The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-02


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U The city of New York appears to be
in state verging on revolution, if. indeed,
it has not already passed that verge. The
last Black Republican legislature of New
York State, finding the great cities of New
York and Brooklyn to be very largely
Democratic, Fremont not having even a
showing in them, undertook, by enactment,
to overslaugh the authority of the local
municipal officers, thus virtually disfran-
chising these vast cities.
The control of the police force of the city
is, by recent enactment, taken out of the
hands of the Mayor of New York, and the
commissioners appointed by the City Coun
ellis, and is vested in certain commissioners
appointed by the Governor, residing al AL
bany. This is but one of the centralizing
features which characterize the recent leg
islation in New York, tending to a merger
of municipal independence-a destruction
of local if-government-anda concentrate
ing of power in bureaucracy in the State
capital.
The thing is resisted. The Mayor claims
to be the commander in chief Of the police
force of city of which he is the chief off,
Ger, while the new Governors Commission
ers came down armed with the Kings au-
thority to rule over the people of the refrac
tory Empire city that would not bow the knee
TO Baal, nor cast its suffrage for Fremont.
The Commissioners call upon the police to
obey them. The city authorities demand
their continued obedience as their due
Different sections give their adhesion to one
or the other. Chief of Police Matsell re-
fuses to surrender the books and papers of
his office to the new commissioners. Cap
tains IN the confidence of the Mayor say
that they recognise no authority but his,
and until he orders them to give up the pro-
perty at their station houses, no man shall
take it without fighting for it,
The next important point in the case is,
that the Second Division of Citizens (mus-
tering some 5000 bayonets) have profered
their services to the Mayor, sin defence of
the constitution and liberties of the city"
Evidently things are becoming squally.-
Black Republicanism begins to show its
centrahzing, un-republican tendencies at
home, even in the affairs of the States where
it has obtained temporary control. If its
devotees could not elect Fremont and carry
verything their own way in the Union-if
for time they are baked of their darling
design of crushing the South under a CEN
trail despotism from Washington City. they
can at least attempt tn crush the rights,
liberties and franchises of Democratic Cities
at the North.-W1t. Journal.
THE ATLANTIC AND n. C. RAILROAD.
The shrill whistle of the locomotive is at
length heard to echo among our hills and
along the seashore. The new engine which
arrived at this port few weeks ago. has
been placed on the track in running order.
aud is now constantly employed on the part
of the road that is now completed. The
work of laying down the track is now being
rapidly pressed forward, and we are assured
by the Directors, that the entire road viii
be completed during the present year. and
that by the first of next January The cars
will be running from this Harbor to Char
lotta a distance of more than 300 miles,