New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-06
CITY GOVERNMENT-1SG3.
MAYORS MESSAGE.


closed the city ha- enjoyed under isv1rl'g Prcvi-
deuce m unusual degree OF exemp Ion ir0h olscase
and crime. Busn-s6, IN all It's ccpdrtnieh's, baS
sensibly recovered FROM tue extreme depression
which Tie rebellion ut hrrt produced. Industry has
found profitable employment; trade has been active
and re,nur era,ive: on ign commerce has largely
Increased both in exports aud iaPors; most OF 'he
buildings that were vacIGt NJ the beginning Of the
year have found occupants, and real estate meets
with ready sale at enbauced Irces.
EFFECTS OF TIE WAR.
Ttis salts actOry CONDITION Of 0ur immediate local
intarests is however, more than nentrdllZci by the
evils incident to the Which the nation Is wagng
ia vindication of It's sovereign righs. That war
has now assumed such vast proportions Ii Involves
issues so momentOus, and requires sdch Immense
contributions Of men aud meals That IL oVcrsJad0ws
every other question OF public polcyor local interest
1t has already continued Tor more than twenty
months and from commencement bias steadily en-
largod its proportions until 1t move mhISces larger
force, and covers greater area, than any Olhcr war
Of modern times. Like all other wars It's urosecu-
ton has been attended with varying fortunes; but
the general results have been decidedly favorable TO
tho national aims. Dun < the last year they have
driven the Rebels from the States OF Kentucky ana
Missouri, aud from parts OF lenn-s>ee, Arkansas,
Mississippi Louisiana, North Carolina, NiIgicia aud
Florida; they have fepeled an iuvasiol OF Mary
laud and threatened III, ,sions Of Penusy wanna and
Ohio and they have captured all Che ports IN ,he
rebelliUus States, except CharicstOg. Mobile, Sa'
vapDah, Wilmington, aud few oIiciS oi h lie iui-
pOrtance.
Indeed it may be said with trlh hat no other
nation suddenly called from a condition Of profound
peace TO tie most gigantic scale, has accom-
plishei 80 much il 70 short period. Witness me
disasters which beell The French in the early stages
Of their revolutionary struggle, ana the s'iii worse
fortune OF the Eog sh and their alike during the lirs
two wears OF the PeuusuiaT War; Doultles, grave
errors have been committed by the United States
Government, and BY the Generals it has placed n
command of aruIes. 1t mas also suffered greatly
from its want OF experience i'll Wal, as well rs IRON
the absence of perfect military organization ana rig
orous dscil lue Yet tie eXubeIaEt r!O! Ii OF the
people. which has X \ Tue ranks 81 e army con,
etaDtly filled with volunteers ut manly oriiudc and
heroic courage, has more than COM ensaIe ior All
these errors and defects.
Meanwhile, there are GOOD grounds for antici-
mating at au. ealy day, more decided ruc'esses than
we have yet achieved. Experience VIII enable US
IA the future TO avoid the errors OF The pa@' lue
army aud navy are grown uttretStl ana tIhcthcH
-the LAT er now consisting of fOaf hundred aud
twenty-seveu vessels, carrying three tnonslLd Two
hundred and sXty-elght gunf, and the former ol
nearly eight hundred thousand men. WIN inns H.
creased force vigorously employ ed Sinet an enemy
weakened by The policy OF r. an'ipd'lon Jus.
adopted by our Governmental policy 80 cohsOnHnt
with iu,ti o and the usa2es OF war; aId - u Sendy
demanded a. n military necessity 10 meet TIE eAl
gencies of the present strarGit-we have re"son 70
hone that the year on whcl We have now rh'efen
will wituess the virtual su9pres Ion OF the Rebel
lion This hope would be etfen5 tbened oy IcOle
yiVor in the conduct OF the war and oy IL IRE has
mony Of feeling and sentiment among the people. 81
is surely not the part OF wsd0n or lAtf '.iSi 10
marshal ourselves INTO advcrs2<utlcti ore .'LA les
an tb;s ar that subordinate question cohecVeo WV"
81. re-, while We are engaged III contest Wmci
involyes the eXlsI, uce Of the u"VerhIeht 'sei. VA
the yfea, the vital question at ie'ne, VIC arc oi "n'
mind and ore nurIore. We are al, IeS"Ncu tna
come wha, may the ~. 'n'i -,
tbe Union maintained, the Rc5o..- r0.fnone
Let Us tnen stfiye 10 forget, or at lear.
ail parry asperIres and difference Of opinion
Uiioor questions until tha. stcicd purpose is accom-
phsbed.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THF CITY To THE WAR.
