Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-01

see thar those unQer you prE4GELl tAeiE
duty aaE are not gailty OF any Of those
.ulprOprieties which are u~nueeoning a
ao5d citizen and a good officer. In this
ID is expected Of you 20 visit frequently
every portion Of the city, to see That
tine Streets are IN order, that nuisances
are removed, and TO watch with vigilance
the conduct and actions Of your subOTdI-
mates. and to see that every man is at
his post, and performs with prompt
ness. dispatch and fidelity, tbe charge
committed 10 him. In the per-
formance Of this DUTY it is incumbent
1hz the innocent shall be protected and
the guilty brought 10 punishment.
You are TO see that no man snail escape
bv bribery, and your subOrdinates receive
no private rewards or compensation, eX-
cept by permission from The proper au-
thOriIy to permit any membe OF the
force 70 receive rewards OF compensation
from private individuals, Is AT once open
ing the door 10 venaIty and corruption
lowers the standing Of the police in the
public estimation, aad enables the rich to
Irample upon the laws, introduces a sys-
5sm of favUrItism on the n hand and
oppression upon the other; c9rrupts and
degrades The policeman, both in MS own
anu the public estimation. You are 70
sec Thai those under you not only require
compliance with rne law from OJners,
ahAAN GAEN AAAEA441EAH c. HAAA4 &c all9AF
wAtchfaL, vigilant. standing up st all
times. and under all circumstances, to a
manly performance OF everything Heees-
Sary 10 preserve the peace, the order and
quiet OF the city, and a full vlndI0aLiou OF
ne majesty OF the law. Win lhs under
Standing that YOU VIII feaTlessiy, and
vi h0uJ pgrrialty, perform these duties,
YOU were selected. l 40 not believe that
yOu viii u~isappOint The expectations Of
those who selected you.
To the captains, sergeants and patrol
men Of he police / would say that you
nave been s6secled from the great body Of
YOUR fellOw-cItiZeus, for the purpose Of
keeping order and peace IN the city.
Many of you gre, efd were, personally
unknown 70 the commission that selected
vuu-but you were chosen, 1 VIII say.
with The impression On the minds ofthose
who selected YOU. tuer You were discreet,
sober, honest. moral, and would perform
Without hest aIiOn or reluctance every
duty which may be required Of you by
v0ur superiOrs-the laws Ofthe State L
lae ordinances of the clEy. Out cIsuch a
large body Of men. with the limited ac-
CuAluJancs we had with your habits, II l.
probable that wc have made, in some in
stances, bad sslsCtioss-perhaps many
Hud may have iett cut better men and
sakeu worse; bat, speaking knowingly for
myself, and from convictions As 10 The in
lanltous Of those who were associated
with the ia your selection, we believed
that every man would perform his duty,
and his whole duty, to the city. We
aid not select o for ourselves. but
as agents and trustees for the city AZ
large, and had 70 interest in puJJing
ars man or another Cn, except the
iaterrst we had IN ommon with
the lumulest citizen OF fhe corpora
ton. You are the policemen OF the
city of Memphis, and as suCn your SER
.5oes are due 10 the Whole city. The re-
uIisitfs OF 4 good policeman are that ne
should be honest, ~Dg.r. VlE.lsut, active,
lB-I45uJ 30 Tag orders md commands OF
auy-ri1rs ia his 1wu conduct. a. all
t5ues aul under al circumstances, % the
avs and ordinances Of the city. Wien 1
ay that 10 should be soonest, I mssu il in
as fullest el-sr-tla- -ou should u05
look tD any aJl--a Tor oMgsusatiOn or
m 3 hut tic powers that have ap-
pointed sou: @ consideration is paid YOU
Oh TIE city for Your whole time. You
h-Ta accepted the place oD thar considers
li1n-u ias- solicited IL u " you are
uyt satisfied E4-E &c you can resign. lou
have NJ right % Csc your place to receive,
xtOrJ or ask from auF one extra D0mp=u-
sa- ION for doing your duty; ror ave you
A. right 70 90 ouL Of your employment for
private individuals or private rewards and
V1u do. VOC are tIElug FROM The puD4Ic
MAJ ttn5e alld service for which yOR are
p4id. and yOu are taking and Gppro-
.tia:iug what does not belong to
