New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-27
WHAT Dirty STREE rs COST.


WHAT DIRTY STREET rs COST.
New-York Cityis the Sham Democratic stronghold
of the North. Ten thousand two hundred and -four
unlicensed, and several licensed rum-shops are the
nurseries 10 which Sham Democratic voters are rear.
ed by the governing class of DULLES and swindlers
whom the free-trsde millionaire merchants aud
bar kers keep in pay. Representative men oil this
governing class Gil majority of the city offices,
from the Mayors down. or up to the bell ringers.
The Warden cf Penitentiary testified that repug-
nance to soap and water was a marked character
stc of criminals of oil grades that came under his
charge. Foul souls are fifty enshrined in foul
bodies Here is the logic of New-York filth. While
New York is Sham Democratic, it must be dirty.
But will not our rulers lot it be decenty dirty! As
fair linen covers the unwashed cutcles of some OF
the governing class, will they not youchsafe fair
exterior to Broadway and the leading thorough
fares though their wel-beloved filth holds its reign
in other streets and in Sham Democratic domiciles,
from the Five Points to the Fifth avenuel Although
minority, the twenty five thousand clean Republic
caus have some rights which their forty thousand
dirty Sham Democratic rulers should respect, andrst
amore these is the right to live. With streets in
their present and usual condition, that right is de.
MED We are about to offer some irrefutable sta.
tistcs of the cost to lite, health and pocket, at
which New York maintains her supremacy in filth;
but first let us show, by ndisputaOle authorities,
that we have drawn no partisan picture of our gov
erning classes, the foul and filthy Sham Democracy
| The Herald, the Sham Democratic Herald, that
says Northern mechanics are inferior in condition to
Southern slaves, and calls daily on the New.York
free.trade merchants and bankers to send money to
Connecticut to carry that State for Sham Democracy
and SlayeD-7he Herald, Dir. Buchanans own or
gan to which he sends his messages il advance of all
other presses-The Herald, the chosen organ Of the
rum-selers, gamblers, and swindlers-Ihe Herald,
which, from these political and business affiliations
with the governing classes of the American metrop
oils should be emnently qualified TO sketch them
accurately, gives this pleasing picture in leading
article of the 9Th inst:
Intense excitement evas among the arocrcy of Dem
Se,neS, and owner. OF deus Of proaon oucast criminals
Backwes Island and sing Sing and that pothou,e of
the divine ght all free Goyernnen with regard
the Of conveyance TO Chae'On to she approaching
more true to his action action action than they
impuny Of theft the psychologist, law which governs
existence. Therefore logical sequier they all want 70
exception feel the necessity Of having been the bona
aas q the s.
Visions Of mshaships surveyorshps CoectorsoPs and all
other kinds ships float before the OF tue ro~dy
plunderer in connection with the Charleston Convention
And then The Herald goes on to state that Com
modore Vanderbilt in order to keep apart the bel
lgerent elements of the two wings of the Sham De-
mocratic party above described, will dispatch two
| steamers to Charleston, "one" (Hcrad toq) Sin
the interest of the Judas Iscariot Regency, who,
" having the bag and being able to pay we'll come
frst in ORDER and the other under the control OF
Fernando Wood" "The Regency steamer will
carry off two-thirds of the loafers in the State,
and the remainder will embark under the auspices
L" of our illustriOus Mayor" Here We have it on
prime Sham Democratic authority that threethirds,
which ought to be about the entire backguardism,
rufFonism and yllainy of the State, belong to the
Sham Democratic party, and are bound for Charles
ton. How they will be received there, lot another
Sham Democratic authority, The Charleston Coa-
ritr, tell:
doors Charleston viii have been tightly shut and
fully guarded then She will confer more ratehng than nos
the assembling Of National Convention"
And these are " the Sham Democracy drawn by
themselves" true portraits from life OIL the govern
ing classes, to whom majority of the voters of this
metropolis, believing their interests to lie in uphold
ing Free-Trade and Slavery, choose to be subu-
gated. To expect modicum of honesty, decency,
cleanliness, from such rulers, is perhaps vain as
to look for pure CrotOn in bucket from the COM
mon sewer. All expostions of our suiIeriDgs from
dirt may, therefore, BIO fruitless while the Sham
Democracy rules; aid our only hope may be in the
ballot-bOx in the day when principles and dry goods
will cease to be exposed for sale in our marble
palaces.
But TO show what our dirty streets cost Last
Wednesday was an average specimen Of very
windy dry, March day. Binding clouds of pulver-
sed filth swept through every street and into every
open shop door. Eyesight, lungs, and garments OF
all whom necessity doomed to go abroad were in
come degree Injured; goods in stores to some eI-
tent damaged. Would it be exorbtant to estimate
the ruin caused by dust on that single day u half
million dollarsl Were there not of the million in
bsb,aats Of New York aud it's gcinily ct least one