The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27

The South by this occurrence. The i'm
PRECISION that The laws Of the Federal
government can be dsiicd in Boston.
will be greatly strengthened by this mob
triumphant the feeling of cxaspcra-
ton against the North will be ln'orced
in manner which may lead to the most
del.lor:,b'e results. We trust that the
wisdom, the fnnncss, and The prudence
of tie gn,ernmcn; "a, Washington, will
be cxrricd 10 prevent the poss bility Of
a repetition Of these scenes. and to main
tain III" laws Of The country.-I!OSton
Co0ricr.
Now, while we have cvcr.a, all times.
in al places, and under all circumstan-
ces in which we have been placed, been
the advocate Of law and order princi.
plc-and have ever deprecated TO the
'u,l extent all resorts to mob violence,
in MI and every case as a means Of re-
dressing real or imaginary wrong,---
yet we cannot but smile,-to witness the
"oHdertM hoytor all at once exhibited
in certain quarters in view of moJocru.
cy.' since the recent unfortunate and
di>gracciul affair at Boston. Papers.
and non-- public and private that
could witness with perfect GOODNESS the
exhibitions made under mob law, in the
burning Of the Convent at Charlcstown
i'll tl!c brutal assault upon the aholi.
t]oni>is in Philadelpha--in the expul-
SION Of Mr.. lloar from South Carolina
TO say nothing Of many others which
have occurred since--arG nOU raised TO
the highest possible state of excitement
in view of Il riolous act far less serious
III Its consequences, and no more aggra-
waited in itself, than either of those
which preceded it. Even the Courier
the paper from which the extract at
the head Of this article is taken, in its
very next column, gives long, and
highly inhamatory if rot ncendiary'
account Of the recent diSgraceful affair
at Springfield, and that without one
word Of dissent or depreciation.
But the " feelings of the South 3"
were not cxasperatcd "by the dis
graceful exhibitions made at Springfield,
and Their cforc all is well; no attemp,
being made as we can see to put down
the mob, and certainly no appeal was
made to the Executive TO interpose the
arm Of the law to do so. We never
heard that the " feelings of the South"
were eXaspcratcd," otherwise than
through hate Of the North. when Mr..
lloar was driven from Charleston, tho
we dare say very different feeling was
fell by them, as they witnessed the
tame submission of Massachusetts and
the whole North to their will and pleas
ure. Where were the Senators then -
now so shocked and Mortified at a VIC.
lation Of the laws? Were resolutions
introduced then calling upon govern
mcnt to see that the laws and constitu-
ton were preserved inviolatc? We be
lievc not and we see that Massachu-
sets has just received compliment in
the Senate which perhaps her sons may
feel proud of. An Hon. Senator in ex-
cnSing the people Of Massachusetts gen.
orally in amy participation in, or SYM
patty for, the recent acts pcrpctrated
at Boston, says-it is not in character
with the Massachusetts people; the late
affair at Springfield! he thinks gives
more correct view Of the true charac-
ter of the Massachusetts freemen. Was
1t because the Hon. Gent. thought that
in the one case the "feelings Of the
South would be cxasperated," and
in the other gratifcd? 1t certainly
looks like this, and we have no doubt
the gentleman feels. Well, Massachu-
sets is welcome to as many such COM
pliments as she likes. We hope none
such will be extended TO Vermont.
1t is an old, though somewhat home
ly saying, that "what is sauce for the
COOS, should be sauce for the gander; i
and if any course has been discover
ed by which the mob and riot spiri,
can be quicker or more surely en-.
genaered than that pursued by the
Courier in this instance-and by such.
papers as the 'Chrono,ypc and Com.
moawcal;h always--we have yet to
learn it. 1t has heen said that those
who SOW the wind shall reap the whrl-
wind and nothing can be more true
rs applied to this matter. Ii men will
look upon one act Of mob violence with
GOODNESS and Indifference, though they
may bawl themselves hoarse in con,
dcmna,ion Of such a. run counter ,o
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