The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-15
state OF the City.

The city is still in a state OF great eAcitchc"'' -
ILLEGAL and unfortunate termination OF the puoho
meeting has absorbed the whole attention OF the wan
street prints and the community. Noone uepreca'es
more than we do all illegal violence-ah uniawui
proceedings; but the attempt to cover win ou'u'i
general movement of the people, pressed down 70 the
earth with high prices, because portion, and smah
portion, disgrace themselves, is unjust and wicked
The senmentsthe feelings of the great mass OF the
incubation Of New York right. They have borne
the expressions of the spectators long enough IN 81
lence It's full time to inquire into the present STATE
,h;nos and to ascertain the causes which have produ-
ced such popular outbreak. There is no cVh wl''-
on, > remedy Are not the people oppressed with an
.ocuroua,;on Of evils? Are they to be denied an In
,rv into the causes of the present distresses! II IS
tier nonsense for the extoroners prints ia Wall
s,reet to silence the indignation Of great population
horn. down by high rents-high prces-high fuel
high food. &n
The riot an Monday afternoon was manly produ-
sd nv the criminal negligence of the police and city
authorities 1t is stated that the Mayor knew several
aavs before the event took place CT the intention OF
certain persons to make an attack on the flour stores
Why was not the police prepared to put down such
nm ATTEMPT If we were indulge In the worst sus-
melons we would say that they crlmlnaly neglected
,he;r duty in order to generate outbreak and thus
a. throw the odium of breach of the laws upon the
whole populaten Of the city. The not and dcstruc-
,on of -four could easily have been prevented, # the
,.o,ce and corporation had acted as they ought TO
have done.
ut il is idle for the spectators press of Wall street
"A stife or ntmidate the great mass OF seciety by
holding up that lamcntabe riot to popular indignation
The deep feeling which pervades all classes against
the present state OF things cannot be rooted out 1t
may be excited by opposition-it may DC nhamed by
abuse-t may be made deeperand deeper by contume-
lv-but il can no more be annihiated than was the
so;rit of '76 that threw the British tea overheard
Nothing can restore harmonious feelings TO society
b,f an immediate reduction IN The present high prices
NM hiph rents Some principle Of morality must re-
yuae the intercourse OF the different classes of society,
in order to preserve intact our social organization,
and save the necessity of resorng to mere ply steal
force and organic revolution. There is no equality
,vhatever between the orders of society now divided
nv the present public sentiment The great mass OF
onsumers are ttcenfy 10 against the spectators
and bgh priced men, with the whole public author-
Ties at their heels Civilized society cannot stand the
UNEQUAL conflict, if morality, principle and some hu-
man,y do not come into play, above and beyond the
mere letter of the law. Instead Of one thousand
rioters rebcling against the laws there will be fico
kundred thousand all actuated by the same feeling and
the same passions Rents and prices must come dorm.
That is the only alternative. The peace of the city
must be preserved and unless the spectators and
landlords come to their senses, they will drive the
whole body of the people out of all sense and all
moderation.