Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-05

oILChhIsT AND LHONB.-Ve SnOuiQ De a disgrace
to the form of man if hesated at the present juno.
ture 10 speak out about these two men. We knew
them 10 be TWO of the most active and industrious Of
cers the city boast of and we feel Indignant at
the conduct of those who endeavor to wreak their
private malice on these men, because of some old
grudge. Gilchrst and Lyons are honorable and high
minded men-as much so as any man on the bench
in this cty-they wsuld scern to do a wrong act
kHowingly-they have done ne wrong in this instance
not in the least. They are free from all censure-
They have long been city marshals and from their
peculiar tact and experience, they are more expert at
the disagreeabe task of catching deserters from ships
than all the other officers put together They are,
therefore, always employed on these matters, and
they seldom fail TO succeed in accomplishing the du
ties demanded of them. Many Of The marshals
are very jealous Of them. Justice Bloodgoed had a
personal quarrel with Lyons, and SO far forgot the
dignity due to his character and station as TO engage
IN scufe in sight of his maglserlal seat For this
Lyons prosecuted him in civil suit and obtained
verdict against him. Now when we remember that
DIR. Bioodgood is doing all he to get Lyons and
Gilchrist punished in some way, we are bound 10
say that Justice Bloodgood ought (f only for appear
sake and to avoid the censure of The world for
it does ecnsure hml to be the last stir in this
bitter persecution of Lyons and GilchrisL IfJustice
herself-the heavenly and pure minded maiden, or
the equally pure minded Justice Bloodgood her less
heavenly representative on the Police Bench-wishes
a victim, let him fasten on the Vice Consul. II is
plain that the Vice deceived him, trcked him or tn
fed with him in some way. Why did Justice Blood
good lei the Vice Consul uck hint Why did he so
far forget his republican and democratic principles as
ITO fawn and crook the knee to power,
And lick absurd pomp."
In plain words, sohy didhe gire the varrant to the
Consul? There was the error-there was the blum.
der. From that all the mischief emanated. Had the
magistrate given the warrant an officer Of the po
lice, or 10 city marshall, they would have known
that their duty exceeding PLAIN, and they woEld
have brought the men named in the warran, before
him. Bnt no; he chose to depart from this course
he delegated the Vice Consul his representative for
the time being and the officers seeing this could not
but suppose that they did night in obeying the official
representative of France when officially delegated by
Justice Bloodgood dispense the judicial duties of the
police magistrate We tell this 10 the grand Jury and
we tell them TO c, their first pass upon jus
,ice Boodgood, and their second upon the Vice
Consul
Before we have done we would also remind the
Grand Jury that this community will never allow
these two excellent officers to be crushed mere
ly to screen Justice Bloodgood's error, or the Wee
Consuls deception. The Recorder in charging told
them that Justice Boodgood had acted exceedingly
wrong in giving the warrant to any bu, an officer Of
his court" Very good, Mr. Recorder. Then Al
Mr.. Boodgood was the first man that acted wrong
in the matter let him be the frs, man to suffer; fol
ne certainly mlsed the oihers-noi wlfully, We ad-
nit, but by his blunder.