The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1857, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. a ‘ WHOLE NO. 7758. FERNANDO WOOD FOR MAYOR. Immense Mass Meeting at the Academ' of Music. GREAT POPULAR DEMONSTRATION. ®ix Thousand People Inside and Six Thousand in the Street. » MR. WOOD'S VINDICATION OF HIMSELF. of Attorney General Cushing, Hon. John Kelly, lon, John Cochrane, Col. Doheny, Hiram Ketchum, Jr., and Dr. Merkle. SCORES OF SPEAKERS IN THE STREETS, Torchlight | Processions—Cannonading—Caleium Lighte—Banners, Music and Great Enthusiasm. HALF THE REPORTERS SHUT OUT, &e, &, &. ‘Te largest audience which ever assembled in the Aca- demy of Music filled that splendid house last evening to hear the Mayor defend himself from the charges made against him by the oppositionists, and to ratify the nomi ations of the democratic party adopted at Tammany Hail, im obedience to the following call:— GRAND MASS MEETING ov THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY, ar THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ON FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1857, AT 134 O'OLOCK. ‘The democracy of the city und county of New York favora- to en honured ausges of he party, and all who are o honored usages of the party, and all who are op- posed ica! legislaive usurpations, will mee! at the OTA CRDEMY OF MUSIC, Corner of Fourteenth street and Irving place, On FRipay tee Nov. 27, At for the purpose of sustaining the ifiominations of the demo cratic party, adopted at Tammany Hall Ail Hemcratic clubs and associations belonging to the dif. ferent wards, and all friends of bs MUNICIPAL LIBERTY, mre invited to atrend. Long before the appointed hour every spot within the building, from the stage to the farthest corridor, was crammed with people. The aisles, and even the cornices around the galleries and boxes, as well as these parts of the house usually occupied by an,andience, were filled. So great was tho crush at the entrance to the stage on Fourteenth street that it was with the utmost difficulty and after long struggling that the speakers and officers of the meeting could obtain ingress. Even his Honor the ‘Mayor had to be lifted in on the heads of the people. The enthusiasm of the meeting was quite in ratio with its mumbers; and we doubt if ever a popular favorite re- cotved a more flattering ovation than was bestowed last night upon Fernando Wood. Yet in that immense mass the strictest order prevailed. There seemed to be a per- fect harmony of sentiment, not the slightest interruption occurring to mar the order of the proceedings. At8 o'clock the meeting was called to order by the ‘Bon. Jous Wirxter, who said:— Fellow Democrats—At the request of the Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements it becomes my pleasing duty to state briefly the object for which we Lalve, met bere to-night. It is to meet the democratic candidate for the Mayoralty face to face, and to hear from hitn per- sonally in reply to the uhmanly attacks and indecent abuse which they have heaped upon hin. That Fernando ‘Wood is the regularly nomion candidate of the demo- cratic party is undeniable. It is for you fellow demacrats, to see that he is not overthrown by the combined opposi tion to the democratic party, aided by his personal eppo- penta within your own ranks. I have now the honor of presenting as your chairman that well known citizen and sound democrat Richard F. Carman. Mr. Canman took the stand amid loud cheers and pro- ceeded to address the meeting. He said — Fellow citizens—hope every man in this vast assembly ‘will go to the polls on Tuesday and show that Fernando ‘Wood can be elected by the people, and that too by a ma jority of 10,000. (A voice, 20,000:) It behooves you to ‘show that your are the strength of the democratic party 1 will conchude these brief remarks by beseeching every man to do his duty at the polls. (Cheers.) Mr. Joux H. McCann then proposed the names of the fol- Jowing gentiemen for Vice Presidents of the meeting: — VICE PRESIDENTS. George Bancroft, Francis B. Cutting, = Josiah Macy, Ww Hon. Augustus Schell, 1 Phelps, H. Brower, Prosper M. Wetmore, John Steward, Jr., orge Law, 1 re Sedgwick: Moses Taylor, Cornelius Grinnell, Anson G. Phelps, m. Aymar, Thomas Owen, wid Banks, ary W. Hicks, Thomas Bavler King, John J. Betts Henry Cogaiil, Jamen T. Brady, Haward Pierpont, Benj. H. Willis, Brisiey, Garret H. Stryker, Sr, Wil lam Coulter, vein) ©. McLeod Murphy, john Meowan, Daniel Gillespie, Wm. Rockwell, ir. J. Meco Norman McLeod, Tra A. Libby, Hon, Alexander Stewart, Stephen I. Feeks, Charles Doty, Hon. Nathi. Roe, donee John B. Ryer, iebard mecker, Henry Stadtiander, Gustavus Baumgartel, Robt. D. Livingston, Gel. Jamon 8, Murray, Henry Nieman, Col. Wilder P. Waiker, ‘W. H. Underhiil, Dr. Wim. Schirmer, Jobo 0. Donnell, ay i Charles Kostar, dot James R. Steers, Murphy, wiin, R. Hoffmire, A */ Williams, ¥ Hunt, James Carpenter, ©. Ward Smith, James Riley, Henry Marshall Michael Burk, W. F. Lawrence, Wm. D. Kennedy, Solomon Townsend, Joho Dunham, Jamon ©. Willet, John J. Bradley, John Beat, Ben. Geo Dr, Charis Nantz, J. Romaine lroadbead, Fiias Hafield, West, Hon, Kawa. ¢ Joba Lander. Charles Francis, Valentine Latz, Charles Brown, daced Sehomblerger, Augostas Purdy, John Paul: Bartlett Smith, Wm, Wilson, Daniel Witter, Biyah Brown ‘The following list of Secretaries were then read and adopted — RB. B. Bradford, jephen P. Russell SECRETARIES. 8, D. Vanderhesden, Henry Hayes, gine Tay mi. T. Webster, wie Schlomp, oy, Bagene A. Horlay, q ey, Baene A Dini John H. Chambers, Henry P, West, Thamins stephens, dames Moorhead, ‘Andrew L. Byrne, Henry H. Morange, Wm. King, Leonard Vau Kleek. minet M. Faye, At this juncture the music of fifes and drams at the Fear of the stage announced the arrival of Mayor Wood, amd as he came forward and was recognized by the Sudience, the enthusiasm was almost indescribable. The whole house rose and cheered yooiferously, renewing the feclathations again and again. Tho Mayor meanwhile stood calmly and apparently without emotion before the foottights. When the applause subsided, Mr. Srepimy D. Ditare came forward and road the following resolutions, Pee ny Nrrupied ‘ty tmgetiens orien for — Resolved, That we congratniate our brethren, the trinm. t dem: of the State, 1 Jorions ani Hel Sevicinry bed tn renee Re "York ints the han feof ths jorwed A dhe patie: Of the federal admintatration, and gives renheice ut whee nae united party can accomplish In epite of the apoila seeking fi song aud conlitine of our ¢ompion enemies; that the election of the democratic State ticket headed by our fellow citizen Gideon J. Tucker, by a plurality of nearly bineteen thousand ina State which gave John ©. Fremont, one short year since plurality of over eichty thousand, may fairly be ‘claimed as ‘one of the moat sixnal victories ov ‘recor’, and an evidence that the sober second (hought of the people is alway just, honorable and right Resolved, ‘That the exiating charter of the, olty, a ted by the fast Legislature, was cunningly framed to vat the: pI sent Mayor of any control over the conduct various mt ue ft iments, and attempt om of aa un- scrupulous Know Nothing and republican press to hold bim Kile Tor the Increased burden of taxation i# equally Sishonest and unjust. anda transparent and weak invention of the enemy Resolved, That the Legtalature of 1887, which despolled the Empiee Oty of ite ancleat franchises and the Tight of self fovernmen' same lawa requiring the erec- Hon ofa new Oly Ball and other works ine a debt of Sfeainrien tok al fo’ muntelpal oficials aearly of salaries to