The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-28

JoMr SrOcK ALBANY AND TAMAsY HALL
CORRUPTION republican State Legislature
has again taken up the dirty business of making
trade of the charter Of this city, to further its
own venal and profigate ends. The Committee
on Cities and Villages agreed, on Tuesday,
upon Messrs. Jonathan W. Allen, VIM. N. Evarts,
Robert S. Gould, VIM. Allen Butler, John h.
White, Andrew Carrigan, VIM. F. Havemeyer,
August Belmont Peter B. Sweeny, ]. Winthrop
Chanler, VIM. D. Kennedy, and Robert J. Dillon
as commission to amend the present charter.
"The name of John Cochrane," writes our cor
respondent, twas proposed, but ono Of the
members objected to him on the ground that
he was . politician" Correctly interpreted,
this means that no individual could be trusted
on the commission, excepting republicans, or
the Tammany wire pullers with whom they are
allied. Mr.. COchrane as is known, is outside
of Tammany Hall, and an especial object of tie
rancor of many of its leaders Nearly all of
the Commissioners, both republican and Tam
many, have been active politicians" for many
years, and the names of some Of them have
been associated with the lowest and most de-
graded of packed primary and close borough
slate arrangements, that we can remember. 1t
is thoroughly understood that secret bargain
was made, as long ago as last October, that
the Tammany people should connive at the
election of the republican ticket in November,
and agree to such details in the distribution of
patronage as republicans might dictate, pro-
yided the aid CT the latter should be yielded,
in turn, to vanquish their Mozart Hall adver-
saries this fall, and give victory to the estate"
which the Sachems had already made up for
city offices, at that time. Certain candidates
for the Mayoralty, of Tammany Hall, are said
TO make open boast that they will receive the
votes Of the republican masses, and that they
rely upon them to secure their election.
1t is time to put a stop to the infamous des-
potism under which we are laboring, in New
York, from corrupt Albany legislation. 1t
ought to be considered reasonable, that, in a
city, containing two thousand millions of dol
lars of aggregate wealth, the wishes of proper
ty holders, and of men of integrity, and charac
ter, should have influence. They, however,
have, literally, none. Good men, actuated by
high and exalted motives have lost all weight,
in face Of the profigate and abominable ty-
ranny, which prevails, at Albany, respecting
cur municipal matters. The republican ma
jority in and out of the Legislature have allied
themselves with the shoulder-hitting, Pewter
Mug faction here, and each is under
bond to aid the other in plundering
the public, and perpetuating the mis-
management of our financial and political Of
fairs. Our taxes are about twelve millions of
dollars, of which but small portion is ex-
pended for improvements, to maintain the
cleanliness Of the city, or for the security of
life and property. Two-thirds Of the amount
keep alive as execrable system of wholesale
roguery, and rowdy misrule, as ever was known
in history.
There never was a period when honest and
upright men, were SO imperatively called on to
forego private advantages for the good of the
country, as they are now. The foundations of
our national, State and municipal prosperity,
are shaken to their base. Property is rapidly
deprecating in value, and the sources of wealth
are being cut of. 1t is at such an epoch that
our legislators, sworn to uphold the dignity of
their position, and to enact laws that shall be
useful to the community, display utter forget
fulness of everything but their own selfish,
private interests, and seek to widen the area Of
general and local vice and corruption.
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