The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-08
THE BATTLE FOR THE CHARTER.

characterization or the Judges of tn
Court Of Appenls-The Decision Anticipate
probabilities or Extra Session Of In
LegtsIature-E'iIteen station Houses Hired
r'hs,ee HUI dred Men TO be Discharged
P,oxr> SIS OF the Revolt-AppoIntnlentsb
the Mays.-, &c., &c.
Tho r,eseni ca. rsitution Of the State ST New Yorl
adopea 1sa7 os te. years since, tho offspring
much the same cono,. of things that al present pre-
vains as TO the ouesop the Capitalization Of power
political and executive at the State capital The Aloan
regency was then however in hands or the democrs
cy. Van Buren,, Marcy, the - " Tue oo regime
stood exactly where Sc ward Weed, ue o'acA fepuo-
can junta stand today, as regards tho State. ~ " o"
quite familiar tradition that a, that tim e Id
in all questions of government whether State fe>
was ceded to the regency. The majority Of the sbl''
men now in any prominence politicians, whether Of one
or the ether party, their positions in the battle which
overthrow the clique of corrupt sposmen and monopost
against whom the old Albany regency crusade vas preach
ed The Governor then held scope Of patronage which in
uded net alone such small pckngs haroor masters and
Che like but comprised grand sweep of nearly al
The State Offices from the Judiciary down Not young
in those days, entering upon life, dared to 'hi
soul his own, " unless WIS duly entered on tho POI
lists Of the regency. The oppression and corruption
this centralized monopoly Of appointments oegot storm,
OF which the constitution OF 1877 the offspring
Under that instrument tue presen, Judiciary obtsned their
seats on the bench of the Court OF Appeals. II was
specially the aim OF tho instrument TO render that body
Independent OF wire pulling politicians Elected ther
respective terms they stand exclusively apart as
guardians Of the spirit and aims Of that State constitution
They was confidently anticipated would stand the
guardians Of the people, their eectors-defending and
shielding tie popular rights which had been undermined
by the OF the Executive appointing DO yer
and the corrupt expedients OF intriguing politicians
Much effort has since been expended in assainy
che principle of an elective u cary but the result has
only conh med The original extent which
must bring to oe adopted yet a. the uniform practice
throughout the Unim
Inst nov IN n poipted unonpor thu r,,do,,antaI
question which the supreme Bench Of the State
self placed by the constitution with accompany
ing array OF circumstances which make most exact his
or!cal para lei 10 the causes f I'm which the most peculiar
features 81 that constitution bad their origin Thurow
Weed and his Seward league Of black republicans occupy
precisely tho ground from which they the
prominent Instruments in oustng their former aud
progressing ocate. in regard to new maacpss shows
each day some fresh illustration OF thus PARALLEL and the
current discussions make the smilitude not only the
basis Of remark, but the ground Of definite opinion,
with unanInity which has, at least in this
city, reproduced the last requirement OF ha likeness be-
tween the two perods-a thorough dsesiaion OF tho
source OF the oppression.
GOVERNOR KING OoNvENKs WITH Hrs coMMIs-
sIONKRs.
The present Albany regency has pretty well subdued
tho entire State, except tae city of New York. The
tropos STILL hoscyer, remais in its independence Tho
trenches cha ked out for its reduction by he late gsa
ture under way, and the forces in various
sona are diligently advancing tho work Of conquest
stat under orders around the Police Commissioners
Indeed Is upon the success of this board that ali the
u
foothold the eAtre force must be routed All theTe-
fore in the Seward and Weed camp look with the
utmost anxiety upon the fate of the movement for usurp
ing the control OF the police force OF the hy Of New
York. On Saturday Governor King himself went
important council Of with his aids there. The object
Of the meeting, which by regular appointment, was
70 take special counsel the hard strsgt in which the
police commits ion dnds itself placed. The parties
assembled too to compare notes together 10 regard
to the anticipated action of the Court Of Appeals On the
previous day riay) resolution had been drawn by
fhree members board, sanctioned
BY the quorum 10 the effect
That the counsel Of the board he directed to press on,
with every possible despatch, the appeal Ia the of
Che const.ta'icnsity of the new police law.
