New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02

The ,acr6ce ~ personal right and political independ'
cnce TIE people-tne source o. snS ex
lin N an can be found in any othefcivized city in
The world Instead of tyranny under one master,
Ring 10 such an extent is this tyranny carrier
nv tie Ring that the present cher omceI "
our city is So intimdated that lie must be eseoi,eu
10 and from his office by policeman ,eadima % nr
life and by threats boldly made, the pnonc money or
your life" exort from him an acknow cdsnient vi MS
weakness, aud the REIMBURSEMENT Of me PUBIC uaas
uTy 10 then Iapacity SensatIonI IL Is VIII tto w
of reforming tits state Of things and TO es'aDsh new
order Of government, that VIII pfo'eet our pefson'
rights and restore 10 u.s. II posNhle' our ions apus'u
political privileges, that has brought us On 'n as
occasion The struggle il one oi strength az wen hs
one Of principle and the dues which II involves ore
plain and practical The ring must be broken ana is
leaders scattered. or We must prepare 1ulseNes o
greater sufcrings ard deeper degradation .hhh uH'
which we have now reached. We can no longer teil'
porize; our present aud our future depend upon
wholesale radical reform in The affairs OF our cl'y o
eminent. Our present rulers must be uri.eh Honi
power ami their places supplied by honest ana conpu
tent men--who Will regard themselves not as mas.eis
but servants Of the people. Properly 10 the aouu
Of millions of dollars within the last iiech years, a
been divided among these men; the pubue treasury
robbed of its contents and your taxes III thirteen yes
when this rcgnof plumber was inalsuraten nav ;i
increased from three to fifteen millions 81 Gols WIN
every prospect that they viii be twenty Millions neaa
year Estimating the population OF this cry ~ ore
million this is a tax of hf'en dolhIs uPon w., 49,,
man. woman and child. and upon every Npt'I
two hundred dollars You taxed for every workng
dey of ten hours Sj00O0 for every uorsiag hnf sOe'
and for every minute OF working time SO Ire 'aAe
ofthis city alone greater by one million doers man
was spent when John QuiDcy Adams was fTesIdehl,
TO carry on the whole affairs of tie nation IL fhls .aA
uniform among the people OF inc Sntes no" ia ~
Union, it would amount to one million for every VOL.
ing sy or half of hat il now costs the Govornnent !"
carry on the and supply the othoI wants ana '.v
stiles OF the country. our state lax IS fraction W.
twenty.tlrce millions, and OF tlis tax We pay
nfteen rilions. While we ere taxed SO per
head the rest Of the Sta.e with its three milons" pop
ulaion pay less than -. In $780, WITH popGi, :"
l25l COO our city expenses were itiie over one on
of dollars In ls6i with population oi one nnoh OF
tlreefold that OF $780, we are taxed Iiieen nious ~
fcurtcenfod. AT tins rate Of increase IL WIZ lo' W.
mary years before there viii be coniscatoh oi lIe M
come from the whole real estate OF The ety. IS nc, '
a startling state OF affairs | nm indebted 20
friend upon whose accuracy hhye renee io 81 he
thoughts and language suggested IN tls paPci'
" ha have YOU done what have we Us people Gone
to merit this punishment We may eTp dnr r :"
amount to- Nothing unless accompanied Wl'h ae,ion
Protests only aggravac the evils anI eau 10 ul tnor
outroges. There nre IN ihis cy at lnis noi,s
600 men who are receiving pay from the treasury
who never perform hours WORK, anu You .it ih1eo
10 support this imposition; there are abot2Vo more
cornoraDts In the shape Of ccntTactors VINO go haId
in hand with tho heads OF the different departments ID
the work Of spoation Your rulers are nt OF the leo
ple nor with the people they have no sentiment IA com
mon with you and in their outragcs are pioecteh ny
free use OF the money that is taken from your pockets
You are cons equcnty without the power OF redress IN
less as body you move IN the matter yourselves anu
demand reform through the bao'.ooN- lrelehl tna'
there is no longer time emporse OF qudlu! as We
have done for many weary years OF hopes deferred tu
expec taon disappointed All that we nave IS az STAKE
and TO preserve this must make ourselves hcaTu ana
felt bv legal means ii possible, but should THIS
fiil why then you have before yon ne OK
ample OF sister city which did the business OF puFgs
ton In menner summary that any rcp"tf
ton Of the experiment was unnecessary
Judrc Barnard, in a late charge 10 the Grand Jury
makes Of this language: Few years COG!
