhich have been over
ridden, and generally by nearly unanimous vote.
II TINS sweeping OBJ ection to almost everything has
been an error, il was at least on the safe side.
There were many thirgs which ought to have been
vetoed. but these were the very acts which were
certain to BE- passed in despite Of him. The only
one Of great importance which did not 60 through
over his vet,, was the Ycnbers Railroad project
and this was stopped only by tle Interference of the
Courts In the immediate administration OF Tia own
cffce. Mayor Ti,mapn has made friends Of all who
bad business. there, and will be parted from With
.ecret. As a member Of tue Poli,e Commission
lie has uot been conspicuous, though regular and
attentive in business. Mr. Wood will be more
active, ard less easily satisfied.
OF the new officers coming in to-day, Mayor
Wood, and Judge Bronson, Counsel to the Ccrpor-
ation. are We'll known. We shall be disappointed if
TIE administration of the Lsw Department by Mr..
Bronson is rot q marked and beneficial improve.
meut upon that of his predecessor. Eight Alder
men are to qualify, six Of them beiog new to this
Board. OF the six, one is the keeper of a porter
house; another is o dealer in coal; the third is a
caIman; The fourth butcher, and President OF the
Beard Of Coyncilmcn last year; the filth builder,
and late Councilman; AID the sixth is Terence
Farley, contractor for city work, well, If not
fayorably known to the taxpayers. The Board of
Councmen is elected annually, and bat seven Of
the members for last year ale returned. The
seventeen new men represent nearly as many shades
Of -ectahurv or its opposite. There is a prob
abb. tat Democrat ip the Sixth District will
be by Republican, as TIE former was
lot until two weeks after the election.
In L ., the Board Sill stand 10 Demo.
Gratis o. 30. sorts 10 Republicans. The Aldermen
are - Democrats to ) Republicans. Alderman
Peck viii probably be elected President of the
Beard but it il quite uncertain who will succeed 10
the other Board Doubtless, most Of the old Clerks
viii be retained.
In the Board of Supervisors and the Governors
Of tie Ams-liOuse 10 party change will occur.
Two new Supervisors come in sHd two Governors
--One new to the business. The Board of Educa-
ton, consisting of two members from each Ward,
is bale reelected There is n Democratic majority
of five or six in this Board, but some of their men
ara worthy and well qualified, and the Republicans
have several whose experience and personal char
acter serve to keep in check shc numerically pow
erful but morally weak majority. While this
Board, having almost Unlimited control over the edo
caton of the generation TO succeed US, should be
composed of the wisest and wortLiest men in the
l.. = tf,ort. End
the caucus and the regular nomination sending
I'D persons who can neither read nor write aud
whose highest idea of morality is 10 sell poisoned
liquor to the outcast and degraded criminals OF
Water street and the Five Points. Still we must
acknowledge considerable improvement in the last
election which is an indication that the people are
not altogether indifferent to this great interest.
As we have intimated, il is doubtful If the ap
pointing and confirming power will agree upon men,
so there is not much probability of any Immediate
change in the Heads Of Departments, except those
already made by the people. Ii is provided by the
charter that incumbent9 may be removed or sus-
pended for causes" and the question viii be " Il
/! the wish or personal feeling Of the Mayor 8uf-
= cient cause for removing an otherwise satiS'ac-
tory officer 7" II is probable that the Aldermen
will want many weghty arguments from Fernando
10 convince them that such is good cause. We
may conclude then, that the machinery OF the Exc
cutve branch of the City Government will remain
for the present essentially unchanged. The Con-
troler who is elected and beyond the reach of the
Mayor is a Republican; the Street Commissioner
and City Inspector are Democrats, and The CrotOn
Beard is practically uon-political The Police Com
mission viii b. changed only by receiving Mayor
Wood in place of Mr.. TicmGnn. Mr.. Wood has
set his heart upon the restoration oi large number
of the Old Police, and this will probably be the
main question in the Board until it is settled. Mr.
Wood also becomes e1.oficio Commissioner OF
Emigration and President of the Health Commits
s.ouefs, and Of severa' private corporations.
In cor sequence OF recent painful Affections, Mr.
Wood has said and done but little by winch one can
guess at his intentions l. is certain however, that
he viii press his idea of strong and even autOcratic
Government by asking for such alterations IN the
barter as will enable bun to try the experiment.
And for this and other reasons we may be sure that
ills City Charter and special laws for city railroads
and OTHER purposes will figure largely AT Albany this
winter. While there would be no safety in going
the length suggested by Mayor Wood, ii is conceded
that something should be done b fix official response
biity Under the present rule, nobody is to blame.
Not one voter in thousand is even tolerably
familiar with the method Of government. 1t Is as
intricate az Chinese puzzle, and much Of the bad
legislation done in the City Hall is the result of
iquorance az to powers ard duties. There were
members in each Board last year who knew abso-