The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-19
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
NV YoRK, May 10, 1919.

very ndusously popagaed by press of this city upon
common rumor. No member of military company on
duty was seriously hurt Thursday night, sin
gle policeman 50 injured by other missiles thrown
by the mob, to disable hun from duty for twenty four
hours One soldier represented, in justification OF the order
fire, 10 have been dangerously wounded confined In
the house until Monday last when he OUT and has
since attended to his business Some $50 panes of glass
and dozen of the window frames broken by the
mob The above, with the almost totally harmless $50 far
the result goes) sonng OF the soldiers and police
the humbuggery of the 'terfc violence" of this riot,
queed at the expense OF death and shot wounds TO
some forty eight men, womeh and children The verdict
of the coroners jury, though iustifyng the firing after
the military we've brought the ground, condemns In
pointed language the act of bringing them there in
tmating that the mob was made dangerous by thae
Il Public sentiment IN New York is accommodating
rapidly. and with great force. against the authorities
and those whose behes the Mayor called the troops
in spite OF the almost unanimous effort OF the of the
city To divert popular attention from the part played by the
real authors OF the dreadful tragedy The Courier and En-.
qnirer is carry ing like mad" in this vain hope. In
deed its efforts hide the truth insanely extrava-
giant, that is really assisting the True Sun to fix the
sPonslblty where II belongs Tho fact that two OF the
three who spoke at the meeting the Park Friday af-
ernoon democrats, and that the True Sun alone Of the
city papers and vehement in its condemnation of
this official murder OF the people, has been seized by
or less Of the city press make indirect political APP
peals to the wings sustain the ohigs. 1t will fall
however. envy not the spirit of partisanshp which will
induce man to reconcile to his of proprey conduct
such as has marked the seeeced guardians of the cis
taste and proprety OF demeanor, and the Mayor Sheriff.
Recorder and General Hall, throughout the affair because
forsooth, majority Of them wings!
The Boston papers contain n statement from Mr.
Macready the signatures OF six gentlemen OF that
city, (anong whom | perceive the of Robert
Rantoul, r) which establishes fact Of little impor
lance in solving the question agltatng the public
mind OF New York-viz: who generated the mob and who
are really responsible for the ragedyl Mr.. Macready
distinctly that for the days intervening between
IN he yn1Ie the o,Ah hi.
pearance Monday tight Of last week. though one of
the most public hotels he neither heard anything
justify create the belief that there would be effort
TO prevent his appearance-to hiss boot him down.
Now, in all those days. the Courier an Enquirer and
other papers setting the partsans of Mr. Macready
and special guardians OF popular rights and proprety
involved in this affair, abusing and threatening Mr.
Forrest and his friends for being determined drive Mr.
Macrendy from the New York boards. Yet that gentleman
(of course keenly alive than all Others beside 10
scent out such design against himsef could neither
nor hear anything justify him IN believing the
ents Of those papers. This bears fully what have
previously written YOU show that the Projectors of the
a,ir of Monday night productivity their vain-gorous.
arrogant, and threatening language, nomnaly designed 10
occurrence.
This riot has given rise to strange newspaper COM
ments, indeed. The Commercial of this "wednesday
afternoon contains elaborate leader to prove that the
bhoys who made the mob are, after a the real arsocracy
OF the city; anslatng the term arsocrat to mean
who enjoys privileges rights not common to all This is
u
room, drive s, horse "on the avenue
the danger Of the necks of Others which the Commercial
considers arstocrac, common to all the avoid
ing indulge in them however, being the person Of the
better What has become in this country be under
stood aristoc racy prsmson to the of Others
just offensive and every whit reprehensibe the
gross vu'garty against which the Commercial virtually
complains In this the people OF unfounded peten
and their carried their arrogance the
pon, nratng hose HON they evidently considered
worthy OF little consideration and of respect public
fdence am not be understood justifyng their retail
iaton in the kissing, hoong and Otherwise maltreating
Mr. Macreaty Monday night, by stoning the building
on Thursday night. These both grave outrages,
Whch, hoceUcr, had their ign in the chich the
nominal patterns Of the cys proprsy goaded themcons
tutonaly, Ivy education and habit the least thoughtful of
the COMMUNICATIVE their preparation,
write thus length upon this affair." it continues
to ill the public mind almost to exclude all else from
the reading columns of the city papers. may mention
that, since Friday night last there has been the first
demonstration the part of the people of the city,
collect in crowd the Of the dreadful butch
cry. The houses Of those who believe they have
fear the vengeance OF the socaed clover orders have
every night since been guarded by the police the
of the city treasury Conscience, rather than any demon
straton the part any parties take the fears
of these gentlemen Certainly nothing has occurred JUS
tify any who does not trenble in his shoes
account OF his own participation in bringing about the
deaths and wounds, in dreaming that since Friday night
last there has been reason to apprehend renewal of mob
Sunday last when the city being idle
'hs funerals expected take place Enough of this
distressing theme, OF which would but to
couuteract the apparently studied mise of
portion OF the city press
This afternoon were astounded with the announce
from tue board of health that Asac cholera exists
the vicinity of the Five Points Nine and four death
reported since Of yesterday to have occurred in
and around the cellar Of No rs Orange This cellar
like all in that vicinity, is inhabited by many miserably
destitute people. In that quarter Of the sixth ward the
poorest OF the cy paupers reside and packed in
the 'od Brewery" hard by The disease could have
manifested itself in dangerous neighborhood
Nevertheless, the precautions adopted by the board Of
health to-day the character OF the disease
declared by the faculty. such as to create the hope that
will the mild type in which came among some
months ago-to depart then, AFTER a briei time. To-day
have thought little of anything but the riot discussion
and the presence of the choeraboth stirring subjects
So, the cc-beggars have almost had their aten
ton turned from politics More less OF the WING papers
would create that General Tayor's appoint
of collector deputy, measuer, and postmaster for
this city, satisfactory the wing party of New York
This On the contrary all the wings Of tho city,
except those (and their rendD expecting office under the
ortunats asprants for the three places abusing the
President cabinet and their selections they ved
the same parties when tho marshal was appointed.
But the presence of the cholera, business would be
very brisk the month"; owing to the quantity OF spe
Gle coming from Europe, and the rise in the Liverpool
cotton market (of which the Canada's els) before
Intelligence of the effect of the frost the crop here
reached England The cholera, if spreading rapidly will
soon prevent sales for deportation from the cys limits
however.
From the report OF the "Norher Dspensary" institution