New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-17

But 10 hue and.cry is rssed; 10 extra pains are
taken to arrest the murdere-s; no Police Justice
leaves his comfortable char to hook after them unless
It he 70 warn tn IN to elud pursrs. TIE newspapers
90 not teen with accounts OF the murders. There is
10 public funeral; there is silly talk about char
terirg steamboats, at $50 900 spece 20 pursuit;
Judge other public AM, paid out of the City
yuse elects al bis other duties attend to them
10 che blsmes the Mayor for not sending the police
into other States Tor where re has 10 right to send
them TO arrest the guilty What, then, is the me n-
ii 2 Of the commotion in the present case; and why
must readers be shocked and annoyed by the &C.
counts Of it with which every newspaper is filed
| will answer the question. Toe cause is political.
1t is not from any GOOD motives that it has ID rse not
from any regsrd for the desd-ihat were impossible;
Dot from any motives of morality public good.
The man who was killed was political bravo and
rufiian and at the time of his death or snort tme
previous to it, in tie pay of OF the political
parties of the day. And the object is now to make
capital out Of his deatt-o take advantage Of i; 70
carry cut a corrupt political bargain which has re-
cenuy been entered into at Albany, and which is to
be fectod by getting the control of the City police
force. They ale TO be the engine by which certain
Individuals are TO ride to power and pluader-for
punder with such persons ia the object and end of
power The police Of this City control twelve
thousand votes. and govern the CRY. TIE man who
gets the control of them is the master of the City,
and Of the fortunes and lives of the citizens. This is
the stake that is being played for This is the true
reason of the apctheosis of a rufhan. In this you
will see the causes of the able and esuitca ans yer
Of Mr.. Lieutenant Governor Raymond to Mayor
Woods hone,t but indiscreet letter. This
endeavoring to create the impression that the Mayor
and Chief of Police not doing all that they can
to brig the murdeiers OF Poole TO account. In this
is the true cause of the action OF the Board Of Coun
cilmen, last evening, in virtually censuriog them.
And am sorry TO see Sir that you, too are joining
in the cry DO not mean TO charge that your mo-
tives are not pure in doing so. have every conf
dence ia the independence integrity and general cor
rectness Of views of The TRIBUNE. But your arti-
Gle of this morning attacks the Chief of Police by
name, and, | believe, upjustly. l am told that Mr.
Maisell has done and is Going, all in his power to
arrest the murderers of Poole; and because the po
lcenen have not arrested Baker, who has been aided
by members fine very Board of Councilmen, which
is censuring them, TO escape into another jurs-
diction where the New-York Police have no more
right TO act as police than they would have in kam-
schatka; and because certain members of the police
appointed under the former system when the Alder
men sold the offices and pocketed the money-.hem-
selves gamblers, and drunkards, and m1rderers,
have very naturally aided the guilty ones to escape
therefore, forsooth, Mn Metsel, the whom
politicians have not been able to control or ap
proach, the man who used his best endeavds, with
ability and success to separate the Police from all I'M
due bias and nfuence-I speak advsedly, Sir; am
no friend of Mr.. Matsell, as you know; and have
he ard what has been said against him, and have
watched him closely since he has been in office
and am now perfectly satisfied that be is an honest
officer and an able mantle very best as believe,
in the City for the placeMr. Matsel is to be sacr
feed and the Police is to pass from the control Of the
orly effective Mayor the City has had since the days
sf Clinton; and from the charge of the Recorder and
City judge who now direct it, and dre,t it well, at
no cost to the City into the hands of swndling poti-
clans to be used verify believe, for purposes OF
fraud, robbery and corruption.
Your obedieDt servant. 1890 -
Iyedne.ddy, March H. 1855.