The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-18

Ran xsrshsl Eaynau tas bulchs Q, Hang rian p,tso
and the treatment wbi,h that monster Ia Lonion
invoked upon the Nunoio in this country The mob spirit
summoned to take vengeance upon him. for psliticL
offences he Is charged with having committed In Italy
provocation to rot-a conter p OF lava defiance OF
the public authorities charged with the preservation Of
crde ard temptation to murder II csrriei out In the
temper which suggests it, We shall have shocking
peace and who desires 10 preserve New Orleans from the
shame and injury Of such outbreak 10 discounenance
firmly every movement towards volenceto caution and
demonstrate with ali those who may be snsc ed by the
impulses insdiousy appealed to, on the folly ard dan
ger o. the acts TO which they urge and to support
snd assist the public u'horities in all precautionary
measures to prevent the msditated violence
There not probably organization yet for the pur
pose indcatec but there is undoubtedly atsral among
our srge mixed population which might be melted into
exhibitions OF feeling leading breaches OF the peace
he necessary interference of the police. conflicts with
then, and in the struggles to mRDged limbs bereaved
IAN ss the killing Of nnocents and The disgrace Of the
city
As to the political offences OF sgnor Bsdni which are
cited the grounds Why he should be asaed here
know nothing that definite We know that he has
been charged BY the Italian lecturer, GavAsE with hav
ing been prominent In Italy during the revolutionary
OF ls4S In the prosecutions Of the revoutonsts and
sed or connived 1t the execution Of OF the patro
We know, toe, that II has been denied that he
ssen said IN his behalf that he had power whatever
bis functions being exclusively ecclesiast,al, while
they were condemned exclusively BY the civil power
his proper treatment here, to inquire how far the
charge rood Or Tie defence Ven founded The
In Italy may Justly affect the estimate esch may
Of the degree Of attention and respect he would pay In
his psrfon to the odous stranger He may properly
mara his repugnance by absaining fro al intercourse,
esk with ell freedom Of the wicke iness Of the i'm
pu,ed acts But the right goes not farther than the
regulation of his nduct II does include the
right to break the law create public disturbances, in
order to punish drgraos moral offender whether It
large mass OF persons Is an objsss Of dssstston The
Of the London brewers against the tyrant Haynau,
OF premedated act Of violence by mob. The brewers
In senss part Of the establishment through
which the detestea stranger was conduc I'd with pareu-
lar courtesy ss personal compm emit and the sudden
outbreah against him sprang from the mpusve feelings
Of the moment stimulated BY the the hateful
object under circumstances OF special honor, which
seemed to include Themselves in the honors to the
they abhorred.
The popular defenders of the act apologies for its VIC
epce the suddennes and the generous character of
the impulse II would never have been applaudsd
premedAted violence 1t treated except
this country have complete . freedom in the
preston Of every individual opinion, and much Abso-
mans department towards others by his standard Of
merit that there be rocessity for the vindi
cation Of any great popular truth or popular sentiment
dvduas Of unpopular opinions To treat such excuses
proofs OF zeal for repubicaDism useful for any
love Of them, discredits the whole theory
publican institutions, and rather manifess urkhg and
unworthy FEAR Of want o, inherent strength in them
We waste time, however, in enarging on the useless
and weakness Of mebs and the crnnaty OF those
rho incite them. We have had experience in this
city Of their destructive powers and ,oo Of the height to
which they may grow, when the community is taken by
surprise, and wants energetic counsels with which to
meet and put down the disorderly action of . few
badly disposed persns 1t is to this point we would
more particularly invite the Of our citizsns
and those who are especially charged with pre-
servAtion of the peace. The number is exceed
Dgly email in any community OF persons who bold
and wicked enough to plan and deliberately incits
mobs to acts of violence Ia the thong who
led by sudden exeittments isled by specious
popular cry Of the mome,t who drawn into the evil
compAnorsbip Some words Ct cxution may to
guard this class against the attempts which may be made
70 involve them in this matter Let there be listening
10 appeals that begin with mokng the law and invite to
acts which destroy every principle Of individual liberty
which the law has designed to protect and create
ic in which they must be defeated and punished, law
itself must perish and liberty lose it. only safeguards
Let the authorities too be vigant and dealing gently
with public rights OF free opinion and free speech be
prepared TO protect with unapg and energy
the persons Of every individual from every hostile
sau With this reasonable degree of caution and the
certainty Of perfect preparedness it would be impossible
to get up rot-it the design seriously enter
tanned than believe it to be. The ncendiAry handful
points out point to be guarded than any danger
which is to be apprehended. 1t shows that there
persons among who could wilr gly do great wrong
should keep the eyes Of AL good citizens open discover
and their zeal alive TO repress and punish every move
ment towards the disaster thus smbguousy threatened