The Washington union., 1857-05-02
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE IN NEW

1t is not our intention to become partsans in the
somewhat complicated and incomprehensible war
fare raging in the Empire State though it would
be gross afectaton to pretend Indifference to the
suit But as questions are involved in the contest
in which the welfare Of the entire Union is deeply
concerned, we feel ourselves justified in occasion
ally noticing what is going on in that quarter For
example small degree of curiosity has been ex
pressed and great anxiety displayed to know some
thing about the gentlemen lately selected by his
cellency Governor King (the worthy successor Of
Governor Clark) to preside over the police of the
great emporium. We regret our inability to crafty
them, though not TO know such distinguished per-
sons may argue ourself unknown. We have no
doubt, however, they are all emnently qualified for
their highly irresponsible duties; for if the old prov
crb, set thief &C., &C., is well founded, it seems
to follow general proposition that thorough
initiation into the mysteries of roguery--videlicet,
blackrepubcanism- best qualify them for the
selection of those whose especial function it is de-
tect rogues and bring them to condgn punishment.
However this may be, though the reputation Of
three of these gentlemen has not reached the banks
of the Potomac or crossed Mason & Dixons linc and
we totally ignorant Of the military exploits of
General Nye, fortunately enableds by the fa-
vor of New York correspondent, to firnsh Ind fol-
lowing brief sketch of the person placed at ehcad
of the commission, and who, it is presumed, will
control its action:
His career, says correspondent " on the whole,
has been somewhat lustiious rather, should say,
notorious were it not that nooriety and pretty
much the nowadays. Witness the Rev. Mr.. Kali
loch and his female auditors at the fremont Chapel who
smitten with his adventures at Lechmere House
that they crowded poor Mrs. K out of the meeting, APP
parently in hopes the parsOn would his notes
again The life of this gentleman is distinguished by
three great epochs The first under the cognomcn of
He The cLne-coored coat who figured almost age
ago in the famous attack the New York arsenal where
he distinguished himself in remarkable manner, and
rendered the claretcolored coat almost famous King
Stephens breeches Senator Summers velvet cap which
he puts when he peaches the classics by the mid
night lamp
.'The second avatar of the in the caret tcolored
coat in connexion with what is still remembered as
the laying speculation, whose object was precisely
that of the present plot for undermining the freedom OF
election in New York. number of distinguished char
acters who have since been exngushed were concern
ed in this plot large contributed by pous
munifcent gentlemen, fwho do not want their names
mentioned and hundreds of persons paid for coming
from Philadelphia elsewhere for the purpose of snug
Cling in their votes under the patronage of the ppeay
and their inspectors of polls In order to escape de-
tecton the business characterized in the letters some
of which afterwards became public, ppeayng, every
consignment of voters being nvoced many feet Of
pipe. The plan wonderfully ingenious, and did
great credit to the in the claretcolorc coat who
had the credit of its paternity 1t, however, got wind
the affair before the grand jury indictments were
found and the in the caretcolored coat with sew
eral Of his confederates did incontnently cut stick
make tracks, and make themselves till the storm
blew over
''The third great avatar of the in the rct-co
ored coat when ho turned up out of the mud OF
oblivion as party in the purchase Of old Fort Gansc
at hepn to by
the United States and sold by the corporation at price
very much approved y the purchaser that to say at
somewhat less than half it's value The man in the car
cOlored coat figures in this transaction but whether as
principal accessory one, believe, tell for he
is perfect cfsh and always leaves black streak
behind him. The business referred to committee of
the corporation of the members Of which i'm
pcatcd in the transaction 1t presumed they
the best judges of the matter the clamor gradually died
away in gentle echoes; some huger piece of rosuery
to light, and the man in the claretcoored coat
who, like Castor and Poux, appears except in
storm, sunk for q time below the horizon
Ever and anon, however, he pops up again-some
times candidate for place, sometimes another
But that mnlucky claret- -colored coat and still
,mlucky pipe-layiRg speculation, have always
stood in his way He has now however, through
the charity of Governor King, been appointed to
station for which he is eminenty qualified for the
heretofore given and will do him the justice to
express my decided conviction that he viii give the most
complete satisfaction to his employers and brush up the
claretcolored coat almost good look to see
the become iustrious the hero Of fremont
Chapel and other reverend imposters who have lately
lodged the law only to be emphatcaly condemned
by the grand inquest Of society These privileged den-
quents to think that if they wrggle themselves out
of the meshes Of the law they OFT with flying coor
but tell them there is appeal to higher tribu
nal--the public sentiment from which they cannot
cape and which has already consigned them to the limbo
of Purgaoy In my opinion, 1t Is great error of the
church to interpose its influence to wrest clerical dcn
quent from mered punishment. The escape of a clergy
under circumstances where ordinary culprt would
certainly be convicted and punished is far injurious
to tho church of which he is member than his conde
nation and punishment We pity the victim of crime,
but cannot pardon the triumphant criminal =