The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-18

uul Law.
A delegation from the Committee Of Seventy
waited upon Governor Hoffman, at Albany,
yesterday, aud laid before him statement
purporting to represent the condition of our
municipal affairs, with view Of inducing tho
Governor to interpose in some way or other
to rescue the city from the hands of the present
office-holders. The address Of Judge Pierre
pont, the remarks Of other members Of
the deputation and the reply Of Gov
ernor Hoffman are published in the
HERALD to-day. 1t is difficult to
gather, from the highly colored speech OF
Judge Pierrepont, exactly what the committee
required the Governor to do. To be sure he
was told that the executive power is vested
in him that he is the Commander Chief Of
the naval and military forces of the State;
that he is to take care that the laws are faith
fully executed that ''no fimsy web of cum
ming fraud interviewer in the stealtby charter
can take away his constitutional powers;
that ''the robust sense Of our people breaks
through these shams, and knows that the Chief
Magistrate of the State under its supreme
law can suspend public robbers and law
breaking conspirators from official power,
and great deal more of what might be truth
fully called 'elttering generalities. But
whether he was required to march military
force into the city and to send gunb0at down
the Hudson River was not distinctly stated.
Ex-Governor Solomon, it is true, came more
directly to the point and suggested that as the
Governor would clearly have the right to
declare martial law and to take military pos
session of New York in the event Of riot and
bloodshed in the streets, no might as
well exercise the power at once and
seize upon the municipal government
at the point of the bayonet. But the
Governor quietly asked whether Mr.. Salo-
mon could find any warrant in the constitu-
ton for the usurpation of such arbitrary
power; and although the latter expressed the
opinion that the courts would sanction the
lawless act-an opinion from which all think
ing people will differ-:he Governor politely
declined to play the part Of an executive
revolutionist. The delegation was reminded
that in order to obtain Executive Interference
they must be specific in their charges aud in
their demands, and must require at the hands
of the Governor in reality the enforcement OF
the he laws, and not t As violation, ..
The interview will be productive of good.
1t will ease the minds of the frightened CON-
mitteemen, if they really apprehend riot and
boodshed in the city, inasmuch as they are
told, first, that ample preparation has been
made to meet any difficulty of that character
and to enforce the laws and maintain public
order; and next, that the Governor, after
searching inquiry, has failed to discover
any indication of an intention on the
part OF any person to break the
peace, and believes that the cleo
ton Of next month will pass off in
quiet and orderly manner. 1t will clear
away gr eat deal Of the mist that has envel-
oped our municipal troubles, inasmuch as the
Governor, in few pointed, common sense re-
marks, reminds the people that, however shame
fully the Treasury may have been plundered
IN the past, there is now no danger of any
waste or incorporation of the public
money-frst, because Deputy Comptroller
Green is at the head of the financial depart
ment, and next. because in the event of
the removal nf Deputy Green, which
the delegates pretended to apprehend
the injunction Of the Court steps in to the pro-
lection of the TREASURY. 1t will remind the
taxpayers too. that their plai". duty Is to aid
the citys credit at this time by PROM pay
ment Of their taxes, aud there are few men
who will not agree with the Governor in the
opinion that the citizens who withhold pay
lnent, under the fmsy plea that frauds have
GERS. are Influenced, not by considerations for
the public good, but by the desire to use their
money for their own purposes.
The deputation made one singular state
ment They informed the Governor that
money could not much longer be obtained to
double surprise to the people. 1t is gener-
ally believed that the credit of the city is ex-
cellent, and that such city bonds as can be
legally issued are taken up with avidty on
the market. There certainly has been no
hesitation on the part Of capitalists to invest
in such securities, and any amount that
might be offered by Deputy Green tomorrow
would find ready purchasers. But even
should there be any difficulty in me-
gotiating city bonds, the people
remember that the wealthy gentlemen
of the committee who make this remarkable
attack upon the public credit have pledged
and bound themselves to supply Deputy Green
with all the money he may need to carry on
A. -.-.-rmant. even should i he necessary
to await legislative action before obtaining
repayment. DO they now ignore or recall
this pledges Are they willing to leave Mr..
Green in the lurch and to see his financial
administration a miserable failure? Let US