The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-23

CriNr AND RIor n PHnsnELrHIs. Our neigh
Dor PHILADELPHIA. Which at cue time was ja-tly
teImsd the City q Rrsthsrly Love, rapidly losing
its reputation and becoming ~ the most rioous
and criminal places Ia the ~holc American Uniss,
II not in the civilizsd weird Ass.s-ins parade is
streets, and cOmsit murder In the op~n day, as
well A. by night; lie Iavemssis frequently
stained with innocent blood youth and cid age
fall before the pistol 90 kni, Of the marderer and
its peace 10 frequently, nay daily disturbed by set
Of scoubdr,ls who Get all laws. human sad diviae,
at defiance. So frequent has assassination become
in that devoted city, that 1. positively unsafe 10
walk in its most public thoroaghfares. lie police
are VIGOROUSLY cowardly or ipsfbc,entg and ia
change does not soon tske place forths bt,r No pru
dent man will leave his house without being armed
for t,lfprotection, and II will he slammed and
avoided by the rcst q IN, eoantry. Il wss bat
few days aRo, that youth was inhumsnly shot
down while playing on the steps al his fathers
house. This murder was succeeded by another.
On man whom the assassin masiook for p~rron
against whom be maintained some grudge, which
be was determined to sratfy ny tnkisg hfe and, IN
lees than forty eight hours afterwards, man was
stabbed TO the heart, at eight O'Clock In the
Jog. and then robbed of property which h. wa.
'Sling to some place Of security. A Tor IRE rsois,
and other disrepuisble proceedings, they are too
numerous to mention.
What IL the easse Of this sad and deplorsble
ttate Of things in our sister city l. ther. way
Of suppressing the spirit Of ro~dyism and rufi.n-
lem which stalks through lie streetsi IL there no
method by which 4 REPETITION 81 those frsAdal and
bloody scenes can be prevented, and more security
be provided for the prot. elton Of human lIfs We
do not profess TO be very intimate with the mum
cipal arrangements Of Philadelphia; but. from what
we do know, we are convinced that 90 long q. the
city government remains IL is, cut up aud divid.
ed into separate and distnc, avro-dps,-sis or de-
partments, IL will be inefficient for the protection
Of life or property, and that crime will Increase rs-
ther than diminish. The police arrangements he
ing Of the same character offer no protection 20 the
public. From all that We have learned. the police
system Of Philadelphia 10 the worst, most eouups,
and most Inefficient Of any IN existence Il is
similar TO what We had in this city f,w years
ago, and which we were compelled to reform. from
the increase Of crime and 81 criminals In ourm,d.i
Although our city. with much greater population
thsn that Of Philsdeiphis, and containing. a. all
large commercial elites do. criminal. from every
quarter Of the world, and Of every color and hue.
was not stained with 90 many not. and assAssiaa-
as Philadelphia IL, yet We were forced TO adoas
change, and the consequence s, that under the new
one, there s not now quieter or more orderly
city in the world. A similar system mast hs
adopted in Philsdelphis sooner OF later. sns
the sooner the better, u its Inhabitants wish
10 he secure Of their lives. The s.arit OF rowdy-
ism must be checked, aud the sooundr.. who are
the authors 81 the numerous nois and as.ss sinA-
lions there must be taught to obey the Law.
But before any measures LIKE these can he
adopted, the city government must h. consolidated
and strengthened. When that 10 done, reform
in the police system could be easily brought shoIt
II that, or some equally sfieciual method o, pre-
serving the peace and securing the lives ~ the
pecpl. be not soon adopted, Philsdelghis ~,ll o.s
the little character which IL stll pos.e~.er. snd
become q Prey TO la~lessness and Niolense 10 q
greater degree than n is at present
Jrrsr L,sp, -. learn by the Eurcpa vas srpses.d
In Lon6en on the loth Inst sns you'd be the sa~si
Of III. Hon Abbott La-rrpes. she vouid 90 - 90
borne Hous. ss Of wigh 90 tab. leave Of Queen Vie.