be annually paid 00. Resolved, That if our candidate is to be held responsible for the pr RA thus authorized by legislative enact- ments, the rule ia still more applicable to hie opponent, the expenner of the Almshouse having actaally in creaxed 119 per cent since | leaping from $68,000 to 110 first year that he was elected io the Board of ‘en Governors, ‘hough possessed indisputably of entire con- trol ovcr its management and expenditures, Resolved, That the wagteful and corrupt policy of the re publican party, resulting in State bankruptcy, han heen re- cently condemned by ned people of this State, and 10 inaugurate the Seward poitey i, the snuntetiyal overnment of this elty could not fail to result im similar ex- agance and eorruption. Resolved, That the object of our partisan enemies in curing as their candidate for Mayor a bogus demorra' dgubftul, and now at last opeoly a renegnde and an ap... has been to trumpet forth his vate as evidence that a prop tion of the people of New York are sauistied with thelr dopri- vatton of municipal franchiges, are gaiisded with thy Metro poliiun Police, are satistied with our dozen executtye " com- missions,”” divested of responsibility to our voters and tax- payers, are satiated under the bong list of black republican outrages and innovations upon oar rights of local elf govern- ment, are saustied with the heavy drafts made ou our city trearury by a swarm of new officials sent hither to eat out our substan sno ‘ens of the anti-democra‘ic coalition would leave our elvy in the bends of these “commissions,” made up as they are of men either openly our opponents, or still Worse, nominal democrats pension pro 3 the oppositior easel ves 10 ¢ Fernando Wood as Mayor becwuse it is upon him, chief of all, thatthe enmity f the black republi arusahs has been wreaked; because be, more than any other one maa, been the mark against whom the shafts of calumny, maledic tion and reprosch have been levelled; because he’ has been assailed as the representative man of our civic interests, no because the Legislature Jexs than of our partisan prineip! has sought to ¢ ¢ him, at the dictation of Weed and Sew- ard, of one half the term of office conferred on him by the people of this cause we know him to be rompt, able, in the execution of his high Suites: because he bas ever the lowly. and thi cause he has bee ‘oppressions of the fanatte and the bigot; and. fi he is the unquestionale regular nominee of the democratic republican party, and as snch entitled to our unswerving and h uppo.t, abd to a triumphant re-el , That since the black republicans and their allies underiaken 10 vent their anathemas in uneeemiy and jeal threats, we in our turn do declare that any demo- risis of public and private credit, neglects e in fas of the di didate for 1f and his plain duty citizen to render his verdict against the longer power of the black republicans in our cit affairs, as well ax in those of our State, who have reda this great city toa sad spectacle of inefficient goverum: riot, extravagant taxation and impending bankruptcy. Resolved. That we are prepared for the contest, and that we anticipate a most signal and unsurpassed victory; that we thank our opponents for concentrating (as they did on the 3d of ember) 4il their nominations and all their support upon d county ticket, that we may measure our strength together more fairly, and achieve our vietory mot hat the democratic party will not only rout th sand spoils-seeking coalition from the iy annihilate mnd disperse it; and that victory which must crown the present struggle" will be more glorious because it w achieved in spite of traitors within our ranks and in defiance of enemies without, ‘The following letter from the Hon. Wm. B. Maclay was received by the committee: — New Youx, Nov. 25, 1887. To Hox. Jou Wrerter, CHATRWAN, &C. eax Sin—I am gratefal for the honor that you have con ferred upon me in inviting me to address a meeting of the de- of this city, to be held in the Academy of Music to- evening. Al/hough Tam anable tocomply with your juest, T will embrace this opportunity to express in another form some thoughts which have occurred to me on the subject of your meeting. 1¢ ensuing city election fs one of no ordinary importance, and involves questions of the greatest magnitud which require the more careful and profouod. co ynt of the complications to which they have been sub- on nee jected. The real issue is not. ax some would have it understood, be- tween # good man and «bad man, as Mayor of this city, but it is now, asf has heen heretofore, between one get of prin- measures. and another materially different and an- ve reg ples and measures, and the other of the opposite, The opaosition of there antagoniatic principles and policies of government appear most conspicaously in the conttict of municipal rights and State usurpations. Tn support of ma nicipal righ's the temocratic party has ever stood foremost and unwavering. The revublican party, by influences and agencies which it ie unnecessary for me to ¢l erize, bas inaugurated against our municipal rights @ ayatem, the most unparalleled usurpations, there- b: fhe State against the city; and sised or Ignored, this is the real termined at the ‘ensuing election. bree, and only three, political parties own that of two, either, acting by it nority, and under such clreumstances for, as i# natural and of frequent however occurrence, In m te union of two parties unde the specious guise of uo party. Ax if sth [despairing of auc- cess, without some reinforcement beyond their own ranks, they set forth their candidate ax x democrat, which stratagem, however, if not likely 10 decoy many genuine democrats from orvof their own candidate, when they see fairly the * position which Mr. Tiemann occupies, What kind of ademocrat must be the man who receives the enire vote of the republican party! What principle, or trait or feattire of a true demoerat can be seen ina man who is “in favor of amending (be naturalization laws so as to require ag actual residence of twenty one years in the Unite niitle them io the elective franchise,”” an reigners or adopted citizens holding afflees of rofit, eithy he city, Blate or gener: y virtue of these sentiment’ E ow Nothing party to the excla ndidate and every other orthodox mem der of the fraternity! He who understands the politics of this country will never copfound a democrat with » princtpion, nor look fork democrat in such wp jon, Besides, what right has a democrai—has any man—to the suflrages the democratic party, who disregards the regular nomination of that party, anil sia atdeflance the organic action 0 exwential to its very exis tence? The well known nly candidate of the democratic party for the Mayoralty Is Fernando Wood and be is the only man who, w candidate, is pledged to the support of our municipal rights against the wrongs already iuticted upon the city by the republican party, which that party, by uniting with the Know Nothings, now seeks to perpetuate, Thave never had the honor or dishonor, however itmay be regarded, of uny particulor intimacy with Mr, Wood, nor of ing in the asperity of feeling which has been mani ke ed agains! him, but as an observer of hie officia! reer T must say that I know of nore of his predecessors who dis charged the duties of that office with more diligence and dis: Uinguished ability than Fernando Wood. Aside from bis claims to your support on the grounds already stated, there is fae whic in this canvass a not to be overlook er ago Mr. Wood was choren by the people of the yor for the (erm of two years: but last winter his by the high handed usurpation of the