The Governor and the different members OF the Board
then present. produced and detailed tie result Of special
OF probabilities, touching the decision to be ex'
pecsd the Law Tee opinion Of each of the judges
Individually discussed Some had been approached through
their friends and their spos the general points 10
present Jcdgc Seldom relative OF toe Ideuten ant
Governor and Ia respect TO others Of the Judges An
iadjocs or Tue probabilities which mi "a, be taken
indication o. their probable opinion The terms oil tso
the judges viii expire shortly, ana they VIII oe up Tor
reelection districts where enormous msori'es had been
cast for Fremont was tho conccslDn OF portion OF
chose present amongst whom was the Governor that the
rcsult Of the not to be relied upon, ior al
though The Judges might present variation on the niger
ISSUE yet MI but OF democratic election ana pro
clyiues where they most TO be relied on as IN
fayor OF the republican cause yet that was in the very
instances wtero the judges we're IN pouCy uSPoseo 70
eou,rI 10 tho poicy Of olecung all executive
ac,als The conclusion or the others present assumed
j
tho Know Nothing Judge, (shanland,) there were two
others whc'elr election in strong republican districts
must bas their decision II Il could politically biased at
a Then there was sort Of certainty tina, Justice Brown
would not he had abscnted himself ast Term ron
the bench Having as good shoS as uiS 20 sar' upon
Che probability that more Of the remaining Judges
trIaht also support law sumed TO be reasonable
even upon an application of the doctrine of ohances
An EXTRA SESSION OF THE LsGIsL ATTIRE
Thai this discussion took place thus formally Is positive
although this report Of ia but as 10 Its Substance ana as
rc,ited By Que OF parties to it to republican friend
min nj he di-cu n
question, how Governor King prepared 70 ac snouo
SooS ,bc Court decide the uncoust,u,oua,y OF the law
che position OF the Commissioners nH OF course DC any
thing but agreeable Tho next move ,ne po'en n,.on
OF the Leg a,un But the expcdcncy OF hisS And more
than that tho preparations for III The ppeayng nsces
aary and all the other arrangements would need 70 DO Gu
tered up az carly as possible n The members are To be
called together This the occasion OF the meeting as
we'll as 10 rive the board formal assurance that the
Governor would saLd BY them al FAR as they should see
at togo - - ,,..,-.o, m, ,,o
danger OF Il 40 last resort But acknowledged that
a failure In putting the various ncx Commissions and
laws operation u This city, AID especially zoe new s po
was spprC hendcd that whilst an extra session msn
such mcn sicklcs and Brooks IN portion wn,1n
would make Va, IN show their hands ard pn their double
faced max on yet that might only lead TO heal the
split In the party, and emoauass so nach OF tho
rcsn .,sc Altogether the ezpeden,y session
was 70 ortcd TO Only desperate resortnc one
chance short or an absolute failure was, hoNeve',
arcd as naior resting the Of tho promise OF he
Governor upon these contingencies Should INC decision
OF the Court Appeals bea fiat anphilahou OF the Jaw
,h.n the "a hole matter must Of be abandoned but
ahould only cripple the bil then the extra session w %
callei by Governor King TO reconstruct inc hS az
hs1ards n wss determined maintain the chow Of an in
dependeni police and hang possible, 10 the following
shect anchor Of the police bill, which Is Tue cci offset 70
e nut against the restriction of the supervisors - lhe
aid sums money apoorioned levied and coectci
within each OF said cities OF New York aud Brookyn
,hsI be In Ecu Of all taxes within each OF the said c'tes
Cor the suppoit Of police government therein"
This clause II II could be mlinaincd upon any shauer
In. afte Tho
Appesls might Il thought, be made the basis OF some
new oonr, sncc and the platform Tor bringng the oy
,n,bortlcs 10 sonc terms n those authorities can M
c,ske 10 rrrycpt tho organization Of state police then
the retaliation may attempted cf preventing the exs
tcpce of src body, or st least the raising OF eScs o
is support by tho city.
PROGRESS or THE WHITE STREET ONO As.hfos
In view OF the resolution 10 set mp an inepcndent 20
lice system In tho various prconcs OF the ciy evvry
the OF IorCng ulvlslol