New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-11

felov. CITIZEN. Again, tbs system has g'e,.ly de-
prived the Captain ofresPec. and esr Of neglect Of
uty On the part of his subordibs,es.
To mske ibis the more sppars mt will illustrate.
Each Captain il empowered by the 'aT 20 ,es't from
BIZ con maDd two or m ~ Ser2esbt.-ihe Iumosr hss
alwsys be-. fOur-rh0se du.y rs 70 witt each man
on patrol duty tece oieBer, Il prsatic able every
tour f hight duty. aud Tepor, 20 ia,ir Captain any
neglect Of DUTY. The 70 - and regulations al>o r.
QuIe the Ltuienanst 10 vsitih.r respect " oatooas
IL possible, every tour Of night duty. The Csp'ain.,
Hlevse are directed to frequeLuy visit thew men,
al have geuerslsCp.rvsiOn over tue.n. Ihs Jni"i
alone WHO j, Of the Con- Gs ioners on Rglts and
Rotulatiofs e,emJ ropitli- very impJr M duty,
srd who ifthe pa'rdman did zee DC Asioualy' would
pr6fi by the exsmtle Ice captain mlst report GIL
neelsCt Of duty 10 tie Cli.f
But recently straree men have been seen prowiny
about the Tords looking and sciiog more Ike -uspi-
cious persons than policemen. la afeT Days ah:r.
The POLICEMAN receives LOtce 10 attend At me
Cl il; off &, whore be ENDS a complaint has been
bur 10y oLe OF BIZ compeers 0itas spy.
Tbis is ali wrong 10 ~ judgment, and cslcuated 70
demo, I'll confidence bstse-u officers Again; To-
sfe sd OF the Captains being held persCDAy respon-
sble 10 The Chief fOr the Vigilance aud general pO1
conduc, of:i's men be - oud be ard gs 'he law
mplaies, it u removed directly u TIE oihcer
Az for DttsIce turgisry II con- MT on an Of
fcers post he j. sent for together Win his sergeant
70 rake formal otiidav' before the Chief, touching
the IneDIer be employee during he tour "nich
tie CEerse vas committed. ibiIk vi - believed
When ! assert that very few men VIII say anything
that will commit III. Dseye.. ] have DO DOUBT ihat
eveIy intelligent and independent officer 10 me De
usrfnent vii say the spy system " fk- bs1. bAl
whoever complains continually. should, from hs eI-
pertnce, be able 10 suggest some remedy or Iel nun
tolo lis Ieoce. II strikes me i can he esslv done.
I.t the Chief instead Of if may be aiio we'd the ey
tsefsioD c.utralzing all power and nh iNce vt1ln
bm.slf and few fsvOritss Cisseu.naie It through
the whole department Let him vlsi, the Varou'
Station. housfs. Lft him examine the dark spJIs 10
IL rard and tiar@ - IL ~
tLe Wards that he Knows nothing Of oulf iiom ne
s.y. Let him head his Cap Hins IL bie king 40 me
mary gsmbling houses that infest the cry LIT nun
D., fie e6snple Of et.lHHl viz lance and VII add
corfdcr &c in his Captain wh b vii be rscPr'c-'ea
by the I'D 10 Their men Let him. N short, b. what
Chief fhoud he the leader TO his men IN staying me
great iDcrerse of cria.e III this. the emporium oil
America. Let lin recOlect thaf IL ia the emo, me
Gcpatn.n t fails in giving saisfa etion % ths public
that public will hOO him alone responsible just the
ZONE 90 is p general thst l'se' bifie By hls ofn
ni-manaeem Now, suppo.ing number Of burg
l-iea IObbeTiCs or disturbances occur IN certau
District and it ne the APPEARANCE II ltXl'y OF duty
hy the Members Of that District who soo1id be heI
TeipODi bic 10 the Chiof, the Ga tam or menbers
Would II Dot be more conducive o. TIE public interest,"
ard The VII benz Of the ID Department. Tor the thiet
10 eel the Captain to account for IL and to him.
Sir your men 6re very negligent OF Their ddty, ana
yet you have made 10 complain NOV, 81 60 nO'
" find 10 much f5plt Nitn your men as do vita you
4" for if you mad done Your duty properly, your tnan
mus Il, Cessarly theirs and, .Gless thsse dc prs
" alton. cess- at once you vii he l1fupon your de-
" febse fr Neglect ofouty. have ,hus ende&vored
f. stow Nr Editor, What a2p,ars tome TO b. some oil
tie evils t1i.tDg in the Deyari ment, without Gly
otler motive thln sincere desire - make the De
pGrmtbt public benefit. have none but the best
i,olpgs personally, toward the Ctiet whose study,
believe tie atsBDceInent # the Department, but
who have long thought, lsbored upder many errors
a. TO the best cans TO adOpt 10 that end and who -
Influenced by \ few bad advisers TAese evils may
be summed up urder three bonds: The taxing RON
the Department thu Inspectrshils thu Capitalization
Of I'll power the hand, Of the Chie( these Two are
oreanic thOul not least lack Of GIutu j con
fOenCe nd esteem for another. Ills lat les al
the door of he Chief. Let the public md Judge
for themselves. 4 DEVoTEE TO THE DEPARTMTNr.