The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-23

giving us new charters and police bills, and spe-
cial acts and of1ice-5olders, without number. and
an increase Of millions of taxes, without petit
ton, in spite of remons.rances and regardless of
puhlic decency, or even party expediency. But
in all this they have only created feast of pub
lie plumber, over which their spolsmen are stir
ring up another Tammany fight Of the factions
We may therefore expect in good season large
accessions from the Seward camp TO the indie
addition to the gain of all the other party losses
Ofthe times. Let then, the Fremont men, here and
everywhere, proceed to organize for 1860. It is
the party first in the field which has the choice
Of the ground.
Resistance to the Unconstitutional Enact
ments Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
War.
So 1t seems by the documents We publish else
where, that the atrocious and unconstitutional
legislation OF the corrupt politicians Of Albany,
under the lead Of Thuriow Weed and by the in-
spira.ion of William II. Seward, is not going to
lie submitted to in patient silence by the people or
the municipal Authorities of this city and the adj
jacent counties. The corrupt and insolent caba
which proposed to take away from the people of
this city the municipal powers which belong to
them in order to vest them ia creatures OF their
own-thus at one blow creating Offices for needy
adhererts, and securing for their party the dis
posal Of fifteen to twenty millions annually
derived from the pockets Of the people of this
city--this corrupt and iDsolent cabal, We say,
will discever that ii lies on no bed of roses. We
rjoice, for onr part TO learn that the Mayor and
the municipal authorities, ns we'll az the people,
are resolved TO contest the validity Of the impu-
dent and unconstitutional acts 10y which our civic
riehts me menaced, and to carry the contest to
the ieheet tribunals; in order that these foolish
enaciments may deservedly share the fate of
their natural fotcrunnsr, the memorable Maine
Liquor law.
IL will bc seen, by reference 10 Che proper CO.
lunn, that the Mayor has commenced the war by
obtaining an injunction addressed to the new
Commissioners OF Police, restraining them from
entering upon The di>chargc Of any fancied duties
of theirs under The Metropolitan Police act of
last session, until ilic validity of that act shall
have been duly iest,d aud allcm,d nv the courts
The Commis ,ipncrs viii OF cogre, resist the M
plicaiion Of ihi. Injunction; hat lhcy will find il
no easy matter 10 uiLe any progress in their
supposed duia. until tic last court Of appellate
jurisdiction shall have decided that they are in
the right. simultaneously with this vigorous
step. The Mayor. yesterday morning, held u meet
ing Of The police captains in his oiice He told
them that be was their lawful head and chic. and
that he iltended to resist any attempt to Dust
him from that position Of authority and more es-
pccially the bill passed by the late Legislature
and signed by The Governor lie notified them
that such OF Them ~ were unwilling 10 submit to
bis authority then and there at liberty 10 re-
ign their commissions and accept Others from
The new Commissioners; that he would replace
them By other men. The cfIec. of this appeal
viii probably be TO pualyzc the outward action
Of the new Commissioners completely.
Mcsnwhi We have heard Of several meetings
Of citizens which have been held in this city for
the purpose Of protecting against aud resisting
by lawful constitutional means the execution of
the ncw license law. II Il said TO be ~ unconsti-
tutionai and open TO ~ many objections ~ the
The seme influences, by the same people, for the
same purpose. and met with the same fate IA
that which is confidently predicted for the pre-
sent law
Finally, the Corporation are doing their share
in obtaining The best advice on the constitution
aity Of the new city charter, the Central Park
act. and the act for the construction Of new
I.n l..ll
hands Of the most eminent lawyers in the city.
and il IL confidently stated that their opinions
will confirm the prevailing impression that they
are all unconstitutional and invalid; that, AZ Az.
,omcy General Gushing said, there rests no such
power in The Legislature Of New York AZ would
W. requisite TO enact such sweeping, unjust. dis
franchsing acts.
The counties of Kings and wcsichcs,er are
equally active. Their people object 10 being
ruled by The nominees of a corrupt cabal 1T AL.
bany ~ much as the people OF the city Of New
York and they are prepared to resist the police
act as strcnuously and as prrscyerincly az Mayor
Wood II doing.
Altogether, The hungry politicians who hoped
10 obtain an Office and funds for their poljljcaI
disputes from Governor King, under the acts Of
last session Of The Legislature, are not likely 20
find the waters as smooth M they may have
anticipated. We rejoice at the prospect. re
was enough to sggrayate any honest man be-
yond endurance, after we bad been tormented 30
long by bad governments, 10 see these Albany
politicians stepping in TO avail themselves of our
dissFesses. pretending to bc physicians anxious
for our care, while they were mere vulturcs come
to prey ON our carcass. The whole history Of
American legislation contains no more insolenl
and alominable event than the endeavor Of tbcse
corrupt men 10 transfer The government Of the
city to Albany in order 10 make use of our
Offices and our money for their vile party