The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-18

that the community tbreateped with plum lar ami
etoiaoD, her claims the consideration OF lis sister
con nOBIties tbJ the State principe Of self
WtttrvsoD, vital IN ts operation 70 each aud al aks
Lat 10 chartered city the belief that ss liberties
eufsen SHAH become law and t6us the rights
Of the city O New York e crushed beneath the VI
an organized, irresponsible spo iseit'Ous usurphtoo
bss grown into practice 10 certan quarters to assal
the mnDicipai autboThts OF New YORK, and 70 aleee
ihueupoD, the supposed for aggressive legsa
ton to correct The evils cOmpaabed OF
Prfons Who not amenAble the duty Of citizens
who not burdeDed with the ousb,lty Og SUSTAIN
ng 'he or OF contributing 10 It's support pat
end eloquent in astaDR the character OF the city and the
efficiency OF its public officers.
From such sprsDg the uDrghteous legislation
which ionied upon our statute book the heTop0l-
tan Police Law EeeDdeIed in fraud, contaminated
In eouptoD IL has brought upon that suffering commu-
nifty tIsin OF evils Of which the end.
il ionDd n txttepce compact, fi,cive, we'll org
ized and tcopcmica police force DeposiDg th efficient
body of the public defence II blow introduced into
existence as substitute, an III governed, homogeneous
horde Of rspac'ous pstzaDs whose only wachvord
puDcer. Uncer this mis- ue, the treasury has been de-
pe,ed, human life placed in JEOPARDY puc order disre-
eardtd, private property en- ndsbgeTed.
such bas been The legislation
OF . law forced upon community against its declared
VIII, in dedsDce Of its open remonssraDc.s
Two years Of trial suced expose all the dangers
and the Crying evils OF such legislation.
AZ last the remedy appears. When the city has been
sacsed, the pillsgers begin 70 hembie
The highest tribunal q the State has placed the seal Of
condemnation On the police law For any eisctual pur
Tofe 10 irs authors, shrivels up the book
But upon whom falls the burden that great wronRY
Io the authors Of that iniqutons propose relieve
the city from the charges and resulting from their
ac,onp No such grateful prospect lies before that com
wroDgfuly vihed, the outraged city is be The sole
victim OF this unauthorized, unrighteous legislation
Al other million In TO be added the mountainous burden
which weighs down that suffer ng city.
Can there be found this result any encouragement TO
pursue this course Of sepraved egsatonY Should the bill
now before the Senate become law, needs sp rt
rro becy to predict that win fall under the ban Of
judiciary But who will stand forth to relieve the city
from the burden of another million Of debS Not the
authors Of the bill There hopo from that quarter
But B safe TO the Senate that people that
city will pour their millions before they will submit 10
the injustice and the tyranny Of such a Law.
The objections TO this bill papabe that the
dersgned DO not deem it necessary 10 enter into any
animation Of its details.
that exercises usuTped power the municipal 20
veIDment Of the city Of New York not granted by the
constitution, but In derogaon Of the chartered rgh Of
that CITY,
No portion Of the people have signiHed wish for such
action as 10 proposed competent authority has given
to 1t countepapce or eapcNon But, the contrary the
municipal authorities OF the city, represented the Com
sgsnst the proposed MEASURE while the Executive Mapis
ate OF the city has given to the public In message TO
the ouncs the for his dissent the most cogent
and forcible terms.
From these considerations and in the discharge or
sacred duty, the undersigned denoupce the measure be-
fore the Senate unjust oppressive and In violation of
the principles Of the constitution. They therefore sub
lutiop:-
Resolved, that the bill ought not to pass.
Respectfully submitted. JOHN O. NATTER.
SMITH ELY, JR.