The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-05
: FEBRUARY s, 1875.


In this number we have published tn
main provisions of the scheme called tn
Metropolitan Police Bill. 1t is a meas
ure of vengeance concocted for the pun
ishment of the people of Vicksburg anC
Warren county, because they were no
willing patiently to suffer the villainy
perpetrated by corrupt and faithless of
fcials This is the sum and substance
the origin and meaning of the scheme
It's authors have adopted that method OIL
saying to the taxpayers Of the city and
county, "you would not submit to be
" robbed and rode over, booted and
spurned, by ignorant and thieving
" officials. You would not permit your
4" homes to be invaded by lawless mob
@ with murderous intent; and because
you repealed them and protected your
g hearthstones and your wives from
slaughter, and worse than slaughter
L" take hatp .ee
And because the white people of the
State have not withheld their sympathy
from their brethren of Warren county
and the city of Vicksburg, the whole
State is to be scourged with the instru-
nent of vengeance prepared especially
for that county and city. Warren coun-
ty, the bill provides, shall constitute, ga
Police district for the State"-any por-
ton of which is liable to be overrun by
the force organized under the law.
Nothing could be conceived more anti
Republican and despotic than this meas
ure. 1t vests supreme powers in the !
hands of the Governor, and makes HIM
practically a despot. He appoints the
Commissioners who are to organize the
military establishment, and removes them
at his discretion. There is no limit to
MS power, nor check upon his preroga-
tive. tie appoints whom he pleases
and dismisses at his will And the
creatures Of his caprice, are to appoint
the officers who command the force. The
standing force is to consist of one hun E
dred men, but it may be indefinitely in /
creased at the discretion of the Metropol !
tan Board for special service-the Board \
tselt being the judge of the necessity.
Tosupport this establishment, special Il
ak Is to be levied upon the property of u
he city and county. The cost will be 9
normousl y oppressive. The three Com n,
nlssloners alone are to receive So, 900 a
ear. The officers in command of the in
'ollce are to receive 81, 800 and 81 400 ce
er annum, Captains and Sergeants, re- co
'ectlvel y; and.the patrolmen, or privates, -
re to receive 500 month. The city Fl
oprovide Office accommodations for an
lie Commissioners, and station house. of
Iulpments, etc., for the force. The whole ar
st canno: be less than 5000, 900 per u u,
mum. D.
Especially is it designed as punish
emit and humiliation for Vicksburq Ma
't only did her citizens rebel against the DO
lolesale thieving of which they were %,
victims, but they elected capable az 2
honest city government. This bill "p
les away her chartered privileges and n
Iuces her municipal government TO q
re nullity. 1t abolishes her police de- &c a,
'tment, and vests its powers in the "b
&c created by this bill. 1t takes from g b,
Mayor the duties appertaining to his " dc
&c under existing laws and vests Them >. u u
he Metropolitan Clerical Commission dnt,
In word, it does everything which the :;
ignity, love of plumber, hatred and to til
nge could invent to torture, humil;ata . VINO
impoverish the community, or that shall
OF the community, who are DESIGNED as alb
punished. here
he first step of the citizens NJ 5o,,. bindi
De toprevent, if possible, the execu. lo1 or.
OF the scheme by a resort to the of The
Ia tribunals. What further steps be pal
De taken to prevent the imposition of be dr.
Iolerable burden, if judicial re- 'he E, So !
ialis, time and reflection viii de- Is. f emo
ne. Ii the taxpayers of the city q or +
ounty Will stand together and are 9ttber
y themselves, not one cent of taxeo q fore.
yer be collected for the unhaIlowed /" aII i
Iroclous purposes contemplated IN q Met
el 1ti with