Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-02
Letter from NcW York.
NEW York, June 20, Is

world outside of New York that the
charges of bribery and corruption pre-
ferred against Fernando Wood by Rich
ard O'Gorman, Corporation Counsel,
have been withdrawn, and the Mtonte
cordiate between these two distinguish
ed patriots again restored. Mr.. O'Gor-
man in conducting the now celebrated
case of the city against Wood, has fire.
uuently referred to the defendant in
terms far from complimentary, but it
appears that whatever of insult may
have been expressed was uttered i'll a
Pickwickian sense, and Wood ana
O'Gorman are brothers again. Woods
enormous swindle upon the public is
thus winked at, and the city must not
growl any more. Time was when male
factors were promptly punished for the
violations of law--when all who trans
crossed and were detected received tfeir
deserts. But nowadays, in this modei
Metropolis, we are in the condition of
the poor Florentines who point to the
beautiful statue on the lofty column in
the Piazza del Trinita and tell you that
Justice is out of their reach. Let the
malefactor have money or political in
fuence and he can malefact till the
heavens fall Witness the well fed lot
terry managers who make their head
quarters in this city and advertise their
swindles in every issue of the Ncocs, the
Dispatch, the Herald, the Times, and
the Sun Sleek fellows, with the spoils
taken from hundreds and thousands OF
poverty-stricken homes, and oozlng all
over with the fat aflectionate smiles
that make the widow lean. One runs
two newspapers of wide circulation, and
plays Boston with the Honorable John
Morrisey, member of Congress, and
Faro-Banker. He is an eX-member of
the State Legislature and has been spok-
en- of for Congress. Another represents
q District of this city in the National
House of Representatives, and fleeces
his fellow members at his banks in the
Federal City. Another owns steamers
and sailing vessels, a fleet ofthem, prays
in fashionable church, lives in prince
ly style in Jersey City, and is addressed
to day as Esquire" by poor men who
twenty years ago bought siN-penny
policy-slips from him in his dirty little
den in Montgomery street. Dozens
more there are, faithless wretches, liv-
ing upon the fruits of their robberies,
upon whom fortune smiles kindly, and
to whom Justice winks jocularly out OF
the corner of her half-cOvered eye.
Priests and politicians, doctors and
do-nothings-they are in every walk OF
life, and the evil of their,example hangs
like pail over the Young men who
come within the sphere of their inilu-
ence.
Our new Court house is not finished
Reports to this effect are totally UNI
grounded, and will be, until an entire
change takes place in the disposition OF
our people and the virtuous contractors
discover that the City Treasury is run
ming low. The new Post Office is still
among the things which are to be
The supervising architect, Mr.. A. b
Miller, has replied to the charges mad,
against him by the seven architects
This reply is in the form of an address
to the House of Representative, and il
very amusing document. The charg
es against him were such as would ma
turally be made by Il man suffering
from the stings of very severe criticism
Mr.. Miller was the architect appointed
to examine the seven accepted or priz
plans, and report upon them. He say
that the new building can be completed
sons and 6ricklayers should continue
what then? This strike lis for eigh
hours, which Congress has decided to b
a working day. But the worlmel
want for eight hours labor the sam
wages they receive for fourth more la
Dor. This the master masons will no
agree to pay. The workmen furthe
claim the right to control the business
They will not allow "boss" to emplo..
more than two apprentices, nor do the,
permit him to work on his own jol
They even designate the places wher
their money must be paid, (when the.
work. and prevent any mason fron
employing a workman who is not
member of the Union! This is indie
pendence isn't it? These men com
planned of high prices, high rents, poo
pay for labor, until you thought the
We're in state of slavery. Eight yeal
ago they did an honest days work for S
and were glad to get it. Then the
could board for $3.50 week, and rent
comfortable house for $200a year. NOV
when rents have gone up only $50 pc
cent. they demand that their wage