expressed will of the people in agistrate was thereby frusiraced; ‘and it is now for the people of thie city to decide whether that legislation shall be sanctioned or rebuked—whether the party which procured the enactment of auch unjust and odious laws in violation of our municipal rights, and which, through the State Legisin'are, set aside our city election, shall be per mitted now at our polls to consummate and fasten upon ts thowe monstrous nsurpations. by pucting Ite ehoson leader into ally wrested fro ‘se considerations t jue done to the citizens of this metropola, by electing as Mayor for the ensuing term the regular nomi he dee mocratic party, nor ean T doubt that te h this imn- portant object the that pa ke a unt versal rally, and over ail opposition. Wi Tam, gentlemen, your nt servant, WILLIAM B. MACLAY. S. Cosma, Attorney General for the State, was then introduced, and was received with loud cheers, Ho naid:— Fellow citizens—1 dare not yet say fellow democrate— Tcome here as a citizen of your great metropolis, fasion.) Order reigns in Warsaw. I come to speak, not for myself, but in behalf of the righ come to speak for Mayor Wood, and not alone for him, but for you, because by the acts of the last Legislature you have been stripped of more than half your offices. Why should they decide at Albany the term of ofite of your chief istrate? If you say that his torm should be two rears, why should lf * ioe iteball be but one. Tam ere to speak in behall of Mr. Wood because he has been traduced and villified. And now I ask you. aa thievos and robbers, to support and stand by your fellow thieves and robbers, There i not a village in the State cannot elect its magistrates or build a poor house without interference from Albany. It is claimed for Mr. Wood's opponent that he was net a party man. Mayor Wood is a party man, and he is responsible for his party. 1 would not support him if he wne net a party man. I say that you wi | be forgetting our trust if you abandon him for # no party man. | dont now Mr. Tiemann, and Tam not gomg to villify him: Bet | know that he is the didate of the black republicans. ‘They are too «mart to take one of their own party, but they go into the demooratic ranks to get aman, Th) net be deceived by these no-party men. (cheers ) If you, democrats and Americans, wore to go to Jobn A. King and ask for an office, I tell you you would find that your faces were not black enough for him, nor your boots neither. (Cheers.) This people's candidate is & child of many fathers, and I don’t like this kind of children. 1 will not detain y (Cries of “Go on,” and “Wood.") 1 go for Mayor Wool because he is hooest, faithful and fit for his place. The first time I knew him the newepepers were cracking him up as everything that was good; and what has he done since but refuse to ap point black republicans to office? (Cheers.) 1 havo only now to say go to the polie on Tueylay anil vote for a live man, not for a mummy; vote for & man who is among you every morning when you rise from your sleep—who is ever active and vigilant Mm hie duties, and that man ts Fernmmdo Wood. (Cheers.) 1 f hibt limit thie majority to 10,00, as our Chairman did ‘want as large a majority for him as any other votee—that's all Task. (Loud cheers.) a Mayor Woop then came forward, and the enthusiasm which was manifested at his entrance was renewed, For some time it seemed that he was not going to get shearing, the cheers were repeated so frequently. At length, when silence was restored, the Mayor spoke as follows :— Geetirwer—I thank yon for this Hon, and eonfe the embarrasement My position. It is most embar- rassing to appear as a speaker upon an occasion the pro- ceedings of which Tam necossarily so much identified with. And believe me when T assure you that if there were no ether considerations than thoee immediately ap pertaining to myself, 1 should not ondertake it. If myself alone ae an individual was the only party to this contest it would not become me to be it in the attitude of detencer of my official acts it there are others wh own. There isagr' principle mvelved in the present contest—there are many thourand citizens of this met:opolis who consider me t~ yd who ask that I taxes havo ri to ap enormous sum, and Wood is responsible for it—that murder, assassinatior Durglaries and robberies are of daily and almost hourly occurrence, and that they can be traced to my coor—in short, that I would be held responsible for every evil that. afllicts this great metropolis, whether of a social, political or financial character. Figures are produced to show the great increase of the taxes since I have held office, but all reference to the details and the causes, and the various disbursements which goto make up the grand totai, are carefully omitted. It is statements of facts whic! are not facts, and bold allegations without proofs, and denun- ciations without reasons or measure, by whic, your oppo Lents are attempting to smuggle my opponent into office. ‘M'KKON’S MISREPRESENTATIONS. A certain government official, who never appears ‘pon the stage of politics (though always in office) except the democratic )art) places him in nomination, bas: ° ly disunguiched himeelf by a speech in tbis house, m which he propounds to me certain grave questions. "Ho asks me to explain why the taxes have increased ander iy administration, and desires me to answer him how it ‘was that it 1*53 the taxes were only three mullions, bat that in 1867 they were over eight millions. If he ba! ex- amined facts and consulted numerical figures insteal of rhetorical ones, he would not have falsely represented the taxes 0° 1853 to have been only $3,000,000, If be had consulted chapters 590 and 232° of the Laws of 1853 he would have avoided the imputations of ignorance or malice, and found the tax levy was over $5,000,000. This assertion is to be taken at @ discount of 66 per cent—a margin which experience proves must be always allowed to his Jegal as well as municipal opinions. In the report of Gomptroller Flagg for 1853, page 26, ho states the tax levy tor 1853 to be $5,067,275, and even my more rabid enemies will not dispute bis testimony. But for the purpose wf exonerating myself from this accusa- tien I sha'l again inveke the testimony of A. C. Flagg ia his semiannual report made in September last to the Board of Councimen. On page 11 of that document he states the inci ease of 1857 over 1853 to be $2,996,916 47, but accompanies the statement with this candid acknow- ledgement:—A considerable portion of this increase is made up from assessments over which the Common Coun- cilapd the Finance Department have no control, but which are made by special act of the Legislature, aa follows :-— Almshouse increase,..... $458,800 00 Common schools (State) a “ “ (City) do. Commsssioners of Record do. 350,000 00 State mill tax do......-.606 . 