The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-06

The Metropolitan Police ia Soushern
Cssics- Cor r~.S ,o sdesce Betsseea Eo1ons
south invnd.. by new York Dcsec-
ttves-Comments or the baltimore rress'
&c., SC.
We insert another ooumn copy OF certain CORES.
pondsnoe recently haa BY Marshal Kane, At me request
a tbs Police Board Of thus city, with Mr. Superintendent
Kennedy az the New York poce The association VI the
name az latter officer with the malicious and absurd
reports concespg the police authorities aud people OF
Bsjtmorc which have been rec.nty circulated by ths
Northern connection with the herx u Mr. Lin
coin furnished =. 1apos,anty S ss.soeng the iASs
are glad that the Police Boaro awaited themselves Of the
OCCASION Dasmaca the reply OF Mr. Kennedy. thoagn
all Iprotext for sscribing amy foundation Whatever
TO the pr~poseroDs stories referred to- With our ow9
OF Police which We pslishsa days ago, - % the
fAct a their having only int snded " se0d twenty ue "
the station &C, &c OK course neeaea ~ .,s nov ann
plico reach tho convictions, bow httie so0vcI 10y
avail towards s,soo'ng the fas1hoods sns ~
press ano party distinctly admits Dol ony tnas no
never attempted the impertnence Of suggesting 70 the
Board of Police the sulciency or nsnihosency on tner
prcperstons or had thing whatever 70 40 with sAe
rIa asrsr 1emeots when they made for the OCCASION
but that on arriving IN the city he found his advice
w.s not needed and did therefore obtrude It.
He further states that instead a having advised the
change OF Mr. Iincolps route from Harris
burg h,s%0rs, ne sent IN v EXPRESS ssl ss
Presidential psrty advising them 70 g down by the
Northern Central Railroad ''periectiy safe" Nay,
orderly good character OF the very large
crowd assembled the depot to roceive Mr. Lin
coin" In regard 10 the nonsense OF his having
discovered organized plot in this city TO as
the President elect, hH dsAvowa ~ explicit
and ingenious could 10 expected from gentleman,
who after say ing that stolen report IN the f0une OF
private IA ''wopderfuly accurate on
and Denies detail every TACT and statement which 1t
attributes 10 connects With HIM.
So much ,or the ruga;,ous exploit OF the President
elect. We have deemed the subject worthy Of
this additional nosice, not oaiy because OF tho
svuxSo ALA he'd 1
gans reFveseai Of tho dominant political party
but because appears to us entirely improper TO let
any such npu,aions upon the temper, haracter and
eova Dment Of our city unexposed, 70 be quoted
hereafter history. There ~ no Knowing bow mucn
which has been left adc.sd or dsproved, and
when We remember the currency which the Executive
Of our State has given Tor As Own purposes 70 stint
lar eander Just untoaDdsd The one now under dig
QUESTION do not choose TO let the one remain, TO
give oouptenaDoe hereafter TO the other.
Kennedy's letter which deserves independent con-
& alteration We refer to the sdmisson--or rather
the os,eptatious declaration Of the New York Su-
perintenoent, tia. he Is ks7anS W a srtem Of po-
Jos eTto~ogs IN Ba1"ore and other c,ses Of ne SoMa
VIA epsc,M reference 70 as~ esias.s polit,oai
whom il is remembered that the police force
Of New York Is consessedly as much Of a
club In New England, While s legitimate sphere, AS
official body functions are as purely local as those Of
s.nsou Of s sev"ns the borders Of the state
70 which belongs can only DO for the merest and most
illegtimare parry purp 'ses Over any alleged violations
OF the the United statss by recruiting voun
teerpg for military service the South elsewhere,
the New York police Of have jurisdiction,
even home, Tor IL Is State police having the state
laws 10 execute aud none other with any such move
ments out VI the state OF New York IL have egt
rnaaely NO more DO than If they going on In Chi
m or Austraiia when, therefore, Mr.. Kennedy has
the iDsoleDce TO refer 10 certain alleged departures
OF desperadoes from this city for the South. and
TO say that IL has not appeared TO him necessary
70 stop" them he not oniy Is guilty Of a very
ridiculous rhodomcntade, which he will be very shy Of
attempting carry cut here, but he does something
more He rates, what almost every developement
OF the hst three months has TO shownameiy that
