The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-28

lance - prices CONGO was qCHe STEADY, and With iar
sicc g Java ,.i MsacaIbo al full prices Freight
engagements Limited and rates irregular To LIVER
pool cotton taken n. Sc pes bale beef at IS To Lea
don $50 barrels OF! wore engaged at2s
The State Pe,;ee-A Nonontity and Failure.
The establishment of State police to enforce
the ordinances Of the city Of New York involves
in its principles If ii has any violation not only
of the constitution but of common sepsc. Most
of the iDractons of the law which affect the safe
ty, tranquility and order Of the city, are merely
violations Of its ordinance, peculiar to Itself,
and in 10 why contrary to the general laws of the
! State. Thus persons may not cucumber our side
walks with boxes, nor wash carriages in the
streets nor throw garbage in front of their doors,
/ nor keep more than certain number Of pigs on
| one lot. And there arvhundreds Of other reztric-
! lions Of the same character which are lawful IN
the city ofNew York, but are not so anywhere in
the interior. To enforce these regulations the
city employs officers of its own, who are respon-
siblc 10 the Mayor and Common Council Cor the
due exercise of their authority, and can BE- reach
Cd by commissioners under .thc eye Of the citizens
from whom their authority Is derived
Weask, then, how Stale police, which ean cniy
taAo CO enhance Of oh1so-s against the State,
arc 10 carry out and culcIce these local 0uii-
names They are, under the act ofihc biaci; re-
publican Legislature Of last winter, oaly officer,
OF the State and derive their authority almost i'm
mediaioiy, certainly only by one pou9yc, zcu the
Governor Of the State a3d tho Mayor and Com
mon Council and thc people Of this city
have no control over their conduct whatey
They can enforce only state laws, such
a. pertain TO all other parts OF the Stale equally
ana Will b., without power bc specially delegated
to them by the Common Council. unebic TO CT,
force single ordinance. Thy may regulate
TIC streets. the grades, the oisnii,uses the rail-
wave and The markets as they please, but tho
Stat police win be powerless TO carry out these
regulations III lies a. NOT Tia sui,ioSts Of StNto
legislation: hey cannot arrest offenders, for in
this view Of the subject the refractory vii no
longer be such, aud sa.the city Of New York will
become a chaos OF disorder, without tn means
OF suppresing !. unless it gives over o,he State
by special ordinances, the cnire control OF it,
municipal affairs,
And are The citizcrs Of New York ready to do
this. Shall Commissioners beyond their reach
and control have this power. Is il in accordance
with the theory Of our government Is il in har-
mony with inc intention Of tic laws or the ne
costly of th, case that tho violations Of its own
ordinances shall bc placed beyond our Own
power Of correction! The State police can only
look TO The lava Of the state for their govern
mont or 20 Meszrs. Draper, BoEc1 x Co. for
their instruction.; and doe any one pretend thai
ihoec gentlemen. sitting 10 their White street crit
have power TO egislaie for this city: Are their
regulations 10 he law,--Aeir resolutions 70 define
What is cIimr aI and rhst is rot.-foc to this
complexion IL must come at last All the
authority these new policeman can possibly
exercise must b. derived either from three
sourees- the lav Of the state, The ordinances Of
the Common Cenpsil. or The Instructions of The
new Commissioners. Most Of the Offences which
arc the Subject Of police regulation arc not such
against the laws Of the Statc: the Commsn Coun-
Gil representing TIC people of the city will never
part with their municipal authority to a corps
f. over which they have no control; aud therefore
the city Of New York. with population Of three
4 fourlis OF million viii depend upon the wisdom
Of thee new Commissioners for whatever lcgisla-
| ton Is requisite TO ENFORCE the maintenance Of
order, and for the very existence OF our munich
1 pal code. Only to think Of il, that the Common
| Council NUT ccasc 10 make lave for the govern
! ment Of the city, and Mcssrs Bowen. Draper x
/ Go. will hereafter be it, Legislsturc Yet such
! will be The inevitable consequences IL the nes
Police bill IL declared to be constitutional by the
Court Of Appeal The great city Of New York is
10 b. deprived Of the right Of selfgovcrnmcnt lis
citizens are 10 b. powcrloss 10 protect themselves
and o Swiss corps is TO be thrust upon them,
whose authority, even at The best, cannot reach
any Of those particular cases on which the quiet,
The health ard the good order Of the metropolis
dapcEd.
/ Since the adoption Of our constitution, since
\ the Declaration Of Independence, since the foun-
dalton Of free governments, there has not been so
dai ing a violation Of TIE representative principle
OF this. A most aborninable tyranny on the one
hand and most unavoidable license on tho other,
! are now attempted 10 be established among us
under color Of law. A weak and IN illegal au-
thority is sought 10 b. thrust upon US In place of
one adequate and legal and If the Court of APP
peals does not interfere by lie Constitutional arm
in the course Of another week all The wholesome
ordinances Of the city may be scattered to the
four winds, or lie dead letter among The archives
! Of the City Hail. The new police will BE- utterly
without power 10 arrest offenders against any Of
our municipal rpgulations and under the State