The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-29

villain tAat ever went onhnng, yet still he may
keep his placed Should the Chief be honest and
refuse to obey the Mayor the Chief is decapi-
tated at once and more plant tool is intro
duced.
And here the second section becomes inter
esting. 1t states "the Mayor shall fill the va
cancy till successor shall be appointed" Now,
the Mayor is Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners, he dominates the candidates for
Chief, and he can refuse to nominate as long as
his caprice dictates.
1t will also be seen by the second section that
"all members of the police, except the Chief Of
Police, shall hold their offices during good be-
haviour." 1t is not, therefore, required that
the Chief of Police shall be man Of good cha
racter, but only the other members A rowdy
fellow, in all probability, as Chief, would suit
the fancy and interests of the party much bet
ter. As the law now stands, the Chief Of Police
is subject to the same rules and regulations as
any member of the department.
The Senate must see the great faults in these
two sections, and we trust that the bill, as it
comes from the House, will be allowed to lie on
the table. We are governed too much. The
Legislature is continually engaged in passing
Especial" acts for the city Of New York. We
have so many laws now that none of them are
obeyed. If the country members will only shut
their eyes and ears when they see pothouse
politician from this borough the city Of New
York will get on very well. Her greatest de-
sire is to be let alone.
The CONNECTICUT Observation-Disclosures Blow
AT THE ADMINIsTRATIoN.-The annual election
for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Legis-
lature of the State of Connecticut, is to take
place next Monday. The Legislature chosen at
this election will be called upon to fill the seat
in the United States Senate now occupied by
the Hon. Truman Smith. The great issue in
Senator Toucey voted, and the action Of the
State will be considered as either supporting
or condcmning his conduct, as the result
may be.
Under this view Of the subject--and it is the
only correct one-it would be supposed that the
democratic papers in the State would place the
issue plainly before the people, and by their
decision let IL SIa0Q OF Iall SucQ Is not the
case. The leading administration journal at
Hartford does not give the bill its support, and
it endeavors to persuade the people that it is
not an issue in the election. The readers of the
HERALD will see that this is feeble imitation
of the trucking fawning, lodging policy,
adopted in New Hampshire, and they will also
remember that by these means General Pierce
received severe whipping from the electors
Of his own State" the star that never sets''-
the Granite State" where the democrats
always count on q working majority Of four
thousand at the lowest estimate.
Who can doubt that similar fate awaits the
administration party in Connecticut? And
who will fail to attribute such defeat to the
true causes-a want Of confidence in the Pre-
sident of their choice" by the democratic party,
and feeling of loathing and disgust at the
conduct of President and Cabinet by every we'll
informed national democrat in the State
Marine Affairs.