The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-16

force,
Mons admitting them to be highly Objectionable
il antirepublicsn in every sense Of the wordt is ty
ranny OF the most dangerous knd-and such course,
any movement which may lead to such ire,
should be promptly condemned by every person who
has any claim to intelligence virtue II mobs are
allowed with impunty to commit their iufauo Gus out
RACES advocating the opinions Of any sect or
party be SAFE It will not be sufficient that he
keeps within the pale Of the law even in the
OF Macready that he has given no just cause Of Of
fence but he must stand in Of that hydra
monster, the mob and act according to its dictton
life. Where mob law prevails there is little occasion
for any other kind of law. military
despotsm would be better than such republican 60
vernment Whenever symptoms of a mob and a riot
appear, the most prompt aud active measures should
be adopted the part of the magstracy to que it be-
fore 1t has strength and power perpetrae awless and
mischievous acts 1t should be crushe in the bui at
all hazards, and at every cost. Delay and remon-
strances. supplications and appeals to reason only
serve to fortify the assembage in their deermination
to commit outrages, and to give them confidence in
their strength The military should be called out at
to assist the police aud every who has due
regard for law and order, who is enemy to anarchy
should rally around the constituted authorities ready
and eagcr to aid in breaking up and dispensing tho
mob and thus show his respect for the peoplehis
gard for the public good
From the Boston Tines
NEW YORK RIOTS.
Though were somewhat pre-
pared for outbreak could not but be shocked
when the account reached us, awful has been the
sacrifice Of life in affair that should not have been
sufficient to excite the least feeling out of the imme
date circle Of the friends of the actors Much
regret that there should existed necessity
for the application OF extreme measures on the part Of
the New York authorities much praise cannot be
bestowed upon them for their rmn"ss and energy.
der circumstances 20 trying The only error that
can discover in their mode OF action, in the OF
blank cartridges at the first firing rather firing
the heads of the mob Napoleons rule the right one
in such fire with ball first and then use only
powder.
From the Boston Traveller)
Thus we hope ends this sad tragedy, in
which the peace Of city has been disturbed for
cessive days and nights, and the lives of eighteen
hux.
number of individuals wounded And adj for what .
Because respectable men and newspaper editors have
jealous Of each others reputation. with their notice
and craftsmanship lfthese respectable gentlemen had
suffered Macready and Forrest to do their quarrel
ing would have been confined to its proper peecncts
the green. room and the play house.
The results Of this mob are not, however, without
their uses They must convince every that there
is power and efficiency in laws suppress the
most violent riots They should teach men, too, tho
folly and danger Of gathering around riotous assem-
blnges Had there been none around the Aston Opera
House but the evildsposed and riotous the strength
Of the rioters would have been materially weakened
and the lives OF several innocent would have
been saved.
From the Boston Journal)
We perceive that some few of our exchange papers,
while they condemn the proceedings of the mob in New
York. inclined to censurc the course pursued by
Mr. Macready In undertaking to perform ut the Astor
such proceeding his part would give offence to the
friends Of MIR. Forrest MIR. Macready could not Of
course foreseo that such determined and fiendish
spirit would be aroused to oppose him. and that
fearful tragedy would result from the fuament of his
engagement in compliance with the urgent wishes and
reprcsentaons of many of the most resi-
dents of that city Indeed have no evidence that
Mr. Macready, in his conduct to Mr.. Forrest while in
England. actor individual since his arri-
val in this country has done ought to blemish his
character gentlemanand the hostility manifested
towards him by the rabblc in New York,
and unprovokcd it was fierce and ungovern
able.
Trom the Newburyport Herald)
There may perhaps have been indiscretion haste
bad Judgment in announcing and proceeding with
this performance in the face of the threats of the mob
and Of this afterwards in the conduct Of the
lice and of the military authorities; but righteous
Judgment will 90 behind all these 1t is the who by
his ungentlemanly conduct and Ill temper prepared
Against Forrest, HIMSELF does this bloody scene cry
From the Albany Atlas
THE OPERA HOUSE MASSACRE.
The massacre Thursday night, In front of the
Opera House, was in the number and character Of its
Victims the most sanguinary and cruel that has ever
occurred in this country believe in many years.
in any other country calling lfcvilised in strug
gle not of revolutionary character Indeed, in
days, governments have been overturned and rebel
lions crushed at less expense Of blood. The Boston
massacre, which opened the story Of our revolution
numbered only one fifth many victims. The victory
Of New Orleans cost the American people less than
half this sacrifice of lfe and look in vain in the
records Of modern days tor the parallel of this scene
till turn to its bloody rehearsal in the streets of
Vienna, under the monster Windschgratz.
We have already recorded our opinion of the wan
tonness and wickedncss of the wholesale slaughter.
Every detail confirms the conclusion that cowardly
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ths carg1;naI ~ blood Thcra Vac ssedv M mob
inside Of The Theatre that was NOT entirely and easily
within The control of the friends of order The two
thousand nocemrn of the citv could easily have mas
tered nv psscmblage tibet coid have gathered In the
streets in front of tie Opera H.use That assemblagq
was nos, d. we are con tdspt of n large majority of
the friends of order The police Of the city were strong
enough to have gone in and picked out aud carried Off
the active disturbers They did arrest over one hun
dred before the unfortunate interference of the mill
tarv
We would not extenuate for a moment, the conduct
of the mob or naate the enormity of It's offences U
wa the dutv II the mngistracy to supprcss IT, but IL
vas its dufv To act with Intelligence with humanity
with mercy even. The punishment of the hundred
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