The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-09
NEW YORK HERALD.


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New York. Tuesday, July Q, ls4A.
o. For report Of the proceedings of the Com
mon Council last evening, and other valuable mat
ter, see Fourth Page.
Affairs In Philadelphia-The Morals or PENN
sylvania and Illinois.
Again the flames OF civil discord have broken
out with added fury in Philadelphia, and fresh
blood bedews her streets. We give on our first
page the fulles, possible intelligence Of these sad
dongs together with the opinions of the press OF
all parties. 1t has seldom been the duty OF any
public journalist to present to the world such me-
snchoy demonstration Of the disastrous effects OF
popular passion, raging in community which does
not possess the moral strength to crush a mob.
The riots in Illinois and the riots in Philadelphia
present remarkable identity, and enforce the
same lessons OF warning and instruction. Both
have originated in religious intolerance, stimulated
and excited into ungovernable violence by unprin-
cipled demagogues on all sides. The conduct oil
Joe Smith in Illinois, and that Of Bishop Hughes in
New York, have had much in common. The
Mormon Prophet, on the faith Of pretended reve-
lation from heaven, laid claim TO infabity OF
judgment and opinion, and organized his ignorant
followers into firmly united band of religious BIZ
gots, with which he assumed to control the poti-
cal action of all others. Bishop Hughes, with equal
intolerance of the opinions Of others, endeavored
organize his church into distinct political element,
with which he threatened to command and secure
compliance with his demands. In both cases for
midable opposition was organized; and feelings o.
the bitterest religious animosty being infused into
| these opposing elements, the result has been the
scenes of violence and bloodshed which have
startled and shocked the whole land.
| There are always to be found in society, men
destitute Of principle. and of everything which
makes good citizens, who eagerly seize upon the
opportunities for violence, and the qualification Of
their own vile passions, presented at such crisis
that produced by the Mormon prophet in Illinois,
and the misguided Catholic prelate in New York.
Like the bands OF rruiIians who followed in the
train of the Crusaders, the wretches who lived
blood during the sangulnary era Of the French Re.
volution, these reckless men, who have nothing 10
lose, rush with unconcealed Joy into the arena,
and engage with irenzied eagerness in the always
easy work Of inAamng the passions of the mob,
and overturning the barriers OF peace and order
Thus it has been at Nauvoo and Warsaw-at Ken
sington and Southwark. And most unfortunately,
for the interests of society," Tor humanity, for the
character of our country, neither in illinois nor in
Philadelphia, has the moral, conservative power Of
the community existed in that omnipotence
which is absolutely necessary for the maintenance
OF order and the preservation Of the supremacy Of
the law. Religious bigotry and intolerance, and
the desolating agency Of bad men have had the
field almost entirely to themselves
And this leads us to the consideration of very
important facts II would, indeed, appear that so
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organization. There is no moral firmness-no
power-no strength-no influential and controlling
authority in the people. There are, it would APP
pear, no principles Of cohesion to keep them to-
gether a civilized community. This entire des-
titution of moral power appears to have charac-
terized the entire management of public affairs in
Pennsylvania for years past. We see this in the
dishonor Of the State. That State-rich and fer
tile and dishonest-is weighed down with infamy
The curse of State immortality is upon 1t, and now
its chief city, utterly paralyzed, is PROSTATE be-
meath mob. AS in Pennsylvania, SO, alas it is
In Illinois Iner-. TOO, the same public want OF
integrity-the same dishonesty-the same destitu-
lion Of moral principle and moral power are dis
covered.
Never in New York could lawless mob have
so triumphed over the law. Here, thank Heaven,
the conservative forces Of society hold sway
Here, too, we feel special qualification in declar
ing, the Calholi" population have been educated
into obedience to the law. Their own religious
guardians, such as DR.. Powers, who have labored
among them for years, have taught them to be
good citizens and their lessons of loyalty and rev.
erence for the institutions of this land, have been
the antdote to the poisonous teachings of Bishop
Hughes The Catholics Of New York, as body,
are as much distinguished for all that entities man
to American citizenship, as any other classin the
community. They are peaceful, orderly, industri-
GUS and loyal Had they not been so, the injudi-
cious and mischievous conduct of Bishop Hughes
would have been more dangerous.
| We have not space just now for much additional
remark on this NEST ~ainful subject. We cannot
close, however, without condemning in the
strongest manner the conduct OF the Catholic
priest, who, by giving publicity to an anonymous
note, applied the match to this fresh conlagration
His prudence and sagacity appear very much on
a par with those of Bishop Hughes. How these
things may end in Philadelphia we know not
It is exceedingly painful to contemplate the future
FORMIDABLE TYLER MOVEMENT great deal
Of effort is lat present progress by some Of the
prominent Tyler men in this city, Redwood FISH
er, George D. Strong, and Colonel Graham, and
Others for the purpose Of starting new Tyler pa
per, to be conducted with all the energy, patriot
ism intelligence, and high character, Of which the
names of the distinguished men just mentioned,
afford such strong, unexceptionable, and encourag-
ing guarantee. The first move was to buy up the
Wall street Reporter" which has for some time
been very warm in the advocacy Of John Tyler's
claims, the proprietor of that concern, although
entertaining the most profound respect for the firm
OF Fisher IL Co., chose to work on his own hook,
and 60 to the death for the Captain, sngle-handcd
and alone, with Curtius-like devotion. Then il
was proposed to buy the Aurora" but certain OBJ
stacles being in the way there, the next movement
was to form coalition with Chevalier Wikoff.
This was eagerly jumped at by all parties the