Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-09

evils be in any case allowed! We all
recoilect, that, when a recent attempt was mad
OH the life of the President Of the United States,
the cry broke forth from his friends, "that the
assassin was instigated by the continual abuse
poured forth on this distinguished man. and es-
peciaIly by the violent speeches uttered daily IN
the Senate Of the United States" Suppose now,
that his adberenis, to save the Chief Magistrate
from murder, and TO guard his constitutional ad-
yisers had formed themselves in to Inobs, TO scat
ter the meetings of his opponents. Aud suppose
that they had resolve TO put to silence the tegis-
luiors, who, il said, had abused their tree
dom Of speech so blacken the character and put
in peril the life Of the Chief Magistrate. Would
they not have had better pre,ext than mobs
against abolu,ion1 Was not assassination at
tempted? Had not the President received letters
threatening his life, unless his measures were
changed? Can year or month pass, when
will not afford equally grave reasons for insnr-
rections Of the pornlace? A system OF mobs
and free government cannot stand together
The men who incite the former, and especially
those who organize them, among the worst
ene,nies of the state. OF their motives do not
speak. They may think themselves dong SER
vice their country, for there Is no limit to the
delusons of the times. speak only OF the ma
ture and tendency Of their actions They should
be put down at once by law, and by the moral
sentiment Of insulted people.
In addition TO all other reasons, the honor OF
orr nation, and the of free institutions,
should plead with US to defend the laws from
insult. and social order from subverson. The
nj ufati Of
arc fas, declining abroad. letter, recently re-
ceved from one Of tho most distinguished men
of the continent Of Europe, expresses the uni
versal feeling the other side OF the ocean
After speaking Of the late enchroachments on
liberty in France, he says, ''On your side of the
Atlantic you contribute. also, TO put IN peril the
cause Of liberty. We did take pleasure in think
inc that there was at least ia the New World
country, where liberty was well understood,
where all rights were guaranteed, where the Peo-
pie was proving itself wise and virtuous For
some time past, the news we receive from Amer
lea is discouraging. In all your large cities we
see mobs after ,rs5s, and all directed to odlous
purpose. When we speak Of liberty. its enc
mics reply to us by pointing to America" The
prosecuted Abotionisis have the sympathies of
The civilized world. The country which Perse-
,utes them is covering itself with disgrace, and
filing the hearts of the friends of freedom with
ear and gloom. Already despotism is beginning
% rejoice in the fulfiilment of its prophecies, IN
,ur pros,rated laws and dying liberties. Liberty
$, indeed, threatened with death in a country, /
where any class of mon stripped with I'M
,unitv of their constitutional rights All rights
eel the blow. A community, giving up any .
t its citizens to oppression and violence, IS pre-
arinc for itself the same fate. 1t invites
hains for itself, in suffering them to be imposed
n any whom it is bound TO protect"