New-York tribune., 1872-07-22
GENERAL POLITICS.
.PorrT THE LEGISLATURE AND TIE Rh-
FORMERS


ro "a. Fdffor OF INC rrtbNRe'
sn. Mr. Rush c. Hawkins has had his say
-, ,u seems not disposed to correct his Hiss'ae
,,,onts oven when made quite apparent trust you
mo-, and room for @ few simple facts. Al a''onf' "
tttcis, or correct the Address of the eXAfsenl"!
man. adapted by The Times Of the llth oil '', 49,
he preslmpt0n What is truth 70 nm Seems 'iA0 u"
lbcrate falscho5d me, because forsoo'h ~ =
Of my sphere, and he sees fraud ana eoiI ny ~
ct while require evidence. Il seems 10 he the a'e
of his genius occupied the contemplation oi the great
rcsut Of things aud the forcreachlng VISIONS OF Ue
statesman" 20 overlook simple facts. The last ulal'
,crirr ont into Che dark night Of moral aud political
chaos he gives no thought 20 ordinary matters anu
v,i,v should hel We make but one complaint Lu'nei
d-,, t,e Devil ont but the Devil drove ont Hawkins
anil tid. with every advantage in HaWNnss laVor'
for te shows ie most cousumUatc knowledge Oh an ,Ho
ants OFF the lobbyists. and they aided MN n9 i"iN'"e
with "ueuoil dots iu ms Blue Book the hanes VI '-
cofr1ptlou.st- who daily bought ana Sou' "" o"
him when 20 stick % his opposition &C Many Vi US
- s,,r A ID Earlcr and no lobbyist " ever suggested
IN me when % sck 10 or let 80 Of any Dill h"Ae no
deuq1 of h.- statement that the whole oody OF inc
ttilre. of New Y0rk, ,New-Jersey, andPcnusyiVanm
and even t4e Congress az Washington, Acknowledge
some Railroad Eing' their supreme ana aos"'u'o
~ o. o 81. dictates the laws to De passed and defeated
Or that u,c Cove nor "si-ncd many laws cOiIul"3
ra.sed TO enable lbs friends steal from the taxpayers
cf ,-v Work --ol1aal" or that Van Mort the ieu
and trusted confidential clerk of Controller Green Tor
u long wears 10 the very hour Of bis present appoint
ment came in through the back door oil I'inu"",
H the successor of the great leader or the rings anu
Rlcd his department with rapscaiuons usue" ON' y"
,,r..1.' OF .bat the Boards of Aldermen ana ASSIST
amt Aldermen Che Department Of Docks and nearly an
tbe tler ritv departments are the offensive poluca
c,Yar,f- of the siums Of the city, or that the Re
form LcaslIturc less expensive t-A inc Coul'''
or taat -Ir Hawkins found out " how 10 ouy % mem
hers who would take checks 70 thcf own oIuc4'
"ard then shield Themselves by committing per
iuryo or that tie Judiciary Committee and
tre Railroad Committee, and the Committee
.r Commerce and Navigation, and even All
tlt. members of his own Committee eNcant hhn-eiI
wore corruption ,ts for "the Committee ON cues he'
Nj O'Couor's bill orremJviug Hall, OGornin' fiei's'
and others t,o months and halt' ali refused 20 re-
port To- To DE sure, ylu ask for proof there t'e
rub.r hu, SHAT matter when Won have hs assertion t'l
ev.-v u,c ger iu tIc state IS br'e-Iaer ana per-
i.r and that constituencies are quite as corrupt Us
t,r~cureseutltive- F0rtls llat Is logical sequence.
TIC people were thoroughly aroused, ANA Sought loI
rlr best men hc last election, and when oi l0 o""
senator. ami As,cmblrmon. 1Hi1s alone pro. rJ I'd ''
~ viii not say honest but not hr7e-tlior aud per-
iuraryyh0 can deny Jlat sequglc.l The question with
me s with such adgant yes. should not Hawkins. ii SD
dead earnest have made lt very hot for the corrup
uou.-tsl
NOW to the facts so uH.mQortant ID TIE eyes or ST.
savs of Gl Nd. 313; 10 understood to have been
drawn Dry Mr. Miles IL was reported by the Judiciary
Committee as a substitute for one OF mine,' &c.
