The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-21

POLICE REFORM is a very good article
mixed up however, as usual, with a considerable
quantity of the prejudice ilberality, cant and by
pocrisy of Greeley, in the Tribune of yesterday, in
favor OF police reform. This article appears to
have been elected by the tragica results of the re-
cent horrible prlze-fig II will be utterly imposs-
Die, however, as every rejecting must see, to
effect any reform in the present miserably inefficient
ponce system in this city, unless all political parties
unite In an earnest, friendly effort, for the attain
ment OF this great object All parties must co-ope
rate unanimously friends of the city, of the coun-
try, OF justice and the laws And if any thing can
unite our citizens, and induce them to forget po-
Cal differences, surely this movement cana move
ment which has tor its object the preservation of
tnen lives, and properties, and the peace and good
order of society.
The murder of Mccoy, about which so much
Just indignation has been properly expressed is not
II should ever be recollected the only recent afro
cious act, which demands thorough and efficient
reform OF the police system. That murder, pecu-
Larry appalling as ii was, does not exhibit in greater
or more glaring characters, the generalization of
society, and the neffciency of the administration
OF the laws, amongst us, than did the murder OF
Cilley, or the bloody duel between Webb and Mar
shall Yet, certain of those very papers which ex-
press such eloquent denunciation against the pu-
glist, who has slain his fellow-man, are most po
litey and charitably silent respecting the crime of
The duellst Even Grand Jures, incredible as it
may sound in the ears of the friends of justice and
the law-even Grand Juries seem 10 favor this dis
tincton, and wink at the "honorabie' murderers.
The open violation Of the law perperated by Webb,
has been before several Grand Juries, and besides
other Influences that of Governor Seward has been
exercised in order to prevent any action from being
taken for the vindication of the supremacy of the
law, invaded by that act.
If we to have a reform, let it be reform that
will reach Wall-street, well as Ann-street. Let
it be reform that will tell upon the gamblers and
murderels IN Wal.-street, well as in the lower
hauns of drunkenness and crime. We do not
want system which will ensure the punishment of
the vulgar prize-fghter, whilst gentlemen brokers
and assassins permitted TO strut abroad with i'm
punty We want such an efficient and powerful
administration of the law, will detect and punish
offenders against the peace and safety of society,
wherever they may be found, to whatever grade
they may belong, and by whatever influence they
may seek to shield themselves from the just con-
sequences of their crimes. And, as we have already
SAID, TO obtain such system, the peaceable, the
orderly, the patriotic the good and loyal citizens
OF all parties must unite in vigorous effort The
time has fully come for such an effort If the start
ling admonitions which the community have re-
Gently received, be now neglected, does it require
a prophet, or a voice from heaven to predict that
ere long, the duty, now SO clearly indicated, will
be again pointed out, by some far more extensive
and terrible Catastrophe