The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
Anarchy In New York In . s.sso. Point u

Anarchy I'm New York In n 8ssto. FONT ~
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Tyo1a ths Bsstan DsiD Courier, Ny II.
Tie present state Of Aings ia the city Of New
Y0k. sid the feeling sbich seems to have hees
awakened thereby the action or the Legts'ssnre OF
the State, deceive much move a1ennoH thas mess
matters OF purry local nature can claim MI mere
ly because New York 1850 grcas CITY ana the bns.-
bses aetrpsl,s Of - large coTmoa seatss, sot M
cause she issues rased arc o. acciocnse bus mTna
HE, and s,ch likely In grow up else where ana
Ia subnit our institutions 70 rev oests Our I'M
nenso con merciai cities WITH local and exclusive
interests ard public opinion OF tAvir Own. repre-
stbted by powerful metropolitan press, arc results
o. COT ssss'isl prosperity prosss nes e.r'en ~
nssitu'tnnf; and had they beeu foreseen, even the
prophenc sngac'sy Of th-se ssga1ious ssss-smen
COMO h"t haze provided against all tine possible
oincCiuea which the future might develope. At
tine moment an average amount VI political frc-
siebs ahd Oh kn"wedse o. human nature Will teach
Us mat spe relations oetweea great cities aud tho
Les'siassits II the respective Sxtes t. wAioh they
beiorg my easily hecone uncomfortable, and even
openly abd aueTiiy hostile
Between the city ah1 country there il eone Rsts-
ra! aDtsgOLism The interests are not always ideu-
tical or at itast, ere hot thought to be- upon baak
rups laws AID u,ury iaws for 1stanea the farmers
hid the n schsa'~ arc xiways ugoa different aides.
The inhabitants III cities Often without re ,n) are
also suppo-ed to have an e.eer life than their oresh-
tie county; to work leAs hard for their mo.
ley, and a. get mare OF comfort and Injury IN ex-
change lar it; and thus q little Of that bitter hsrb
ea,leA envy il sewn in rarnl keAs'A And ths die-
rent influences operc'lng upon city and cnunry are
hsely to lead jit results upon political cues
t<~sA, sAss TO city xhA vote 80 way aAH 49,
csrntry snethe% AZ tsis nsWmeet, tae city 81 New
York u democratic, AID the State il repablissa
sld tsis faot NAY have Bad SEINE 'Ataeace Ia sharp
CHING aud p'nnssrs the aceaou Of ,he Legislature.
Tie founGa Aim principle or which our institutions
reEs Is ynss II ieci seif government by WI Oh the
cwn has ses exclusive charge aid responsibility Of
all mauers vi hun it own sphere and the same Of
-
done by tne lSwrs and wider OrHAnizsHOa. Thus II
simple enough IN principle has its practical appl-
cstop il alt aided with difficulties bNcausa the hues
between Ofe jurisdictfcr .nd another cannot be
Grasn Il ta precision. sesices, great city cannot
lie aelt With pr~ckeIy ,s o eDaL village, out must
have REGULATE rs ot IVA owo-iust IN large hotel
cannot be managed in the same manner as private
iaxily.
The Legislature OF New York, which has just
closec rs session. and which certainty deserves the
praise Of energy aed industry, whatever else may be
ssid af t. prsred several laws which Affect directly
arc sepe Of hem exclusively, .he oity OF New York.
Tue netrUp-litsn Police bill. tie Excise lay, the
new city charter, the Central Park bAi, the Cisy
Hall ,sl. the Assessment bill, the Qa.-ant,ae lac,
the law %, sblishinv Port Wardcns, all bel ,Dg o
this 'lass Coe~e sad by large errion the
New York r,ees Il b more ar less eAcroAcA8eAss
upon the principle OF lcal self government aud the
nuncipai rights Of t.s CO 'roraton-
The Cenirs' park bill ans the City Hail biH-we
presume, Tor VIZ have MT seen taem-g've to OIL
csss appOist- by he S.a,e share In the manage
E.ent aLd exptnsi IRE Of the gea. sums o: money
which aie 10 be as d in the erection ot new City
Hall and the iaJiDg out o. the Central park Al
tcSus this money IL paid By the peaPe 0f the city
Of New York exciasve!y and, in priucisle, tho OK
pendrtu-c OF it wnrid ssem 10 be seeir IN ousn-ss
AID nHo"dys also, yes, II All talea so!d OF City ON
cias be true. we presume ,h-, the tax payers will
hss object 70 s-ve a sew element ct vigilance And
re~psrrihih,y pr iht~ Operation In h's instance.
TIE new cry Cnar'er the Quarantine and Assess
ment ne, do nct appear to have called forth mach
comment .krx faT Bat the Excisa, or Licanse
law. Vie Per. Warden bill ard the Metropolitan Pc.
lice lag, hate aw.ksned strong oPpnsSon. aud the
lat uD6<r junicia ssesssi; ana - taas, for che
Nree- ~, eur r.mssks ell be ce8tu<d.
