Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-10
Non g,stlria,'l E0s,ing Elii'0A.
Military Patrolmen.

The CITY Of r. buoss, We be,v e. pays for the lux
ury Of a police orgsn zaGoo; but, We also oehe'e
'tba. II mere lrxury, beng more Tor ihs SAKE o
orpsmsn, han Of utility. Scarcely day passes but
-, are GA. a upoa to record the details Of z'n OF
., .ro,ipg e,4,s Ia the N j)riy OF inatareaa, the
sispp.s q, trsrg CARA f,loSed by no more serious
r,,p q, ,h.n O. robbn z OF the ua.us3eetiOg victim,
with. psrh, ps an occasional knock IN. Ia some
e..sa bosevsr, the rS.u't is more Irege su'h, far
example % ia the case Of tho ourg man Roa'ks rho
m To .saay nigh, sas robbed s. 600. AMI so Sc
y;ou,y b.ass knucktd tbat DO has Sub CqlenuI died
o. his iur,as. 7 is ring 40, Was PerpsIratsd,
narrower. in one OF the most pCpueul distIeas o.
the ijy-At the cp,neSOI 10 d and Main strests And
ys,. mos, OF ~ operators manage &C skilfelJ TO
c ,noeAl their tracks that they are bat seldom ar
rested.
/. is evident that this state of th'rg', Which has
basn merely tolerated asd endured, cAn be IN e'usi
changed proper and udieiOus Measures be adePisd d.
1.sal scarcely be h,ltV,dibAt Olsy Ike oqt, Wheh
has suddenly assumed tbs eh raeisr o. large ana
poeulsus strepos, can b. safely guarded and p'o-
tss.sd By tho saan Ard inexperienced boay OF Ice
msl-i5 or thssea6oAs IN uumbs bat 10 days o
,,-- ss-s the eus.odiass Of tie pace Of eur city
psssspt organ - iou n aem0n@r' ted az not ouiy
iafcan %. iradsqqa,e. So long ~ the present ~
l, IL ebyvsj oar Ct, zsns wi be opposed 10 Tho sane
d,pgsgs tbst acs sarrcgua theU. Hos,'tben eAn tee
ssu no improved % as 70 give greater security TO
IC,an5 u-oy.r.ys We would answer, by sdop iDs the
slssm Of mi.aty psJolmsa. Al ofgE q ion Of his
r,5t in ksep'Bg wlth she temper OF the umss We
bss, EVERYDAY bat every an Il soldiers If this 80
Is.rhr solder tbtu b "a d for some zoe p'aoHes'
IrtH m 4
olpio bu Ing.
W. have ID tits city st PreioDt local hree
u ssfyss tha, SIC detailed TO 10 tie
rF,ros, gUaId duy q he 'osn. r-'s' regiments
Ar, ye.y neatly iau, or s.fhS entity 20, At l.ss,
" ,o- the their service OF provost >usrd DO s1enS-
I'd Taey sro practically in service, sld from their
,tas are detailed al the guard necessary Tor The pre-
4, ION of pubGe progeny. i 'hy are found 'nie'sn'
90 guard pub cd 6oss, Why should theI MT be used
for hs parolHng o. ths paoho s:rset'A detail OF ten
men from each company svsrJ night, Waoh would 3 "
q f,rc. o. some 900 ns7, would be amply sualet nj to
p,ro IN, streets aud ,fictaAly guaEd the "ayiAfsr
a. as. si mol station.
S.-.o.e. uulsr,tle N lWry system OF patrolmen
ts,, The c..y ho divided into tay enc hundred beats
$50, rec, c .m.ri-irg five or more bca's-iho popu
In. ..sr-c bavi e a lni. Of three a lAsss to the
b...--.ao farc, d. 900 men would be iulf adequate
&, pst,,.rro. so ely, op e'auy % the P'irol-
~ ,.. .ci,pu., s1a.el-nc- piib kets, u, With
r grlv-rsrui sils ma. Aud ips cad ri Pl.e.ng TOO
mon 90 o.o bear ,ce ba; enc, Who could ss relieved
By ,to o.l1g sgsr tea, hours. Ats ooe o'clock IN
tl, morning she she ND b'sin eAAllerg 8 e. ~
oa,.t gud O the p I'd way, and proceed 20 Tho a.
res. fary ola % s.s'zc oriy accounting for him
81. P.-1,s par uny lcasst agoeas on Shr'ushou
,l, salro5stOy gil.dl Oh t1s streets TO sho.
t.er ps1 &C.. ely sso.lI NOT The night roamar, VIC,
TO =, ua ,8. OF H. sl-ar IA dIigaS ha' no business
.ou. al 4od u ga abaUl ANGEL ,tad
Tho hints t5r1sa ols haze M glr se,ss as basis Ct
more pstsa sy,.-u Of pol CT oig,Iis,'ion, SD sSs
.u5a.. for arProprao action.