The New York herald., 1870-02-08
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Republican organs are making capital out OF
| the reported disruption in the democratic
majority in the State Senate in regard to the
proposed now city charter. That a democratic
majority in the Legislature Of New York
should get at loggerheads after twenty years
deprivation Of power is uncxampled In the
history OF the democratic party in this
State since the days Of Jackson. The
new charter restores to the municipality
Of the metropolis it's ancient rights Of sove-
reignty, Of which it was deprived because
a majority of the members of the Legislature
from the rural districts of the republican per-
suasion imagined there were pickings and
stealngs here in which they had no hand or
finger. Hence their anxiety to delye in the
supposed new political Golconda.
Now, it has come to this-either the demo-
cratic Senators will manfully support the new
charter or they will whirl the State
again into the radical line. There are
four gentlemen who enjoy the distinguished
honor Of being representatives Of the demo-
cracy of the State in the higher branch of the
Legislature. Three Of these are from the
metropolis proper. We mean Harry Genet,
/ Mike Norton and Tom Creamer. The quartet
is finished by the Introduction Of Senator
Chris Norton from Plattsburg, Clinton county.
Senator Henry W. Genet is scheduled as
Tammany democrat, and halls from the dis
trict of Harlem, New York city. He was born
in the land Of steady habits in 1928. Beside
Genet has won very largely upon the esteem
Of his fellow citizens by an upright and manly
career as a whig and democratic politician.
Sometimes old wings make very poor demo-
Gratis, but in the case Of Mr.. Genet he has won
laurels under the banners Of democratic Tam
many, and there does not appear to be any
reason why he should 60 back upon her in the
vital matter of the new city charter.
Michael H. Norton 10 also q Tammany
democrat Michael will belle his ancestry if
he neglects the present opportunity to stick to
the principles Of self-government as vindicated
upon the soil Of his nativity by the pouring out
of precious blood in behalf Of the freedom Of
the Green Isle. In remembering Old Ireland
Mike will remember Old Tammany.
Thomas J. Creamer is also Tammany DEM
ocrat. Senator Creamer is a native OF the
metropolis. He knows as well as any other
representative man the wants of the city and
the free principles upon which it should be
governed. Everybody likes Creamer. He Is
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cal festivities, and it would be strange indeed
if no should wander from the fold and turn his
back upon his gentle foster-mother, genial
Tammany. Senator Creamer is a man of sense
and discretion. His course in regard to the
new Magma Charta will be viewed with es-
pecial interest by his many friends and sup
porters in the city.
Christopher F. Norton, from Clinton county
(no relation, as we take it, of our Mike), the
fourth in the quartet of doubtful Senators, is
democrat. It is his boast that mono of his
name, nor any ono else hailing from the noble
fields of Plattsburg, which fringe Lake Cham
plain, where the distinguished Macdonough
won imperishable renown in 1914 by
splendidly whipping British squadron
under Commodore Downie, ever proved
recreant to the principles of self-govern-
ment, and it is hardly expected that
Senator Chris Norton will suffer his Iaurels
to be scared by an abandonment Of time
honored democratic principles upon this ques-
ton of restoring to the city Of New York her
just municipal rights.
We will remind these doubtful Senators that
the adoption Of the new charter viii be
second in the page Of history only to the
adoption Of the constitution of the United
States. Therefore it will be exercising the
part of wisdom as we'll as of patriotism for them
to cast no obstacles in the way of its triumphant
success. Let the whole instrument be tho
roughly ventilated. If there be niger in the
woodpile, draw him out and show him up. But
do not permit grand measure like this,
framed and intended for the benefit Of over a
million of people, be thwarted by the machina-
tions Of political adversaries or the intrigues of
local factonists.
MURDERous ATTACK on AMERICANS IN
HAVANA Americans were attacked in
the streets of Havana on Sunday morning.
They were fred on at first by rowdy and
afterwards treated in most cruel manner by
the mob who gathered round them. One of
the men was killed, two others were seriously
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