New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20. 1861.

City OF New-York corrupt; not by proving that
Mr. Greeley believed 10 be corrupt; NOT by presses
in al parts Of the State charging you please that
il corrupt. That il not evdenre TO satisfy Jury.
You are de- ide tbis case upon slang which has
been Mt red here elsewhere. You are Do 70 take
part VI the testimony III this CASE that The West
Washington Market Bill corrupt, because in the
sl Iace there Is evidence 10 show it; end IN the
second place il 10 utter unruth; nos altogether,
but the greaest part OF il s untrue. ion are not 10
take il for granted Ut the legislation with regard To
that law was corrupt--the veto Of Governor is no
evidence Of corruption III the Legislature, when IL has
dis harged the duty well the right OF twohircS
OF the House present when the veto Message Is re-
turned to p-s that bill II they approve OF II over That
of the Governor, il was originally passed by
majority vote before the veto wls introduced. Men
we make Governors We don't make despols; we elect
purely executive 9th or, having nothing whatever
do With leSis ion except 10y bis message 10 present
tie condition Of the State, aud To recommend the
passage OF such laws he phases. Bat that nnpOres
10 obl CATION upou either House OF the Leg LtDe 10
pass a sing e Of the Hills he prop ees Or to favor
one # he he propo.es. He 10 authorized 10
sign all the bills ALich lie approves thai presented
o. him after having passed bo Houses aud he Is
thorzed la cure lie CisopEroves any VI them TO re-
them 10 the House with his objections, within
ten days after be receives tnem; and ten at same
Cousituriou pro9ide-, wisely provides that after bill
ha. been returned vi it'll lis veto message twO-thirds
OF The members Of each House present, shall pass IL
Ii they in favor Of IL, hotwIt stanGiDg the Veto
And yet Governors are talked about here as though
their will WIS 10 be Law. But he representatives Of
tue peOt set there expressly for tie purpose of
ieeiratlug aid oi oevirins 6ilio which are to be
= rsed, determining in III fret place whether tney
SHALL DO pasei aid deter mining in tue last place
whether they shsll 10 passed over the Governors
veto.
We have been treated here eulogy on English
10 i.aiIon the purity vi In lisb legislation. no"
pare IL on that oay'when my inend STOOD on tue
Il Of the HOuse Of tOmmJbr, cannot say; but II he
has read the history Of Lord Wlpoes administration
he would have found more Eruption thih ever
+. 4 A. 4. II. fIaf 9th
aud yet be Ia ks about puny Of English
thing to he adopted by American llhrnsi and tho
ia that has been bat Que veto there III century,
winch my leaned mend las been able To ascertain,
al does it prove T. IL u not her MlJesty VINO sgns
bill or d ects whether il stall be zsned mott is
her Malesys miuisterr, her Cabinet ana Unlike an
Al ercn Cab ct which cont oil the president,
the erfrCt unde tandly ere, tb"t Inc ADVICE OF
Cabinet j. be followed by the kiug or Queen, as
M ease may be- aud whenever that tails aid there is
u Il agr, eIueht between tue kmg Queen and Sbe
CABINET, then Tue Ca CT resisn or .le they are re-
moved iGtt mter. Aud they have another doctrine
there, ge4tlsmen; when tie House Of Commons by
do ded voe, Votes sgaist any uleasure Of the Gov
eminent of the Administrator, tue hlbiters reign
Immediately, matter u course, ana her Majesty,
or his Majesty appoints admin tr ion according 10
pintipe IN We've with tbs majority OF the house
OF COsiuOhs III Oh the matter III question.
