The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-08

bee Of those unfortunate members OF the old for
prescribed by the ruthless Fernando L, and mag
missioners to carry out the first OBJECT fo- who's
the new law was enacted-the vndicauon of
me American principle that none but Americans should
rule American. TINS paroman would also doubtless 90
and ans YER - he did on the witness 'tand The re
cent Impeachment and disgrace Of the Know Nothing city
Judge Stuart all the questions then pu 10 him, the
pmp Of the Judge In that melancholy exhibition of cou
sion and criminal traffic between the bench and vulgar
prostitute II the testimony Of th. depooent !, not ma
character rs to which sort Of Know Nothing finger
In he pie bakrg the 200 and odd backbrds here then
may not be worth while to carry the investigation further
Just yet awhile.
ALL LOBBY AND NO THIEVES.
Such Is the frantic scramble on foot for the police ap
poiDments, that however much the officials might DO
disposed 10 business, they are absolutely unable /,
meet any other demand upon their time than that
Of the solicitors They are almost excusable, even
in the face of all the cine and disorder which
has ragged In the city aimee the dissolution OF tho old police
force Even In the very height Of the riots the Super,n
ober oficiah, with tho frantic office beggars. Not the
nrst Of legitimate police business has been
ten ed upon ne idea OF going there about robbery
any other ordinary crime weuld be preposterous There
have been NO rrets. The ev old force officers In the
oher wards, beyond the demorasng paraysing bes,
Of clamorou ward conn ees and iot 40 councils mako
little show OF returns The new men, In the ma 49, as
yet are the meres imbece cowsrdy ioafers that could
well be wesented.an Or want of disciplne-and
prevails with the populace against their ap-
poinsment The old force men among them mako
disturbances One ocer tells Of clubbing raw recruit,
whilst the latter with all his heels Ano,her who
had stopped pair of fngtives Of this sort, oolared
one and asked why he fed He was answered.
{" Why. that damned fool ahead away, and II
had only caught him, / would have mashed him.
But tho ntniciency Of Thee men, under the
circumstances, Is natural enough, and IL is only oil
uded to here as one Of the direct results of the "obb"
and the exclusively partisan pressure under which the
himself s said In hts efforts N sttempt the reinstae
pent Of the already disciplined In the ely sta
If this were not done. But the politicians frantic
when the idea was broached It can not be carried out
accordingly Hence The nefceDcy the riots the crimes
and all the other consequences TO be anticipated Hence also
the debanding and prescription Of thousand disci
pined policemen upon purely partisan groun and ed
vance black republican crusade for the extinction or
Tsmmany Hall and its split up democratic factions Such
Wholesale prescription was never dream Of before the
White street reformers set about il
TIE MAYORS POSITION.
There general canor In regard 70 the Mayors poe
on, but for all the views definitions and Criticisms upon
Il here s but one formula Of fact upon which IL stands
pal rights up TO the decision Of the Court Of t resort
This was due 70 the of the Police Department who
were All written down for sure proscriptou-as far
they did not change their politically the new commits
zion. Having done thus much-a he could for the rights
Of the city and the projection Of the men who
submitted instantly. His next movements will have
twofod direction earnest and practically urged 40.
oppression, and all he may be able u for tho pro,ec
ton Of the dsbsnded men from the their
The city property and Its dspoea he leaves 70 the CITY
Council n they will also operate behalf OF tho dis.
banded policemen, the back pay Of all viii be occurred,
and a. many ~ five hundred obtain new employ ment
within very short time.
MOVEMENTS OF THE OLD POLICE.
Tho Offices lately occupied by the Chief OF Poce tae
City Hall having been apart the use Of the Street
Commissioner, Mr. Devn, that e ntleman called upon Mr.
Aackelr no. In charge or the place. and took formal pos
,esssn BY installing his assistant M Ring. in the pre-
mbes. The Street Commissioners Office. like all the other
bureaus a. well as the lay courts has suffered much
Inconvenience for want OF some such basement place
who have busness With the department The idea, Of
the Poaoe Commission bsve been from the removed
from any such obecure burial of the mseves OF
cupyipg the cellars OF The City Hall Mr. NackelAr has
still an accommodation on the premises, where he has
charge Of the matters Of the late Chief Of Police an Of
the disbapded men. With the view OF obtaining their
back pay at the old force have ths morning Collected
al their late headquarters in The City Hall and formally
signed the following power OF attorney for the clerk Of
Police Department, 10 enable him 10 collect Of tho Comp.
troIer;-
Know oil men by these presents, that we, who have
hereunto signed have made sttued and ap
pointed and BY these presents do make constitute and
appoint VIM hackelar our true and lawful attorney for
us and In name place and stead 10 our USE to
demand for collect and receive all sums Of
money, debit dues accounts and o'her demands whatso
ever, which are due owing payable and belonging
or detained IRON us In any manner whatsoever by che
Corporation OF the city Of New York giving granting
unto said attorney full power and authority do aud
perform all and every aad thing whauoey REQ lie
and pecessry 10 he done In and about the premises
fully and 10 AL ptepts and purposes might conld
do, personally present wi full power Of and
revocation hereby ratfyng ndrming all that our
said attorney bis substitute shall lawfully do or cause
TO he done by virtue thereof.
In winners whereof we have hereuno set our hands
and seals the seventh DAY Of July ear one thou
sand eight hundred Atty Scaled and delivered
in presence Of