The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-24
The New York Police Difficulty

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city of New York about their municipal
officers. We noticed some time since that
the Fusion Legislature attempted to take
the power of appointing the city officers
from the Democratic Mayor and give it to
the Republican Governor of the State.
The citizens became exceedingly indignant
and demanded that the Mayor should pro-
coed with his appointments just as if the
meddling law had not been passed. Con-
s%equently two sets of officers exist.
The two bodies are engaged in a com
plete war. A despatch dated June 18th
says:
Alderman D. D. Conver, the Governors
a%ppointee as Street Commissioner was
elected to-day from the Street Commits
%sioner's room by Mayor Woods police
who were detained in case of a riot ac-
cruing.
Another serious riot between the two
police forces at the Park to-day in conse-
quence of an attempt made by a body of
Metropolitan police to arrest mayor Wood
and Sheriff Willett, OF a warrant granted
by Judge Hoffman, for assault on Mr. Con-
yer, the Metropolitan Commissioner of
Streets. The Metropolitan police while
ascending, in a body, the stairs of the City
Hall, were beaten back with clubs by the
Mayors police. Many were badly hurt.
Capt. Dilkes is reported to be MORALLY
wounded. The military is reported to be
called out. $50
Mayor Wood surrendered himself up
and gave bonds in $1,000. The Sheriff
also gave himself up. The National
Guards are under arms.
LATER.
The City Hall is guarded on all sides
10y the Mayors police, the crowd being ex-
cluded, excepting those having business.
The City Hall Park has neen crowded
throughout the whole day, there being ex-
pectations of another conflict between the
Police. At present quiet prevails
There are rumors that the S~eventy-frst
regiment, now at Newburg on an excu:-
sion, has been telegraphed to return, and
accordingly left in the train at three
O'Clock, together with the National
Guards. Mayor Woods arrest was eff
fected quietly by Captain Specrful, of the
Metropolitan Police, and he is now in the
Sheriff's custody.
Two other warrants are to be issued
against him. The City Hall is still held
IVY the Mayors posse. Habeos corpus
in the Mayors case is now being argued
before Judge Russell. The troops are
still under arms at their arlnories.
CFrom the st. Louis Democracy
PROGRESS OF THE FREE LABOR QUEs-
TON IN MIssouRI.--From all parts of the
State we have the most gratifying informa-
tion of the hold which the free-labor ques-
ton is Obtaining upon the minds of the
working men of the interior. Day by day
we receive letters from those who have
heretofore taking no part in the brawl of
politics, but who profess their deep SYM
pathy with this political movement in be-
half of the social and physical advancement
of on, State Thousands whom we have
personally seen confirm this intelligence,
and | a. Us to anticipate even q more
speedy triumph for the cause of the whits
man in Missouri than we might at frs;
have dared to hope. If the question were
made tomorrow, and disembarrasscd of all
other issues, in the counties of Franklin,
Jefferson. St. Charles, Gasconade, and
Usage, it would be sustained by a triumph
ant majority. We can, too. safely say the
same of the counties along the Iowa line;
and can add, moreover, some facts in re-
gard to the rapid manner in which they
are filling up, that are, perhaps, not gen.
orally known. Thus, in the last twelve
months there have been added to the coun-
ty of Harrison, as shown by the books,
more than one thousand voters. In the
county of Gentry, eleven hundred voters
have come in since fall; in Midway about
eight hundred and in Mercer more than
five hundred.
These it will be remembered, have chief:
ly brought their families with them, thus
adding a very large aggregate population
to the State. Some of the adjacent Sec
tons are said, by gentlemen recently from
there, to have advanced in wen a swifter
ratio, but we await data that are being
collected from i%rrefutable sources, before
putting the facts in print. The persons
who have thus emigrated to the northern
part of our State, have principally come
over from Iowa in the last few months, and
hundreds of others are daily 1ocking in
the same direction from Ohio and Indiana.
They are small farmers who take up one
or two hundred acres, and who cultivate
their W land with their own industry.
In every sense of the word they are the
true representatives of free labor, and are
welded to its predominance in our State.
Along the line of the North Missouri Rail-
road, many settlers are daily choosing their
homes from it's beautiful lands, and if that
he true which we hear, "Hudson City,
which has only just been laid opt at the
junction of this road and the Hannibal
and st. Joseph road--promises to spring