The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-05
TwEED.S PREPARATION.

and ordered 10 be printed 10 documsntal form.
Tho following preamble and resolutions were then
offered by Alderman Tuomey:-
- AN EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION.
whsrss. !. appears from testimony recently taken
origin operations Ring. which few years
"s q Of wam WEED
none Of the Of sucn Ring are now suffering
from criminal but apparently have
whseas such Releases have Ieca made solely upon
hs promise Of such TO be TO. the people
before SAID committee i appears thu. wsm NJ Tweed IL
s % tn mt soyssy IN
for large amounts now issue against the that
city and that he has already Impaired valuable testimony,
whereas William NJ Tweed Ss already n been
with much severity than any other member OF the
OF our institutions; and whereas neither moral effect is
process jail advantage gained by
& o. tue n S sas
TO surrender whatever propery ho possessed OF to tho
may useful has proved his good faith by
making ia confession Of his crimes and Of his associates
possible extent now. therefore,
popular Of the people Of sSs city,
benefit can be gained tor the city By the discharge Of VIII
tention.
and the Counsel tor the Corporation this city
release the said William NJ; Tweed IRON imprisonment
OIL and after taking such TO his tcs
timony they, or either OF thein. deem necessary
DEBATE
In support of this resolution Alderman Tuomcy re-.
marked that he supporter OF Tweed his
gang, and had no sympathy whatever with them
They had robbed the city Of $50, 100000. and only
about $1,000. 600 had been recovered
Alderman Purroy favored the passage Of the resolu-
ton. Hc considered that Tweed was, without doubt,
the most valuable witness for tho city IN the matter
OF the Ring SUITS Carney had become q witness
for tho State. Tho city not trying get any
money from him. lngersoll had been pardoned in
order tha. his testimony might be used. Swecny was
allowed 10 ny 70 rar'a, s., nc came PACK 10 Tins
brother, and Then returned TO Europe 10 enjoy tho
balance OF h,s i-gotten riches. Connolly put Green
act ne was permitted to live abroad ut his
Switzerland. Woodward was released from prosecu-
ton aud then used as witness. Mr.. Purroy
tended that The law should apply TO every per-
son-lo Tweed as TO all the others.
Alderman Cowlng made the principal speech in op-
position 10 the passage OF the resolution. He spoke
substantially as loilows:-
81 did not intend 10 speak to this resolution as
when IL was offered did not think that tho gentle.
man was serious, but desire to say few words
nganst It's adoption, and do SO IN revengiul iecI
Ing, Tor can truly say that PLY man who, like
lillian NJ. Tweed, was once SO powerful, surrounded
by all the comforts that wealth can give who SO far
forgcts his duty to his 10 all such deep
disgrace. also pity the thousands great city
who have been brought 10 want ana suffer
ing by reason OF the great crimes OF this
man. Who measure the distress that his crimes
have brought upon this community Tho example
lie has set is OF the very worst There
ouious infamous and so disastrous In It's tar
reaching results as Is the cime Of official breach Of
trust. In my judgment the man who steals into tho
bedchamber and plunges kue Into one Of his fellow
bongs and sends him into eternity docs not commit
Dad o crime as he who. like William NJ. Tweed,
helps TO raudulenty load CITY VITA deDt, indirectly
bringing misery anu distress 70 thousands Of house,
holds
COMPARATIVE CRIMES
s'There are men who are now suffering In State
Prison who guilty OF Stealing, perhaps, few
hundred dollars to keep Their families IRON starving,
and there Is IN this Board 10 pity them move
Tor their discourage In these times when there
betrayal OF trust in insurance companies banks,
trust companies and other business It Is very poor
time relax Tho law and open the prison doors. No;
rather make the laws more severe TO punish such
crimes, und then make them more uniform ana
vcrsa IN that application, or else crimes VIII increasc
instead OF decrease. Old gray headed tot
tering their TO cells Tor such crimes, and
thcy deserve their iatc II Is said that justice re-
CURES Mr.. Tweed to be released. II justice
hun what punishment does the MIND OF man con uro
up which would be too severe Tor hinS II justice
were done Ii. would not DO 10 Debtors PRISON, but
IN State Prison. hopo that this Board III close
It's existence by passing this resolution. Two wrongs
do nut make right because others go unpunished
that is poor reason why Mr. Tweed should 90 un-
punished"
Alderman How land also made few bricl remarks
In opposition tue resolution He could not any
point The argumen that because twenty other Ring
thieves had escaped then Tweed should be reeas "a.
The testimony VI Tweed was just available for the
city at the present time as II he were at tu liberty.
good that he ought not to be discharged was
because he had not yet expated his crimes.
Alderman Slevn thought tnat Tweed was ready TO
make all the restitution IN his power For That reason
he (Seviii) would vote Tor the resolution.
Inc above points were reiterated from both sides.
tho resoiu ions being passed by tho following vote
Reilly, Salmon, Sauer, Shells, Slevn aud Tuohey
(dcmocrats), Morris aud Phillips (reuublicans)-l3
NAys--Messs. Cowing lie Fries, Ehrnart, How
land, Pnckncy aud sinonson lrepuDllcans Lewis
fdcmOcrat-7.