Thia vi Creates Pch;- district. composed or
four sevcisl c~un,te- Ard -,sssrAciaS the 81 re- Of
New York ard Brooklyn. Within this region, the
ahcle cire ton control ~ The poics frco are
ve.t.d N n b's'd OF I've, commissioners whs have
exclusive powers IS TO the appointment AID removal
police s.cers, and who aIe taus invested With an
Immense sa'rop1ge and cic'hed with the power Of
regulating ihs ,xpebrurre Of vast synougt OF
money: tie police expenses 81 the city OF New York
alone b. Jug has rii, IA VI Aell~ts Ne beliese.
rte power II the a-y"r Of New York, as rensrds
fhe lice seeus, under this bt,, IN be Absolutely
po.hins st all; and, n ~ goes into operation we
sEsii tI.a SIM rlAr cicle of the executive
gisraie of gr, az lily vi bout any direct power 10
I.o-sct the ives md property of snc pcope nver
whom fi- musioieal jurisdiction eAtands- Isdeed,
west ~iih 'A,- o'hrr rcts sf snc legislature tpe
Mayur oi New York srros T-ducr 10 Is merely o-na-
ral sppef dase Like The cArv-c aud painted figure
n
cpiy otsys c0m :. unlcsted IN sim
ltwill hs rsasIF s.ea that this act vi,lstss the
principle vi local Independence and creates q terri
ic,isl police drtis, winch II neither q CITY nor q
county. ard gives u O Egai existence Were the
cite. OF IL atom, Cnariesosn. Cam bridge, and R)x
bury fo med ito q police district, ana within tina
diss'let sll The police Ulcers To be appointed
ty bosrd OF five o1mUissioaers who wero 60 BE-
psd by the Tas payers OF the district, re should 10
IN situstien parallel to chat OF he city OF New
York NJ ihis mousbt ], would he OF very
urgent necessity which wsall reconcile Us ~ such an
ensctmenL
Ind here is the rub. The feeiiss which caused
the law ~ br passee, and Shiea giyss ~ such sup
port ct rablic opDicn a. II oomssnds, must b jo-t
this that toe safe Il hugs IN New Ysrk va.
sas must Tvs s.s %
violation 81 principle might bs eadsred. An out
scer II In no situation ~ pronounce suth )rsvrly
npon soch n question:; hut svsry OBSERVER, In New
rurk or out ~ ~, has sen enoeEh, ~ithin TIE last
few years IN be convinced that tho polce system Of
tcst city Wa ss,i.Us.y and slsrrnbsly detective.
10 sieat cay 81 Chf-lspdoTa are life aud proper
81 moro rnges fecyy PRO sctto than in New York.
We are ler'e,iy we'll aware that iss ssgsni saloR
sBd Ut af ga Ell c~nt police force FOR 20
large ctr polls pfesent d'iEculries OF no common
nsgn'tu6e, ssa ave egoogh t. TASK the higbss ON
sIuctve ana hsm histrsiise fault: but Ia New
York taey bGSe never started rpoa the RI 20, track.
Che raatsl vice 81 theic syeiea has been, that tbs
Tollse cffoer bls nteb political iunosscnery, hold
ing his .io- b. tes tenure o. tie success OF tha par
~ Rhi 1l ht v.opSR; and t.,s, TOO, IA city
pas'irs pIety ~ ally bslsBced and ~hea slight
sentnis nsy cause a nm Of the scale. In saying
thu, we have sa.d esough u ssos the iacu-a sia
tBibt Which siuses Toe Whole orgsnizat.in. EvNy
police officer shsuls held hi. place by the tenure of
Rcos fshsvior, wholly isdeeendspt OF tho changes
Ct p lig'sl p.rnss snd cos'-sss. Ua,a TIE y lice
ser. ui Ntw Yok f. bnnt firmly upoo this phaet-
p they nay MIKE ns gsny lev districts they
pieas~ orgsrizs a. many p.sdS, device many In
eehicus creeks sEd bssnccs taey ~ii IL will all
c,nc To psught u gill ee like tyisg different We
Liciss isb I. hsse yaalt = IA nat 20.
NtaJ poseiti, b. tSas the L,w system u q bet
tsr on. than he old. bot nv such lgSt eau
~ by IL ooss SEA- ss'pthls dagafdr- fco
rcngpizeo pTiUc pies OF governments aid aimns
raicr- NJ W i'cni s-li gyVersm-na-s grest
s,rp towef6- cepu,l'zsuon ana Tsrh,ps a votlnon
Of the c'.ns'itu'iea Me- York tioT IL ~ r,Rudss
by fh,te n'ost inosda'e'y iatsr-s'ed may ne in
fsg,od firms the Language Usd ry Mr. Mayor NsJd
ip ON lni, cs'ion sdci.esed the CO.nnsn Coua-
cal Lhser date OF Nay &.