The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, April lG, 1857,

New YORK. April lG, 1851
NEW YORK aovERNMEST AT ALBANY
have notified YOU on several occasions that the black
republicans resolved as soon as the election of Mr. Wood
was fixed fact to take from Mr.. Wood all power, and
reduce the city Of New York to the reign of men who
have hope Of election to Office at the polls. went
so far as to inform YOU who would be appointed lords
over us; for il plan deliberately formed to place
the power rule the city Of New York In tho hands Of
such parsans as Simeon Draper and other welknown
and INSCRIPTIONS politicians Well the deed is done. The
police bill has become law, and the commissioners
Of police Simeon Draper Gen. Nye j. T. s. Sranahan
the last krepubican know nothing, and is OF no
weight at all The rank and daring injustice OF this law
and these appointments is condemned by all sensible men
The Indignation of the democratic voters will express
itself in appropriate manner In the mean time
the wiser and beter-inlormed men of the republican
party the inevitable tendency OF this new rule OF gov
eminent They have. sounded the alarm, and express
their fears Of the result.
WHAT THE TIMES THINKS ABOUT II.
The Times of this morning has leader the conduct
of the governor in the appointment Of police commits
siones:
'Cov. King has done himself and the people of this
city less than justice in the appointment of the police
commission and what perhaps is still worse he has
riousy embarrassed and mperlled the practical working
of great and what must have been at the best doubt
of authority the police of this city to officers not
elected by citizens but appointed by the State gov
eminent, would have been proceeding full OF difficulty
and Of hazard There is nothing Of which communities
are more tenacious than political power and such step
as this even under the most favorable auspices would
have been regarded with distrnst and apprehension
Every consideration Of prudence therefore, required that
the utmost pains should have been taken to dsam CEN
sure and especially to prevent any wegrounded snsp-
cion of the motives which had prompted the change 10
these considerations obvious they arc Governor King
Judged by his action to have given not the slight
! est weight.
aThe conviction that the city police has been tool
in the hands OF politicians that instead OF being orgar
ized governed and directed with exclusive regard to
the preservation peace and public order it has been
the weapon by which party politicians have acquired or
perpetuated their power has reconced the great body OF
our citizens to the change system which has just been
effected We have been told from Albany-what we
very well knewthat partisan police was the curse OF
our city; that the board of police commissioners was
made up of party men, and controlled by party
semtions that the department filled with the tools
of faction and that all its powers and duties pos
ued to the preparation of partisan ascendcncy The
good of the CITY, we were told, demanded reform We
wanted a police which should be free from politics;
which should be organized with sole and exclusive refer
encc to the public good. And upon this plea, and by
promises OF this sort, people were, In the main,
induced 10 look with iorbearance, not with favor,
upon the change proposed They put faith in the
police commissioners whose character and position before
the public should against the radical evil which
has infected the department hitherto We looked for the
appointment OF whose names should carry the
yction 10 the public mind that political and party
sderaons should longer control this important branch
Of the city government
'This expectation, are compelled to say, has been