Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-30
THE SPECIAL P0LECE-FIR RADI-
GALS CALL UPON THE MAYOe-A
PHEASANT TNTERgIEW

THE SPECIAL POLECE-FEIR RADI-
GALS CALL IRON THE MAY0R-A
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Yesterday moTniDg committee Of
Radicals called upon the Mayor at his
Office to request that he appoint Radicals
on the special police required by the
city laws to be raised to preserve the
peace and protect the citizens on the day
of election. The committee was COM
posed Of Maj Alden, Registration Com
missioner, Judge Carey, candidate for
the State Senate, John Ruhm, editor
of the Stats Zeitung, a Mr. Cavitt and
others They stated their mission to be
to solicit the appointment Of members of
the Radical party as special policemen
on the day Of election The Mayor eOar-
teOusly replied that he did not consider
the special police as political force, or
to be used to advance the interests Of
any party; that in his position as Mayor
he only desired to execute the city laws,
to preserve the public repose and protect
the citizens in their property and other
rights, So far as his position and the laws
required Of him Addressing Maj AL
den, he expressed surprise that he, who
had exhibited so much partisan spirit,
and had refused to receive the word
of s. Conservative in the registra-
ton Of voters and the appointment
of judges and clerks of election,
should apply to him to make such
appointments He observed further,
that several members ,of the com.
mittee was unknown to him as permanent
residents Of the city, and declined to ae
cept their counsel as to his duties He
added that he could have no other wish
or object than the repose and prosperity
of the people of Nashville, whatever
might be their feelings and partialities
in respect to political parties There
were several well-known permanent citi-
zens of the city, who, he understood, to
be of the Radical way of thinking, and
named one member of the committee
and Messrs. Scoyel, Shanklin and others
The Mayor stated if such citizens as
these would name gentlemen as proper
to be placed upon the list Of special police
men, he would take pleasure in deferring
to their wishes. We understand that
Carey retired precipitately, and the other
members OF the committee expressed
their approval of the course indicated
by the Mayor as the one he would pursue.
Upon this subject we have a word of
warning for the Honorable Mayor Some
ten days ago we published an exposure
of the ritual and designs Of the Loyal
Leagues and the Grand Army of the Re,
public. The members Of these organiza-
tions are sworn to espouse party under
all circumstances. They have been pre-
pairing for violence and blo0dshed in this
city on the day Of election This ex-
posture has not been and cannot be truth
fully denied The Mayor should be care
ful not to appoint one of these sworn
enemies of the public peace on the police
force 1t would be introducing the
Grecian horse within the walls of Troy,
hiring men with our own money to cut
our Threats and destroy our property.
We have no objections to Radicals being
placed on the police; but if the Mayor
shall appoint a Lacquer or comrade y
of the G. r. A. on that force, he will be
employing sworn assassins to disturb
the public repOse.