The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-28

Reorganization OF the two late national poiti-
cal parties Of the country, upon the plausible
pretext Of the repeal Of theMissouri compromise,
no wonder the great body Of the Northern Wigs,
portion Of the Buffalo democracy, and all the
outside abolition and seditious factions of the
North, should be moving for grand combined
assault in sohd phalanx, against the South. No
wonder, we 'say; for why should not the anti
slavery factions seize upon the present golden
opportunity? The democratic party is divided
and demoralzed-the whig party is destroyed
the administration Is powerless--there is no
existing national organization capable Of re-
sisting the Northern Holy Alliance; and why,
then, should they not take the field snd boldly
throw down the gauntlet of defiance to the
South? They are moving, on all sides, to this
end-tbey are kindling up the agitation to a
living fre-they are casting their fre5rands
into the Senate; andyet the grave and digni-
fed members of that learned body limit their
meth DDS Of resistance to denunciations of Sum-
ner and Seward and unmeaning threats of dis
union.
This will never do. The evil of the day de-
mands more powerful remedies than these. The
great necessity Of the crisis is national, con-
stitutional Union. party, consistent and homoge-
nesus. North and South. Senators may protest
and threaten and appeal; but while they are
associated with spoils coalition which recog-
pzes an allegiance with Buffalo free sellers and
Nashville secessionists, all appeals and warn
ings will be regarded with derision and con-
tempt. The danger is upon US, and nothing
from'prcsent appearances-nothing can avert
the most tremendous disasters to the safety OF
the. Union and the peace of society, North and
South, but great independent constitutional
Union party. When Senators and members Of
the House at Washington shall have indicated
their readiness to rrelipquish the epoils and
spoilsmen, for some such party organization as
this, we may listen to their discussions Of the
slareyy question witk patience. Weagrec with
the great Calhoun, that no faith is 10 be at
tached to principles which rest upon :" the cohe-
sive power of the public plumber"
STREET FILTH-THE POLICE AND THE MAGIs-
TRATEs.--Some days since the HERALD called
the attention of the Grief of Police to the city
ordinance by which the throwing of garbage
into the streets is made msdemeanor, .n-nis-
able ly fine.
The condition of the streets at that tine
particularly in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
Seventh and Eighth wards-called loudly for
some interference on the part of the police, as
could be easily learned by the bouquet tnet
over pleasantly which saluted the olfactory
organs of all persons who were unfortunate
enough to be obliged to pass through these
avenues.
All these facts caused the promulgation Of
the following circular, first Issued in August,
1861
If garbage, oal, 6th, dirt manure ciuders, ashes,
Shells rubbish any that is detrimental to
lanes alleys contrary to law and the person per-
who placed said garbage, &C., as above mentioned,
shall have een arrested reported by the sergeant
OF policeman whose duty 1t L. to arrest and report said
person persons, and the said sergeant policeman
has not been suslondod tbs captain of police sha be
deemed guilty Of neglect Of Svty ,I BY order
G. W. MArE1I, Chief of Police.
We presume that the police, after the Secep-
ton Of said ORDERS endeavored TODD its duty in
the premises; we hope that such was the Gaze,
and we trust that it will continue so to be.
The policemen have always been abused, and
they always will be-; but there are many good
We have one piece of evidence to show that
the order to the police has been ebcyed. A
policeman in the Eighteenth ward arrested
woman who had been caught in the act of
throwing garbage into the street. She was
arrested and taken before Mr.. Justice Clark,
who discharged her with reprimand as ap-
pears by the following extract from the
10
to the Chief Of Police:-
TnRowiSG GARBAGE IN THE srRErrs.-Poiceman sher
wood arcsted Catherine ODonnel, whom he caught IN
the act Of throwing garbage into the streets. He con-
veyed her before Justice Clark, who discharged her. IT
the time telling the officer he had power to pun
ish her but would reprmsnd her. would suggest the
proprety Of the appointment Of lawyer to attend the
loce court to give ns tructops to some of the police
magistrates in intricate law such as the above
The action of Justice Clark in this case forci-
lily reminds us of that great judicial prototype
Robert Shallow, Esquire, Justice of Peace,
and coran and custalorum and ratalorum,n
whose Importance was derived solely from his |
title; and there have been many more such
magistrates "any time these three hundred
years" We have had too many instances of
The same kind in New York city, and we have
no occasion for fictitious similes-our Shadows
are real, living, walking, talking, laundering |
beings, not the airy creations Of poets brain.
To look for efficiency on the part Of the police,
with such men on the bench, is simply absurd ;
and where there are justices like Clark, there
can be no policemen like Sherwood The law
is plain the policemen will endeavor to
execute it. 1t is important that it should be
executed to the letter. The health of the city
depends upon it, and there are many people
who must be kept clean on compulsion. Aud
yet, with all these facts admitted, we find
Justice who has only power to reprimand-not
to punish. This is the cause of half our troubles
in New York. A policeman makes an arrest,
and through the negligence, bias, or ignorance
Of justice, the criminal escapes unwhipt of