The New York herald., 1869-01-10
CITY POLITICS.

T1u.rtany at Pgace--TIie F0titscai hOrtT0n
AN screne--A Brief Revicw--T'he New
city Goyernmena--rue Mayor aud Cem-
rep Ccanetl--'The Daiy Of ,he Latter
rnA.InaAy General Cummitfee for 1863
The Democratic Union Geueral Committee
The Ta,nnsuy Machine 10 bc smashed Up
The Police .Justicestip Vacancies.
There Is not much TO be SAID Just now under the
head Of city politics. There are no offices imme-
dlatey looming up to call into the any Of the
thousand claimants that watch the political horizon
for the first glimpse OF anything that offers chance
for Office Tanmany is at peace. The horizon Is
all serene. II is all plain sailing at present ana not
a prize in sight. Therefore we must turn TO take
bpef review Of the ded az it has been won. rather
than sketch present or speculate on coming con-
test
TRE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Mayor has entered very auspiciously upon
his field OF duties. A good score has been maze ~
the start ana it may from ali present appearances,
be confidently expected that victorious run WIN DC
made to the end. Mayor Hail is verifying the most
hopeful ancipations OF his party, aud quickly DIS
arning his late political opponents ofeyery sembance
of hostility or opposition In which the late contest
originated or that 1t engendered In the lew brief
da,s since his Inauguration he has been present ut
several public meetings OF the citizens convened Tor
carrying out objects which they had Mt heart,
and he has these occasions received most wei
come and cheering greetings from men OF all parties
ana political productions. His forthcoplng inau-
gura address is anxiousy looked forward to; and II
Il DO oi a character-as no doubt 1t willto assure
the people OF the blessings OF a wise, just and
economical government, and as Tar as the powers
and prerogatiyes OF chlei inayistrate cah secure
such ne will undoubtedly, become one 0i the most
popular Mayors that ever presided over the CITY
government.
Both branches OF the Common Council have gone
tremendously 10 work. The officers OF last year
have been re,eleced. AS yes no -, measure
of eiIer board afford cue as 10 what tieir future
action will be-wheiher their course Will be In the
old rucks OF lobbery and extravaganza or whether
they will raise themselves TO the clean level OF honest
and upright city fathers. watchiul over and care
fl OF the interests their fellow citizens With the
examne Of the Chief Magistrate before their eyes,
and the lesson SCI them by the lately elected City
Judge, whose personal profit ana gain were sacrnced
to sense Of duty and honor, II they nave but
modicum OF sefrespect or OF senstiveness TO public
opinion much good may be expected In time OF our
municipal rulers. They VIII have done much not
only to honor themselves, but TO abate somewhat the
opprobrium which up tn the present time nus Dut
too deseryedly attached TO the Office they hold.
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE FOR lsoJ-iTS USES AND
IT'S ORGANIZATION.
This Is the great political lever Of the democratic
party OF which tine prime movers are Peter Bis
marcI Sweeny and William NJ. Tweed. These are
the two Archimedes that Win this lever can raise
and lower move 70 ths rght OF iet make 40 t lnis
way, the whole great democratic world OF New YORK.
Az not only the body itself, but all the members
thereof the would be considered chiefs OF the party
judges and princes IN lsrael-or in Tammany-
all come under the action OF this double handed
lever, engineered by the Tammany Archlmedli.
The committee. or lever. is composed OF 1886 men,
more or less political prominence and standing,
elected from the several wards Of the city to do the
bidding Of Peter b. ana William NJ. This body met
ar TamInany Hall a week ago and organized by the
election q VILLAIN 1 NJ % Tweed a. CHAIRMAN M aars and
taries. MIR. Tweed and his associate officers have
served 50 ably and acceptably for many years past
ffnp af
FORM THIS General Committee, representing oil
classes OF the democratic party, Is source OF
grea. political strength 70 aammans, mt ana
unayailing all attempts to subyert its influence and
power. one noticeable feature In the organization
OF the committee tor the present Is the Increased
representation accorded to the German element.
This is In consideration of the great accession Of
German republicans and German democratic p0iiti-
clans but heretofore dlsaifected towards Tammany
who have lately gone over to the regulars" and
are now earnest ana united In support ol Iammany.
THE DEMOCRATIC UNION GENERAL COMMITTEE,
which met &C Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street, on
Wednesday evening last for the purpose OF putting
year, had most dsorganized time of
It. The assembly was evidently composed
OF two conflicting elements-the anti Lamnany
1amnany under the uniform Of Union democrats.
Nelson J. Waterbury, the only one OF the Democratic
Union leaders, not worth the purchase OF Tammany,
that has been left TO the organization was present,
and declared that lar as he was concerned he was
for determined effort 10 break up the Tammany
ring Alter this let Peter Bismarck look well 10 his
means OF resistance Nelson j. has vowed lts
destruction and Tannany VIII have TO repair 70 It's
tutelar saint protect it from the terrible Water
bury IL II fails to put faith ia Bismarck, who never
vet ralied it In more direiul exigencies than that
threatened by the payed-0ut would-be leader OF
THs POLICE JUsricEsHiPs.
The Yorkye Police Court l. still nominay presided
over by the Register-wnlom Big Judge Colnoly-
aud much To the clagrin and disappointment of half
u dozen candidates ior the office, he shows no sign
thar ne viii resign II. What VITA the friends
il DesiCrcu
Park, and tue pressure brought 10 bear upon him to
vacate his .usticeship now inat he has been SO iat
capon-lined ut the public expense that he need
hunger thirst any more were IL not that Tor
tue pleasure Of quenching the latter he would prefer
getting thirsty thirty times day; Notwithstanding
All this pressure and all these demands upon him,
the bury Register takes his args outside the fark
paiinss as imperturbably ana 'sniinsy', as ever.
lie was 80 long candidate himself that he THINKS
others afford 20 wait until ne has made mp ills
mind what 10 do In the premises There are some
haif dozen candidates Tor the Justiceship whose
names we have before gwen anu, as previously
stated, the probability IL that the Big Judge or tue
Pig Register viii continue to hold the scales OF JUS
tice and lie the terror OF j. A. kennedy IN the York
vile district tll alter the adournnent OF tue Legis
latufe
caucy ia December next, the present Justice Mans
field, going out inevitably though he WILL 0f course,
be a candidate for reelection There are already
two candidates prominently spoken OF for the va
cancy--Captain Mount, OF the seventeenth precinct.
and Mr.. George Nuester. . German. Both are popu-
lar men, ana between them, should the little game he
left 10 themselves tue contest would he close and
exciting.
Democratic Union General Committed.
The solid and orderly members Of this branch OF
the democracy met last evening at Masonic Hall Tor
the purpose OF electlng permanent Officers. II Will
be remembered that at meeting held ON wednes-
day night last number OF the adherents Of a well
known uptown politician and would.be leader
managed, as Is alleged, by surreptitous means
to gain possession OF the meeting room
and endeavored by physical force to make
themselves masters OF the situation. The 'gangr
succeeded in upsettng and breaking portions OF the
furniture In propcng the secretary from the plat
form on to the benches in the hail. In electing their
trusty friend chairman, and finally In levyng . tax
on him to the amount OF one morocco p0cketb0ok,
containing United States promises to pay TO tho
value OF Sl03 and number Of papers ''of no value
to anybody except the owner" and In ievying