The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-03

Court on Thursday last We refer 70 the
decision continuing In absolute force bis in
junction against that outrageous twenty years
gas contract Of the Corporation "ring." There
are some ten. fifteen or twenty millions OF
money in this enormous job TO be extracted
from the pockets Of our city gas consumers
and taxpayers, including millions Of clear
profit to the jobbers; and 90 in this matter
Judge Barnard is entitled to the thanks Of all
honest men for his fearless and righteous
decision. The second case is his decision
declaring, in reference 10 the books and
vouchers of the Street Commissioner that, like
those of all other officers Of the Corporation,
they are in law open and must be accessible
to citizens seeking information. The import
ancs 81 this safeguard to the community will
at once be understood by every citizen inter-
ested in street contracts, jobs and approprla-
tons. But these just and opportune decisions
are important in political as well as in legal
view. With such unfinching decisions from q
democratic Judge in this city, at such time as
this, we may be sure that justice is bound to
prevail and that the combinations, corruptions
and spoliations Of our Corporation "ring" are
going to be put down. Judge Barnard has
set his face against them, and doubtless in
defiance Of all sorts Of partisan threats and
temptations and the good effect Of his fearless
example, we guess, will be made manifest in
Tuesdays election, to the establishment Of the
"ring." At all events the taxpayers of this
heavily taxed city have reason to rejoice over
these timely and efhcacious decisions Of Judge
Barnard, and they should by all means sustain
him in putting down the ''ring."
AN EXCELLENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN Ex-
CEILENr CONSTITUENCY. Some Of the poll
ticians Of Mr.. John Morrissey's district pre-
sented to us yesterday whole batch Of GER
titled copies of indictments and convictions
against that candidate for burglary and other
offences, some six or eight in number, to-
gether with various other particulars re-
lating to his history, with request
that we would publish them in the HERALD.
We declined to comply With this request,
but advised the applicants to Garry their
documents to the World, which Processes to be
. moral organ, or the Tribune, either one
Ahich papers, would no doubt lay them
before their readers. We were asked, in some
surprise, why we refused to publish them our
selves, and our reply was, because we regard
Mr.. John Morrissey as ct representative of
the party that nominated him and rs q very
proper person to run upon the same ticket
with John Holman, Fernando Wood and Ben
Wood, and further, because we do not be-
lieve that those who can swallow Hoffman
and the two Woods, with all the other 3ringv
candidates at their tail, ought to make very
wry mouth at John Morrissey, Esquire"
JERoME PARK.-Thers will be hurdle race
of gentlemen riders over this track on the
9Th inst, when no doubt some rare amuse-
ment for the public may be expected-both
amusement intended by the club and the
riders, and amusement not intended by either.
The gentlemen riders are now in training at
the park, where they can be seen by the more
eager lovers Of sport at the proper times.
THE SOUTHERN POLITICIANS AND THE CoSsrrTv-
TIoSAL AxENDMHST.--It appears from informa-
ton we have been receiving lately from the
South that the old politicians are denouncing
the constitutional amendment and recommend
ing the Southern people not to accept It. We
have noticed this in Mississippi, North Carolina,
Texas and other States, and now we see that
the Governor Of Georgia, in his message to the
Legislature, and the Speaker Of the House
OF that State both oppose the amendment.
These are the same sort Of men, the same
straight laced, impracticable politicians who
n~oHi l.n Al. f.xk~ m.
learn anything and seem TO be unconscious
that the world moves. They talk OF State
rights and other rights just as they did before |
the war, while everybody else sees that great |
revolution has taken place and that these |
Southerners are at the mercy and In the power |
OF their conquerers, the Northern people The |
constitutional amendment offers reasonable
and moderate conditions under the circum-
stances, and the South Is stupid not 10 accept |
them without hesitation. When once in Con- |
grcss her representatives will have q voice in
public affairs, and the two-third vote OF Con-
gress may be obtained after while to relieve
her former prominent men Of the disability
they would labor under. Besides new qene-
ration will grow up in few years 70 take the
place Of the old politicians. Individual inter-
ests are nothing in the history Of nations; the
interests and future Of the State IL the absorb
ing question. We hope the Southerners for
their own sake viii become more practical
and reasonable.
TIE RAILROAD NUISANCE ON BRoApwAY.-The
nuisance on Broadway from Fulton to Ann
streets is not interfered with By the Mayor or
Street Commissioners. These officers did not
prevent and do not put stop to this public
outrage. What IL the reasonf IL the privilege
Of selling and holding possession Of this great