New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-03
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Gen. NiI-Perhaps before the que-tob - '@se" -
proper for 20 say word in reistion TO ne in'sr
view spoken Of by his Honor the Mayor. There was
an interview and understood that be wanted from
two 70 FIVE men ard would ask the Treasurer how
be understood il !
Mr.. BowE,-Certsiny that was it.
Gen. EYE-F-om two 10 i've men. The question
was suggested that the force very thin and thGt
he had but few men TO detail. Then the question
up special pa,rolmen To nj their places
and l understand and did understand Ak the nme
that there wssa general thatif the men wanted
could not be spared from the regular force the pisces
then should be filed with special men. did not
understand, however, that these men were to be 80
lected by the Mayor, but tlat they were To De
selected as they usually are this Board-good com
peient for the places. Some one remarked that
men of experience ought to be assigned TO the places
TO which there was a general assent %
much for the interview which he had, and 81 much
for the invtation-the qu0si invitation which his his
Honor had to make this request with one additional
remark tina. was suggested by the Mayor that tue
Marshal should make the reqnislton for the force,
which suggestion has been assented TO- lie did make
H. but the Marshal does not define in his requisiton
the number Of persons he wants. Eaough, therefore,
that subjectfor that Is all Of The interview lis
tened to, or that had with desire to say
few words with entire respect both TO the person and
the office Of the Mayor of this city, for if know my
sek have no unkind feelings toward him, and notn-
Ing but respect for the position he occupies IL Is
proud and enyable position, which may be allowed
to say .hould always be exempt from assang gentle
men with whom he is associated, by pronouncing them
falsiiieis of The truth, and the report they make
false, scandalous slanderous in its bearing For my
own part, in the little have associated with pubic
bodies have found such arguments to prevail,
or such language profitable in itself. Now as TO the
report itself the report alleges that the Mayor occu-
pies hostile position to the law: What his Honor
has said here to-day has confirmed the truhfuness OF
the suggestl.Is therein madethat he Is hostile to the
law, and that he regards it Infringement upon
the municipal rights OF this city. Tie answer TO that
is that be differs IN opinion both with LEGISLATION oil
.pI sha iptic al frthu .lt
State. i have read the opinions and the m!Jo1ty
opinions of that count with great care, aud had 1t
nowhere suggested to my recollection that TINS is al
mirlI cement upon the night, that 1t Is legislative
right which the State has always exercised over this
city, and which, right here, | desire to make ano-
Their suggestion, because that is now under
consideration that the law by which this Metropolitan
Police is created originates from the same source
from the body assuming that Legislatures are
coniinuOus-that the government OF the police have
acted under always to wit: the law Of the Legislature
of the S:ate of NewlOrk. That report likewise sug-
gests that in to give any law fair test It's exec
utors should be at least not preJudlced against the
law suggest, in all fairness, il that is not PLAIN,
proposition that receives the assent oi
every fair.mipded man in this comnun;ty-that all
laws to be fairly tested should have for their execu-
tors persons hot unirieDdly to the law ITSELF Ii Is
weknown fact and the history OF that fact is written
in the blood of as good citizens this city furnish,
that the person alluded to in that report has from the
origin and from the day this law passed not only OPP
posed it by means legal and legitimate, but mas
surrounded himself in the public buildings OF
this city with that force which the law said should pro-
tect the persons and property of this city az well III
Harlem us about the City Habitat this force con-
gregated in and about that Hall and about the person
of his Honor the Mayor to prevent the execution not
Of any law appeItalnng to the Metropolitan Police
force but of process originating and issuing from
judicial tribunal Of this city, whom all others are bound
10 respect and obey yet from that very force whose
clubs are reekil with the blood OF those men who
went on that errand law the Mayor proposes to Sc
lect and surround himself again for the discharge OF
public duties and to carry out faithfully the provisions
Of this Metropolitan Police law. For one, think that
such would be unwise aud Tor one, the pro-
position could not receive my assent to the extent de-
sired ] think that if anything was wanted to
show the entire fairness Of that report the attack hats
made in this Board upont law itself indicates most
c, arly the truth of that report feel that 1t would
be unfair TO the law feel that 1t would be unfair to
the persons who have got to execute this law that this
request TO the extent asked should be granted felt
so, and Joined in that report, and am willing to
share my entire portion Of the responsibility of it.
Ills Honor suggests that this Board IS now cousti-
tu,ed II at he could come with his own serespec pre-
served ana meet with us. do not know what that
aius ion means Every gentleman surrounding this
Board as a Commissioner Is entitled 10 as much re-
spect as the Mayor himself. Their persons to them
solves good aud their regulations to themselves
as DEAR ard that this Board is not differently const
tuted now FROM what IT has been, with the simple
ption that one of its most honored members has
r,signed-a gentleman whom every member ot this
Board regards with due respect, is fact
wei knoWb. Inc truth ~, lnat never ubil tue
happening Of that event. and until it was known
that another member Of this Board had disagreed
politically with the remaining COMM .sioners, did We
have the honor Of seeing the person Of the Mayor IN
our midst. The very earliest NONE mt when there was
an opportunty to do precisely what be congratulaes
himself he is able 10 preyent-the Board assuming
partizan character-at that very moment he comes in
and seizes upon that opportunity to make II, think
what it was not before-a partisan thing. lie VIII find
mt and trust, every member OF this Board ready to
aid his noble effort prescrver from partisan influence
the Police of this city. Ii that cry only that
brought about this needed reform. Ii was that
which made the best citizens cry out TO pre-
serve liz from ihe crying evil of partizau po-
Ice, think that candor cOmpels us to say
and There is no charge Of an unjust motive, that
never, until there was a chance 10 stop the onward
progress Of this Con mission TO stay al that critical
Joint where il neecs 70 GO on TO protect and perform
the Offices that Police Commission should, never
Until that moment did his Honor the Mayor of New
York favor us with his presence-never. Therefore
think it comes with exceeding bad grace that he
should charge upon us AZ upon this COMMITTEE any
endeayor 10 make this partisan thing, or that he
should take TO himself any credit for preventing It,
tliuk that the report truthful one. shall vote
for it. Other members may view 1t as they please;
have no feeling in relation 10 It, have only the feel-
irg to Justify mysef and my associates ana the law
under which act. When il Is attempted 10 ATTACK
this Boald and attack it not only here but by mis-
sy es circulated throughout the state, making 1t par
tv ssue for the coming election and raising the rayng
crv through every Postmaster from Potchgue to Lake
Ere-askipg their constituencies to rally Tor the over
throw ri this law that so nfcinges upon Munlcpal
RIGHTS hardly think that, these circumstances,
il is wisdom 10 charge myself and associates with any
act in this Board Of political character should
have RETAINED from making these remarks II had
not been pronounced iasher IN signing the report,
and If the history was not plainly written should
have been silent. These, Sir, are my reasons why |
shall vote for that report.
Msvor Woop-I do not know, Sir, that the lengthy