New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-12

bs.oo that The city a'thore, are t.p",,"' ,i
IA 4. ia conaequcncs fhe roe dWfut 20 coi.tt serci
could be done to The corr q, y, lesst srpar ting
Irt.nded by making e'ch 'e pss', u u eIsrpi
~ CIV rae iroa. IT,. oi DE county ana mpcs', =;
rate Of tas ,e, ,ersl.e occurred annually. ard on
sisess could then place Lc responsibility "ne'e proper
belonged 10 the ds,,,, 70 exhibit.
9, manner 10 be readily md rcod the gross n9n.ct hs
iis state every relation eSsms o. tween .us ~o j
uenis liberal, vii and jus STATE C'vsinlsht " a.
sot Of he state the lpIes, aud most loprous ciy on
Continent ard the businsfs uteT oi the We eii 1ir
TN Wiiom, H. sewssd siss Wright William L. 5lssIey
ard tn. other crest and master minds 'Lst conf 70 - -
directed lie de- ,iuits b. fouer uues. ana rastd N
condition 81 province 70 tue proud Po'uon o. 10.
State Of this pnio Of st'es nc sich ply 10 tJ lIr
Ing every sCssi0o Of The Legislature ~ tt ~. ~ 80,
the private affairs o. Toe 5olpo,,e s.'n 1900 and 90
notnntje. sought 10 nternedile in Onr local govern
Ssr If H ,bs stse Government sded ard oounseed
by men Of equal ebiay, Or at ita'i eq9si ml-EinS
.nd nTo.ty Of the promising nd @ply rdvsucn2 City Of
New Yoi6s city thai then did and sill dos poy INFO Tie
MANY OF great works Of The State were Devised
simply with that object in view They observed lie most rsd
granted before the adoption Of the state Cop.tuon ara
confirmed in hat insr nen aud legslated foI H. WIN
sueh legislation became neccs@,y only upoh 'ne % ir
d1y constituted authoties The general COCO o. Ihe e
Sale grossed THEN sol, attention. and they iss % ~,
county aud Town suthc res NE care ana ,ss If
respective localities Ia she primitive and Mode s,ss o.
existence state, patty ndVhnctIth
secoIdlry to the best interests Of The people, t1e
those days always recognized this a. Tncpt Ihd Shey
g. te oca goy,rnmens or authores In these a,S5 days
Uay sdvsBoemen, he prmsry object in or State IL zsa
S Sip 20 sns Svf % aSnS peeteG Of bthos
tnmeat of great ste ass New On IeS 10 . goyt
&C. oEsGe sH to bedt subseryieney 70 The behesis
OF the dominsn, political Party in 'be State -
on established fact, a, persecution never makes pose
iytes. Tyrsnny end oppression naturally beset resistance
a
ilnpels resishly to resist sssieson come nom whs'
quarter Il may and that certain TO be more heEce
rid unreuting when Wlced against ttose ron whoh We
have the right TO expect And otp protection and care lnns
prsesiesd against Us by the sse orsbGrtes been man
Tested only in annually neTsaAins tie maoHe' against hei'
That dl:tIast and di.agscon the State oOverHHa
tan as fate ends fact very much to be poed silongh
IL not to be wondered a. They behold ye tr year taef
ed needy political otbers and made the sport srd
Isythnss Of the inscriptions and de.ynis They see "
sient astOnhment tAtse jnnoniie viii were guaranteed
70 them long anterior iOihe formation Of Tho siee Govern
nen Of which they Tee % jay proud eno which have IN
ess Of our city, entirely ignored and set a1e as OF no value
by thOse wbOsduty Isl cherish and icSer hgm while their
most protests against such saCIi egous proaacu, OF
Their guaranteed and chareed rghis made through their rep
reentsives Ia the Common Council not only disTegrdtd
but oiten;imes treated with contempt aud dsIision
Too much legislation The decentralization OF power and re-
State Legislature raIidy producing thT inevitable
sults viz: increased tsxeton with dnhh"d
unrestricted Irresponsible and lavish expenditures Of pubic
money, and eventually If already confequcut corruption
jobbeTy fosftrrd these
irresponsible eoumsions other STATE agencies for d5urs
hs moneys Iaised by ,sxson IN ths ey ,,,.,-,...
