Evening star., 1868-08-24
The Aldermanie Dead-Loek.

The Coseervativs members OF Nh Board of
Atoermen have q long communication in the
frtetiiceneer Of this morning. giving their rea-
sons for se> enring themselves at the time fixed
for the two last meetings Of the Board. They
go over the history Of the inorogho from their
point OF view, and conclude as follows
ave do not propose 10 submit any suoh absurd
question 20 the court We proposed, in open
eight weeksago, to relinquish the advantages
Of the legal organization which we effec,ed on
the = of June, on condition that Mr.. Ri Richards
.SouiS abandon his 1,d,cusus Pressas,Sns.
Our political opponents, conscious Of their
own accountability, do not venture publicly
TO allude 10 it. We stand on that proposition
But the pretended President will not yield
He has interpoeed every obstacle which an
iDordIEate am biiion could devise to pre-
vent any expression OF opinion by the Board
on ms pretensions He has refused, in viola
ton OF parliamentary law, TO submit re solu-
tons on this subject to direct vote Of the Board:
while, ON the other hand, he has yaiuly sought
to sustain himself by urging the approval Of
claim as president Is recognized Four several
tunes, At one and the same meeting, his preten.
sions were rejected, and vet, without auy vis,.
ole emotion. he held to his usurpation. He has
not only suppressed motions, but declared
propositions adopted which were clearly re.
Jected, and, in defiance Of the charter, has re-
fused to have the justice OF his decisions tested
by record Of the yeas and nays: and he has,
IN the absence Of quorum, permitted bills to
De presented and pronounced them passed. In
these and other acts Of petty tyranny and con.
tempt OF law he has shown that his personal
and partisan preJudices disqualify him as a
presiding Officer, even If he had been legally
exalted TO that position.
In his remarks to his friends in the Board en-
the 18th instant he appeared to realize the re-
spoDsibi!ify resting upon him. He SAID that
the aGuestions at issue seem ed TO be narrowed
down 10 the simple question whether or not he
should resign his position" But this he inti-
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suit in breaking mp all that had been thus far
done-ail their legislation and the acts of the
Joint meeting which inaugurated the Mayor"
The hypocrisy of this pretext for continued
usurpation will be manifest when we state
that no ordinance has yet been pas sed. so far
as we know. by both Boards, and, conssq uently
there is no legislation to b. ssbroken up;'' aud,
rs respects the inauguration of the Mayor, it
will be remembered with what gratulationS
Mr.. Richards and his friends received the de-
cision OF Judge Fisher that Mr. Bowen was
May de fdefo The Judge could not have given
any other decision. Mr.. Bowen was then in
possession OF the office. He IS still in posses
SION. and there is no contestant. Will Mr..
Richards inform Us. from the depths OF his legal
chair OF the Board OF Aldermen will
have the effect OF depriviBg Mr. BO ven of tae
office he holds. and eIecting him from the City
Hall We pause for reply. Does he hold
that the resignation or death Of a president of
the Board of Aldermen who may have installed
May or yacates the office of the Mayor Every
intelligent person must see that the reason now
assigned by Mr. Richards for "holding ono is
mere subterfuge, in character with othar
statements relating to his present unenviable
position. When he shall place il in :he power
of ma iority of the members of the Board to
elect their own officers there VIII be an end OF
the present difficulty-not before. We shall
BOT consent TO serve as ssdummies" TO be COUNT
ed In NAL king quorum, whilst denied any
voice in the legislation of the Board.
WM. W. MOORE.
DONALD MCCATHeAN
AsBURY LLOYD,
Il. r. MoRsELL,
WM TALBERT.
r. w. FENwICK
subscribe TO the foregoing paper, with the
qualification that 1 was not present on the Ssn
OF June, (having been detained at home by SICK
ness but from testimony satisfactory 10 n |
have full confidence in all that is stated by the
Aldermen whose names are above subscribed,
IN respect TO the proceedings OF that dav.
JOHN q. LARMAN.