332 27 Proportion of interest on revenue bond. * 140,000 08 Psa hics nc kdanaiteer cakes $1,983,343 B Deducting this sum’ of $1,953,343, and’ the Central Park interest, which could not’ have been controled by the the Common Council, and the balance is $787,813 39, expenditure of which can be principally traced to Legislature at Albany ip 1856 and 1867. For the $3,000, 000 increase between 1853 and 1857, I therefore deny that 1am respons ible; but presuming the McKeon theory to correct, $600,000 only could be charged to the Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty. Now, fetus apply the same scales to Mr. Tiemann, the nominee of this logician, and determine his comparative short comings. In 1853 the expenses of the Almshouse was $385,000, and in 1856 the expenses reached $925,000, or 140 per cent in two years. My alleged liability was’ only 20 per cent, showing that by this test Mr. Tiemann isa worse pab- hie officer by 120 per cent. But argument is wasted in such a position, The ex penses of every city, county and State in the Union, and the United Staies government itself, have steadil; creased; but must it, therefore, be inferred that eac! cessive President, Governor, Mayor and Common Counc: are more infamous than their predecessor? I having thus proved the gross misrepresentation made by the United Stales District Auorney, and proved the false basis upon which he argued, will an enlightened public preas that published his statements present my ans wer? In relation to salaries, Mr. McKeon is equally unfortu nate, He insists that in 1863 the item of salaries was only $212,000, when it appears from the document last men toned (page %3) that it was $235,000 in 1853, aud only $412,000 in 1857—which, consicering his general state: Mments, must be viewed as extraordinarily accurate— though he understated and overstated, to suit his occasion, to the extent of $60,500. MAYOR'S POWER OVER EXPENDITURRS, But is it right to make the Mayor responsible for the taxes, or of the amount of the expenditure of the city government, however great they may be. Do you know the constitution of the government of this city? It is distributed into departments, each nt gov" by an independent head, either elected by the people or created by the Legislature, or appointed by the Gover- nor, or if named by the Mayor, as in the solitary instance of the Croton Board, is placed directly independent of the Mayor, whatever offences they may commit. The Mayor has no check, or intluence or control over the man. agement of these different Boards. The charters of 1849, ‘os and °57 are all alike in this respect; whilst thoy distri- bute the government in this wise, they all limit the duties of the Mayor, by designating. Instead of that unity and consolidation of executive authority, s0 necessary net only for a proper enforcement of the laws and the secu- rity of economy in expenditures, these charters dissemi- nate power among the several executive departments, the tendency and effect of which is not only to deteriorate the efficiency of the government, but to take away the necessary and salutary a-countability The Finance Department entire coutrol over the eol- lection and disbursements of the public money—keeping of all public accounts, and the general monetary affairs of the Corporation. The Mayor lus no veto or direction over it, Its head is elected by the peop ¢, to whom alone he acknowledges an allegiance. The same independence ex ists in the Law Department, in the City Inspector's Department, the Street Depart nent, the Croton De partment, and, in short, throughout the whole organi zation of the city goveroment, Tho Mayor ix, thoretore, not responsible for expenditures or extravagance of the Common Council. Trepeat that, under the provisions of the charters of 1849, 1863 and 1857, no adequate power is conferred upon the Mayor to regulate or even ascertain the expenditures. The departments are close boroughs— petty principalities, or sealed books—eash distinct frou the other, and no check can be imposed upon them. The Legislature that passes, and the Governor that signs the annual tax bili for the ‘expenses of the city govern: ment, are equally responsible, and, perhaps, mot from the fact that they have withheld froma the May: authority by which such evils could have been examine? corrected or exposed. It is not alleged that the great bulk of the work undertaken is unnecessary, but that ite cost is extravagant, or not properly and faithfully per formed. Until the passage of the charter of 1849 the heads of departments were in some degree under the control of the Common Council: bug since that time has any Mayor of the city of New York, republican or demo- crat, been able to regulate the monstrous and irrosponst bie monicipal government created and conductot by a re- publican or whig Legislature? What did Mayors Woodhall, Kingsland or Weetervelt accomplish towards that object? In IS64-"Sand °66, the whig or republican party con trolled both the Legislature and tho Common Council as I shall presently prove, the expenses of the city’ gov ernment still steadily increased. In those years alone the Alms House Department, the common schools, State and city, police, State mill tax and expenses of the Com missioners cf Record, increased $1,082,961, to which, being added $140,575 salaries and expenses imposed by special acta of the Legislature, affords a gr total of $2,128,536. In each of those years the Common Council ex ceeded the appropriations in the aggregate to $1,335,202, which was subsequently legalized by the Legislature. That portion of the press and the public which insists on making me responsible for the expenditures of the city government, at the same time urgex the vlection of one of the Governors of the Almshouse, who, with nine aso ciates, indixputably powtess full and complete authority the management aad outlays of the Almshouse De partment Let us see how far the role unjustly applied to me will fair ly apply to him. In 1#83, some four years #tace, the appro pristion for the Almehouse was $385,009, and in 1857, it appears hy the Comptroller's report to be $543,800, an in crease of 119 per cent; and in the intervening years the average increace was about 30 percent. Butahe remark oble fact ie apparent, from their estimates for 185%, that one-fifth, at least, of the whole amount proposed to be col lected for the tnfirm and suffering poor for 1858, is appro: priated to galaries, in other worde, one dollar out of every five is expended oh officials ‘To these expenses should be added the debt incurret in the erection of the workhouse, which has miccrably failed as a source of revenue or a means of correction. But let us see who if really responsible for the unerons taxation, and which arc the departmouta, and who are thé men under whore dirsetion the money is’ expende |, The tax levy of the present year may be taken as a fair iMustration of preeecing years — Whole amount of the tax levy for 1867 009,546 PRINCIPAL COMPONENT Almehouse .., . . ‘ $849,800 Prblie education...... oe AL00419 Common schoo! (State). 883 805 State mill tax...0 Interest on city debt Police salaries Salaries....... Strects, lampe, gaa, & pei the Mayor has not the least control It is here seen that out of an expenditure of over seven millions, more than six-millions is mado np of items with whieh neither the Mayor or the Common Couucil havo the least control. INCREASED EXPREDITO RES, ‘Who ie reaponsible for the gradual and continnal in- croare of taxation in New York? The following tobles, caretuliy collected from the Comptroller's reports, «!ow that this increase is principally in the Almshouse, public education, Commissioners of Record, and our contribution to the support of the State government — ALMEGOUSR Daewauranyt. Amount Inereare raised by tad. ower the yr. For the year 1859 205,000 09 PO HT. aw Teh 427,000 00 $42,000 ©) « «1856 613,450 00 = 188,450 09 - 925,000 60 311,560 00 slp afin 843,800 00 - MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1857. <= wr rene = i i shige PRICE TWO CEN's. r ” 1,200 9 | tunes they always cater. This principle of governing by | religion. He denounced the idea of se) Irishmen ‘boards is peculiarly black republican, Some years ago it | from Americans here. We were American citizens, and $458,800 U0 | was the Board of Emigrant Commissioners, the Board | nothing else but American citizens. He might be allowed