New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-21
ruE CHARTER APPROVED.
Continued from First Rage.


ana ope wronged, outraged. plundered ana indignant
IN N mass and by an overwhelming vote rebuked
~ Iupderers and redeemed the cause Of popular gov
rom the obloquy heaped upon II nv its enemies
ernn.eTs have done an they could do 10 vind
.ste their integrity before the cNh1eu WorIo anu
. S SG,,v % and disROH0red them The principal
act0rs have yielded % the irresistible power OF pub
sninon by abandoning the official trusts which they
nave prosued to the most corrupt uses In regard 20
MIN whom you invested with the Chief Executive
s n Is enough that he be tired early day
Wv fury OF the country, and TO them am wiling 20
,ave him cannot, however fOrhear 10 ada tnat every
Stminded citizen has felt Inundated by the fact that.
~ the midst OF all the denominations Of which he is
SSsssscd your Chief MagisfraCy by paltry testing, as
SNero nddlOd when Rome was burning" The citizens
n New-YOrk have borne this dishonor, this Injustice
Ms spoation, with most exemplary patience.
1oeed such page they have suffered has never been
inflicted upon community under color OF law since the
World began do not hesitate to say that there is no
c,her city in ChristendOm which would not have re-
sissd Of appealing as we have DONE the balotbox
ana the peaceful arbirament Of law. But our patience
among ms with their ill-cotten wealth in their hand
setting pubic opinion in this respect at defiance WINE
they have been carrying their depredatiOns. the c
has fallen under the control OF the most desperate
uarauders. Neither life nor property has as muCs
ecurity here as they have In the worst governed
elsewhere. Peaceabe citizens are assaulted punueIet
and murdered in open day, and sometimes IN l az these
fe1uened thOroughfares and the perpetrators OF Iuese
acts Of violence in most cases are PeTea 70 20 o fv
say without teaI "a %r there is so much unpunishe
ne as there Is here to-day The social decentralization
Sas crown for the part ont OF the unbrdied cupdW
LS be ofc{a corruption OF our rulers Very naturally,
We are inpatient 90 put an end 10 these eNs loI our
own sake, for the cause OF good government ana pc
,vsc n continued the time may come, and ii may not
So ar distant when the people, desparng OF redress by
Neal means, may rise up as every community mas
St 10 do when injustice and oppression become ntOl-
ershe and take the remedy into their own hands from
nch an extremity this involving consequences OF the
most fearful character desire above all things To Dc
Ne look. then the LEGISLATURE not without impa-
rce or relief through the adoption Of the Charter we
have prepared for its consideration find no iaut with
.bt b,dt on the contrary, thankful 10 the Assem-
tiy a. Inc vote ordering the bill 10 O third reading.
Considering its importance it has been acted on In as
yecied No one think, will deny the Justice Of this
tribute the Assembly, when we consider the strong
teed-rom those who hope to revive the system OF dep
relation which has been for the moment
pscomrn TO retain their ofces-rom those who
sre willing to put great reform IN peril by opposing
the Charter because II contains s3Ie DIVISIONS
they do not approve; and hnay, through lne WIans
outside politicians more intent on tnelr own INTERESTS
20 tIo Uursgit of n3frouace and power by alternating
IRON each other men of the same prnciples are exert
We now appeal the Legislature to disregard al these
clements OF opposition and to give US the Charter our
oppressed ] was member OF the Committee on Legs
litou hy which It was framed do not say IL Is pei
Of is details But this can sincerely say tlat " was
framcl with delberation, candid inle i5
gard TO the interests Of the city which
Sogd 9t Po'IDeS moTe Careful scrutiny
Taii ts details than anv other CharterI care not by
sv body of men however enlightened experienced,
VII en- all at the outset he perfect. We are legslatng
fy million uf people. The Constitution OF the United
State under which we live, was framed Tor three NIL
hons ava II was the result Of the continued labor, from
nv 3, S,ppmber OF as able and conscientious men as
ever M COuclave and VET at the nrSt session OF the
FIRST Congress-, ten amendments OF character as I'M
submit! the states and were ratified by them during
tie succeeding years. The LessatuTe OF TINS STATE
meets every II provision or the ClarJer snOu
be- found in practice TO work untavoraDly IL can
bc pIoi-pl amended or rclcacu b1I Isius' 70 ~ az
cc IL because it is not by every one deemed absolutely
nce from objection Is to ASK 1or ~ b o..
