New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-08

the chartered rigbe Of TINS city been respected L.
this the free city of iself' that Gov. Montgomere
detg1 ed tboud thus remain Have its franchises,
enolumen's, privileges, free customs, and preemi-
nen'ts been regarded o. has not the entire letter
ard il Of tie charter wbh was not TO IL annulled
teen FILTERED away il detail and made void, and N no
eject even in the most rigorous and unbenign inter-
JIetaiiOn oi its pio'-ions?
Thus il will be that the political connection be-
tween tie Ieole Of the ity and the State has been
us.d ~ ii bitter 30 injury. The Legislature, in
vi ich tie Ireseu, partisan majority has the power,
hsr be- on he inst ent by which plunderei
10 eriich tb,r E, eculAOrs lobby agents, and AbOi
| lin oiCiaIs. Laws pasred through their IN T.
lan inGutpts by which, under the torns of egd en-
acfaert our burdens hsTe been Increased, our 'uo-
star.e ,uien oHt and NUM- ipal liberties destroyed
S,li-g errnu tn though guaranteed by the State Con
stituii and left 70 every other county and city, has
cen iakeI from by lis foreign power, wh'~e de
e d, ME have been sent amo us to destroy oar lib
citi,- hy fuhvcniI Tolft al system.
How FL all Yid ourtelvte Of this odous and oP-
Dressi,e eorD ecion, il is not for mt to determine IL
X cer in thni a dissolution cannot DO peacefully ac-
i,.,li Wheeler III, can be- obtained or not, Is III my
irsgD eni, doaItful Deriving 30 much advantage
fire liz power this city, it IN not probable tnat
pF5ifan najoriSy will consent to separiition-iAd tue
res, by violence and revolution must nct be
thou. 1T Of for an instant. We have been distinguished
as ar orderly are law-abding pecib Let us do moth
inc 10 fofe tir character, TO add TO the present
d,tia4 led core iiOn Of public alters
Much doubt, can be said In favor OF the JnsiFe
and Ielicy Of separation. II may be sad that reces.
ZION o. revelation in any Of the United States would
be subyeitye of al federal authority, and 70 lar "a
the Central Gov ernment IL concerned, the resolving
OF the community INTO Its ofiglLa Clements htt, IL
part OF the States form new combinations ana Gov-
er1lmeutp other States may do the California
and Ter estis of the Pa life will doubt set up an
ndeI erdent Republic, and husband their Own Ii;h
II neral n sources. Tie Western States, equally rlch
in cerilr AID other agricultural products, will prob
ably DO q Q same. Then il may be said, why should
not New York City, instead of supporting by her con-
tiluiious revenue twuthif1is lie eNpenses OF Tue
United States become also equally independent? As
free ity Win but nominal 1uty Imports her local
Govern could lie supported without taxation upon
her teoIle. Thus we could I've free from taxes, and
baye leap goods nearly duty free. In tbis she would
ave the WI ole ard uited support of The Southern
Sintes IA well of III other States 10 whose inter-
cells and tights under the Constitution she has always
been tr,Se
il VII fcrudi, iduas or communities to look every
da square in be face aud 10 meet il calmly and
bra,eh Az dreadful IN the eeverng Of the bonds that
have Hitherto W rcd the States hs- been Ii epnempli-
lion, il is now apparently stern eGd inevitable t"t.
We laNe now 70 meet 1t with all the consequences
Whatever they my be- II the Coniederacy IL broken
up tie Government is dissolved aud il bebOove- every
GistiLc community well every individual to take
care of tltmselNef.
WL,p Uisuiion has become fixed and certain fact,
WHY by not New. York disrupt the bands which bind
Eet to yeuhl aLd corrupt master-toa people and
patty that have lundertd her revenues attempted 10
emmett ard destroyed the COnleGeEcy OF which she
Nas q @ Iroud EN- ire City Amid the gloom which
Il p,tti AID Prospective condition Of things must
cat over the country New.lok u Fra CITY, may
sLed ,be only light and hope OF future reconstruct
Of our oEoe le,sed Couiederacy.
Yet ! I'm not prepared to recommend the violence
im lied in tlete views. H. stating this Argument III
favor q freedom, "IeaceaLy ii We can, forci II ii
We nLst," let not be m,un ierstood. he redress
can be found only in appeals To- he magnauiai OF the
., oIe Of tie While State. The eseuts Of the past 40
cirls bayo 10 doubt effected change in the popular
sentiment Of the State National politics. This
,aI ~ ny bring the desired relief ADD We my be
able To- cbiu Il r,pe.l of the law TO which have re-
feued AID consequent restoration of our corporate
rights
oaA &. l6l. FERNANDO WOOD Miyor
On n. lion Of Mr. TUoaEY the rules Of the Board Tor
1860 were continued until Otherwise ordered.
The annual re- ort Of the Public Adm nlstrator was
re. ., I'd aud ordered to he printed.
Mr.. SAiTH moved that the regular meetings of the
Bcaid Ie held Mondays and Thursdays, at q. IN
fgGe.d a..
Tie annual report of the Croton Aqneduct Board
was received and 900 copies were ordr red 10 be
printed The receipts of the department for the past