New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-04
The Charrlst Holiday.

The CharIist Holiday.
Troo Dolg,u Jerroid's NsrIpsper.
on Saturday Sir Dor. Peel wss ITorn in q.
Special Constable 20 sht II need should be the
L 1rtfs's ON Monday This simple single fact
co1viIc-s 20 that S- Robert les aires3v deter.
mined - make Ihe Charter me lsw Of the land.
Grlspng bs staff oi H1udarss-fos sf Robert
always play % the trump ravvia with nothing icss
Than amafOgany sPsd.-Peel fslt that tne Char
tee wss nencei0rth the t-l'h Lord John must
hold himself in readiness % retire before the
noinu" Of BIS successor
Since the ssys and nights Of Waterford. there
tas not been % much Of tho Rrstocra-y before the
police magistrates as on Ssturds,. Like knights
il me o-1r, ma hsIftbc house Of Peers rushed for
ward 9Th v s~esr. Sometimes we are cs''-
e. upon % az syse the votes Of n Senate s would
% DO less instructive 20 hnaiyse the osths of Tie
special con,.tbuary vowed 10 defend the crown
s1d their cor0nets With their own pensions there
unto belonging. We bow 70 pure par-iotIsm. We
make respectful Lex 70 John OF (iaunC IA Gannes.
eager 20 fight rebellion but We have 10 respect Tor
the cOnhatsnts when the denounced Jack Cadss
of London Stone are 20 o. set upon by tne Jack
Csdes OF tue Civil List. And IL you'd not be dlili-
cult 10 select from the sworn OF Saturday list of
iigstrious special c1nstsbles who swearing TO de-
fend their eoyereIgo Lady the Qleen, instinc-
lively associated with the oath the defence OF sine
cure and pension. Lord Mayor Wa North did not
kill Wat Tyler with less satisfaction Tor that the
rebe.iious blacksmith had burned down certaia
stews across the private property Of his lrcsniP-
The dagger of the patri)t may hsye been She.ted
on the Eesrthst1ue OF the pander.
Well. tue ChsrtisE have effected their revoIu-
tCn. II ia not tO be- denied; for contempt IN hlsh
places has been pulled down. and dehberation en-.
tnrorcd. The Cbartists have commanded attention
-snd something more Or wherefore. on the part
oi the Government. such mortal preparation Lord
John. II only flea bitten, would not invoke JOves
% .rrar -
temptible an annoyance. No: the Ministry, In
Their excess Of caution. Gckn0w ged the deep dis
content Of the masses. HsppIly Monday last
turned out a holiday both for the mob OF the poo
pie and TIE mob of special clnstables. Loyalty en-
JOS ed itself N lOrg day contemplation OF its Own
exceing merits; and Property, rs the hours wore
on took heart. recovering from is early fright aud
after supper slept the slice Of security. The Bank
was nor attacked; the soldiers, through loophOes
aud from behind ramparts OF sand bags, did not ire
upon the multitude Oi thieves DESTROYS oi rewaFdInC
themselves with cash payments The military
c14r,ercd IN private houses-ior we cannot dis.
believe the glowing tributes % their good man.
uers printed in the Tuncs- left in the bosoms
OF families the iiveiiest recollectious of the ur
bauity and poiteness nj the cloth and alto
ccther. the fears ~ the timid oozed away IN the
most perfect good tumor With most people
the extreme Of caution relaxed into q something
like Jest and many, as special cOnstables, not %
be wholly idle. had no other resource than from
time u time % revisit their own house, % cry 30
vile and famiy-" AIS well" To be sure, few
who had made the fullest preparaions-at some
expense tOO--tO put down an unb0In revolution
may, such ID the perversy Of human nature. have
been q ittle disappointed at the general tranquil
Its. We rove heard Of a most loyal sdherent OF
Church aud STATE. somewhere on the banks OF the
Thames. who believing thar party ~ chartists
would steam ID a. Fu.nsm au1 carry oI the Ssh
90 of London and otoer valuable church property
mounted i1gr eight Founders Inn his prass-p.o- to
sweep the river IL Is Just possible that '1r the
moment. this good man may, little suINily. have
ordered his artillery 20 be unshoued Instead OF
~h dog the grape among the Dlratcal Cnarists
oa b0ard The Mo1niight " There's none ol EN-
broke si-." saii S1cfidsn's servant, when be had
let the fire irons fIi aiming the Gathering plates
dishes Sheath then was the good tempered
answer. you've made al this noise iDr nothing"
Nov no peace vas broken on Monday great
deal Of noise was made for no hing; and very gen
ersL indeed, was tho good humor at the harmless
result
We are not among those 10 regret toe proceed.
iogs If Monday last. True It is. that there was
Que DAVIS zap m the business Of the metropolis
bat W believe the good ~ the day far outTelghed
the Disadvantage We believe that tho Bis OF
Nmtaty-ii W. may personiy tham-Teni - bad
on Monday night In improved temper with tnom-
selves and their ueghbJrs We believe that the
Chsrtists. the reasonable temperate C1a-tNss-ior
We denouUcs ~ traitors n truth aud justice the
foolish. wicked men. Who, IN these day 8, tak ri
bloodshed Is the means Of political improvement
have gained ground. The question Of the Six
Points Is now allowed % be a. honest, detachable
qll sloG. It is longer ated with the visions
OF r,voiutioLIsts The common sense OF this conn
try is 30 reassurod OF lie strength, that can calm
is discuss tbs bo'dosI political specuiations. We
ere convinced that the Charter mas gained friends
and advocates from among the very men who. on
Monday last took upon Themselves The c)09erya'
ton az the public peace, threatened, as they be-
iieved by either the suiit Or the 'oiy. or toth OF
tusves aud false enthusiasts. The Charter itseif
r. discussed De- another part Of this journal and
from Monday last, we Gate an awakened Ct
tention on tire part Of the middle classes. 70 the
claims of political emancipation, advanced by
their lsbOriDg brethren.
Hnece. albeit the Bank was guarded-bsltcart-
ridge gun and cutl.ss, were served ont 10 the pa
triot clerks OF Government oifcsa-aud redcoats
took their temporary quarters m parlors drawing
rooIns and attcs Of private houses--despte or The
Of soldiers ready O. be let slip upon the
masses-despitc Of the artillery loaded 70 dlsperse
the mob despite all noedfu porhs ps little more
than needlul. preparation was made for civit ca'-
rage-we joyi1liy contemplate the result Of Mon .
day. when an expected time Of terror gradually .
broke into a so-is aud political holiday.