New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-23

conduct on one occasion was so fragrant that
in order TO prevent a repetition of it, the
voting places were split up into over 200 little
districts, entailing an annual cost upon the
city of nearly 100000 for holding elections
alone.
BE- the aid of bis trained bands he at length
brought the affairs of the city into such state
that legislative interference became imperative,
to save us from absolute anarchy. The Metro
poltan Police Commission was established and
the Mayor deprived of controlling influence
in its management. We all know how violently
be resisted it, even to riot and blOodshed, till
tho city seemed on the verge of revolution
Stripped Of his power for evil in that direction
he has turned his attention to ilackley con-
tracts, the disposal of Street COmmissionerShips
and City Chamberlaincies in such manner as
to disgrace his Office, and lay himself open to
impeachment
Judging him BY the past, what might we
expect if he could succeed in recovering the
power of which he has been deprived aud for
which he longs so ardently9 Suppose the po-
lice bad been his plant tools as formerly, who
believes that he would have contented himself
with the message which lie sent TO the Common
Council in January last, advocating the Seces-
sion Of New-York City from the State, wherein
he says: elf the Confederacy is broken up,
- the Government is dissolved, 1t behooves
every distinct community, ,reH as erery IN
&" disidyal, to take care OF themselves" What
was that but an invitation to all the rufiians OF
the Five Points to emerge from their dens, and
despoil Fifth Avenue lie continues: when
" Di.union has become q certain and fixed
g fact, why may not New-Y0rk disrupt the
bands which bind her TO yenal and corrupt
I" master, to a people that have plundered her
d" revenues, attempted to ruin her commerce,
- taken away the power of self-gOyernment
- and destroyed the Confederacy of which she
"was the proud Empire City ?"
And then he goes on TO advise that New
York set up for Free City. Who doubts, if
he had the power, that Fernando Wood would
have raised the standard of rebellion here in
the midst Of US. His correspondence with
Senator Toombs, of Georgia, ON the 25th OF
the same month, shows what he would have
done had be been able:
MILLEDGEvILE Jan. d. 1861.
! To H. Honor Nftor WOOD:
ID e that am intended for and consigned to the
state 81 Ueorss have been seized by pnbic eulhore N
York Answe, A once r. TOOMBS.
REPLY
To N. Hon. RourKr looms, Miedseville. Ga:
H. repy TO your dispatch regret 10 say q st intended
Tor ana to the state Of GeorsA have been seized by
10 no way be made responsible for the Outrage ,,.
poas ,ieud summsry punish the authors Of this Illegal
and uJu'tia.ble 's1oo Of private WOOD.
Who doubts that the author OF that reply
was and is on ingrained traitor II that
bold, bad man, had possessed the power, New
York TO-DAY would have been field OF bloody
strife instead Of the peaceful abode of loyal
citizens. aud the fountain head Of the financial
and military resources Of the Government. The
Legislature wisely stripped him Of that au-
thoriiy, which he welded only TO abuse. Let
the people Of the Empire City now set upon
him their seal of unmistakable condemnation,
by consigning him to that private life about
which he prates 30 glbly. That they Will
DO so We feel fully assured.
Heretofore, by artluly contrived divisions in
the ranks Of his opponents, and the loyalty Of
his personal adhcrents, he has maintained him.
self in office; but the dirty decerful conspiracy,
by which be cheated Judges Hoffman and
Woodruff out OF their election after he had
demanded and taken their money for the
printing aud circulation Of their tick
cts; his double dealing with Oliver Char
lick, after bleeding him to the tune of
$1,000; his disgraceful desertion Of his
other candidate for Senator, Luke +. Coz
ans, aud a host of similar cheatsries in the
late election, he has so disgusted the rank and
file of Mozart Hall that he viii find, when the
trial comes, thousands Of them who viii repay
him in his own coin. He is loathed and
despised by every honorable minded man, and
by none more than some who were but
lately his instest friends His defeat would be
triumph of law and order, deceucy and
honesty, over the most corrupt political char
latan that ever disgraced the government Of
this city, and it bebOoyes all good cit.
liens TO labor earnestly to effect it.
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