naintaasanmeiaeesmaagas Seneeee 00 far appropriated for that ceeteseerse $580,000 00 Lick, =. $615,000 00 a $72,716 00 $257,715 00 819,400 60 33 826,500 00 9,100 00 826,600 = Total imereso..6e verses. <. $266,815 00 crease in 1869 and 1867 2. *"56,315 00 sees $218,210 00 Amount ——_‘Tnerease raised by tax. over the previous yr. For the year 1853, $103,408 23 ime we 1864 814,224 69 $208,816 46 “1856, 848)714 84 96,489 65 « «1956, 605/826 03 262}111 69 «6 1887, 511,740 50 pa! Total increase. Decrease in 1887. Nett leneesenscerceseessccess $408,332 27 Ts Senoos (Crrv.) ” Increase over the previous yr. For the year 1953... —_ Oe 1854 64,813 50 hag 287,186 60 sid pa 67,354 36 . ” 76,054 45 For the year 1853 eS we TR = ke a4 50,161 83 dalies 1 1,212 56, as § 385.809 37 107,688 38 Decrease .. Nett increase.. . + J have thus shown the inaccuracy of mept—the want of power in the Mayor to control or in- the city expenses, and pointed to the several de yartments to which the increased taxation is justly charge and now at once present some additional facts. charge that the Legislature—which for several years has been in possession of an adverse political party to which we beloug—is not only responsible for much of this in crease, but thatthe last Legislature, in addition to the wrong?, injvries and usurpation: it perpetrated uyon us, has saddled upon us an additional indebtedness of nearly six millions of dollars. WHAT BLACK REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION COST THE PROPLE OF NEW YORK. I present a carefully collated statement of the debts and expenses created by legislation at Albany from and including 1863 to 1857, 1 desire the taxpayers who look 00 | the constitution of of Alms House Governors and the Board of which together spend one-half of the whole sum required | for the absolute support of the city government. Under 1821 the central power at bany controlled the State through the patronage cen- Education, |'to say, as St. Paul said in Rome, when the tor turers (the Know Nothings of that time) were busy with their gridirons—I too am a citizen He might say he too was an American citize He said that McKeon had not evinced those sym tered there in the Governor and — Legislature. | for the le whose blood he has always boasted ran in The people became jealous of this shying, atd | his veins, when he selected one of the Uribe of Benjamin cailed @ new convention to revise the constitution, which | for his associate, (Cheers and laughter.) But iia would ra- amended by decentraliziny power, and giving all appoint- | ther have his arm vennioane than reproach any one for bie ments to the people of the said_ counties, towns, cities and led a Sepoy , and if be sym) phen He had been with Sepoys, God knows he could not be bard on Jews. He once drew up a petition in favor of the emancipation of tho Jows in England, and got 20,000 siguatures Wo it. He ympathisxed with the Sepoys, because they are wronged. He came here to aevource the conspirators againat liberty. He had often occasion to ask Mayor Wood for aid for a r Irishman, amd he never asked where he was born. le understood that MeKeon boasted tbat be voted: for Gen.Cass, but Fernando Wood, too,vote for him; and if that was all Mr. McKeon had to boast of, it was not much. (Great confusion in the gallery, and cries of “Turn him out” and “Throw him over?) Mr. MeKeon held out 2 bribe to the poor man, for he hinted that there was meney somewhere to defeat Fernando Wood. Mayor Wood’s wholo career was an effort to relieve the poor. Mr. Doheny said ‘that many remarks had been made about the unfortunate weapon he exhibited at Tammany Hall; and he since, perhaps, regretted the fact,as Mr. Brooks was dead, The speaker then alluded toan attack which had been made upon him in the Bzpress, owing to the fact that he was re ported in the Heap to have used the term “Booby Brooks ' at Tammany Hall, the other evening. He sent it friend to Mr. Brooks for an explanation, and he woukt say that pis friend assured him that Mr. Brooks’ reception of him was most gentiemanly and kindly. There are foulagen cies at work to huntdown Fernando Wood , beeause he does notask what a man’s religion is or where he was born. Cheers.) They should all work hard until Monday night. hey were here to-night to vindicate the intellect of man: and they should remember that whether they carried the hod, mounted the scaffold of the building or drove Villages. But Mr. Weed bad discovered a way to avoid this feature of the constitution. It is to create boards to act instead, and if any difficulty is seen in that instrument, it is got over by connecting one county with another, and thus creating @ politieal division of the State within county, town, ity oF village; and the Conrt of Appeals has sanc- tioned this subtertige ax not repugnant to the letter of the constitution. Itwas my good fortune to be the man to strike the first blow in resistance to this encroachment upon the spirit of the constitution. I hazarded ali in my efforts to stand up against it in my opposition to the Metro- politan Tolice bill, Believing, ae T believe still, that that ‘act was a violation of the corporate franchises of this city and of the inherent rights of the people represented by me, Istrove, by every means at iny command, to repel and ignore it,“ This is my offending and no more,” Had [ ee and submitted, instead of urses T should have: ad the support of ‘the men who now pursue me. He then went into an investigation as to the political as- pect of the contest, showing that the same combination which influenced and directed the passage of the iniqui- tous measures at Albany last winter exists here now to crueh out the democracy, and bimself particularly. He said that by a singular coincidence the ostensible democrats: who had occupied appointments in the several Boards or Commissions created by the republican Legislature are now acting heartily with Thurlow Weed in this crusade against the party here. There appeared to be a fatality attending the political and personal integrity of every man who came within the vortex of black republican patronage— none could withstand it. Observation satisfied h 104 the moment either an ‘American politican, or a de the cart, they were men standing erect in» the politician listened to the sirens voice of Weedism image of God and sharing His divine easence. wardiem he was forever lost to the democratic party, and | The ocean shell, it was said, would retain and re-echo the citer came out its open foe or remained with it ostensibly | seund which it had learned in its home in the ocean, and so the people here assembled in their grandeur and. su premacy of their intelligence would re-veho the principles of their party, and stand by its faith. He had not in tended to speak so long. (Cries of “Go on,” “Go on.”) He asked them when they went home and saw suspicious characters lurking about, to go away; and that h the place was a “precinct,” they had sme of their liberty left, Let them tell their families, if they had no other reason in the world, to stand by the man who endeavored to preserve their liberties, and who is aasailed by mon whose vindictiveness had made them walking libraries of malignity and dictionaries of vituperation.—(Cheers and laughter.)—Let them tell them in charity aud humanity and decency to sustain the man thus libelled, while his mouth was closed and his arm held dows. Tell them that if they could net bring any charge against the Mayor except perhaps one that he was susceptible vo—that John McKeon, with his robes of official dignity, would find it as hard to see the Mayor ax the commonest beggar that walked the street. If they could bring no betwor charge than that, they had better keep silent. (Cheers.) He knew the Mayor had been guilty of that. A Voice.