The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-01

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The September Session or the Common
COunciI-The Conf rm alton OF the Chief
of Police.
The September session Of the Common Council
opens this day, when, among other questions, will
he brought forward the confirm alton Of the Mayors
nonina of the Chief Of Police and it is to be
hoped that there viii be enough dependent and
sensible men found in the Board of Aldermen to
carry the confirmation, and thus save their body
the disgrace of the rabid partisan vote that at
tempted to be passed the close Of the last session
when, to accomplish the object, resort was hal,
according to report to the most justiabe means;
go that even coroner inquest on tn body OF
worthy alderman might have been the consequence
and become the fitting sequence to the act passed
by the last Legislature, upon which an Alderman,
in his place, made pithy and appropriate com
ment, when he said he had offered at Albany, in
view of the lobbying he witnessed, to become the
contractor to abolish the charter and the Common
Council ITSELF for the OF five hundred dollars
80 utterly corrupt did be fad the entrusted
with the legislation of the Enpre State, and the
Affairs Of this great metropolis.
What is the reason gned for the attempt to get
rid of Mr. Matsell No: that he is unfit for his Office
not that there is better or even as good N An to
to be democrat; though curious enough, TIE demo.
cratic party regard him with suspicion, and some
of them 90 the length of saying he is whig, just
because he acts impartisy in the discharge of his
sf6se, and does not favor democrats more than
wings. Ever since be became Chief of Police be
has kept aoof from all politics, and confined him
self TO The strict line of his public duty. And the
reward hat some trucuent partisans woad now
render him for his fidelity is, to borrow their
expressive term, ''deca 2tation." To what pitch
sf blind fury this factious zeal must drive those
who are influenced by it, when a mau occupying
the respectable position Of Alderman hlorgsns, the
President Of the Board, and the a,tng Mayor ia
the absence Of Mr.. ki1gslsnd, could descend from
the chair in whist he presided, and, leading on the
opposition TO Mr. MatseI, declare that he had not
q ,ingle fault to find with him-taat he had no
charge 20 make or endorse agains; him-but that il
was quite sufficient that the victim a democrat
that he had therefore no bowels Of compassion for
him. and that the guillotne must do its bloody work.
and sever his head froz his body How did he justify
this ruthless intention of bis party, which not
carried owing to the integrity and public spirit
Of some Of its members, who, like Henry Clay,
would prefer to be right rather than obtain Office
for themselves or their party friends, by course
that conscience, honor, selErespect. and a regard
for the publie welfare forbade-how did he justify
the proposed decapitation. Why, by the very beau
tlfal logic, that the democrats, at one time, when
in power cut Oh whig heads, right and left, without
regard to age o. standing, merit or demers Unless
the President Of the Board Of Aldermen ap proves OF
this moving down Of members Of his own party
when in Office, and holds that two wrongs make
right, Just two negatives make Affirmative, his
argument is good lOr nothing, and is about the
weakest exhibition ever made Of himself by any
pablo man. The only redceming quality abog. !.
Is its cand0r.
II there il one thing more than another ;aa; .s
calculated to bring republication ntO con;e mp.
in the eyes Of foreign nations il is the premium held
out TO officials to be lazy and corrupt while they
are in in order TO indemnify themselves when they
are out. HIving no tenure bat that Of tue frsil
chance Of their party remaining in power, their I
-'good behavior" not Weighing much as the /
aus; in the balance against tie sentence that 4
suits them oil lr the event of chaagc, they
make hay while the sun shines" and corrlp-
tion and atasss are tolerated because they are
sqsaliy pfaet.scd by both parties ia turn. L il
notorious that our laws are the worst administered
the world; ard Il not .or the material pros.
perity Of the country, that affords to every man a
means Of earning livelihood without crime, and
for that proverbsl love Of aw aud order that pre-.
walls among the people themselves, sPrisging froa
an inherent attachment to our nstitutions born
with every American, and imbi0ei with ais
Tiers milk these United l.es, q" the envy o.
surrounding nations, and the admiration Of ihe
world" would become pan5emoaium, initsad
Of being as they arc, in despite Of nal al.
minstra lion, more free from outrage and vice tbaa
any other country on the face Of TIE habitaole
globe. How long We may be able to N tintain that
proud position ia he scale Of nations Is very doubt
fn h The system Of parry prescription, With It's at
tendant train Of conseq is to continue to take
the place q public virtue and ility, the iin-
tenance Il the laws and the rgid execution Of jas
ti-e, whose principles unchangeable. add are ~
high above party considerations az the heaven Il
above the earth.
TINS CArrE Dnlvtye NUISANCE. What with
railroad cars, ,mnibuses and drovo of cas.ls run
Ming ct large, the streets Of New FORK are abou,
as safe as the vicinity Of Waterloo or Princeton
while the battles going on. lf We nigh,
udge Of the motives Of our municipal authorities
from their actions We should suppose taat Ne=
York was afflicted VITA surplus population, wli3h
IL had been determined IN way to kill OF. The
means, Il must BE- confC SEED admirably adapted
40 the end. The increasing recklessnesi Of omni-
bus and cab drivers the careless haste With which
people are ampu;ated and slain upon The railroads,
and the murdcrous impunity with which herds 81
SSttlo se continually driven through the streets