The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-22

| mohtns during which time tney nave enJOyeo
themselves on various pleasure excursions-have
reported on the condition Of the various watering
places in our vicnity-and have made astonishing
Improvement in the seasoning OF turtle soup. and
the preparation OF lobster salad. Meanwhile, the
good people OF this great metropolis left to the
mercy of large gangs of rowdies, who frequent the
corners of our principal streets, and make prac-
tice of insulting females as they pass along-and
murder has been actually perpetrated in our public
thoroughfares, with daring recklessness, because
OF The total absence Of police force, or competent
body OF watchmen, to protect the lives, persons,
and property Of our citizens.
Since the election to power of our present city
government, the numerous abuses that have exs-
ted, and still exist, in various parts Of the city,
have been pointed out by us. with a view to their
removal. Our repeated admonitions have been
totally neglected, while the chief "reform,''
which the Native ''party have given us, amounts
to nothing more than the creation Of some new
ofiices-wh:ch they have filled with their own
nomnees-and the appointment to office OF host
OF hungry beggars in the room Of number OF men
whom they have removed. In looking over the
aggregate amount of "reform"-that reform SO
loudly promised by the " Natives since they have
come into office-we look in vain for any bold or
which have been increasing from year to year
under the reign OF the other factions, or the reai
cation Of any Of those promises which were
lemny made by the new party Without the aid
OF an efficient police force, to uphold the civil
authorities, and check the licentious abuses that
everywhere stare us in the face, it is in vain to
look for that REFORM that safety, order and
gularity, which invariably mark the efficient work.
ing OF proper system of city government.
Aldermen may make occasional excursions,
and obtain an ephemeral notoriety, by chas-
ing abandoned females off our public high
ways-the records of our police courts may
swell with the daily amount Of crime
and criminals at vast public expense may be pro-
secuted to conviction; nay, sometimes may es-
cape the consequences of their crimes by the per-
nicious system of "straw BAIL" or by the more
demoralizing and law-defying connivance and aid
Of some Of our very officers Of ustice-al this can
60 on-and will go on-wlthout the aid Of pro-
per and efficient police force. How ridiculous is
all the idle parade about the closing Of groggeries
on Sunday, when in the absence Of police to
enforce the provisions of this salutary law, the
drunkard can 60 into almost any GROCERY in the
city that sacred day, and enjoy himself grea-
ter security than when this pernicious practice
openly tolerated The same argument is applica-
BILE to every other department in our city-both as
regards cab racing, filthy streets, attacking females
in the public streets, and the host Of other evils
that present themselves in all Notwithstanding
the laws that have been enacted to check them, a
very mockery. II is idle for the present Common
Council to make useless sputter about new
laws and reform when we have no police force to
carry out the law-hence the great and increased
amount Of crime which has latterly swelled the
calendars Of our courts, and given confidence to
the murderer to penetrate his foul deed in our
streets-to the very officer of justice to throw open
the bars Of his cell to the convicted criminal.
But the Board of Common Council will meet on
Monday evening their minds fully impressed with
conviction of the crying necessity for an efficient
police force, and yet shall find them squander-
ing away the public time and the public money in
useless party squabbes and idle debates upon some
silly objections to the passage Of resolution in
favor of patry party appointment. We would
put 1t gravey to the Common Councils there
anything to prevent the veriest "rowdy'' in the
purlieus Of city, from assauting with IMMUNITY
in the noon day, at night time, the inoffensive
and order loving citizen as he walks through our
streets If he be attacked, he looks in vain for
some policeman, and finds but little sympathy from
the passer by. Let us look, too, at the frequent
rows and squabbles that disgrace our public tho
roughfares in the MONDAY, and no police at hand
to prevent them. On all hands we see the indica-
tons of the total absence of efficient municipal
authority, and in those indications we perceive the
tokens Of the approaching dissolution of the 8" ma
tive" party.
II was the watchword of reform, and only that,
which collected the hosts under their banner that
enabled them TO triumph. What did the great
mass of the intelligent and patriotic citizens who
voted at the last election for the natives" hav-
ing formerly, out Of disgust with the old factions,
refrained from going to the polls at al-what did
they for all the rgmarole about the naturali-
zatien laws? What, in fact, did many of the
"natives" themselves, and the best OF them too,
care for the long TRADES about the "lrish," and
corduroy breeches'' and the "greasy Dutch z"
Reform was wanted-reform was promised by the
new party, and attracted by that promise, numbers
focked to the standard of the natives" sufficient
to give them victory at the polls And now, that
instead of honestly fulfilling their pledges, these
"natves" in Office spluttering and staggering
about repeal of the naturalization laws, which Is
of not the slightest moment to this community one
way or the other, they may rest assured that the
power that made them will unmake them, and
from tnat righteous doom nothing can save them.
A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF CART. LAW
RENcE.-At length there appears to be some pros
pect Of suitable testimonial TO the memory of
this hero erected. On Tuesday last meeting
was held at the arsenal Of those parties who were
DESTROYS of seeing such object carried into effect
His Excellency Governor Bouck was appointed
president; Major Generals g. w. Sanford and j.
Lloyd, Vice Presidents; Brigadier General F. E.
Mather, Corresponding Secretary; Capt John T.
Cairns, Recording Secretary; C. A. Worth, Esq,
President Of the City Bank, Treasurer. 1t was also
resolved that the rames Of all subscribers, together
with the amount subscribed, should be published in
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