The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-24
Ne Peace for the vHicG.A


= ~1~VWWy'ofueSf4nikfe ssof RI r nfs5 ycrhssfY,
n"rd. lie resembles . wild beast caught In
the sprinses. The moro fnr1ous nfSssruerles
the mere seeately de- the thread wind
I.se'' around 1is hmM. Exhausted by hi.
o~n exertions, he falls. at last, into the hands
VI J"sucs, and there IL AN end OF his painful
."'eer' In all ngcs, the great object of all
avs .eems TO nave been to ge him In their tolls.
ui"boN regards II rs deplorabe condition
OF AFFAIRS, when the Roman Empire covered
"'i the civilized portion of the globe and
when culprft could nee to no part OF the
earth without finding himself still within the
| reach OF the long arm Of the Roman law In
| these enlightened days, We believe the condi.
ti0n Of the transgressOr is hardly better than
1 II was then. He can fly nowhere except To
Mexico, without finding himself within reach
CT these terrible extradition treaties. Only
treason nnds protection in foreign countries.
ior law ~ an aristocrat, and treason has been
the crime OF gen tlemea id ALI ages
Ihe present age seems to have a special ha.
tired " small rogues. 1t can tolerate nothing
under the degree Of that gen tlemaniy Grim.
just alluded 10. The sparrow. hawks. that nv
only At small game, are hunted ont eyerv
where. The city Of New York-which ~ i, is
the largest Of our cities, is OF course the most
infected of all others--takes the lead in this
crusade against suffering merit The Police
Commissioners, a short time since. instructed
the police captains to make out as far as nos
sibie, list OF all suspected persons and places.
living and located within their respective pre-
cihets AS the terms pee ted persons and
places are somewhat indefinite they proceed
TO designate more particularly "Suspected
persons" are, professional gamblers. known
burglars, pick-pockets, receivers of stolen
goods, counierieiters, and persons generally
living without any visible means of support- > |
suspected places embrace "houses of ILL
lame, gambling houses, low dance .houses. and |
ruln-shops where card-playing and railing
are OF nightly occurrence" 1t seems no re-
cord OF this character was ever before made.
AND the police are expec ted to obtain from The
Que in question vast increase Of power for
the prevention of crime.
rms record, however. is by no means the |
most eficienta agent of the law The Rogues'
gallery is even more So Already is it fur
nished with five hundred daguerreotypes ofno-
lorious evil-doers. But not satisfied with it /
Is 1t stands at present, the commissioners are
making arrangements which will greatly add |
o lis efficiency Already, it may aspire to the
iignlty OF an Institution hereafter. it will be
Considered very important one. new fea- !
"re has been introduced, which will extend
Is innnence over all the cities not only of this
ountry, but of Europe also The new feature |
ohsists IN an interchange Of likenesses with
ne police of all the other cities. Copies are :
be sent on and the originals retained Phil. {
deiphia mas already responded to the INVITA-
on 10 exchange. 1t seems the gallery of the |,
liter city is an improvement upon that of
ew York, for, whereas New York has only il
ledium- sized daguerreotypes, PhiIadelpbia q
lows In all the splendor of photogranhs q
uarter as large as life. New York. however
etermlned to be outdone by no other CITY. is | 7
bout to adopt the Philadelphia system.
We heard an anecdote once of a cynical old
'htieman, formerly, and till the day of his q
'ath, resident of this city. A friend asked | =;
IN 10 go with him to the theatre "What | r:
all see there p "The Forty Thieves d;
was sure shouldn't see more than for. u
, would go.' We should have very much ~
same feeling, if we want to see this e,
llery with crowd. We should fee, &C
1t the collection was not complete- ~
should suspect that many of our neigh d,
rs ought to sit for their "dog-types II in
'uid be great qualification, however. to al
ow that not 4 face was there that ia
not deserve to be there, which is a | Ro
at zeal more than can be said, we take it ! We
" estminster Abbey and its monuments. pr
ere seems, indeed, To be hope for the h ,io
'ues. they will have to turn honest me, g,
1ney would rather do anything else. ex- tic
u hahS. They have bad names and that is SCI
Il cousin to hanging. AZ AZ