St. Mary's beacon., 1857-11-26

prCgsU@e 20 oeFOte q elmce in our fsste os to-day
20 sonsxsnt % the asove text. We Iesrued,
IN ouI ciIidi,Ood, roas tie fable. that was sussea
one emergency or state Of case, WAS altogether I
msppAicabIe 10 another. We ieaFs. now in our .
marhoOd that agencies, to winch we sometimes .
resort for oar immediate beneif, are discarded
a1sa denounced when the benefit has been OBJ 1
'a;ned and their a,d is no longer needed. Prior !
60 The recent eiseticns ia isait.,aose, the Amer;-
can aad Clipper both indignantly denied the pes. !
valenee Of disorder. and srurned the idea Of re-
q1iqisG other assistance thaa the ordinary mu. /
nicipal force for The nsalnls,ucs Of pers.sal -.
earity o. soesal Pssss.-z zay, f..ssl.er. cers.;u
nOsOrsstiss, (saeh as bOuy Ler,l branded by q
PTominenee ofIesaI defiance, were IL used inai-
sidcais-worthy eiitxens. true-aearted Amsri- .
.sans, aad only &c at aIf) errln. oeess.onally |
by rsAsOa Of an excesa OF patriotic zeal. s,nc.
lhat time new spirit seen,s 10 has Leen .lus.d
INTO sAsse ssE~ni OF the Amsncua par,v. I'm. /
s4'''0s : y sansissi'+g a,rss,e. tsas.) and shey
'NOugly PsFpsfgsH5n 10 che CVE. = - EsIId
etax the ingenuity Of the g1eaz : .as hu-
man rsrs 10 enlarge. Nay, snsre.---tlie ageaeiss.
no lonseF necessary are, oniy laid nslde, Isns
dsTounced, and the EoHy Lees wiIA0at iwisge
OF conscious ingrasiteds. d.Isvsrsd over to sle
harsh meFeiss " the law, with the seeommesda-
iionof . summary and suse admin s.Taiion of Ils
Psnslsiss. All msa kas@ :hst It haa been
charged upon the dominion Uf Anerscanlsns an
Dalumors. that its nasaFai progeny wese reck-
less dskasse Of law, snmanity for crime and us.-
bFOksa s<surnal'a of evIl passions This has
been denied by Clipper and Amencsn. and, IL
another elscsiOn were pending, would s.,il meet
~i'h indignant Tepaision, but now that there is
no further use fsT the sgsncy Of brute force to
carry an election, the POtisiesG editors faii back
into ths positiOn of citizens Of q conauriss clvll
sOninGnity, and dou6Iiess in she ioag ln.srya,
ihAt e to siapss before such rough lna4sr.al can
% made available, thsnk it welt 90 eaGer zoe
Iitts asiss 10 the city. Thus. they not only now
Sa6lasAingiy syow (wfsi they have hilIser.o al
togsshsF denied thai shs n,uiciPai force Is ,adr-
eaily dsssstiss In organization and I,..pOssn, or
tFaitoreus in execution. bul are the Gorenosu ia,
aeneuneing the PTeva!ei'cs Of crime in tha. medeI
commercial emporium Of our -balSimors.
Tnis ~ rart Of the comment OF the Clipper:
'@Marders, robberlea. burglaries and rowdy-
Ism Of all kInds are evidently on the increase.
NOT onig IN vur city, but ihrougaout The counts
Asn ara nVt only required To carry revolsers m
their p,ckess nor seii-PTeservalion by day, Du,
- sleep with them under ths,r rlIlows by night.
remedy for these disorders mus, &c pr0vided. -
WhAa says slss Ansr,can' t.,s
'sThAs the police. department. has ersd,allv
dsseroERied iFuna ths slfcieney tAat IN some
Eaeas,sSe Distinguished q, al tie oIsset. aua wh;r
was exneetsd from she enforcement 81 the s,r,r.
dIsssi.sae prescribed Tor its government, is gem
ssAlsy nanutied 'Oe caass al this tieteriosaisot.
