The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-23

are enforced, and to that simple duty he very
of Lawrence must be considerably stomached at
this contemptuous Disregard of their fsvorite
hobby. They know that it is only by raising the
banner of abolitionism and making that the issue
that they can expect support or sympathy in
their ridiculous proceedings Mr.. Walker seems
to BIZ as well aware Of that fact Ga Themselves,
and is determined to deprive them of any such
advantage. He has therefore made the issue
himself 1t is not between pro-slavery on the one
hard and anti-slaVeIy on the other-it is between
the government of the United States on the one
hand ard Set of crazy revolutionary fanatics
On the other For thus placing the question be
fore the people Of Lawrence and of the country
the Governor deserves all commentator.
The Police ConynisstoDers-lmportR Turn
or Affairs.
We are gratifed to perceive that an article
published in the HERALD few days since,
calling upon the Mayor of this city to follow
the precedent set by the Mayor of Brooklyn, by
taking his seat on the new Police Commission,
has had the desired effect. Mr.. Wood has recog-
pized the force of the reasoning employed in that
article, and took bis seat yesterday as Police
Commissioner. Ia this he acted wisely, and with
due regard to the interests of the city. Repug-
nant to our feelings as citizens, and violative of
our chartered rights as is the Metropolitan Police
act, still it is part of the law of the land, and
until wiped out of the statute book by the next
Legislature, must be acknowledged and obeyed
as such. Whatever police protection this metro
polls and its suburban cities are to be favored
with for another year, at least, can only emanate
from that act; and therefore it is the part of SEN
sible men to take the law as it stands, aud make
the most of it. That is a common sense view of
the matter and it is gratifying to see that it is
the view Of it which has been taken by the May
ors Of this city and Brooklyn.
The fact of these officials having taken their
seats as Police Commissioners coupled with the
fact Of Mr.. Simeon Diapers resignation of that
Office has produced quite novel and unlocked
for turn in the affairs of the Board. The COM
mission consists at present of six members three
of them being black republicans two-Messrs
Wood and Embellishments; and one-Mr
Cholwell-American. The question as to who
shall be the successor of Mr.. Draper is the first
OF any Importance to be decided by the Board
The democratic and American members are
anxious aud determined, so far as they are con.
cerned, to have the vacancy filed by practical,
efficient, able and responsible man, independent
of party connections The three republican
members, on the other hand, desire to elect a
partizan Commissioner, without reference to
bis fitness for the Office. OF course il
is clear that if the two sides into
which the Board is thus divided adhere
resolutely to their respective preferences,
they may continue to play at the game of cleo
ton during the whole term for which the incum-
bent would have had to serve.
From present appearances that contingency
seems by no means improbable. The Board met
yesterday morning; and resolution being offer
ed to change the hour Of meeting from 10 A. NJ.
TO p. M. TO accommodate the two Mayors, the
vote was q tie. Three voted affimatively, and
three negatively: and SO the resolution, not hav.
ing received majority vote, was lost. Now
when such an impracticable, obstinate spirit was
manifested on so slight an occasion as that, it Is
importance, or where there Is any principle in
volscd-as, for instance, the election of Mr..
Diapers successor-the votes will be divided In
the same way. Neither party will be
willing to vote for man whose election would
give the other party a majority ia the Board.
The democratic and American members, taught
by the partisan spirit which the Police Commits
ha,. l.
and appointments, will not readily concur In the
election Of a fourth black republican member;
and II is equally improbable that the black re-
publicans will throw the game out of their own
hands by concurring In the election Of member
who might give his vote TO sustain liberal and
efficient and proper measured Thus there is
very fair prospect of the game being kept up in
definitely, and never comiog TO an end
The election Of successor to Mr. Draper Is
not, however. 50 important as the organization of
an efficient police system 10 this CITY, But even
that so much-to be desired object cannot be at
tanned il the same obstinate uncompromising
spirit continue to be manifested by each of the two
parties in the Board. If they pursue the system of
thwartipg each other-of voting each against the
propositions Of the oherthen of course the beauties
Of the Police act will be exhibited in a new
light. Then all action under II will become i'm
possible, and our present dsorganzed condition
will prove to have been perfection itself in con-
tract with the thorough confusion and anarchy
and disorgsnization that We will witness by and
bye.
And yet the community in that event will
hold the democratic and American members of
the board abEolvcd from blame in the matter.
The black republicans, when they had the whole
BURNERS in their own hands, made such con-
tempiiblc izzle Of IT, and exposed the city to
sucb terrible dangers from the riots that they
provoked that no one will give them credit for
a particle of honesty or ability; and of course
the nthnr Commissioners will he hnli ,,ortaollu