—Oh, the dirty blackguwrd, And if Coroner Perry bad come there with a petition from forty poor widows, instead of a warrant signed and only the better to betray and destroy it. Mayor Wood continued this theme with great power, and retired amidst the applause of the largest assembly ever gathered within four walls. Hon. Jouy Ketey was next introduced, and after the overwhelming applause whieh greeted him had subsided, said that he had been casually met by some men, who be was <orry to say, teld him that they were members of the democratic party, who asked how was Fernando Wood? He would answer that he was here and the people of New York were with him. (Cheers.) There were some who opposed him who said they were members of the demo: cratic party, who got up charges against him. If the true secret was known it was personal malignity that actuated them. He had stood up nobly when it ecossary tO defend the democratic party, to. the risk of damage to his person and at a cost of $10,000 to his pocket. It had been said tha, his friends McKeon and Sickles—(groaus)—pro- ed their statistical information for their speeches against Mayor from some one who knew nothing about it. He, r Wood, had, in his view, shown their entire falls Keon must have wanted capital bad, for he had re hearsed his speech so often that he could make a fortune by selling it in a song about the streets. gas fhter.) The Joseph Walker affair was an old affair, The Mayor's ene to me to correct the alleged abuses in the city government, to carefully scan this statement:-— LAWS oF 1857. Chapter 344.—To reduce acts relative to Distri Courts. Sec. 65 allows the unlimited appoin ment of attendants. In seven I Ce three attendants appointed i Sec, 68 increases clerks’ and just —Justices $7,000, clerks $5,250. Chapter 37.—In relation to the salaries of Aqueduct Board ; $16,800 12,250 8 solaries: Croton 6,000 Chapter 677.—Amending’ asseskment law—ex- wes new system $4" iverease $15,000 Chapter 24. 500, old system $52, 15,000 1,908,000 —To authorize building new reser expenses. . Chapter 296.—In r al covts Chapter 771.-—Regulating Central Park—annual expendures $100,000, and power to create a debt of $1,666,666. , 1,886,608 2,000,000 apter 770.—To erect anew City Hall, Special acts to legalize claims against the cor- not authorized by law. Chapter 347.—To legalize acts of Supervisors. 7 salary of clerk of Deputy Keceiver of 08. ° pr articles furnished by Mekpedon & Baker ‘notwithstanding said articles were not a vertised and contracted for in with the Provisions of the charter of said Chapter 92.—To legalize the payment of one- ‘euxth additional salary to the cierks of police courts, to take effect from Jan. 1. 1852, Claim Created and paid,.... S hnepaaieie Chapter 781.—To legalize payment for painting and graining Superior Court room, “notwith- + standing said painting and graining was not advertived and contracted for in accordance with the provisions of the charter of said city’... Chapter de: n act to logalize payment of ing aud surveying... Increase police expenses under now la | Election expenses for December... . 1866. Authoriging the rebuilding of Tompkins Market and erbating of stock, interest redeemable in 860. LAWS OF 1858. Chapter 120.—Legalizing payment Justices for extra services at the rate of one- + sixth of the present compensation, from sth to Police $7,000 May, 1862 eisssesens Chapter 126.—Legalizing increase of salary of Receiver and Deputy Receiver of Taxes, four clerks and mesvenger, Actual claim created E 5,975 Chapter 7 » increase the salary of the Jus tices of the Superior Court and Common Pleas, Surrogate, Recorder, City Judge and Justices ‘of the Sapreme Court, Comptroller's estimate, 1856—document 60) No. do., 18 document 57 Chapter 407. — Organizing Commissioners of Re- cord for year 1866...... ieeeks 28,500 50,000, + $00,875 Chapter 108.—Authorizing Court of Common Pieos to appoint clerk and one or more de poties Annual cost GOCUMENE TT... 0.0606 sesescrsrersesesess Chapter 313.—To complete south wing of work Chapter 342.—Authorizing lean of $500, build new reservol... 6-6... sees # oF 186: Chapter 529.—Relative to Superior Coart, Com mon Veas and Marine Court, conferring power to appoint attendants, without limits Cost—see Comptrolicr’s estmates for 1867, document ese eese.e . Chapter 542 —! Chapter 11.—For © WOWHE eee esses e eens Chapter 616. —Central Park—Cost and expenser. eeeeees Aaeese ments. Total Comptrotier’s estimate, 1857, $5,169,000 1,000,000—3.589,000 TOA os00 000000 ever eres erveeregecessvegees $10,205,075 Mill tax for 1868, being three mills, on the pre. sont basis Of valuation, will be, $1,563,525 75 Now why ie the Republican Logis! lowed toescape condemnation and ceusnre whilst its supporters and advo. e permitted to hurl their anathemas upé my de Is tt ap effort to mislead the public as to the pert ts for which their own party is alone re sponeibie? the authors of this mode of warfare imagine that the people of New York had eo soon forgotten not only the profligacy and corraption of the party who are really responsible for this grevions burthen which, but the dire wrongs and outrages which were inflicted vpon them by the Legislatue, under the dictum of party drill? Has the smoke which now pervades the political at mosphere. and ts blinding the judgments of many honest men, become #0 dense from this cause that it is it possible to sce through i? Fellow citizens, these attacks upon me have this design: it is to mislead the public mint, end to subdwe the joint indignation of an insulted com: monity. It is to direct attention from the usurpations which this same party, though then acting under another name, but still neting, as now, in commanion with ontensi! le democrats, have perpetrated upon the munici pai rights of New York, Wise are these usurpations? The people and Corporation of this city asked for a new charter, which would consolidate the government, can cenicate power in the hands of the chief magwtrate, aud abolish the hydra-headed aystem which has led to most of our financial evils. What did it give us in return? Mare decentralization, instead of concentration, and laws which rencered my office yet weaker. Instead of clothing the Mayor with sufficient authority to execute the laws and abolish the ten thonsand evile pervading the community, they have left it the mere figurehead upon the ship of State, without any influence in determining its course or di rection. The people and C ition aaked that the police should be placed under the exclusive direction of the Mayor, but instead it deprived him of all power over it, placing it under the direction of a partizan board appointed by the Governor. The peopie and asked for peiviege to build a City Hall, but this was denied, and that right usurped also, by the appointment of its own tools and interests, with the privilege of expending two mil- Hone of the money. Rven the iy to im- prove our own parks was denied us, by the passage of « bill whith not only named the Commissioners, but empowered them to expend money ad infinitum, without hindrance and Withont check by the corporation of the city. Thus was created several independent Roar’s by which this city is to be governed, each board deriving its anthority from the central power at Albany, to whose polsical for- sealed with the sign manual of Recorder Smith, he mies could find nothing new , and bad to revive the old one. believed he would have been received at the City Hall, ‘The charge