The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-23
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THE MAYORALTY.

EcrMan<lO Wood Accepts the Month
OF Moxnrt-Thc Mayors Speech,
Tho oommittec-appcintod at the Mozart Hall |
ton, which met on, last Thursday, to Detif
Wood Of his denomination, as ,embled yesterday,
to agreement for tho purpose Of fulfilling their II
The committee, which was composed Of twenty-t
bcrs, waited on Mr.. Wood II the Mayors Office abb
and; after the formalities Of introduction were G.
ex- Californian Francis, a. chairman Of the bodyt
tho object OF the visit. He said, 81 have been
chairman Of the committee to apprise your Honor
nomination for re-electicnas Mayor, and beg y0
ance Of the nomination." The speaker them
TO say that notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
not sought the nomination-for three month
: (the speaker) had boon told by the Mayor that /
desire a renomination- no begged his
ancc He had not found . man opp
! the nomination, which had be,n made
nous by the Convention, with the oxccptio.
dissentient vote, and the person who had cast
afterwards heartily approved Of tho choice Of
vention. The speaker also said " that Mozart
obliged to advertise fora candidate like Tamm
Mozart looked for herself, and the Conventicn,wt
fed that no other man but Mayer Wood would S .
Nr. Francis concluded his remarks BY hoping
Mayor would accept the nomination, because IL 4
did not benefit him, he could bcnoft the city
Hon. FERNANDO WOOD, In response, remarked
felt he had hold the Office Of Mayor LONG
While he recognized il as, and knew II was, {
Of great prominence, highly honorable, an,
to excite the ambition OF any man,
satisfied that 1t could give him no further
not that he meant self prasc-but becaase
attained to tho Office three times and he had nc
hold it now without powor to reform many of
of the city govcrnmcnt.which were known TO
of which he was fully aware. Under the presei
II made no difference who was Mayor; one IN
good as another. The Mayor was mere clerk.
bly, the head he was de fdrto the tail Of the -cM
ment. II tho Office had the power and dignity
|. have, he would desire to retain it. Then an
build up no better monument for himself than
chief magistrate OF tho great city OF Now Yor4 .
stion afforded better opportunity for the display
tive ability than the Mayoralty Of tho city
had other reasons why he ought to, re-
hal children to educate, and he ought
the comforts Of private life rather than atteD 4
charge the duties Of Mayor, whom he was cons +
none to his friends. The present Coalition Of Il
had much TO do with the position Of Mayor OF 4
| The attention Of the people Of this continent
rope, at this time, was directed to New York IT
she would bear herself in the pending struggle I
] that II peace was to DO restored, the movemei y
| restoration must be commenced hore. HI
| thought that by his. continuing in the p
| Mayor of New York he could, at The proper tir
| butte advantay cously 10 that end. II he cou n
| thing to quiet the conflicting interests Of til
/ and restore harmony, he ought to do It. =
| Of New York made him what he was, and IL
| right to claim his services in any mode In v 4
| were needed. The city was materially afiecs
crisis of the country. Her position was sue
! could not escape. He did not despair Of the L
elung to the Union, and believed that New "
/ again be the centres Of the North AMI South
| West. II would be unfortunate at this time I'd
| the Office Of Mayor man whose opinions or az
| would interfere with a reconstruction Of u
I New York should still continue 10 hold nationa
| giving no aid to either South or North by ell
| other than a national and conservative mans
| ready to labor TO prevent the calamity Of ans
| party again having possession of Now York.
! for public reasons, and against the wishes Of b
family, he had finally concluded to accept tho
| just tcndcrod him, and again be a candiia
suffrages OF the people. hoping that the Lcgisiat
give to the Office the 'wer IL required TO make
and that IL might be the means Of inauguratEgt
ration of harmony. us