New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-12
The following Preamble and Kcso!utlons "
then presented by Stephen s Sammons, I
and unanimously adopted:

Hssrcas From the nicr,rcu. aauSs ha have 70, long
rAsrsas such abuses have increased ich alarming
extent becomes absolutely necessary for OF all
parties TO JON together ana i9i' Common IatS N co
purpose and cserss. the abuse when have pievni!d
the good order and morality OF tire Git; generally ad aace
as Police all IL branches hns become OF the most
prafy and murder into our Civ Eccions-tc tc ihrous ops
first discovered all TIE desperate and abandoisi
cal support and which always :iyen proportion CORES
pondlnr with the eno,uties OF mef Offences; lnd cafe
Is q, pre,ots Elections. well the pt>en; Election
the Convict Criminals have been tuned loose upon t Siiy
personal violence every good man from the polls 50 that
the coOnlzers and runners could u2csr the p:ciOn oil con
lerea pretended Pohce Reform bill has lately been PFC
s,e6 br Comun ouncil which has sustained all OF these
iqui,ois practices for the sole purpose OF appointing cE
ns term o. years person, whose and purposes would
perfect keeping 'th the past ac;s ot those VINO nave ee
foremost making upon law aid good ordst; Nnd
la;e election that tire American kcprohcan> nave no ecu
fence in measure proposed BY the present ya'incn
Council supported By responsible majority o delegates
10 State Legislature from ts oity oi "ch ac .i i.e
glsIature aly spprs. And rherrdS Gre American t
publican party. tins distinct and positive aVowai has ob
tened large majority n'tS favor notwithstanding II
isht Thousand illegal vc:ts were east against then n-
hal changed the pol TO ailol greater c t tof irnudu
voting And aeheredS. aFc number o the .e" oIk ty
working capacity all this party machinery over
which the people have now sisna moIa yctgrad rErra
uifnn uncifendns citizens who obliged To eht ~
their ba!oboxestere Police Organization visible N
pat cfhe City, The very officers seemed 20 have deserted
the TombS And hcrfGS. system OF laws can tr. oi
any value unless there shall he honest capable and faithful
administration which there hope o cetns through such
person. would naturally be appointed by the eNsts tty
TaSre5re Resc'red That we call upoa the Legislature OF
State to respect The only trnc American Repbcan doc
trines that clear mauC fairly expressed hayea right To state
teir grievances. and demand their form and manner
Rcsolced That we hold in all things purely local. such
majority the undouie night OF rcGuc>tn; the Lcgatus
pass such Laws IN ccRsonance with the expressed Will
otsuch nrIosity -, " r,,.. .,i, j.;
csn that present Common Connc or the majority ot our
City Delegation represent the WISHES arc IN any vi" the
proper expouen o the views OF the People this City, whose
msreprcenativc they are III every important particular
only protection they have offered 10 such us vutucs
give 10 lambs. covering and deyounnc thcm
Resoired, That empacaily and explicitly call upon the
Country Members and the Legislature generally to respect ~.
most respectfully but earnestly demand that power ol any
KIND name nature. DO put into inc lnnd, 81 he present
short ,ha, bill be passed. which will chance mndiy our
City Charter or our present Police TesuatioIs W. wan,
ctntc aud proper Reform ii we then want Legislative AID
we will nsS i9 bI, tho ,bovc proceedings be signed hv the
President aud Secretaries OF the meeting and Forwarded 10 hts
E1cecncy the Govcror and To each member OF 'he senate
aud assembly IN I.egbttcrc convened.
On motion OF Mr.. Shannon Delegation OF
seven, consisting Of Messrs. STEP. S. SAMMoNs,
JOEL NELLY, WM. S. WATKINS, THOMAS Fl. OAE-
LEY, JOSEPH HUFrY, WV. L. CARMAN and ALEx.
COPELAND, was appointed TO proceed to the Capt.
tol to lay the matter before the Legislature and
do all in their power 10 prevent the passage OF the
odous bill in question.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Burns, Oak
ley, butcher, Drinkcr and Whitney, when the
meeting adjourned and large number of citizens
escorted the Committee to the steamboat on their
way to Albany.