opinion which. venture 10 saw no slc Mn, M
ever commanded There Is one CONSIDERATION WHich
nay exist against the Charter because some OL OtL
fic men who have been active IN political movements
Lcrt have taken NJ par N ts hT re VI Is @
vrrii,},y iimid and fears 20 make enemies. think
or AMI honest rsforIDers greatly mistake their true
Interest," II is capital error iOI men OF ldIRe mems VI
hear the burden the task OF restoring TO the CIV an
honest aad cconomCat so|etAieLI Ui 1t NV,
ef.r.uaUy uVerthrown, the time viii soon come Wneh
tSey nave nothing in prospect but the foriorn hope
~ 81 cop,'auiops of Ulysses that they may he the last
20 e lryc!irc1 This Charter then, may justly De sau
- the men OF moderate means, the larger class,
t.. i,Inr Of hand OF b.ain the prosperity of this
~ has been brought out. 1t is this class which appeals
most cnnlaticaily aud earnestly for aid and relief 70 It's
o r,-cscntsyes in the Legislature and to the repre-
scntatiyss o. kindred interests in other parts OF Jle
ste Great fortunes con bear, WllhouI lucOINen
&c a GOOD deal of plumber But on those whose means
49, ,uaccnt for the comfortable support OF thel
families dcprcdatiOns like those 10 Nhlch we INV u
s,ni.cte. f through the enhancement OF prices WIN
oufr, We weight We call Oh tue members yI INT Loe
t,ltturc, therefore 10 give DdcA 70 US lno % sba
80 rnyrumcnt more especially for tue sake 81 tnOse
io whom they Indispensable Inc PROSPERITY ano
ouor of state, OF which this city Is part tue cause
nj GOOD order aud public morals every pTlnclpe OF JUST
ice every consideration which can aIaen US 70 our ee
A. gt t.fr hlnds-a Municipal Government OF orr own
choice which We sincerely DeheVe vi" euaOIe Us ~ Pu'
IN eud To existing evils.
SPEECH OF JOSEPH II CHOATE.
FrtIOw-CITzENs: This makes three tunes since TINS
t revolution broke out that you have assembled In
mas meeting to with your own eyes once more INTO
,,ou, own affairs, and take such measures for
Te0uircs II is for You, here and now 10 express
yC,ir views upon the instrument drawn up Tor your
bed throughout the length and breadth OF the
S,tf tApplausel 1t would seem at the hrst blush as
We III been guilty OF the folly OF counting some OF
our chickens before they were fairy hatched LaugleT
Ts,,,.so n was the fault OF own presumption IN
Tr,ing that they would make ourselves judges OF the
stua,n but there they have 6eenwa the tenants OF
ing a fearful ten oy now Tor 90 days together on tue
~ nd VET there has not been the chipping
Of Inc lis, shell to Indicate That the first one Of our IA
yo5J poIit,caI cbickcns was ready to out. And
nov, cy have n sted for brief period from their La
b0rs and gone home 20 their constituents, ana IL De-
booy YOU tonight let their constituents hear from
o la tones thar shall not be mistaken, that they and
n IL 'rvarts in the Legislature shall understand when
tA.y assemble next week that this Is your Charter
and toi the people OF this State demand its passage,
wiz .out sgbstlual change and without unnecessary
dsay a. the only of rescutn2 US from the out
rear viii les under which We have so long suffered
jAnuaus,l IS your business 10 let the people OF this
sise sud ter representatives at Albany understand
that Ee work OF reform that we De6au llsI 10
yet hal barely commenced and that we cannot 20 step
jurhr without their aid at Albany. Why, how
l.ts ~ an we promised has been yet accomplished.
True r Ia that the infamous four OF the Ring have been
salt red ana ground in pieces Thank God for that
lAppHusaI Tweed aud Sweeny We're Pheasant anu
ioyel Ia Geir lives, and in their death they were not
CY.drt. IApplausc and laugherl Connolly, after rus
tcitug for period In the retirement OF LudlOw-st mas
now M ken himself rural regions, In search OF
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