you. he should be sober, because
To- be drunken Is ~dIsOrlerly; rem
de-s him unable 20 act with proprieJy
himself: units Iisl TO discharge The duties
vi = private ci-LZen. much less OF a public
sIicsr OF agent; IL uIseats his reason,
slirs his baser passions. brings his position
iutO contempt ana HdfcUle, ana makes
kfm a standing reprOacn 10 his place d
lhCss who have selected him and the clt1-
zen who has q right TO expect safety sud
protection al his HANDS regards BIN with
ar. with disgust, Sh8Ea and morJihca-
ton. He should lie vigil2nt, because ne
= looked 10 Is the man selected and paid
70 look intO the disorders, the -nuisances
and the morality OF tile city. he should
na active. in order that virtue NAV be
projected and vice punished. He should
be ebedient to the orders p commands
of his Supporters, because his superior
is responsible for his acts and must
have cooperation or there VIII be
no order or system, snd the
whole city government would be In con-
fusion for the want OF unity and a proper
co-operstiOn of its different parts. Hou
VrfU Rot forget that in the sXerci-e Of The
powers with which you are invested, that
The butuUiest andmOst obscure individual
s IS much entitled TO you protection n
care as the most wealthy and powerful,
and that in the discharge of your duty
v3u shall know neif her rich nor poor.
black nor white; but in all cases virtue is
a be protected, and vice and immortality
punished. b should be Obedient, and Al
ali times conform 10 laws Of the state
and 4 ordinances Of the city IN bis own
person and conduct-because be is a bad
administrator OK the law who is q viOlator
OF the very law he is e~ndsavoring TO en-
force upon others-and IL would be hard
to commend 70 the psople any law which
Is daily violated by those who administer
IL: and where this Is the case. the law It.
.elr Is condemned, and the Officer endeay-
oring to administer IL is cespised and his
authority Justly eontemned and spit upon;
IRE law itself is a dead letter, and The
.thcer a nuisance In society and d stand
ing reproach 10 The municipal govern
meut. Yea must, then, not only
law, but the mos. important part
is. TO watch yourself tha1 you 10 not
violate Il, Tor ID is no part Of a good citi-
zen or a good public officer 10 be a drunk
ard. q loafer. d BLACKBOARD, or a law
breaker. Itmay be, aud l have 30 doubt
Instances viii occur, - which you may be
tempted by personal ulend-hips, brides,
ETC. 10 HEAH TO aLDAA NkAA AaALs III AAA7
connection, I viii say that neither friend
ship, enmity nor pecuniary considerations
are consistent with the objects for which
Won were appointed, nOr consistent with
me duties you have to perform, and that
Al no TING. " under any circumstances,
are YOU JUSTIFIED. or viii you be permitted
20 screen the guilty for friendship, or op-
press the innocent through spite, or envy,
or revenge; nor viii you be dischargIng
your duty 10 take private fees OF rewards
for the doing or omission of any duty IN
cumbeut on yCu 20 perform. II IS at ali
your duty to Dc ~ the post OF round
assigned yJu b. your superior, and II the
peace oflhe CITY should DO al any time en-
dangered by violence or MODS, then IL
wiIl be your duty maufully to stand up,
Al the hazard Of your hte, and Pnt
il down. In tie execution Of your
duties Fou must temper drIuness
J. moderation and courtesy, and never
use more force or violence than Is neces-
ssrv 10 a proper and fun discharge Of
your duty, for by acting nrmly ana eedf-
teoUslF o challenge the respect, conn
denco and esteem OF every good citiZeni
and you viii bring ~ great moral force
tn vuur ald which viii b8 70 the evil-doef
ard the law-breaker more terrible than
army with baungrs. lei your life and
conduct be sucil. az AL times and On ali
oc~saslCus, Or dufy and OF duty, AZ TO be
y brand to the wicked and a crown % The
Uuuous. With these remarks, 1 will
Only add that my associates and myself
viii REQUIRE Of YOu, both officers and men,
"A Conformity with the views here laid
down. And if they are knowingly vio-
lated you Vii lie instantly removed,
and painful As II may *, anu
another Uut il your place; Tor We are de-