New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-14
oUn CITY AT ALBANY.

Sine We last alluded to tue various projects
bcfore the Legislature for the amendment Of our
CITY Charter we notice that several more have
been submitted, one Of them looking TO radioai
reconstruction of our Municipal Government By
the fiat Of the Legislature and this impeis as 70
protest afresh and most energeticsly against Oil
such legislation save under the pressure Of an
imperative, urgent, palpable necessity. We do
not critcise the=e various projects; we do not
attempt TO determine now far they are respect
lively good, bad, ard indifferent; We do not de-
eide how far personal objects and aspirations
are blended With more general apd hgdsse
AIM; We simply cay, intrust this whole matter
of Charter Amendment 10 Commission CON-
rosed Of the abest, wisest, most honored, most
responsible citizens OF this metropolis, taking
care that the majority thereof shall DO in political
accord with the majority of our citizens and that
the People have full aud fair opportunity TO &c
cept or reject tLe fruits of their deliberations.
Perhaps We shall not, even thus, secure Per-
feet frame Of government; but, if 60, the leeis-
lsture viii neither deserve nor incur re-
prosch, While in ease the change shoela
be made by the Legislature itseiG il ID
inevitable that the cause Of free instite-
tons should suffer reproseh, while a Inayt
serious and dangerous responsibility would
be Wantonly aud thsnklessly incurred by the Re
publican party of the State. A large majority Of
our citizens have been taught to hate the Re-
publican party, and TO look with distrust ca
whatever it may do or attempt; desperate VII
lsrs are now nightly plotting sad intriguing to
ALLEVIATE and separate the City from the State.
and ally it with the tratorous secessionists, and
no false nor even hazardous step must be taken
by those on whom deyoyes the maintenance VI
the integrity Of the State ard her fidelity to her
convictions and her noblest traditions. Gov. Nor
gnn's recoSmendation in his Message is the Only
one adapted to the crisis; he is a New. Yorker,
and may be safely followed; Let nothing be doas
incQpsstent with his programme. We must have
a rbstsstia accord here among all who mean
to stand by ths Union against treasoni and any
thing which VIII enable the Secessicnists to raise
clamor for Municipal rights and Independence
will inevitably BE- balefal aud p>S!lous. Beware!
Another point: We urge the pobs,csl majority
in the Legislature, and especially its Commcstee on
Cities and Villages, not to pa, one dstlar "a 10
Tar Lery Of this City (unless il be for the State
Tax phi4 is not srYAcily cGRed for By De
propey aathoritis hereof The practice which has
grown up Of adding items which Git is supposedly
oyoh 10 have been included, is utterly indefen
sible. No matter how just the payments 50
provided for may be- this lie not the way TO
secure them. II the Common Council and Beard
Of Supervisor, do not call for appropriations thai
ought 70 be M, de, let the interests Of the City
suTer-let its D, Operty be attached and sacrificed,
if need be-apA let those who are responsible
bear the blame; but let us have no saddlins o,
payments on the ca by the arbitrary Judgment
Of the Legislature, VII 'se only legitimate tancooa
in the premises is that OF seeing that the Chg :
not robbed by her Musia pal fauctionscies. Let
your action be confined 70 uas pom.