Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-19
THE MErHoroLrrAs POLICE.


Their Advent Yesterdsy.-The MORN
ing Rfeeting and thu Ceremonies a
Ntght--Dismissal Of the Old Police
and Correspondence on the sUbieef
Pursuant TO orders of the day previous
the Metropolitan Police assembled yester
day morning and received their belts anC
clubs, preparatory to going on duty a
night. A brief address was made BY Col
Stone, experimenting Commissioner.
He said that as they entered upon theil
duties, he wished to give them some gen.
eral instructions for their guidance and
conduct. They were selected to execute
| the laws and TO preserve the peace and
1 good order of the city. In doing this. they
were 10 bear in mind that they must treat
all persoas, high and low, rich and poor,
white and black, justly and impartialIy.
Under no circumstance were they TO beat.
or abuse, or maltreat person, no matter
what ProVocation might be given. They
must preserve an even temper under all
| circumstances, and in their intercourse
with citizens and strangers, they were to
be courteous and respectful, and render
them all the assistance in their power
when called upon to do 50.
Drinking and loafng in barsrooms would
subject any of them to immediate dismissal.
lntoxication on the part of any one of them,
was crime for which no excuse would be
received.
They were to remember that the proven
ton, as well as the punishment Of crime,
was part of their duty, and their efficiency
would be tested as well by the Elimination
of crime 10 general, as by the number of
arrests made.
He hoped and believed that they would
act in such a way as to reflect credit upon
themselves and on the Metropolitan Po>
lice system. If any prejudice existed
against them, the way to oEsrcome il was
by q firm, judicious and Impartial per-
Torrance of their duties In this way they
would commend themselves to the favor
and approval of all good citizens.
During the afternoon the following COM
munications passed between Col. Stone and
Mayor Alden:
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS OF METRoPoLI-
TAN POLICE, NASHVILLE, Oct. Is, 1867
Hon. A. f. ALDEN, MAYOR OF NASH
vILLE-SIR: In compliance with the law
establishing system of Metropolitan Pc.
lice for the city of Nashville, / have the
honor to report to you that the Metropoli-
ton Police are now ready to enter upon
their duties without delay.
| am, very respectfully, your ob't. sv't.,
HENRY STONE,
Sup'tg. CONS. Metropolitan Police.
Col. HENRY STONE, Supeinlending
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Your communication of this date, notify
ing me of the readiness of the Metropolitan
Police TO assume their duties, is at hand,
and in reply, l beg leave to inform you that
the old City Police will be relieved from
duty at 8 P. NJ to-day, and shall expect
your force to be promptly on hand, fully
prepared and instructed, to take their vari-
GUS stations.
Permit me, on this occasion, TO offer my
sincere congratulations on the satisfactory
termination of the tedious and perplexing
suit by which your active supervision was
delayed for more than a year, and which
was but the precursor to the series of i'm
portant struggles for power of which
our city has SO lately been the scene.
Trusting that each member of the Metro
politan Police may fully realize the re-
sponsibilities he this day assumes that he
will feel it incumbent upon him to approve,
support and exercise the discipline of the
system as established BY law, and that he
may cultivate a spirit of amity, friendship
and impartial justice in the performance
of his duties, and in his intercourse with
our citizens at large. | am, sir, very re-
specifically, A. E. ALDEN, Mayor
The following communication was ad-
dressed by the Mayor othe retiring police
GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY POLICE: The
adoption of the Metropolitan system of
police necessarily terminates for the pre-
sent your official services in the Police De-
partment of this city. Your long confirm
alton in this employment will doubtless
have a tendency to inconvenience you for
short time, but from the high encomiums
bestowed upon you by your officers, l am
persuaded that you will retire into the
paths of private life and become as sober,
steady and reliable a class Of citizens as
your successful career in the Police Depart
ment leads us to expect
The operation of the law displacing you
is imperative in its nature. Discomfort,
elimination and recrimination will affect !
nothing in impeding its course, therefore j
it will subserye your interests to quietly |
submit to lawful authority, bearing in |
mind that there is nothing gained while |
all is risked by INSTRUMENTATION, malicious
ness and disposition to harrass and annoy. !
In expressing my best wishes for your
future success and prosperity, permit me |
to tender my thanks for your efficient SER |
vices from the beginning of my admins
tration up TO the present time.
| am, gentlemen, very respectfully, etc.
A. Z. ALDEN, Mayor.
At eight o'clock the city police as
sembled at their old headquarters, and up
on their dismissal a few remarks were
made to them by Capt. Patterson and
Judge Foster. The MetropoIitans took /
possession of the Recorders Court room
for the night, leaving closed and locked
the room vacated by the old police They |
had made three arrests up to midnight. !
VIM. Danley and Thos. Frame, have been !
made sergeants, the former of the day, and