what called at the North "st,cking TO the Union"
"enforcing the laws" and "standing by the govern
ment," means really usurpation by the North OF the
name, powers and tunot o. the federal government
for Northern cncs and purposes altogether, and not
federal He shows that instead Of the present beng
a. question between the federal government and the
South, It II between the North and the South, the
North beng disguised the federal government
He shosDs usof he reJtAlican party as rnrty-ds
s S ga ,sl S., "s On u he s@ but ss,
actually the temzty to i~rude "a Snte officials snfo ne
South, int, Dependant rron~ce, to protest TIE tcie
evuI goce d~d look after the dfy Of as
We commend this readers as sign Of the times
well worthy their reflection Let them couple with IL
State militia the general government and State
guarantees OF toe bonds OF general government and
they viii SO, how rapidly Northern ideas are tending
towards making the general government mere northern
may appear when takes the shape OF state secassioo this
Northern phase Of the subject tenfod worse and more
dangerous The orgsnzes resistance 70 the fede
raj power the other resist but usurps IT, The
one pvodsoss So,hem Cbnfed,r,cg for defence, The okr
nut The subject exteuds i,self beyond our present
space We will only add, in reference to Mr.. Kennedy
statemepts IA 20 the oepar ure squads Of from
this civ 10 the South did rcqup any partcu
lar vigilance the part OF hS detectives 70 md out
what has been noticed in all our newspapers We risk
nothing In saying, however, do with postveness
that no NOV, men the has occurred here OF an
Illegal character and that nfor nation be commu
by MIR Kennedy his associates tn orr own an
thorite-on that any other subject within the scope
Of their DUTY, officers 0f tbs law, not politicians
which they will not be found 70 De quite fully possessed
OF beforehand
or TIE NEW YORK POLICE AND TIE MARSHAL
OF POLICE or BALTIMORE.
BA,fIM RE Feb. 20, 1861
Jor A KENNEDY, ECO, Superintendent OF Police, New
DtAR sus-I have recently noticed mny Newspaper
paragraphs referring Baltimore police, myssl,
az Marshal, which have deemed utterly unworthy OF
notice. he, ause they either mentioned names M
authority or the names given wee not sucn a. wou
likely give weight 10 the various rumos In circulation
An article however, now going The rounds OF press
Of dinortpt character II NJ stated thai upon inorma
top received In New York; from this city, some OF your
detectives here's that by their efforts and
eaniyed o, FOR The ~ the presdens eject
oisc0vered that satisfied OF the existe0ce
Of such plot, and bad m CONSEQUENCE recommended q
change 10 ID. programme NJ Mr. Iincolns journey 10
Washington. Looking 10 your official position and my
due 70 bots Of us that should ask whether
there fouDoaton for the above report "
the and staten, ai buted above TO 700 any
part q the New Yak police force acting under your
ORDERS Yoors respectfully,
GIORGE 7. KANE, Marshal.
CscrRAL DxrARIMKST METROPOLITAN PorIcS
No. ALB BRousg srRKrr, CoRsgR oy ELM
Ofy1cv SUPERINTENDENT. NEW YORK, Feb. %, 1861
Colonel sno. T. KANK Marshal OF Po.ice Baltimore
DsAR sRIn reply to note OF the 26th inst this
day received, have to iDiom you, first, That have
neither published ordered 10 be published any OF the
newspaper articles TO which you aude and very posi-
by have not yet seen them all, nor have thought II
worth while IN tbs case than in others that
have occurred TO publish explanations or corrections TO
the numerous articles incorporating the actions OF
self and The members of nv force. do not desire TO
commence opcrat ng sn "A work which both know 10
DO endless eau. therefore, you that
OF the newspaper articles TO which you alude either
emanated from me or BY my sanction.
One article has apes Ell 10 the TSsbiae snce-f.
27thuhch 10 the main, was taken from my lips, which
herewith crcosa- Toere spirit ia the article which
dsclam; and quotation, "no ody Is gong 70 turo
out" 40, which is credited - you. that not 50
given by mo, Dor was the repnnsc stated BY la the
here printed In oocr respects the statement
a wonderfully accurate sketch u what said. I may
also thai am OF the vp'non thai either Nj
Howard Paid tbins ~ The kiud Quoted On the