/ never drew line Of 10. It never was re-
ported as substitute for any other, and II does not
leave the law substantially was but 10 repea.s iAe
vlaiuous law that gave ID foreclosure and partition
safes TO the Sheriff Ny bin was introduced January H.
only rwo days after the committees appointed and
long before UlNkIus', bin was heard Of II 'trucK 40
auJ overthrow of tIo gr0sscst 0urlgo of Ring lec-
Iatou. Uawk.ns's "mad buH' and "red haE
plunge, was 40 whole system of legislation, good
AID bad. and accomplished nothing. Agreed
that his longer stay would have resulted In
90 GOOD 90 the State" Would r have been so q he had
been t.ue watclnlu HovIug wolf u.sht and day
when there was none, simply disguised Oh. people and
c,.Ipated their energies. It TOO much Ike calling
out tle troops in Virginia 20 prevent the cows from
rescuiug John Brown. To is not generally known that
but few public acts are considered their III rits."
doubt IL anybody but Hawkins knows it, Why dld DE
not make 10 known j. true II is great praise" 70
hun that he was honest but wholly imp0tent Luther,
Washington and others Who have fought the good dght
20 he final crown would have thoneht 10 faint praise
MT Hawkins SAYS the railroads above and undergro und
are usually organized 17 worthless set OF scamps.
cite Cornelius Vanderbilt and ls associates, william b.
OrI.1 Wa. B Duncan, and Brown Bros. 81 Coz, slow
Lov truly. TIE Ring chartered a short cross--9wn
horse railroad tle franchise 60 he sold no public
auction Instead Of The "R.nc mon" getting i for
% execute the grant, and tuc Legislature saw ht by
B $50. -al % correct s0 great an outrage hy author
exu.rcd while the " Ring held 10 m ther power.
He say, BAD No. 75l passed n'aty a- introduced nor
hc tIrse- % -r tHal the Judiciary committee reporttd
whose Intelligence ana zeal for reform found credeuce
WITH Them ana i-e people, examined tle matter. and
Co,nm.'tor. secured change OF the report and pro-
I cannot be hr- 10 looks. down in orr common air,
DIE ielJera. -e 4o11 70 say tIe Pacific 1.l ., as
p--e ll4Wed lc directors 20 Jsae ile sitcAlo.l-ls
money without their consent % buy stocks Nr after 10
Ll. once been %. ediea. That was tle ver} n.Qufr
ta ed 10 jlr daelt ~ me ur't DILL Ihe .lt hll. dl-
i-h.i provided ,la tAey -hlud uot %" l without th.
consent Ht fWD-thrs ul a tue -IOc.l1ller-f bur OF
Goad ,l0 MA. long T short. and Who Win tie Ise
SlnH1o0oJ1 20 back him could not save mis- direction.
mains however. 90 establish tle high honor ol
Nr IT. a.t tho hDf-0m.ns- V.ia.ur of the LEGISLATURE
-tIa- f---,1 n a " ana i,. % 70 s1cI
eo.r .rs supported Hawkins, uut -Ioud not pay what
instead provided that they shou.d pay what was Justly
and cquIv uHe' To- every creditor, buJ nothing that
was not justly due TO any. In old times, p4rta-ty ID
Judiciary Committee 80 Thought IN Blrnard's case.
i'c'h-eI0eu l', si--e lo one Fit.5Ilea ~
JHr subcommittee 'v.rwheiucd Do with work.
o4 H't perfect WlaJ Ac udu pttA goo -lI1ieAl oi lI-
C.l rent 90 perfect iu COMMITTED. He -trOv- 20 give
M oGg[ og rld ini 'Sl9 SIf oGe 9T u 9rg of % s
nur-cmcnt except on the public audit and concurrence
creditor because Connolly violated some mere ecnl-
city 20 have them IN his power Hawkins thought
the md GENT NanderDiit- had rights The Legisa.
trn held tJt rglt lost by poverty aud doubted
D. 400 were by wealth aud enterprise. How true his
statement tna all the parks placed az the disposal
OF Vanderbilt Again, he says that " not more than
TWO OF the Reform measures became laws.
can recall from memory
The Impeachment OF Tie Judges
Tho seventys Charter $50 FAR the Legislature s con
CrrBcd).
Tie Palmer Charter approved by the Seventy.
Tie Erie Repeal bin.
The bil making Public Officers Trustees.
Fine lftf And N.