The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-03


valedctory. concluding with q well deserved
eulogium on the venerable and courteous Clerk Of
the Board. Mr.. u. T. Valentine, and his obliging
assistants. He (the Presidency said that he had
received from Mr.. Valentines well stored fund OF
municipal knowledge much valuable assistance;
that gentlemnn's connection with the city govern
men for more than one third Of century has placed
him in possession of knowledge OF our system
of municipal legislation accessible to or attaina-
BILE from no other source. Long may he live TO
guide the footsteps Of the young or experienced.
Mr.. Walsh concluded by thanking The members
for their cordial assistance 70 him in his official
career. AT the adjournment there were mutual
greetings all around, the members cordially "a.
uted each other and babe official farewell. Alto
gether the Board of Aldermen for 1856: have had
less acrimony than has been usually displayed ia
municipal public bodies where private and poiit-
cal influences generally prevail to great extent.
The new Board viii be organized at noon on Mon
day.
The Board Of Councilman fes the year 1865 ad-
| journed sine de about five o'clock last evening
During the day they had acted on large nxYher
Of routine papers, aud shortly before FIVE O'clock
| last evening the usual complimentary resolution
to the retiring President was adopted. to which
Board of Aldermon). responded In neat azd ap-
propriate farewell address Similar resolutions
were adopted. rendering the thanks Of the Board
to Mr.. James Mr. Sweny, the Clerk and other
attaches of the Board, when on Adjournment sine
die took place.
Five hundred and ten wills were offered FOR pro.
bate before the Surrogate Of this city and county
during the year 1863 OF these. four hyndred and
al lrnt+t 4
ltigated, and seventy.nine are awaiting the return
of citations.
There scarcely anything done in business circles
on Saturday; but the markets were generally very arm
for both imported and domestic produce Al the Produce
Exchargo there was no change sf Importance except in
whiskey, which was nominal Groceries we're quiet but
very firm Cotton was STEADY Petroleum dali, but
hrmer Freights were very dull, bu, unchanged.
The Presidential Que stton-1he Mean
ness and Deacneracy OF the Pa,ty
Press.
For the last twenty-five or thiety years, in
mendacity, malignity, vulgarity ard every els-
ment of baseness the party press Of the United
States has been sinking from bad to worse with
the increase Of the sPoils and plumber involved
In our political elections. Thus, in proportion
to the expanding wealth of the country and
the patronage Of the government the political
parties concerned and their seryi,e newspaper
organs have fallen still lower and lower in the
ways OF corruption and decentralization. until
they have reduced what was tho hsppiest ard
most prosperous nation in the world to the
fearful trials of the most gigantic and the
bloodiest civil war in the history Of mankind.
This Is painful rejection; but IL is still
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iting any signs of remorse and. repentance,
these political vampires, in the midst of the |
fiery ordeal Of this civil war, are s.il in |
tent only upon gorging themselves upon the
life blood Of the nation. They are like
the incendaries who gather together at great
fire, not to assist in subdung it, but to secure
some share Of the accessible plumber. For
example, this journal, which owes nothing TO
and asks nothing and wants nothing from any
party, faction, clique or aspiring politician,
has brought forward General Grant as the man
best adapted to meet the wants Of the country
and the interests Of the people az our next
President, and as the man who can surely be
elected by the people, regardless of the COR
rupt machinery of any existing political party.
We show that General Grant has proved him
self one Of the very first soldiers Of the age; |
that these rare abilities az soldier indicate
the very man we want to finish the rebellion |
and to re-establish the Union. We show, too,
from the fact that he has never grovelled in the
dirt OF party politics, that he has strong addi-
tional claim upon the confidence Of the people. |
And how are we answered by the party press!
BY any facts or arguments to show that our es- |
Inmates Of General Grants merits and quslia- |
cations are overdrawn! No. We are an
swered as the hardened convict answers the
terms Of shocking deprsvity aud impotsnt
abuse.
The two sets Of party newspapers which now
are most extensively aiming to shape and con
troll the approaching Presidential contest are
the organs OF the aboiitoa radicals and the or
gans Of the socalled corperbeads or peace de-
mocracy. The latter class have little or nothiog
TO say Of General Graut as a Presidential can
didate-for fear perhaps, OF giving offence to
JEFF. Davis; but the abolition radicals are
sorely perplcxed how to meet the difficulty Of
resisting General Gran! as the man OF the peo-
pie in opposition TO the plotting politicians al
Washington. The New York Tribune tries tie
stale device Of suggesting that General Grant,
in being supported by the NEw YoEx HERALD,
will surely be killed off but the venom with
which the HKRuD Is assailed betrays the fears
Of Greeley that his theory may not save him,
and that there really is some danger that our
programme Of On Independent popular election
and an independent federal administration may
| be carried out.
| As we 60 Westward the wrath Of The aboli-
ton faction grows hotter and hotter at our
presumption in suggesting the policy OF run
ming Gen. Grant. regardless OF the wishes cf
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