New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
po,pD OF CJTNCUMFN


The Board met ON Thursday at The usual hour, Mr.
JOINS, the President IN tie clair .c,
Mr. PGScKSEY offered a Ies lltlph mat iHf 4N"S
and D0y BDOk be d-coOiinned ~ corporation luueI'
aud that the Clerk OF the Common Connc DC une''oD
10 notify the heads Of departments oi TIC zane;
Mr. fioGAN-I move IL an amelimeht thai the paper
under consideration he laid upon the iaOle'
I.ost-S 10 IL.
Mr. HoGlS-I move its reference TO The Committee
on Printing.
Mr. ORTos--I call for the adoption of the resolution,
and on that move the previous question
Lost-l0 10 II.
Mr. GRoss-I move that the further coisidcEatlon of
thi- be postponed 10 The ith Of July.
Mr. B,RsrY--I had hoped that this resolution
mi Int have been put test vote, without the uecer
rty of making any statements m Relation 10 TIE P"-
sion occupied by either of th0e yulcfs IN the COM
mniy and it seoms 10 me but iimc !dly spent to en-
deayor 10 ree crate the stnewenis m de- In relain 10
both those paers One thing il certain, that, without
the Corporation advertising, both would cease 10 i've
And how well they repay the patronage bes o"ed
upon tbcm can be ell by reading them uponay
occasion. There paIer that so~i"g sceds OF di
cord, doing everything IN the power OF their EDITOR
not only To- poison ,he minds OF the .itilols oi Ntw
York, but of men throughout q Union a.err ina
have liborei from tine to time Tor tie purpose
OF creating mob to tear their ofhccs down,
that they rgl.t sss tbe Common Council to pay Tor
embellishments too rotten 10 pay for tnenselNes These
ave facts sing rr bot Ieye5, less true, inconTovert
itly true. ,igh sgeak bali an hour and then would
feel the want Of power Of language 10 express the
utter tire entire contemnt that feel for mcp who, NJ
this Ieiod Of our country history, VIII putue The
course that these papers pursuing. hope H.
question Will he put, and the sel Oi condemnation be
Iaced, 10, only upon them, but upon all their co.
lahorefr and co-woikers.
Mr.. STEyENsON-l wish 10 state that voted No for
the purpose Of bnrgi"g out those facts which have
been 30 forcbly stated 10y The gentleman from tie t.
II j. notorious that while there il pefcct unauniy
OF cling an ng our ciInens generally thore papers
81 1t.frU ,,ul IL
a glad that the gentleman has stated ihUCe facts aud,
the reason voted No was b,cureI wished those flets
TO be stated.
pers am p1 1rectly willing 10 vote In the Affirmative,
but j do not see how can gaiu anything by this.
SIR. PIScKsEY- There If another consideration,
which think might be taken into account; that ir the
utter want of patronage that thee papers pOssess. OF
what value Is il TO tie City OF Ne"-fork tat adver-
tcnents of interest the people be Inserted III tn
Dqg-Booki Who ever sees IT. Into " bat cuunling-
house. into what dwelling house, does IL got i'm
apbe there a,e q few copies in existence. \ gentle
man gays he saw II. never siw 4 but once,
and at was in the Clerk Office a tlis B.ari.
discovered then that IT was paper supported IN great
part, ii not wholly, by toe Corporation. HIS viii
live N, an opportunity save h,e thousand dol
E1s q wear. The gentleman has spoken abOut tie IN
jury t,ose pagers do A great many ol Tie - zens oi
New-York have left III tupp0r Of 'he great
Democratic principle, that the majority shall Povcrl
Are We 70 support paIers whose cOurse iretitshiy
tends To the desI rucior OF the lives of ,izons
We're il Dot for The circulation that these sheets have
ID the Southorn Slaics, very dIleitnt ieCg woiid
now preva tLcre. am glad that The gentleman fiom
The First (,ir. Barney has forcbly expressed ,bc
vie 0s oi the fcat Of the peope TO ne support
received bv these oaicrs from Tie band OF TIE COn-
mon Couu'il aud ,he proper rensdy to be applied
Mr.. OHroN-My object III mo = tie previous qnc.-
tiop wa. not al OIL O. prevent 1atc. Thew seeuCd
10 be 40 de,iTe for debate, tn. desire merely TO
move II sort OF faciiOus opposition \ uileman
saw that il our action Ills istL would change their
course he would vote for II. J would nc' On that
GROUND believe IN the ri lnt OF roe tfeccI ara nee
discussion. have tymPnilnAed wita tle desire
Of many q cIs, gcstcd eoro time ago, 10 nanr,t
in "A manner more fofcihly than lgroeabie th,ir d.
pleasure nj the cOurac oi ho.c Journals But 6Low
Of 10 reason why should 10 IN bO ri pursue tie
course Ss1c each one of us would luisGe IA private
,n,,irs anu we know :hat would not q Dtiuuc
business where relations were not fsinficiOry.
may be in error, but b .ievc that thc amount drawn
by ,eci Of tIesc from rhc City Treasury l. not far
fton ST.. 900 q ycar making ia alI $4,000. |
also tllk dat the advertising Of torrOrltiOn
work in thO.e journals |; not * all necc'-
sary to the iatcrese of tie city, AID ihat
we can safely Withdraw il from them withoui ordering
il in any oiher BIt I crn 90 further. Nhtn the
p1eat Civ Of NeW-Yori j. GAY y day g' inc iience
TO the world of hor lImness Ia hc conict, de 10 II
only 'opes thai rhOuid give inf cxpretsion OF
our feeling ~ % these pIpeie. Ihtir lead
Ing articles are ini.gaed by sprir oi bitter hostility
10 the Government undor which We live, and ii hese
paper had power enough and infucnccenoughto carry
out heir Oeyicca, they would unaoutcJl Contribute
10 rs overthrow | ak The members of the CO. mon
Council who have yatiotcGly and lilcIally voted to
,nst;n Tie Government 10 sustain il in this way by
expressing their disaiProbaiion oi couIse which
eIJs TO retard and inerore @h the progieus OF the
Government.
Mr.. Whatever may be s'id of the cir |
rlation of chose papers the vefy fact OF their being
orpOr1ton paneTs is = qngs indOnenent ny ibo Com
non Council OF TIE articles contained in toee pgpers.
person taking up Of those papers looks at t aud
4 ..lt, al at "A
4 of the Civ Of New-YCrk That l. quasi ndOIee-
sent OF the tropcrty of tIo Common C0n'il.
The motion 10 postpone to the fous.h oi July wa
Jst 10 IS.
The resolution was then adopted, II n 7:
vEAs-Mts. s.rs p,nsy Bckfod. dial Mle ReIper, Smith,
,le,o Lent krech 0rton, Cleveland. 5tegrnson, Long
ur.~n Rrice Brald n, Pinctuey.--l7.
kA1S-Ae.srh Hogan, J0ues Ryan. Gross-a
ABNEN r-MessrL Ottwrll Shannon and Troer.
Hr. PiScasEY-Wiil the Clerk send that into tho
oard OF Aldermen
Mr. KrEcH-Tte Board js not in session.
By resolution Of the President, yerpission was