New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-09
CITY ITEMS.
4 DrAr COUNCIL AND A SHlsxrss E,,

A D.Ar COUNCIL AND SRIsgise Es.
EcrriyN-We have received. within few ts.x
many communications urging 10 hf. Up our voo,.
and cry aloud IN the ears OF tie Aldermen aat n.
Mayor and has police. TIE do.ngs Of the law tefyY,,
rowdies who disgrace snd disturb or CITY wher.
Is the use, good friends We have shou,ea n the
adder ears Of these officers until We should har.
been hoarsc. hAG W. not used tae steam lungs ass
the mon tongue oi the Press, but they heard nos ".
have called attention. time ane again 10 speelse Al.
Of outrage. bu, 10 one hoeGed them We have Va,
gec some i,le acton ,or re credit Of tte CITY b,
TIA; credit has fallen INTO hands that knoW nos ,,e
value OF a good name 1.-THE evidence % our err,
he worth ANYTHING. We mus; corcsute that many
our policemen deaf or tha; ihey are puSli,B,
nous co~sri>. for We have seen them delsoea,e,,
walking along one side OF the street While or "A.
other side the eroSS,si outrages were 5eing p~rpr
iraict by organized banc> o. rgifau> Il Is nO.Oross
that certain gangs Of bows OS haltgroWn men M
only do AZ the mischief thai their d!abolcl osa,a.
can conceive. but openly 5o.s; that ,As 10
hcemsn dare not interfere with them, al
that II one OF The gang should Dc caugA, 81
mistake, tie Alderman VIII discharge aim iron
custody The rapid and unparalleled increase "
crime IN our CRY Is attracting attention al oves
which IN simple f,c, we're bad enough are Gu
culated far and wide. until country people begnt %
hesitate their Journeys hi,hcr~ard. donSuns II
their hseS would BE- safe IN the commercial me,rOpo
H. Of The country. Peaceab.e citizens are knocked
down IN oan day. women are dragged into bind Al.
leys and abused. street nights ana 5acchAnal orgie,
make night time OF temohrs instead of rest, en-
lzen> are followed even INTO other states and ccsed
In D.Nite
selves are murieed by drunken desreradces aud
after all this wesce Wcll.iniormcd papers boasnsa
the perfection Of our police governments and Asr
safe life and property are in Ncw-Nork Under sieA
circumstances, what = the use OF enieasouG,
20 rouse the authorities 20 action They know "A
these things thew have known them tor years the,
know the names and residences OF many N the pei
sons composing the rowl, associations they have
been asked time and time again, 10 break them Up.
10 prevent the nightly disturbances which they ere
ate 10 make an example OF them, - that human III,
may be at least ordinarily secure but nos move
have they made, not step has been taken, ami no,
a promise is given that INVITING vail be done The
services of these gangs Wanted AT the next elR
ton 1t may be desirable to keep certain vc,es ou
OF the box, OF 20 break up poll and carry Cd the
ballot-box. as has been done, and 80 It won't Dot
listtAttNAku ktt pbNN - Tar NNu
these gangs, the men Who should pu. them down
raise money and liquor annually to reward them
for thelr ourageS upon Tie people nothing
more common than TIN. service ard reward. ant
nothing else could be expected from men m autho.
uty who levy per capita tax upon prostitutes, asa
condition of blindness to the carousas and robbeuss
Illicit nm>elllng and all manner Of yluanies prae
uced N such temples of Venus as cons down land
somcy with the money. The Press has done It's
duty, mos, instances, and even more than IT'S duty
tearlessy and perSisiently crying shanT' upon thew
things but 81 long a, Crime openly compounds with
Justice, and outrages upon Law are sure Steps 70
political and Official emlnence. The rr,ss may hun
rs thundtrs IN VAIN. The absolute honesty ard
Sntue Of our Clty officers u getting tcbc sor u
tradition thing, which we're supposed 20 have eI
listed, but now fall within the bounds oi doubt Inw.
glblilties which admit not Of proof except IN sop,s.
teal theory. What l. che use Of crying aloud IN ears
Of chronic obiuSty