New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-30
THE CENTRAL PARK,

to heaven" and which gave forth political
cdor recently TO match their material filth
namely, one thousand Pro-Slavery votes to
seven for the Administration and the War.
From such places-tbe POLITICAL social, and
moral " lower deep"-we expect, OF course,
the ethics of the (" almost convicted fcl0n," as
well as the feon who has served out his term;
aud il becomes solemn question to every
man, who, through q thick head or bad
heart. and yet with some pretensons to de-
cency. assorts with the scum that rises
when the nation bois, how fur Government
in this city is possible, with such forces brought
again TO the surface. All shame having left
tho Tammany poticians-supposing them TO
have had some originaly-and the men who
were denounced by them as fit for Sing Sing
Prison treason being given therefor) being now
not only taken TO their embrace but accepted
"a leaders-of course tho substratum rises in
proportion, and tho yier snd more deprayed
the men are the better chance they stand Tor
reward, at whatever coat.
The particular scheme medltated by this
crew is to get hold of the Central Park. Now
when we look at that Pnrk-at the immeasur-
able distance it ia above and beyond the sensa-
tons, thoughts aod expressed wants OF the
class who are aiming to get hold OF 1T, and all
its works and profits, language is unequal to
the task of describing the proclamation. The
men who oppose all street cleaning, fresh air,
sObriety, courtesy, decency-who love dirt and
impurity-seeking to assume the control OF the
very local center of rural beauty, health,
psthetics, and the moral incentives which such
qualities afford to large city If the keepe rs
of the houses of prostitution were to assume tho
guardianship of the pulpits; if the vendors OF
stychnine liquors were to regulate tho sobrlety
OF our youths and madenS; If Fernando Wood
was 10 be the standard of truth aud honor
these would be parallel to admitting this
feculent mass OF politicians AID rabblement 70
the control Of the nobility, grandeur, and null
tiiorm excellencies of the Central Park.
Consider, too. the condition of that Park.
The work on it has just begun, It's entire
history Of completion and development taken
mo view. seven uHhuicu h'irS, i"bcy w
rock land, have to be put in perfect and
varied order for all tho necessary purposes
of great park OF great city. Re-
gard the taste, the talent, the energy. The
honesty, and the expenditure required TOR
this. Ordinary works are triiles in COM
parisou. A year or tao completes them.
But here is q thing for generations labor.
IL will be years on years before the laying out
is thoroughly made and then the responsibility
and expense OF guardianship will be correla-
lively enormous. When We talk Of millions
for all tins labor talent and development. We
speak merely Of the innate requirements of
vast aud magnificent undertaking. Great
bodies move slowly. The Central Park must
moYe slowly, aud every step must be attended
with heavy outlays.
Il. is not contended that under Is present man
agemcnt the Central Park il not well cared for.
IL is not assumed that politics enter into The
choice of day -laborers. IL IL not asserted that
the most il not procured for the money. II
ia not brought forward that there has been
any slack spirit IN the operations, except what
tue war has necc.sitated All is conceded.
great work, then-the greatest IN the coun-
try, the capitol not excepted, ia completely
handled BY the masters at the head Of IL.
Ihcrciore-and therefore oul y-Ghould they
be thrust out. Such is the argumcnr--snd
such the effort corresponding. In place of
men in whom all have confidence, 10 IS sought
~ place in whom nobody bOs confidence
not even themselves Cnc OF the othcr-men
whose integrity is that OF the eAMayOr, who,
on being called honest, all the crowd ut Mo
Fart Hall the other night broke out into
horse.laugh. II is then because these men are
needy, secdy, greedy. and rasca!ly, that tbey
arc to have the handling OF this iumcose prop
erty. Where are We to stop, thcn with taxa.
ton We have got II up aimee Woods crew
first came in, to Twelve AID Half Millions.
With the Park as Jorne j0arhe, how much
more of political farlcl IS to BE- put upon the
City's back in this heavy tax time of war
We do not appeal 70 Rcpubcans-thcy are
ali r.ght-but to men among the Democratic
faction who claim to have some interest in
good local government; TO what must this
lead Is The Ring TO rule all IL .t 10 go
from the transient to The eternal, from the
city to the country, from flag stcDes to the
rural park, Tor more, more, more lluu5er
We seriously pr. theso considerations TO
taxpayer, in tho hopes that a sentiment OF
selfpreservaton will saye the Park from hands
soiled in the lowest political dishoaors, and
r
be- administered