New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-18
MUNICIPAL REFORM.
GOV. HoFFMAN's AID INVOKED.

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JUDGE BARRETT--THE GOVERNORS ATTI-
| TUDE-CHARLEs O'CONoR DEPUTED TO ACT
WITH TIE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
The Committee of Ten appointed by the
Committee OF Seventy TO wait upon the Governor and
implore his interference in behalf OF the cause Of
financial reform In this city left on the socloek tran
Yesterday morning, for Albany. Three Of the Com
mittee Messrs. Roosevelt, Ledwith and Bailey, were
unable to go. Those who went were ex'Judge Pierre
| pont Chairman Gen. John A. Dix. exGoV. salomon
| the Hon. Henry @. stebbns, tho Hon. John "heeler'
| VIM. G. Barrett and James Brown. Upon arriving IN
Albany the party proceeded at once to the Executive
Chamber, and after short delay on account OF tne
| temporary absence Of Attorney-General Champlain
whom Gov. Holman desired to be present. e1'Judge
Perrepont delivered the following address:
JUDGE PIERREPoNT's ADDRESS.
| Gov. HOFFMAN: To you, the Chief Magis-
trate of this great State come in time Of public
danger and much peril to the peace Of our city The
Treasury hos been pundered suffered to be punucred
| OF enormous sums by It's legal guardians, and s no"
without means Of paying the honest laborers upon
| whose wages their families depend for daily bread.
Through the frauds Of our city rulers large numbers OF
men engaged upon the public works will be thrown out
of employment because the funds appropriated for the
wages have been stOlen and the depression In business
consequent upon the recent disasters will render new oc
cupatIon for the labOrer unusually difficult Fraud and
misrule have 80 impaired the credit OF the city that
money cannot be obtained to keep the suffering aborers
employed while the present distrused rulers retain tneH
official places.
Although the gigantic frauds upon the City Treasury
have been exposed and the names OF many OF
the defrauders have been published yet no steps have
been taken by the city officials to recover back the pr
Joined money or to bring the criminals to justice NOT
an arrest has been made and suit has been insi
uted by the rulers OF plundered city, Not corrupt
or delinquent officer has resigned and not STEP mas
been taken to impeach remove single betrayer OF
official trust and the same men under whose TlcReu
rule our proud city been brought to its present hu
initiation still hold sway unmoested by any action on
the part of the State whose laws they have so wanony
defed.
By the Cons ution Of the State, which is supreme
above all statutes cunning charters 1t Is expressly
provided that "he e1ecutre poer shall De vested ~ me
Gorernor" that "he Governor shall be COMMANDMENT
Chief of he military aud ndra forces Of The Stote ana
that "he shall take that the ars are faithfully exc
euted The laws are not faithfully executed, but ney
are grossly violated, and shameless fraud ana pundcr
riot in the Treasury upon money Of which the honest
aborer deprived, and which the Infamous lax Levy
has wrung from the toling people.
Representing the citizens Of New-York through pody
known as the Committee of Seventy call upon you to
rescue the city through the power OF your great ONCE
and under the solemn sanction OF the oath Wmch you
have taken support the Constitution OF the State we
ask you "take that the laws arc fathfuy exc
cuted" No fmsy web Of cunning fraud inwoven in the
steathy charter can take away your constitutional
powers Our sturdy people VIII not Tolerate tue
IDEA that s PSy STar he tas hats cam
impeach suspend them from office but ther conlen
@e Ts a FOGu snSW that the CHER
Of the State under Its aT om e
raI mower The people will not believe that the Chief
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the laws and appropriate the public FUNDS 10 tner p
We. and the community which we represent 6slle eve
the City from further disaster We desire 70 aid you
OF the abest counsel which be had and such as viii
acceptable 70 You and all Under y0% snd s nT"
fcred asss lance knowing as we 90 that the
the S work Gsr S SS ocsrs t ean
we AJAX that the Governor will be advised Of the true
which the Constitution gives him, to save as from the
fearful misrule under which we suffer to suspend from
ne cre 40 the s6Orer may receive the
Of e Of % nave S
readiness military force sufficient to quell any unlawful
Th9 we haye no nss Of
disturbance from the honest laborers who may be de-
RaTe stolen their wages But the danger to be appre
hended from those who may be set on by desperate
men to cover their own inquities.
In the name OF the plundered taxpayers Of the city
in Of s o esnS s SRT Vn
through the coming Winter; in the name OF anmSRity
Maeisrate, under the supreme law Of thesate to
ercse your ample powers and arrest these terrible
the military and naval forces and more potent STILL the
enlightened awakened public sentiment OF a tne honest
tnnity embrace it, and take the enduring honors which
brave people give for worthy deedsl Not 90 partisans
az ss s the sce% nj any Of duty and
sacred Of justice OF law OF peace ana OF %
These are brief the views which we entertain Of
the situation and your SRt uh
r no here are men almost all the different
occnnations Gov. Solomon Is here, who perhaps, may
man fellow citizens-an eminent LAWYER VINO VIII IN ms
%SeS SS He ih 6Gs the Governor
whom you have long Known asungu shh M"ye h
win ea spptiys p ABLE and most efficient chairman
Of our Committee Of Seventy win express IN MS GSn
Wheeler who know Democratic member
Thoss energy s1a sTprs. "" any
which he has and Mr. Brown, you fnow well tne repre-
Of that ss R nO9ss and who
found on the side Of right We have, neSde win 9s,
Cen DIX we nave Known for so many years He has
come from his seaside home to give tne sanction OF ms
presence and the influence OF nS non0reo name "AS'
We ''H REMARKS OF GOV. sALoMoN.
| ,o, mt nrepared Gov. Hoffman, to make any argi-
en upon these questions, nor do suppose this Is the
time or place for you to consider sucn arguments iuy
what have to say this subject beg TO say merely In
oonvorsational manner In looking over our situation
- ,h oitv ~ New-York it seemed to Vs. and be-
eve that there Is lawful and constitutional authority
and mower vested in you to rescue us from the perous
a,uaton IN which we md ourselves. The fact must be
&S9o Z to Sa Ing
man IN Ia verge OF revolution and riot, The City Of
SeWYorx for past two years has been In the hands
OF so endeayored asfar possible To up the
raSts Of the crimes committed by them or BY their
s to1is and their crimes brought to Light have
used al possible endeavGrs for ne purpS.e Of further
Connected themsRSd thsss men are over The
pePntv They have looked the ground, and have
| OF Dof N do far nj