The New York herald., 1862-11-17

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election. too late to be Of any service to Gen.
Foster. Gov. Andrew, then. is responsible for
the failure OF Gen. Foster, and bis action ia
this affair is only a fair sample of the way In
which the leaders Of the radical faction befriend
our army In its necessity, and help the sup
preston Of rebellion. With them their osya
political interests are first These attended to.
the country and the national cause may ta.se
care of themselves. !.
MUNICIPAL RULES AND GUIArIoNs-That
we have most efficient, active and untiring 20
lice but few can gainsay while we dare assc-t
that Mrs Brnsmade, for one, will testify to the
farsightedness Of the New York police We do
not wish to insinuate any displeasure at this
untiring watchfuness; bat we are inclined TO
deprecate the fact that, in its anxiety for mo-
mentous work, the police quite overlook home
matters Of minor importance. II is oil very
we'll that dangerous secesh girls" or those
suspected as suoh, should be arrested until
an immediate and strict investigation be gone
into. II were better that once that examine
ton terminated. and no convincing proof Of
disloyalty be found, the girls. or men either, be
at once set at liberty, But it is not our object
to discuss those matters here. What we wish
TO do is to call the attention Of the proper as
thoritiss to gross negligences and evasions
Of municipal regulations. II ia clearly aa
infracton Of the laws to place dangerous
impediments in the streets; clearly an in
fraction to dig holes in the streets, leaving
them unguarded, as traps against the limbs or
the life OF the unwary passer by. We find
streets filled with stones, boxes, dead horses or
dogs, and piles of of-l hours nay days, after
these obstacles TO locomotion should have been
removed. The police certainly to blame
for this, II is their duty to see that the
laws of the municipality relating to the mat.
ters above mentioned are enforced; that wher-
ever distractions are unavoidably placed in
tho street lights should clearly indicate their
whereabouts at night; that holes should be
| fenced in 30 that the person passing near may
be saved broken limb or neck that boxes
left upon the psvements be removed by their
owners, and the latter fined for Noncompliance
with an order to that effect; that when shep
windows or doors, or the railngs in front Of
dwellings, are freshly painted due notice Of
the fact be conspicuously given. Ladies who
Ttlit uuo III Ccoco uuu IT'LL CluhHS Wy COUllUk III
contact with fresh paint, and husbands who have
these dresses and cloaks to pay for, will, we
are sure, uphold US in tho request. We would
further claim that people be not allowed to
place aowerpots on the window stills of the
third and fourth stories Of their dwellings to the
imminent danger of the skulls Of passers by
| whenever an unusually hard gust Of wind may
| blow; that carriage and omnibus drivers be
not allowed, as may be witnessed each day in
Broadway, to race, without regard to the necks
of the public or the rules of the municipality
against hard driving in the streets. These and
many more abuses and violations Of the law
| demand the earnest and constant care of the
police, who are the legally appointed supervi-
sors Of the public safety. We earnestly recon-
mend these matters to their careful attention.