the purpose Of controlling tue Legislative branch OF the
CIV Government. by their votes forming what i now
known az the Ring. II is still IN active Operation
There is scheme. no matter how coipt OF "leAeu
hut tina; viii pass through prov ided sufficient ecuh
airy indnccnent 10 brought 10 bear ana 10 measure
however meritOriousSs sufficient 10 become NV uh
less like influence is used. They seek 10 control ever!
branch of the City Government There are men aISo
who band together and live by the presentation ana COZ
lection of fraudulent claims against the en-
In fraud and carried through by PeTjry The remedy
lies with the people themselves rs long as tity alb
stain from voting or vote FOR unworthy men, just so
long will the taxes of this Gy go on FaSy 81
property. II The community are desiTous oi pes'',
ing their property, they should at once begin ana
orran.ze themselves into associations FOR tie puf-
pose Of efiecting municipal reform. Oi the hii'cn
millions which it will be necessary Ia raise FOR taxes
for the ensuing year. it is sa to say that one quartz
of it will be either squandered ST stolen linus sP,he
Judge barnard on the eth of April last Tie Judge
might have pu the amount wasted and stolen TO- two
thirds and have been liberal toward the mig ven
l
ton OF the City Government Our taxes nttd MOI aouh'
10 more than So 900 900 year. Ihe Immenhc iTHh'
chses belonging to the CITY, amounting 10 sioOtvuVpv
in its wharves and piers IT. ferries arE.s fairoaS
and other property If properly administered would be
sufficient to meet every fresh demand ana save We ir"
being taxed single dollar he income az W.sen,
from fills rropcrtv is in amount almost ZOO insignificant
TO name and little by little it's disappearing from Inc
list Of property belonging 10 the City Tbs IS IN alarm
ing state Of affairs but these are not our Only gre'shces
Politically We are nothing more than slaves oil the
ring" When have We hadthe opportunity OF Not!he
for man Of our choicet Our nominating commit
tees made up and composed OF the creatures o. me
ring" abomination. and the men whom they present
for our suragcs in ALMOST every instance are owned by
them body and breechss. We have no alternative
| but 10 vote for these men, litue dreaming thhi
in doing 20 are but peTpetuatng tie evils under
which we live. must throw away ou votch
upon candidate. with little or 70 chance oi eject
ing him. or We must not vote al OIL where mon
that 30, II ed political superiority which we claim TOT
ourselves over European tyranny and ehcusVcness Z
All power is in the hands Of the ring" aud We nre
nothing more than its unwilling Instruments Let Us
speak no Of political superiority over other
men until have shown ourselves possessed al that
superiority, by proving that we are the masters and mol
the slaves of circumstance and combination. IL 10 the
ring" who make our laws; IL fills our Departments
with men Of the lowest intellect and character; II ei
ercscs supreme control over every public act, and II
directs and dictates in every matter Of public clarac
ter Never people more under the control OF cen
tralzed power than the people Of this city The
parse and the ballot box in their hands We crouch
and trenbe under their bark; make no resistance
10 all usurpaon that has continued for years. and thai
has assumed only the FORM but the essence o! IN
adestroying dcspots. There can be and there ID no
utilization between the hungry savage that deyonrs and
the subject Of his Prev between the tyrant that de-
stroys and the slave that suffers Then, determination
10 tie ring;" peaceaby if We can foTciby five must
Eut an object Of still greater importance 10 US than
any have mentioned is yet to be presented II il not
Of money and our political independence that
these have deprived us, but our health and the
lives of the community sacrificed 10 the greed OF the
| ring" They take one hundred and forty thousand
dollars ont OF the treasury for what they call SAM
tary department" that is OF no earthly benefit TO the