New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-03
THE GOVERNOR AND TIL POLICE.
COW ugssI0NERa.

It is not our province to find FAINT with the
law fIlly constituted authorities for being iu
haste in well-doiDg Provided the doing be
well the more haste there is the better. Its
rather in evil acts than in good that Demo.
cratic administrations have hitherto dis!in.
gnisbed themselves, and we should b
rather disposed to congratulate than blsms
the new Governor of this State thas
he recognizes promptness OF Official action
as among his other duties. IL, there
fore. believing the Police Commission.
ers of this city have been derciict IN duty, bs
can 10 LEGAL manner, and before the proper
legal authorities, convict them of such derolic-
ton, we should have no fault to find with bin
for Immediately acting upon that purpose.
One Of the counts of The indictment he
brings against them, however, strikes us As
little remarkable, and as not calculated to in.
spire entire confidence i'll the spirit which
moves TO This prompt prosecution OF the Conn.,
missionrrs. The charge is OF Illegal conduct
against the Superintendent OF Police IN issuing
the following General Order:
OFFICE ST PERfNfRSpSsT
NER-YoHE. Nov. l, 1862.
GgygRtr orpgr, No. 32i C,rr, - PrgciScr-Siy' Ia
order mat the Ma Department may De AIDED IN h'oins -
military sryi-e or the of the dfs' peron' WHO o.
false representations i9sy aer, - e,ldr 'he d.i, sGi w
in yor precinct hose duty h be To rsmsin a. the POI,
# The Grc 4,n mt, ionI the Opening % the cs-
m tsrrog carefully 70 no.s eech and every peEsoa
wh6 oA"c 20 vote A. sueh poll ana wnoe e sppess
piou book havng b. en- esen'eh ron nr oy
as t ', ,% ssrsa@n, who NAV 20 or~r TO be
secured snd conveyed the So'ion House there 90 De es
tanned sihiect orders Of the ccce'ey - VIZ Ioa
viii rsAe special repou this Office Of all such arrest.
JOHN A. KENNEDY. Superintendent
DASIEL CARPENi m, Collector.
TO secure purity of election has hitherto
been considered the duty oil the officers Of tho
law. AS it certainly is Inc intention of the law
itself. The object OF Mr. Kennedy in issu1ns
the order in question was simply to prevent IL
legal voting. Il was fac. of p1blic nOtorieiy
that previous to the late election many persons
military service because of non.ci.izenship. it~n
to avoid the draft had voluntarily, before the pro.
Der authorities, declared themselves exempt from
known that many such persons did ne'orthe-
less mean to claim the hight TO vote which be-
longs to citizens only. Either they were citi-
zens. or they were not II they were ard
were therefore entitled to vote they We're sub.
ject 10 draft. If they were not liable to MILL
tary seryice because they were not citizens.
then certainly they were not entitled to vote.
md in attempting to do SO committed o state
Prison oilense. Ii police force Is good Tor
ANYTHING, it seems very clear that hare was 0
state OF facts ia which they were called
upon TO exercise their functions IL the Police
Cuun.i -,ivners or the Superintendent OF Police
are 10 be punished for preventing Illegal voting
and perjury, We hardly See the necessity Of
condescending to any particular charges 81
nialyorsation. Why no. bring against them .
general charge, without particular sPeelica'
tups of ha ing. in attempting to do an &C.
hnowledsed duiy. stood ia the way Of polling
Democratic votes There is quasi ackuowl.
cdsment OF the part OF Gov. Seymour, 10
making the charge as 1t stands, that the men
who committed one act of perjury
avoiding the draft, or who proposed TO CON.
NIT penal ofcnsc b! casting an Illegal vote,
were all of his party. Are VIC to accept tie
corollary that tue true end Of Government 70
to put the Democratic party into power, and
that whoever ntcreges with that end IS to re-
ceiye condjgn punishment Ii that is to DO
the principle of Gov. Seymour Administration.
we are all under great obligation 70 h.m iof
announcing it so frank! at the outset.
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