New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-12

~ Those who support the reappolntment
Of Mr.. Matsell as Chief of Police, repre-
sent themselves, with modesty which can
easily be appreciated, as monoPolizing all
the virtue and patriotism IN town, and theH
opponents as mere political gameSters and
party hacks. This being established. OF
course the inference is plain. The Com
mon Council ought to follow their advice
and reject ours. Besides, our opinions are
still more worthy of suspicion and avoidance
from the fact that they are shared by ahthe
rascals and callows-birds in the City, all OF
whom pray that Matsell may be rejected
and the metropolis given over to them to
rob and riot in.
To arguments OF this sort We have no
time to reply, and we presume the Common
Council will need no assistance in order to
appreciate them at their full value. 1t Is
enough for us that we are conscious OF no
other end in urging the dismissal of Matsell
than the desire TO have the control of the
Police pass out of hands III which We are
convinced that it has been Wiley managed,
and the welfare of the City culpaby neg
lected
If Matsell be such 4 paragon, how IS 1t
that the numerous gangs of ruffians thrive
a,d commit their outrages with such impu-
nifty? 1t is his business to put them down.
How is it that unlicensed drinking shops
work undisturbed, to ruin the people and
corrupt the morals of the City, on Sun
DAYS and week. days. 1t is hi, business to
stop them.
How is it that gambling house, of all
kinds enjoyed such license and increased so
il numbers, until the passage Of the recent
law? 1t was his business to shut them up.
How is it that crime so increases, and
that alarm is so universally felt by grave
and rejecting men at the progress OF Of
fenses against life and property? 1t is his
duty to prevent such state Of things. But
ever since he allowed the AstOr-placc riots
to grow into bloody magnitude, when, but
for his disposition TO temporize and make
friends with the blackguards and miscreants
therein engaged, it might have been sup
pressed with tri1ing difficulty at the begin
mig. this evil has been growing feariully
upon us. Ii it is to be otherwise. we must
have a new Chief of Police.
Why was not Matsel regularly re-
nominated when his time expired, 50 that
the Common Council might pass upon his
claims, according to the Charter ! And
how great is the obligation which the
Common Council are under to crafty the
Mayor personally, when that functlonary
exhibited the grossest lack of confidence in
them and the utmost contempt of their
official prerogatiye, and IN fact never would
have made any nomination at all, had he
not been compelled
The fact is that MatSell was originally
appointed by an intrigue he has been kept
in Office in despite of the law, and In def
ance of its spirit and now the most deS-
perate intrigueS are resorted to to keep INN
in place where II IS easy to feather ones
nest, and which is therefore pleasant to oc-
cupy No doubt many honest men are led
into supporting his reappointment but so
much the worse for them if they are 50 de-
luded, when the state of the Police, which
is in this mans control, is so glarinsly bad.
80 much the worse for the City, should the
Common Council be led to confirm his nomi-
nation.
The Supremacy Of the seas.