New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-23
MAYOR GRACEs REMARKS.


For The CITY of New-Yorkr Mayor CIR &c spoke
saving:
II has never before been uy fortune, Mr. President
and Gentlemen To Oc present at Nour ho~hidbr "'di
athrrs whose day We are celebrating would say II
they could back and find what believe 10 bee the
French cooling and French wines III me ca Eal oi he
old Dutch colony To me iaihels 81 nl.Ly III
regarded ~ ryclty and an eNhnIi!9h e" amen T,G
si,rrlv be uxplruble For myself cad explain 1t In
only one way, and believe that there Is more q" less OIL
in.{crritv in the reasons which generally given for
tt.sc o,,nrriu0s When the c0uqu -IOIS have taken
CIV tncy are very apt celebrate 1t with tcaSt, and
there doabt in my mimi a. to whether secretly
for TINS Sscnhcailoh Is mar E;ls'li nHo
taken not only this city but the Nation captive by the
intelligence and yIgOT OF It's spirit and by Tie ccNcits
and energy OF its and daughters. htatsucAn3 zen
us that this the largest irish city in the world that II
i ono of the largest German cities IN the world hut sta
tisical science j. pOWcrcSs to neHrc the sources ad
currents of opnOn and communal activity. else 1t would
a,l Ia iie statements that New t. Thoroughly
Yankee than any city of New-EIsllnd. oisht nov
ever to quality this in respect II l. an old Idea
where Won ana your fathers nom llat the best
men 10 n community are those VINO hNe IA H. a!
moi those who live in some other community ana there
not much Of New England spirit IN The fact tiG
citizen Of Rochester the hunter IN the Nort Woods
has quite ~ much to say ab0nt lhc way W Wlrn we
shall be governed y0u OF l. The stern r OF liberty
when drove the early Purtan> into the wilderness 10
find homes would blo0h no Interference VIVA uc iocI
seli-gOVernment of the minor pontcal visions oi the
state. They se tins principle apart as the fuaarit
ally democratic one ana II came eNtntS l" nc
the character all the New I'm Gland states The Dutch
acted from different pflnclplc ana ltcoGhlScu llt
force of the Continental system. which had us roots IN
the Roman law and which recognized III tHe central an
horty the right TO appoint the chcf magistrates o at
les From whatct cause, however, one thing Is Ger
tain, namely that New-Gork does not now ana never
has possessed the freedom from central legislative an
hurlty when practically is possessed by the cities OF
New-Eugland. ,,,
70 orr city for aid and comfort the NcwEngnd spirit,
backed bl the Intelligence and honesty OF the whole
community put city on the side OF liberty ana the
Nation New-York then sent her SONS TO the front 10
fight for freedom and NATIONALITY ana ihry stay Ca mere
until the battle cnlci MAGISTRATE or the clty
In those days wanted to see NewlOrk n free city by
SrypTn@ its connection with the state ana Nation |
want 10 sec il free but in such want 10 see IL
made free govern itself within the state AMI II eVll
days then fall upon We shall have no one To blaine INT
ourselves. You are of the men VINO helped 10 save New
shameful record in the days OF the Rebellion
aud hope you viii not blame me II step beyond the
bounds of after dinner conventions and say, with al
seriousness that there Is great work before You now
wealth. You have asked me 10 tax 10 the text Onr
CITY" and yOu will pardon ne II speak not OF lls great
ness and its beauty. hut of the dangers which threaten
IT, IL is bound hand and foot by lis internal enemies
and laid 8t the feet of the Legislature and the lobby
for practical spoliatiOn. There be remedy for
this until the city is protected by constitutional safe
and long the word rights is allotted place in ito
political lexicon. That il should he well and honestly
governed is OF infinitely more Importance than that II
snOuld excel liz learning or III art, than tha It's magit
cent harOOr and its splendid streets should be busy
with the of the world Tor these things cannot
long be where government is inefficient corrupt.
And il is To he well governed y IL Tor tEOSc OF It's
VINO know the essential value and necessity Of local self
government to 10 II that IL Is secured As Sew Eng
iaudcrs YOU should know this and a. Ntw-Englandrrs
i'm Ncw-YOrK | have felt at liberty to say to that
there is not one thing for which have ever been
ashamed in this imperial city which may not sooner
Later he trnced back to the disregard ana violation of
and haOWcd by your OrcHthcrS as one OF The essential
principles of constitutional liberty.