',"s ssya me sntfeagcs'ii oF ihsPropsr men n.o
ths srfsicsa whose characters ARE sur az ia nm
e.fe niGeh distrust in the pubic mind ms 10 III.
.asss department. Anether cause i.as been tte
The pert OF nasiy sf the subordinate F
nSss " fEoP~rsy ei(OFre t;is regulations. leading
- .aHtY 81 discipline that could not l,.s D.o,e
injurious ana yk,-wilss silli another
ahd Fowertuf eaGse OF de:eri0sation has he+, ,le
Pafitzna tindlcnsceess tEst has been hurlea
esilst taeR. nna che assaults and r.ale.,ce. even
70 NeloAs 0i life, that has Leiallem soms m sbe,,,
in tne FeEiotnlahye of ftesr duty. Alraady I'm.
cihed 70 political bias. they have thus been
thrown 60 Tie defensive, and human nature has
srunlpned over duty IN making many Of them
achse PaFtazaIs, synpaIhtzing with iheir polit,-
eaiiFisaas, aud prompt to act, even on the most
,ssls ,sls xf9ohds, against their sssaiinnts and no.
hueaf opponents, and probably. ns has Leen
ehssesd, ~ someca ss without airy real ofFence
;siss asi tas el.e,ioas ave Deer for a. scar and
Psssisea! excitement has in nssasurs srks;f.d a.
ere kraEsd 2 psresiss taGi an egorf 1, % De- u,ade
"pssgshs DspartHaest Of iss imefieient ,neneber,:
enate estsaish aG sssinisiR tAas diseiii,,s ch,ek
" "s''sn;isi 70 iis asastness.'''so = 4 = -
The lAas phrase we have pu. in italics. and ~.
ank me eoasidsa.s II all parties 70 ponder seri-
Oussy dFeh ils import. Why IL q, lhs, an rIer,
10 70 BE saads. TO 'pu'ys tie depatsa.snt fits is,
ssas ns'nssTs 'moW thai the elections are orer 90
When was il that this '',aefiiciency'' was d;s. |
covered Was 10 known prisr to the late elee.
ton, OF has il bssn mirseaIousIy revealed since
If kssSwn prisr TO the isis election. d.d Mavor |
Swann - when hs stated that he had mad. ,,E.
heient arrangements to secure tA. pe.essbls rx-
sreiss sf the elsctive fraEshiss. or was he 90 -
as not = be nware of shat seems TO have besu
fAmiliarly known 10 Tie Ediss< Of the Amer,- |
ean' The police waa inefficient. says Mr. Eds
sor-thsre 10 no use for other force than the De-
hcss says Mayor Swami. Nov, here il very
dIstinea Assns of precise fact between Ea;soy ama
!asgos--which tells the truth or which sacrifice.
Ii TO his particular interest, 10 ques:,on tina, ~.
~~~s~ "@S Aayot ~~ann aBS n1f. Editor 90 dis. !
eussH bsfoss ss &c Imp1t,ial sre.tsf. Mayor
swann. % sgsatieman. (if Ne did not forge. the
shsvssisr wkea he assumed the e6ier) should nss
have asserted to shs Governor The saaie;sney Of
asores. wAsch he had uslimi,ed authority 70 pr,-
vide, aAleAs he kasw his ability TO cali i, into
action and intendedte exert ii--ifhe. in common
with his alliss. knew al ne time Of making such
prssr Of security, ina. tas sieient force d,d no.
exist os wcula ;scs be sxerted. then he ssands !
bs'sFs The Pablie rssPonaibe fsr the outrage and
erms that slgnalizrd the day Of the lale election.
Mhe did hsaisve what be asserted, tia. the force
vas sufficient. then is he proven by these same |
ailsea--shs Clipper and Ansrican--asenfalIy an. |
gsgsr fks ssahsriis hs wisl6s. Wshave gone fur |
shsz iaesala<atshsn we designed "a lhis sims, |
eur PaFpssa in inifodaaeing the sxssaess quoted |
z beias Saly 10 shss bv slss eo,,gk..sn. ar sAs,,
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