New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-13
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JULY IS, 1860

thIngs we mesn 70 Try; ana we cer'hlhiy SAL Wy -,
unless there come into the councils OF the State men
who have better appreciation of what s right and
York. 'U - ,.
One word here about the present Controller. it,, Is
said he wanted 10 compromise. Look at the anaohSre
and all that he has said, and you will zee what met.
He thought this was outside Of the io0 feet' ne 70
man of good sense He thought Ihie properly Wac ous
eide of the 400 feet He saw that they haa neen sur
yeyipg round the city, TO see what they could hsn up
Irder color of preventing cncroachments on tne mar
Dor, they had made survey ana igud pun sa',S Nv
spots b. re and there where the city Hd occupied oe
yond the line of 400 feet. They had not injured COM
meree or the prosperity Of The city or Sate bat there
were little patches here and there, which had been
filed in. Now the Controller was troubled about tnis
They were threatened that all hspropery worth eight
or ten millions, was to be wrtsed from the city. Inc
Controller was anxious for compromise; 10 nc talked
With Mr. Taylor. he saw NJ. Taylor's counsel, Mr..
Johnsop and he was undoubtedly of the opinion that
If they could get law passed under which all these
ma;ters could be compromised the city would submit 70
something the rest of her rights. Very hard
things had been said about the Controller out Of doors
and understand here. But he was Concerned about
this and chose 10 buy peace for the Corporation. lie
feared the city in the hands of company OF spec
ulators, some of them in Court now, and Others seat
tered ar upd the State and il was better he thought
to buy peace at any moderate price at which 1t could
be purchased; he willing the experiment should
be tried, and that q law should be passed by which
ali these scraps could be secured 10 the city, aud
peace restored between II and the Commonwealth
But be found the law Mr.. Taylor wanted 10 have
parsed would not answer the purpose. tie found, on
consulting such counsel, as be had that such law
ought Dot to be passed; was not fit to be made and
then he washed bis hands of the whole matter. Never
theless 1t said at Albany reason for passing
the law, that the Controller in favor Of it. More
too Sir, it said that the Corporation Counsel was
Substantially in tayor of it Yea, one OF the same
Commissioners of the Land Office of whom have
already spoken, and Of whom must speak again. got
up, and the final passage Of the BILL uttered those
words, by which it was carried through the Legsla'
ture. The fasty of it s sworn to by the Controllers
though not directly, he has sworn to facts which show
it to be false. do cay that the Speaker Of the Assem-
bly, descended from hs place to carry out what he bad
been doing as Commissioner of the Land Office, By
stating what he did not believe true. He was, ul-
donbtedy told that the Controller was in favor of il.
But do say hat what he stated not true. That
appears in the affidavit o. Mr. Hawes and il appears
in all have said anu in relation to this matter.
Ore word more Sir, spd viii pass on. l yestsr.
day called the tenants down q: "ss: Washington Mar
b. "squater sovereigns." Wei, Their: L large
company of bese people abou-the name s not an un-
popular one--snd certainly offended no ofense, and
hope none was taken by s.ny There are many
poor old women there, who pick up scanty subsist-
ence and there are great many men Oh consideraoie
substance. spoke also Of the tenants as concurrpg
in this default 1 should do injustice IA understand,
TO come Of them by saying that they concurred Ia It,
They had appointed Committee. That COMMITTEE
appointed Chairman and that Chairman stood by
and let judgment 90 against them Some OF them,
when they found Judgment of $50 COO against them,
were alarmed, as they well might be, and one, ad'
dressing this Chairman, said: "Why, am worth
$50 coo or $40 000 and here IL judgment for $50 900,
on Wnioh may ho,s No, oi onv,bna
sdVeGo. nar' ~ IT, a'., ~ al "a tb
category of standing by and allowing Judgment
agail st them which would fall upon the city.
ought here to notice that Mr.. Busted, my prede-
eessor = ONCE has lust called upon us, aud gays tnst
conclusion YESTERDAY om ppSs od f to DC
The documents, aoes MN gte. n9usuo &c ud.r
that should 30 nm any eVn ne FAYE, - ,hs H.
stand hm Ior Was hurried eoh'eisa,io t p NC
was nor os 1 no osLot "r mt, oftsr ths
hept .e Ouan .I % ,h Ia,b No 1870 Tat Is
yuogmeh' was .aAep, On 'IS @ My,o iii IL si
mdoueediy True. now. your hon1r WI looS , a.
ioio 40 OF tne moving lpeIs you VII Iim u s
MeheOn sates ne II iorreu ,' vi .n' p pl.n " nay
leo9 messrs' hllng olaIk gave ~ Dose,, oom
eeni In olahA 70 s1oeue soe Uue ZEE go a. a.,
II we his matter on the motion before Judge
WI eAPIdn'ng soiI na.' Un n 'nU uhntad and conss
hooseNen, ta' NC VIC "Vo I'll FL ,I Safa,, vas
gIehN! eou'u "0' "PPe"' ""''' "A'"' WIZ
S'h Nh o.. ,.ei ~ :. .o. ,to, ,h srhot;t,t;on
ss ~ sde on the 9th of Nav on which day the ia ig
w &c, maos e on .r I'M - -''' va
Jneoe Rronson--Now the whole of the matter, so
far a. nnSer,tand II. ia This. | am speaking from
document. am not seeking by argument, to make
difficulty against my predecessors in Office any
else am speaking from documents; and what is the
case default was taken on the 18th of May. In
February preceding the Mayor and Common Counci
had instructed Mr. Busteed to appear for the defense OF
the tenants. Did that instruction imply that he was to
be substituted as attorney Take Mr. Busteeds own
explanation. Did it ilnply that he was to be
substituted as attorney Or was he as Corporation
Counsel to act along with others for the defense OF
the tenants and for the beneht OF the CITY, DO NOT
care when he wac substituted. lie was instruetea py
the Common C0uncl 70 ior inc oe.tnse VI INC
tenants Mr.. Bogart lioi' 2'ol shows now that was:
This depOnsn further Gays that he together with several of
said Committee met Mr. Busted pursuant 70 the Mayors re-
quest in The nsyors ohse Know a n3sa W0u' ~ s
snass a u ne sn tv raid h Tor . dons"
~, nnias. ro, go, a substitut;on and mt ME in
81, ua.o ~ Wb;,inoN Clark." lint II viii not de-
send Won, anless von nng me for III showed your