about the glass ballot boxes was sufficiently transparent for them ali to see thro (Langhter.) | kindly. He had trespassed on their time, (Cries of “go They wanted to know why the Mayor of New York had | 00, goon.’’) He had to greet his brother robbers upon the not signed the ordinance in the Lowber case, and they | fact of their great increase since he last met them, and in could have found it by , who was on | conclusion, he hoped that they would rally as one man, to the platform, Mr. , and he had | the support of Sayor Wood. (pre. ) decided that the } honest one, ‘The applause which greeted Mr. Doheny lasted several while the courts, y, had decided that it | Minutes, and there were then loud cries for “Meagher.” was a dishonest one. It was unfair to | The Chairman stated that Mr, on jn the bring into polities a man’s personal character, but if the | house, but the audience would not be - 1 acensers of the Mayor. were subjected to the same | Dobeny then came ventas Fre motion Wack Dr. Merkle, who had already “Felbow citizens’ twice, read a letter from Mr. Meagher, statmg that be had not received the invitation until late and could not attend. Three cheers were then given for Mr. Meagher. Colonel Doheny also announced that there would be a meeting of the German tupporters of the Mayor at Vauxhall to-night, and also at Tammany Hall. Dr. MERKLE then announced that at the conclusion of the meeting & procession would be formed, headed by the band, which would proceed down Broadway to the St. Nicholas, where they would serenade his Henor tho Mayor. Dr. Merkle said he would say a few words in be: half of the election of Fernando Wood, as Mayor. He considered it a8 a duty incumbent on him ag @ democrat, tw come here and speak for his re-election. (Cheers.) He hoped that Tammany Hall would hor! back all those who serutiny as they had sthjected him, the Mayor could stand the comparison. He respected his friends, MeKeon and Sickles—(laughter and groans)—and thought that ey had violated their duty in assembling here, When these black, white and gray spirits, as his friend Cochran called them, were collected in one pot, it would be bar¢ to tell which was the purest. (Laughter and cheers.) He boped that if any accusations were to be made the statistics would be better than what Johuny had given them—(langhter and applause)—when he was a mem ber of the Common Council in “1856, and the majority of the Common Council was opposed to tho democracy. Mayor Wood had sent many good recommendations, which were utterly disregarded and laid on the table, where they never #aw the light. The Mayor was a man of talent and executive ability, and would work for the interest of the city. The Mayor had | had not proved true and sound on the municipal question. Veen charged with using the police for his own advance. | It was not merely @ question of the election of Mayor ment. ‘The republican and American prose, upon his first | Wood, but it was a question of municipal rights. He had elevation to office, had complimented him for his activity. been a clove observer of story wince 1836, and Yet now a violent and vituperative opposition had been | had marked dewn the names of the renegades of the do carried on by the same press against him. As they be. | moecracy, and found ‘the list the name of Daniel F. come strong they og ge ‘hen the black re. por ong le had sos Same Native senenienn ubiicans carried Stato majority they Wiitary Hall, Bowery, ‘beva Thought that black repul A ee for | asked to join the party on grosad (ist they tetended ever. But they passed such laws as would arouse thy | to the Irish and not the Germans. (Cheers and people of thie city, as it did, and now thodtate had been | laughter.) He had beard Tiemann refuse to carried by party which had once been led by Silas | S/n & for a because the Wright and a Van Buren, (Cheers.) There was no | 4pplicant -was a foreigner. there wero Logislature under this government would have hadthe | Irish and German adopted = eitizena present hardihood to pass euch laws but the last Legislature. could they contaminate their hands on the cay of election It was said that the population of New York was with a ballot for Daniel F. Tiemann? If there were Know & dangerous one, and yet with all these op. | Nothings presert, could they truet aman who would «us pressions the people were whimsical as lambs. | tain them in the height of their glory and desert them in the hour of their need’ (Cheers. Mr. Hiram Ketones, Jr, son of the Hon. Hiram Ketch um, said he met the audience with mingled feelings of ginduess and regret—gladness that they Were animated by the same desires ax himself and regret that he had beer obbged to leave the party in which be had heretofore worked. But that party—the old whig party—bad fallen by its own impotence, and in endeavoring to form the so-called republican party, they had been obliged to leave behind a great many good old Henry Clay whigs whe had jomeo with the democracy. Mr. Ketcbum continued at some length to show the present Tiemann movement was guided by frerlow Weed, Seward & Co, and earnestly exhorted all Americans, Ithad been reported that the streets would be deluged with blood, upon an altempt to carry these laws into ef. feet, but itwax not until the Recorder, out of mere personal malice had endeavored to cast odiam on the Mayor that the people had stood in their might, and resisted such high handed oppression. (Cheers.) The instincts of the people were ty right, and when demagogues tried to rule them they found their mistake. The people and these bogus democrats have no connection. The latter believed{in democratic rulers, but not in democratic asso ciations. (Laughter.) All the combinations of “isms” were joined against Fernando Wood. Mayor Wood, as an individual, might be nothing more than the dust on their | shors—any other man might represent them as well—bat the question was, would they sustain Fernando | Whigs and dissatistied democrats to think of this fact Wood? (Cries, Vex, yea, we will.) If they wore | before voting. His speech was very interesting, bat a beaten by ‘possibility,’ what would be the | reat portion of the Audioncetbad oft to Join in the pro the consequence? He would answer—the loss of their | eersion. liberties, Aw for John A. Kennedy, he thought it a good day for Tammany Hall when be left it. (Cheers.) It was a godsend to the party, because he was always mak ing mischief. It would be well if a great many They might lie down like lambs together, and join hands; but after the election these bickerings were sure to start up, and he hoped the persons who caused them would leave the party. They now had arrayed against them the party who had bled Kansas to death, and all its capital mast go with it; and now they wanted instead to bleed the State and city treasury. ‘The city was now in debt, not by the legislation of the democratic party, but by that of their When Mr. Ketchum concluded there were loud cries for a song, and Mr. Kerrigan came forward and announced that he would give them a song which had been chorased: outside the house by twenty-five thousand democrats. Mr. Kerrigan then sang “Tiemann Song,’’ in the chorus of which the whole audience joined; afr which the meeting broke up:-— EFFORTS OF A REPORTER TO GAIN AD © MITTANCE. One of our reporters reached the Academy a short time before half-past 7,the hour fixed for the meeting. The STercce woes re; bet When teak putty Gee) taser | TUTE Temrweam Wives, belwesk Pat at) Third ties would live; od’ theer | ree teenth street, between Thir: libertics would totter and fall to the ground. (Groat ap. | “¥enues, showed