The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-06
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE



State Of Tic Guy Police A6aus wAig Coalit.on &C.
New Yosx, August 4, 1851.
The progress Of crime in our city is appalling Not a
of desperate assault generally with deadly weapons and
frequently attended with fatal results Our police force
is active and energetic, skfuy distributed and well d.
recled but not only their efforts 10 protect the lives
and property OF citizens inadequate to the present
emergency, but according TO appearances, they likely
10 have enough to do to protect themselves Aside IRON
numbeess other ferocous atac upon the officers, NV
of their number have within the last three weeks been
murdered outright while in the performance OF their
duty The first (Gllespe) had his skull fractured with
cart.rung by an English sailor scarce fortnight ago
and Saturday Sergeant Foster received mortal wound
from the knife of Spaniafd, who also followed the sea-
What is to be the remedy for this state OF things
Whether the number OF our policemen should be m
creased or whether the present force should be more
fully provided with arms, offensive and defensive, II Is
difficult to say; bat thing would seem cenaln--and
that is that the present is not the time 10 impair lis ei
cheney by deprvng it OF It's present able chie and placing
il under and inexperienced administration. Never
heess this very day. at the first meeting OF the common
council accordance with the recent amendment TO the
charter, the wings expect to remove Mr. Masell, and NIL
the highly responsible Office the duties of which he has
SO faithfully performed, with OF their own partisans
who will exercise its influence in their favor between
now and the mex election il would seem 10 be Of little
importance to whom the projection OF life and property
inusted, that the performance OF the party in
power be perpeluaed and but Tor reliance upon the
rmness of the mayor, who has upon more than one oc
cason shown that he had higher regard for the interests
Of the people than for those of the party, should an
licpae either disastrous nerregnum feeble admin
isation Of the functions Of our police Fortunately,
however, our chief holds his office until successor is
nominated. The power of nomination rests with the
mayor ; and, though the common council may refuse TO
confirm the present incumbent, the mayor may continue
10 present his nae and refuse submit any other for
their appreciation,
The reunion OF the wing party of this State upon the
compromise it called, is fraugh with instruction.
and should not be permitted TO pass by unheeded or I'M
improved. Looking al it in the most enlarged and be
raj point OF view it is matter of congraulaon rather
than otherwise, 10 the democracy for it shows that
the of public feeling Is sound and patriotic that
even the most bitter enemies OF the great measures of
pacicaion forced, however reluctantly, give in
quasi adhesion to them, and 10 profess determine
ton to support the constitution and the laws What
be the strength of that pressure from without which
compel cJnclave, COMPOSED partly Of Seward whgstc
rise up and call the Union blessed and coerce even Thur
low Weed to excaim amen And yet thus much though
not wuhou qualification is to be found in the Evening
Journals exposition OF the sentiments proessed BY the
new coalition.
Much is TO be learned by careful perusal of the ar.
they going the rounds Of the papers, and will
the eye of every who is at all curious in such mat
ters, will not at present undertake TO enter into any
examination OF them Ii will be sufficient to give the re-
suit TO which they come in regard TO federal rea-
tons; and that is simply this We will support the
laws which pronounced constitutional by the judicial
tribunals, because they laws and constitutional
but we especially reserve TO ourselves the right OF ag
tang questions the agitation of which will endanger
he very pf mr. and ~
repeal OF those measures the repeal of which will at
once the bonds OF the conederacy" This ether
with mass OF unmeanng professions OF attachment 10
the Union and very carefully guarded approval of the
policy OF the administration is all tina, the pressure OF
corrected public sent nen could wiring from the higher
law wings, and all that the silyergtays obtained for
grounding their arms and striking their flag. This is
what the wings call reunion the compromises
union for the sake Of the Union
What an impressive lesson does this read the demo-
cratic party everywhere and in this State in particular
Our opponents have taken the nitiatvethey have gone
before usthey have taken the very track was desra
Bile that should avoidthey have not only taken il,
but they have occupied TITLED up they have left no
for and henceforth il is impossible for the de-
mocracy TO 20 wrong and still claim be the democracy
How we avow free-sol sentiments The whg
declaration OF principles is full of them. How can we
profess TO yield support 10 the compromise measures
because they The iao of the land, while are OPP
posed TO them in principle and seek their repea That
is the wing ground and if take position upon it
wings. No happily there is but one path left TO
the democracy, and that is the right When we re.
unite, must, let reairm the original prin.
cpes upon which the democratic party founded and
make it more the guardian and protector OF the
Union Of the States the supremacy of the laws, and the
Liberties OF the people. lie; give 10 cordial adhe.
sion to the great measures OF compromise and pacf.
cation in principle well in practice, and. instead OF
avowing rrfsrbe opposition to the introduction OF
the domestic institutions OF the South into any OF the
common territory which belongs equally 10 il and u.s.
let swear 10 extend equal justice, privilege and right
to each and every member Of the confederacy H.