The Washington union., 1857-04-25
sUBJUGATING A DEMocRATIc CRY.

undoubtedly possessed by Major Mccullough.
SUBJUGATING A DEMOCRATIC CITY
We offer no apology to our readers for again refer
ring to the recent unjust, oppressive and unconsti
tuonal acts of the New York egislature-acts which
were matared and passed for no other purpose that
we can conceive Of than to subjugatc great demo-
cratic city to the thraldom Of black-repubcan rule.
The American people have been nauseated with fab
ricated stories about bleeding Kansas, and of the
attempts of the 'bordcr ruans to restrict the priv
ileges of the elective franchise; but, in the
der consideration, the black republicans have taken
away from the citizens of New York the right of
voting altogether questions purely municipal. Not
only is the police force Of New York. according to
these usurpng acts, placed under the control of Off
GERS appointed by the State executive, but the whole
shipping interests of that great commercial city
literally at the mercy of officials who are appointed
in like manner With the exception of the Tribune
and the Courier and Enquirer the press generally of
the city of New York speak of the police act in
the language of indignant opposition and warmly APP
prove of the steps taken by Mayor Wood for the pur
pose of testing the constitutionality of that The
Journal of Commerce remarks with great force
'The pretence that the measure, though harsh is
cessary in order to prevent partisan influence the
police, is fustian and appears little less than di
culous when find that every OF the commissioners
appointed by the governor is black republican of the
first water and that nearly all of them are and long have
BEEN active politicians Set such to keep police
system from running into politics, eh The act appears
the more unreasonable when is considered that the
publican party is the smallest of the three into which
community is divided, and much less than half numer
the democratic party But it is this very fact
doubtedy fact that the republicans of this city are
in hopeless minoritywhich has induced the legsla-
ture to resort to unusual and extraordinary
ure which strikes at the root of popular sovereignty
and makes tho chief city of the continent subju-
gated community Certainly will sustain the mayor
and common council (who almost unanimous the
subec in resisting such highhanded usurpaton by all
legal and proper And further, tell Thur
low Weed, Seward Co., that if they expect to gain
strength in this city by arbitrary and oppressive
they will find themselves mistaken Already several of
republican papers condcnng the measure in the
most decided terms We have strong confidence that the
country will condemn it Also
Tho blackrepublican papers spoken Of by the
Journal are the Times and Evening Post The views
of the Times in regard to the acts of the Albany
dictators have already appeared in our columns
The Evening Post, in the course Of searching re-
view of the portwarden act says:
1.-THE enormous power and patronage conferred by this
bill cannot be too severely rcprehended Nor its
derogation from the power of Congress to regulate
merce be closely questioned 1t binds shipown-
ers and all shipowners hand and foot, and delivers
them helpless into the power of official tribunal from
which there is appeal the Judgment of the wardens
is made conclusive by the act No shipowner prop
ery direct any repairs upon his damaged vessel without
seeking the opinion of the wardens in the first instance
Such is the intent and spirit of the act Nor he di
rect the matches of his vessel to be lifted under the
pressing necessity unless he is willing to incur the liabi
ity paying all damage done to the goods board
by the perils OF the sea- -
Again in the same article:
In every respect this feature harsh unjust and
tyrdnnicai The emouments OF the office of warden
hardly calculated The fees for attending and certifying
on every removal Of matches must amount to large sum-
The fees for surveys will be enormous and the commission
upon damaged goods will be fortune annually in itself
There is to believe that the first attempt to
force its provisions will be the signal for resistance and f
ture litigation.
We confess we are not surprised at this bold and
impudent attempt of the black republicans Of the
State of New York to subugato the democrats of the
city ofNew York In the last Congress the backrepub-
lican majority in the House of Representatives sought
to subjugate democratic President and democratic
Senate by stopping the supplies for branch of the
public service. The same phase of black republican
ism is seen in New York, as it will be seen in
every State where its ntolerant and Oppressive prn-
cples become dominant. 1t will be recollected how
ever, that the blaclsrepubcan congressman were
compelled in the end to abandon their revolutionary
position from the force ofpubc opinion in indignant
constituencies; and we much mistake public opinion
in the State of New York, and much mistake the
justice and intelligence of her citizens, if these n-
nous acts not promptly repealed by the legisa-
ture which is to be elected in November next.
THE PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.
SO far from the democratic press, North, South,
East. or West Joining in the silly and nnfounded