that he would have no easy task in pro- curing admittance. Still, he thonght that he might manago to effect an entrance by the stage door on Fourteenth street. An orator was holding forth from the stoop of the large boarding house on Irving place, opposite the main entrance to the Academy, another waa speaking from the stoop of a house in Fourteenth street, opposite the gallery entrance, another was holding on by one af the large lan tern posts of the Academy, and addressing his “ fellow citizens’’ from that precarious foothold ; others still were speaking from various other points in Fourteenth «treet planse. : Mr. Sonne Coctmas® was next loudly called for and greeted with overwhelming cheers. He said he had bat afew words to address to them and respectfully asked their attention. There were mighty themes to be dis cussed, inighty interests at stake and mighty currents spreading over the land, which ft was for the people to direct. If he judged aright that was no people's party. It was the sovereignty of the people. The people in the great majesty of their sovereignty stood invulnerable and invincible. He spoke to that people of Tammany Hail that he now spoke to in the Academy @f M Th Hee wi principles were perennial, though the « cifental, If a blow was at atthe jidate it was | and Irving place. Altogether, there were some haif-doren struck at the principle, and if they woul sustain their Principles they must sustain their candidate, Here | *##renses being madect the same sate Gatanke, were representatives of the 4 of Ireland, of | were indescribably excited and voeiferous. reporter Germany, and of the world and they uttered the caba | made bis way with difficulty through the dense crowd, and listic words of democracy: © The land which I occupy is holy land, and must not be pressed by the foot of the despot.”’ | Parties were the great implements of freedom. Without party, 4 would have stolen onr liberties, federalism would have crushed the land, fanaticism would have become prevalent, and the United States Bank would never have been arrested by the strong arm ofa Jackson. (Cheers.) Tammany Hall had stood a political lighthouse tpon which all eyes conld look to see if, amid the darkness and gloom of the political world, sbe «till stood to warn the from danger and defend them from wrong The moment that saw them adverse to her guidance, would see the myrmttons of deepotic power usurping their rights, (Cheers.) Here, apou the rock upon which the democracy of nations were centred, end that new the last eye grew dim would they «urrender t Rut a few months since Inwe had been passed removed from every man's door their safegy and from the publig buildings their sent’ Legislature had taken to iteelf the right to disband their sentinels and put others in their stead. The first wt of the pretended reform had been to incur a debt for eeven Com. Irisstoners ralaries, instead of those without smlaries—mak ing both taxation and nrurpation. No where but in black republican Albany could such principles find advocates ‘at length reached the point of the sidewalk nearest the stage door. The door itself was besieged by some two or three hun dred noisy applicants, and through these it was all bot an impossibility to wedge one’s way in. Mr. Richard Schell was the only one who suceeded in doing #0. Vainly he rtrove to make way for our reporter, and half a dosen representatives of various newspapers. Net ould manage to penetrate the crowd. Mr. ited, cajoled—all to ne purpose. Hie ap. to“ make for the rr of the eRarp would bring out thre ers for the Hemato, but ‘would not get the reporter ex inches nearer to the door. At length the door opened and closed upon Mr. Sebel, and the balf dozen reporters were no nearer to the point de wired than when they made the attempt. ‘Then they changed the point of attack. The door ing to the or galleries was attainable, and it woe) that by thts door they might have some posible of fretting. ® sight at the meeting ins! Fale hope ! current making its way up the stairs was not as that rushing down; and the general ery was “there's po chance up that way.’ ®ur reporter fonnt that there was too much truth in the assertion. There did not eeem to be the remotest shadow of a possibility of other thfnl ja and themerives had rushed to the: }—~4 be vedes med th tate. (Cheers ) Their brethren in attaining a stand point in that direction from which © see thecounty had nobly performed their work,and havestruck | of heat a glimpse of word of the proceedings. Down the the blow for freedom and were dixenthrallst. In Weetchos. | ton staircase again: snd once more out in the moonight The speakers are still holding forth from their several stands. There appears to be no inck of eloquence, or no absence of audiences, Again an aesault 's made apon the stage door, but with no better success—although this time our reporter is informed that Mayor Wood has just got through—having been lifted bodily over the heads of the dense maae and safely deposited at the door, which e him CPRepalced, bat not disheartened, our reporter found him soli, mach io bis comfort, once more on the sidewalk, tid erteved from ihe suffocating preseure, which be had feen stoically and good naturedly enduring for the pre- ceding balf hour. By and by he is joined by « dozen members of the Committee of Arrangemenw and ter, Oneda and Erie counties there were highminted men, like others in the remaining pertion of the tate, who had rolled back the tide of oppression. Were New Yorkers to revist oppression by eupineness? No, it was by action, action, and if on the firetof December they should strike ‘a blow euch as hat been struck in November, New York would again be free. If they were true to themselves, ‘and would poll but a tithe of the vote within their power, the work would have beep accomplished, and New York be restored to her porition among the cities of the world ‘A Jondon alderman had said that ifatvempts had been made to deprive London of her liverties as New York had beom, there would have been a riot, What a commentary on re. publicanism! Tt was becanse the people were confident in their ewength and sovereignty, awaiting in peace the | the Hon bn RR Ent ene oe. hour for them tostrike, The yheard the fatal ticking of the | have an ohpertunity Ot mile ete er ihe oftrt to. clock, and saw the moving of the band, and when it we estou for thomectves and fer the 1 reached the first of Decembee, glad voices would utter | vten samuel tt ert, but resulta, like all the ery, “New York city is redeemed." ae Lg yet hanwen tical and peite Certoras, Col, Dowsey was then called for, and eaid that he aut { others, 0 actin ie nite, having kicked out ‘not stand up to make a speech, but to say a word in ox 0 of glass over the door, lanation. At Tammany Hal!, the other w remarks which were growsl; standing room another person floor; and as the District Attorney hal secalted hima, he = oan Sacre cummed aa 4 hoped he would have an opportunity to answer hi age should break down. voioe—Skin him.) He said that he was charged w! was no use in making further efforts, but hun. bigotry, and he stigmatived the charge as false. Ho was born of the people wah po isberieance but work, and in | dreds of eathanastic democres oul k and the other doors of the building, m wn Rope acountry ernshed down by despotiam: atill he struggled ’ tube same oftunity for their admission would vat itee lf, from his infancy until he saw fetters cf despotiem Forvamecly come others of Our reporters been om broken, What he eat! of Mr. McKeon w: claimed Wo be of the Irieh race, and, as it were, of the Lrigh (CONTINUED ON HGHTH PAGE.)