The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-09

From the n O. Crescent neutral paper
The excitement produced by the recent riot m New
York has I'd great extent subsidized, and the press has
spoken out its opinions In regard to the events oil The
evening oil the 10th of MayA sentiment has been ex-
pressed by some journals that the qaepg OF the Asior
Place riot will give foreigners higher idea OF american
Jaw and American order; and the thought has been
dwet on with so much pride and exultaon 'pat We
deem duty to express the adherence We feel Tor al
such sentiuients Indeed some have gone SO lar as 10
speak With pleasure rather than with pain OF The late
Occurrence in New York, inasmuch as they gave us an
opportunity OF showing to the world that Americans know
how 10 shoot their fellow citizens and put down mob
The habit OF paying attention to the opinions which
foreign nations may entertain of laws and customs,
deserves not only the contempt we feel for vanity and
mbecility but also the cense which is due for what
ever dslds OUR Ideas Of the right and the wrong, OF the
just and the unjust To let the opinions Of those who
know little or nothing OF our manners and institutions
control in any respect conduct, either IN civil or so
cal life beays not only the want OF that sell respeci
which every should possess, but also of the con
science that should guide actions independent OF the
sneers or praises of all mankind And if the want Of
such conscience is lamentabe IN the individual how
much more in the nation. To look TO others, in
order TO know what are TO think OF our own con-
ddct-to hang Upon the words that fall from the lips of
other people and deem theft say 30 al nportant-taugh
il sticks in the throat to utter the mere supbstcn OF SO
degrading fact Ii bows the head With shame to sup
pose for a monent, that freeborn would exut or
feel itered by the favorable mention which other
people other govetnments might make OF his fellow
cilzens and their political institutions
No; ii is not thus TO Judge either OF ourselves
of The political agents may have placed IN power
We must notand, despite few foolish exceptions we
will not-be the echoes of transatlantic thought and
transatlantic feeling. We not to be told by others
what we must think of the conduct OF our authorities
what of praise OF blame we are to meie out 10
those whom we have appointed to MAINTAIN law and or
der And if these authorities ever guided by foreign
opnidns-f they ever cite foreign sentiment IN order to
sustain the course they may have Pursued-ei them De
hurled from their places, and consgued TO he niary hey
so Justly merit Wall street may 1t chooses, look to
London and Liverpool in order TO know whether stocks
will rise alwhelher they must buy or sell
they shall bring coin into the country or send II OUT bu
Wall street is an arran fool, If K thinks il can ever get
the people 10 look the Atlantic before they con
denim improper conduct on the part OF their functonaes
Wall street may be very cunning felloW-learnei IN
tricks and cup to snuff in all sorts of knaverybnt we
defy him to cheat the people these United States out OF
their privileges and make them forget their duty 70 Judge
of the of their public servants by the imnulable
standard of right and justice.
While we yield to none in our desire to see law re-
spected and order maintained, we cannot look with cold
ness far less with exultaon the shooting OF Ameri-
can citizens BY American soldiers all other means oil
putting down disturbance have failedf all civil lnfu-
have been found unavalllng Tor dispensing rot
Gus assemblage of citzens-et the military be called in
and ordered ID perform the stern duty of firing their
friends and kinsmen But all other resources must have
been exhausted before such measures are resorted TO
The determination to such extreme measures must De
the result of clear and dispass'0nae thoughthe ACT OF
sense of Justice that dsregards praise censure and
fears to do its duty irrespective oil consequences
citizens fired al under the impulse OF hasty and
nconsiderate observation or from the VAN and guilty de-
sire of being auded for energy and decision IN the sup
preston of popular umus, such conduct deserves, and
will in the end receive the eprobaon. Moth
ing can save such from public indlgAatIon not even
l Wall street should stand with tears IN Its eyes and
point beseechngly to the OF Lombard street bro
kers and BshOpsate stock obbers with all the tram oil
Manchester mill owners and Liverpool traiers sneerng
in acquescny response to their Lombard street and Dish
oIgate masters.