Now what is the evidence OF corruption IN any OF
ths.e Ls and II Wnerv, except III tue IAN
gulge tie COUNSEL 40 you hnd 1t L me Al Lo.ore
you juIo acting DEF oath, 70 bc governed by
Ine testimony given Oeioe you. let they say Tue EVIL
dense excluded. SuPpOe II was: the .ase Is not |
~ 'e tied Oh what We may sup ose to have ieeh
tue whence If II had lot Jeen eAoluded Inc auu'ls
sIon or exclusion VI evidence lies alone witDIi The
province Of the Judge, aud II 10 Tie duty OF couhSe 10
us1 la their Argument W tie Jury, Hn tic duty Vi INC
Jury ~ use, wueb ey retire 10 NE Ju,y-GoN, te eNf
den wBin WHO received and which 10 before them
ia TIE CAFE. But my learned ii1Ld las raid, These
sistu, need he III evidence; they are ON the stat
ute book aud the Court will take Judicial coguLanee
Of ihrm and the Jury viii lake JuII,i Rzahoe ot
them As great hillary ever Wa. supposed, III my
Judgment But 1 am perfectly Milling W meet hiln
TIER. Now, am gong 10 talk httle aJOut ths
West w slrg iOu Market Jill III answer 10 NJ ffenl
WHO q, .Ied this c,-e, aud who denounced y IN sll
shaIes and Iorms-s INDEED bo,n counsel aid. IL they
could p eseut That opening as testimony, they would
20 mucu LEES able counsel take tbeuI " 10, II
they could not make OFT csse lou VIII hear la
uaiI AS a. counsel who VI eed this has told you,
that this Lid wtIch used for Vert WarhInx
ton Market, spOt which WAS once cut beyond
low ark and docks and piers were exten1ed
out, aud, in consequence of tina, err n i0rinei
teIe tuui the ui the curIens aud ther disturb
anue and ttat the city prOcotdeu 10 MI up ana aue
lud there uGt TIE I, al NE ex, I'll all The NO ey
that expended AID tie ale never paid cent?
Aud but Tor the erection VI these uharyes and porS
there would have boru land there, but wafer, nsh
always had been, IL was theo- o'struetins which
,sus d the edGier Will b thTew Vut the CuIe-t the
lHs,ing sill wucn flows la the stream, ana thus
made Il e-o little hldnds accIeouS ~ tie land. IL
WIZ mace, too at tie eApense aud by tie Efforts OF
the dty entirely. Soue here slong III leoo Vt lo5o
tie aIeutlou oi the State called ~ the fact
tina; there wasl and tnere, WheTei orig nAy water
ana 6 Il i'm terl oued &, ut the State, Us para
mount owner, eutitlso ~ all the La de thus ma O.
Bear in mind that all TIE time the State had ne'er
ed ,XI Ui com, eIiralDn iron u al all, ana
bad expended rIS. o ee III any way or III any
shaIe whatever Upon the aIsenri Of lne Commis-
soLers VI The Land Office being called ~ the iact trty
eXeeu ed ea.e 10 lay lOr q Brennan, or 10 Taylor
alone and that ease had 10 10 renewed IRON year TO
z. =. -, IL. .aau rl..Unsu han
lie says th.t tie city made SllJ,yO-.
Nj NiLLIAhS-B, 4 II 10 Ia prof.
MIR. FosTER-Nl erc
Mr. WILLMs,-IL the west-washington Market
Mr. FosrER-I have reliable evidence that the city
dii not receive T., OJO
Mr.. WILLlAas-It il in a law book.
Mr. FosTgR-IhAt 10 hot evlden,e here. l repeat,
the State never received for t, the Attorney
General advised sghnsI amy suit upon the ground that
tile State would not ob,hi It.
Mr. WILLIAas-WbaI 10 the evidence Of that 7
Mr.. FoSIEK-JuSt the same yoa had IN the
opening.
Mr. WILLIASs--That was upon facts expected TO
show.
Mr. FosrER-Yon did not expect to prove them.
Mr. W,LLiAMs-I did expect W prove them and will
now II you will let me.
Mr.. fosIKR-Wel they got this land and what wss
the re.uIi Out OF this land cost the State not
cent, they have reaped SOJ,WOi the money ls Ia
the tTea ury tO-Jaythtt L. disputed. Gentlemen,
what The character VI that lwi IL Was Just, be-
u, violent and in It's purpose. and Just such
II law ~ he State would be bound 10 Iass IN ques.
lion between it and tue city, through wiz means
alose such elm rs it had had come to is hands.
a at law directed the Conu s,iuners Of tho Land
0thoe TO cell the Land 10 the city upon such terms
were equitGbl, anu Just, TAXI into consideration the
fact that The aecreions mad beou made Large extent
BY the expenditures Of the city, Was not that JUST
Viii ol YOU would stand ready to pick the pockets
OF the ciiyi
A JUKoR-Tbis land, then, WA not sold 10 Corpo-