To meet the military wants OF the Government
this city ias contributed literally both of men and
material rcs0uI ces The whole hurbero, volunteers
from the city from the commencement oI tie wFrto
the present tine, Is nearly as eau be aecerItlned
from the dofecIiye recorGs that have been sept Is
about So 900; and il j. Csm iiei that Che people OF
this CITY have contributed 10 Tie suppct OF the war,
la taxes gratuities and loans 10 tie GOV, rnneni,
not ets than $4,000 plO ms heavy diam on IN"
resources of tue city has produced no apparent ncon
venience OF Elimination Ot The capital emf J!ed IN
trude aud commerce. Iue same rel max VIII apply
to the country nj large. BpuntlfG crops and silnu-
lated Industry have enabled tie people OF the 'ned
States TO supply the iIuese wants OF The army ana
nxvy ont OF their surpIS PRODUCTIONS, without Im-
pairing the sources vi production by trenching on
the Government to res1r to foreign mLk~.a for the
sale OF Its sec triiles.
L. fact, since the commencement Of the ar ,he
nee 10 Of the United States beside suppl lug the
GoyerIment with money aud pioperr To The
amount of 500. Ojb,OyO iOr Whiyh o., bpld lis
Obligations, have, during the same time, pad OIL
some go 100000 OF puLiIc and private 1olCign M-
deLtedness; and they nave done this apparently o't
of their net earnings or p0is, or irey rtl hci1,
IN addition 10 these Government secur.ii g, neatly
as much actual wealth as tboy Possessed before tie
Rebel ON oegan
These are most encouraging facs. They eXhi' it
an exuberancc OF resources without a PaI@ei III
hiMory. aud Are we'll calcGl4;ed 10 stimulate boih
Government aud people to pcrse Vcrdnce ia their
effyrls " subdae the Renelop, a1d t. Inspr. The
strongest confidence vi Vi mate success. ntld 1t
70 be TIE duty Of tie Government o. this city 10
stand firmly by that OF tbs Uni,ed States, aad 20
contribute cteerIully whatever more may DC n'eGoo
70 eert,,sh the nation al all horny oyci every !oo'
OF ito tel .tOiy
H. tlis opinion bave no doubt your h,.Oribe
b0cies fully concur; LOr 80 doubt that you stand
ready now "a Your predecessors have s'o ID in the
past 10 GIVE effect % tEat OPTION wherever tie
oc cason may deuuua il. II l. only thus that the
imperial jiny which properly belongs 10 ihIs me-
trofohs Of The Union can 90 securely reached.
FINANCES.
As the fisca year Of the Corporation eXilfos WIN
the calendar year, there has not been saihcsnt nm
90 ascertain with precision ne CONDITION o. ihe
LuhnCth az VIC NOsr VI tiC JN" J"7F
able, however, through the courtesy o. NE ihshce
Department to present the following tables:
ApPyopyatos. and Igpsa t,fpres on C"y Aeooanh
The agUcsafe lai4nces Of al pro-
priatOHs of 1901 tfd previous
years, remaining UneX pended De-
ceubef 81 io5l. sDouuted 30 E. , ,s3i l94 G5
The auouoi Oi operations msde 10 .
1907 lDt - s'-i~Jo ~
The smourt c. expenditure during
tho ytaf, city fccouni, ior
which warrants have boeD drawn
Les snl,ant elanded ......... 4l9 7-s69aCs 80
Il lance Of sppr0pn ,tIors unex-
pe.Ced lJfC 81. 1902. INV -