The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-10

Resolutions In View Of the ssBreah Work
Assemblages- Mayor Wood Defends the
Foreign Population-The Board Sympo-
thises with the Working Men In Want,
and Resolves To Protect the Property OF
Citlzens-Animated Debate, &c.
The Board Of Metropolitan Police Commissioners met
yesterday afternoon at their room of Broone
and Elm strees-present, Mayors Wood and Powell, and
Messrs. Nye, stranahan, Bowen and CholweL
Mr. BowKS after the reading and adoption the minutes
offered resolution, which adopted appointing the
same committee which had reported the poll clerks for
the November election TO report poll clerks for the Do
cember election.
Mr. cHorwnL thought the clerks already appointed
would serve.
Mr. BowEs said that not
Mayor wooD said II made difference, as the same
would be re-appointed.
The question being taken the resolution adopted
MEETINGS WORRYING MEN
General NyE said he had preamble and resolutions to
submit, which he proceeded 10 read, follows
Whereas, has become matter of history and public
orcy that large and tumutuous assembagcs OF people
marching through streets, and congregating
public places and whereas at these several gatherings
wild and nfammatory speeches made, calculated 10
ncto the mind OF the ignorant but poor aborer TO acts Of
unlawful character and whereas, there s good
to suppose that these gatherings this excitement and pro-
ces0ns gotten up by the honest aborer ask for
work or bread but by designing persons who do not In
bor for bread and whereas this department s not blind
to the fact that under the cry for bread by not
hungered, cities have been sacked and governments
thrown and fully how easy 10 raise a cry and
excite the prejudice q the poor against the rch and
knowing that when excited they forget the almost
udbounded hospitality and the heavy and constant
drafts that made upon the wealth of the rich,
for the support OF the INDECENT poor and whereas, the
humanity Of idcs stands out IN bold contrast with the
laws of the countries from phich these persons Who
making TIE oury hdrs emiated, and forgetting as they
TO- that property here made 70 bear the burthens
Of the destue; and whereas threats Of intimidation
not calculated under form O government 10 redress
wrongs aprcae hunger we'll calculated 10 wora
deepand recyablc injury upon all classes Of society
by ntmdang the business Of the city, who deal IN
the great staples of food and likewise prevents the
try dealers in produce from sending II 10 destination
where rs threatened with conscTon by ungoverna-
bic mob adding thereby TO the high price OF food
the element Of scarcity and increased difficulty in obtain
Resolved That the Board Of Police in and FOR the Metro
poan district deeply sympathze with all the suferings
Of all classes u the city and pledge themselves u do all
In their power 10 alleviate want yet they firmly and
kindly admonsh all personsnative citizens and foreign
borno dcsist attempts to excite keep alive the pre-
sent excitement in our city In regard 10 labor supplies
OF food.
Resolved That the people and property holders Of this
city may rest with entire confidence the disposition and
ability of this department meet with promItness and
efficiency any attempt by any body Of persons 70 appro
pirate the property Of class OF fellow citizens 10
that of another, without rendering full and fair cquvs
lent therefor.
Mayor woop wished the portion rejecting on the foreign
population, or adopted citizens, read
Gen. Nyy said there such part.
Mayor Po~ri said the preamble took forEranted that
Gen. NyE said he did not say
Mayor POWELL thought he had.
Gen. NYE asked vhere9
Mayor PowEt thought Il was on tho first parc
Mr. BowsS suggested that the resolutions should 80 70
committee.
Cen NYE sad-As they pleased he had offered them.
Mayor powEit thought Gen. Nye would lnd II well =
modify that expression.
Gen SSE said be had no tenacy ahout any expression,
and proceeded 20 read the preamble and said no found
nothing like what had been alluded o.
Mayor wooD said there a reflection on adopted citi
Gen. NYr asked his Honor to point il cut
Mayor WOoD sad the resolutions meant 10 describe the
state Of things, which he certainly disapproved az much
as the Chairman any other man. Then they charged
directly that inammatory and nccndiary appeals
were made by adopted citizens
Gcn. NyE said be did no such thing. He said merely,
Whereas such speeches are made"
Mayor woop said-Yes, he did. He spoke Of The "coun-
try from whence these men bad cmRraed, thus assum-
ing that theee men adopted citizens
Gen. NYs--Dont you say they are adopted citizens2
Mayor woop-I do not know that they II IA caum-
nous 10 whole csss Of citizens responsible for the
improper acts OF few men.
Gen NYE said the resolution only spoke of the class o
who were taking these measures.
Mayor WOoD concurred fully with the preamble and re.
solutions With the exception Of The ausion the adopted
citizens
Gen NYE said he had heard with his own cars when
they said they would have 81 bread bloodn ID said
these expressions should not he tolerated
Mayor WooD said so too; and he said that themen who
were using these niammatory appeals were persons
were sent there 10 do H. and by the democratic party
either.
Gen. NYE said he knew nothing about the democratic
party.
Mayor woop said he did know something about them,
ana nc 0oeeed 70 the insinuau0n against the party hs