Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-28

Berret's friends in the City council, They dc
nov poth tell the truth. certainly. Well suppose
aI. berrds friends tell the truth-that the police
Were there-who did they Arrest Nobody Did
/ tney see they We're bows, alleged! WHY did
| tney not, then, arrest them, and take them home
snsir parents, as the law required them TO do.
pa they arrest any men. IL they Were there. and
axe them to the watch-house, the law REQ red
| them to do, Nc.
| A voice-They couldn't.
| Mr. Magruder-They couldn't do IT, some one
sass / am inclined to think that 10 the truth
But suppose the police were not there, rs Mr.
/ florence says, where were they, Why, YOU had
better get the Councils to pass a resolution that
| every time public meeting is TO be held, notice
must be given to the police that they are going 10
| hold one and where they are going to hold it, In
order that they may be there And then Won can't
| depend upon them. A Voice-"That,s so ~
will tell you OF little incident that occurred no,
| very long since Somebody came here from New
York to see the mayor, or rather somebody came
| here from New York-I do not know that he
came to see the mayor, but he did see the mayor,
however. The mayor was speaking of the adj,
| mirable order Of the city, and how he had man
aged to arrange it. Laughter
a A VSice-n was the mayor Of New York.
Mr. Magruder.-Some gentleman seems to know
who IL was. do not. Somebody came. how
ever, from that section of country and he tried 10
gull him, as he has been trying to gull these
voters here. Said he, 81 will take you tonight
and Will show you how do il - So he sent
Capt Goddard up into the First Ward who gave
notice to the police to be there, as the Mavor was
coming up with distinguished friend from New
ork, and you must all be at your posts-one at
this corner, another at that, and so on-and when
come along will tap on the wood crossing
The Mayor arrives, the tappings are commenced.
PUT no response is had They go along little
said he; 'there Is disturbance somewhere and
the police have gone TO make some arrests. Let's
20 round to the watch-house They went to
the watch-house, and 10 what was their aston
| herr, In 1SaA -f4t,
one boot of, whilst others Were taking up the
other leg to get the other boot off, daughter I
And the apology was, "You told US that you Were
coming here little after ten, and now II is a
little after eleven; so we thought you Were not
coming at ALL" Laughter Well now. INV
friends, you viii suppose that the Mayor turned
Inem all out it Is very natural to suppose he
Voice.-TheY were all tight
Mr- Magruder will do them the Justice TO
say don'tbelieve therei is a drunken man amongst
tnem. want to make no INSTRUMENTATION of
anybody. l say again don't know of one drunken
man amongst them. Still it was terrible thine.
The Mayor drew long breath, and Cant. God
aalu sue'ched out his long arms, and TIE result
was good deal Of confusion. Nobody knew
what to do. Neither the Chief of Police the
Mayor, nor the watchmen, who were there
lGreat laughter ] Finally, however, they were all
summoned before the Mayor. really don't know
what was done with them, but know thew are
all on duty observation-disclosures man of them
And just so long as Capt Goddard is the Chief of
Police just SO long will that same system prevail.
Just so long will meetings to which he and thew
are opposed, be interrupted Just SO lonU viii
there be an inefficient police who will mi Ike no ar
rssts OF lneendiaries, or robbers, or those who
commit murder
Within the last two years there have been NIL
merous acts of incendiarisms; and the Councils
have been obliged to offer large rewards for the
apprehension of the incendiary, and vet there
hdys oeen no arrests. There have been robberies
| and arsons, and yet nobody has ever been taken
up oY one OF these police-either for murder
robbery, house burning, or any other high crime
Sunory poor men. however-and women too
nave been arrested for trivial offences-hned per
haps for keeping dog by accident without a H.
cense, or selling grog without license or for
the violation OF some petty Corporation law
which arrests have been made In manner a. II
the parties were desperadoes, and going to resist
| them with a knife.
Now, my friends, | want to tell Won little
incident In the history of this police regulation.
which perhaps you have never reflected nnon y
That when Mayor Berret went into Office Iobn
ID Goddard was an Alderman. The Mayor for
DIS own reasons, would not 90 into Office and
carry OUT measures with the means which | had
used, ana SO he must change that system Ac
cordlngly he got the Councils-John IL Goddard
being not only an Alderman, but chairman ~ the
police committee-to pass a bill to create the
OF 81 COO year. That bill was passed. and H.,
Dill or John II Goddard's creation, made Jobn
m Uoddard Chief Of Police at a salary of - O0O
year lie not only voted for it, but originated
"a
Board OF Aldermen; and therefore he carried that
bill through with the full knowledge that IL yuas
20 enute'to mis- special benefit. And what has he
done for the - 900! Why be has bouoht a mao.
niicent uniform, (and am not altogetber sn9s
that that was not paid for out Of the CorDoration
fund.- lLanghter.l That is all he has done.
On ias. mohudy nlght, In addressing my own
nelg hbors In the First Ward, had occasion IN
notice the manner in which the police were dis
charging their duties generally; and then stated
aa' u .le ponce were to be allowed to be polt-
a
been for the last twelve months n yponId he
necessary for Congress to act precisely as the
democratic Legislature of MARYLAND had done
anu apPEInt metropolitan police, with three
commissioners taking the matter out of the hand
oI Tue people, and ont of the hands of the Navor
w nat have they done already? They s,v Won
snaI! nave no police paid for by the Government
81 Ia. II .ne people want police to be supported
LOT PoHncaI purposes, they must paw them bv a
tax levied upon themselves and their property:
the government Of the United States shall No, NJ
tor them Therefore 1t is that the appropriation
Tor a night police, which has heretofore h on
made by the Congress of the United States. has
peeh strlcke out OF the appropriation bill
is this all Mr.. Berret has lost for youf
a Voice.-The black republicans did II.
MI Magruder-No matter who does IL. INV
iflend: NO matter whether it is done by blac
republicans or democrats. The democrats did ths
same ming under like circumstances in the STATE
OF Maryland; and If the democrats can do n
rlgnusly IN Maryland, why OF course the black
republicans can do ii rightfully in w ashington,
Ii democrats can at Annapolis take the power of
appointing the police out of the bands OF the
mayor OF Baltimore, because of their fraternizing
TOO violently with political parties 1t is inst "a
right Tor the opposition to the democratic partv 10
90 TINS same thing in Washington RAJ Voice
"rhat's so."J Just as right. Think of these
things Tor one single moment and Won will not
doubt the correctness Of my statement I know n
Is all very well to say II is wrong, because the
black republicans did it; but when the Deonle If
the FIN Ward come to feel that the Sj,1 do an
preparation for the Capitol Extension is tbrov n
out by the black republicans is 1t satisfactory
the workmen TO say, ~ must starye until the
democrats can get the ascendancy again or I
must be driven away" Is il satisfactorv for tbs
people, to have IL said to us we must suffer i'm
properly, In our funds, In our means, and in our
domestic comforts, because the black republican
party don't approve of democratic princinIes i'm
Washington | know II is all very well 10 saw
that whatever our party does is right. and what
ever another party does is wrong Rely upon IL.
whenever my party touches my poe ket. If I am a
laboring man-laboring for my daily bread: II
my wife and children are laboring for the neces.
saries OF life, then Ii is that very soon cease 10
have party, and that after a while do as know
a great many other people have done in similar
cases-Jump over to Mr. Berret because they thin +
he Is going to be elected IA voice ssNarv
time. 'l-go over to that side which | thougLt
would enaole me to get my daily sustenance.
NOW Is that all that the great Violence of parti
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