ference in the ars of Tie city could Lave other result
than the 20 u y complained Of by ttSPayprs Since
rate of has nearly quadrupl,d While the property taxed
g. has not deerorsted certainly las in eaied IN value in
income at the pesen. ure nom their property, while
ther taxes having increased Of sl proportion to IL vsue
that wrong h beine perperated against them by
Who, they stop inu.re but witnvn reflection
them 10 be az formerly, responsible fr the expenditure
ninSs o. III. prpa ~ sS ~ oi,ipsT y hs
tmoperly beoIsupon tie State Leg allure instead q this
Common CoUuci what IL intended by Committee
nakts the statements contained report they believe
they have o0neuSiyey shown tia possibility whatever
should De thrown upon tie cry suhofe whose functions
are simply clerical their acts being subject 70 revision by the
State suhodtieswho claim and cxsrci.c despoc powers
nary support Of the CRY Cow nm, nj
heretofore nsd ro time % time ssIs' 'hese usurpa,ious
On Councils have Abandoned ali idea Of obts{nnr tia,
siderstiou to Which they entitled from the LEGISLATURE Of
81. state in iheir nicoose with The COrporon Of The
ny ahs seseIs1 sss,aiis made upon our liberties all The
good-a Iscy which your Committee believe have thor
oasay eaposed IL s repormus' be met and repealed by
alsi ney cannot be fpiysa X sy sss' s@ s ~
hoe,es arc siIsy ~ % o. re. es{ s
viii add TO The majority aganst their sposors There can be
ii ar - e,s-' ., - ,.,ria srcs "a crr,.,ior
Government will inevitably be victorious, aud the people
sober iioast ss pervade tie ecpe II The sste end ,hey
IA justice for be outr1g ICTretra'td against us shall be vii
fec people ard have restored to those chartered Gsp
ehlses aicgcs and iuuies Of which We have been de
pved 6y The action of the couuYt and venal Legislatures
with which Dot ony the people q the city bot the entire
people Of The siste, Rave been cursed for he pt ter years
When the rsusgemen Of the sfe. q tbs municipality
egn secured 70 tbs officers chosen eieey by the people Of
tie city 10 edmstI such tu9s, by them en 10 be- held
chat bete6eer and economical sutou that characterized
egovenen Of TIE city previous to the interference Of the
Lssa!gIs AgsH from direct lsPcn.it,y TO the people
servants te1e IS SAFETY no guersy that such trusts will
be properly administered IN proof Of this assertion let IL BE-
Remembered that III prominent within the recollection
Of your Committee las official Of known dishonesty N
competency bees returned by ttr people Of city 20
Pysn oes which 4 was generally Anown a dissIseed BY
holding snd einour bot they have been
Of the Commissions created by the S,ste This one fact
alone convincing refuaton Of the slandeous sfnr sons
a charges made ssans the people q This cry W es they
iaent. Whist libel the chsrset, Of the people OF this
city; yet 1t is the fllEm upon which the legislative lever
placed 20 overtcr1 The local gov Innen OF our city IN ord
give It into the hnds II hc yy pesons who thensc
having fsit the wert Of popular Indication are orsa to
braye IN order ats pce power snd who order
to secure it, raise this degrrg oid ae5in.t tie civ po-
~ whici pot Lcgisaiur,s we been prolific and IN witch
these idelte persons have been snd now the Pncp
Much Of the eriion srcss5 against this city "a part
years can be traced drecyo % agency OF unsmTulous
lsud there many them base enough barter Their
hirhgh for II pOtisge 10 place power
these gencre q our noble city would ssc96ce
honor bpt fbev would even ri ,l-ir homes Of zion Ye
dence Of their owczens by sboses OF he trusts con6ded
TO bsI ieens T ier Sout"is hey drs no. sg,ia pre-
iuIued bdnnisteg re irus Trey he'd abused well knowing
by experience that dhhouss' n' sebie unworthy public
r0oniy FOR bTl period ccGiu 20 meet with the honest
end indignant rpfobn Of those whose trusts they have be
nee, witt The coide nua ion II cly merits he political
tnecedens o. these cn-es tsttg N connection WIN The