Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-07-20

same lreatmentT Why is it 60! Let them
answer. -
/ That they can be ignorant of their duty,
none will assert or that they are cowardly
and afraid to perform their duty, they Of
course would nta admit neither do we make
such imputatiots. What, then, was the rea-
son of their coilact Why were not these
rioters arrested On Thursday night! Were
they not in the streets till or Friday MORN
ingi Did thevhot discharge cannon num-
Der of times abSut midnight! Where, then.
were the police3snd watchmen, and the city
authorities! Ind not the mob endeavor 10 eff
feet an entrancasto the Sagadahock House by
force TO apply sTsynch la W to one OF our citi-
zensl Why wsre not some of them then ar
rested! Why Mere they not arrested at Mr..
Ducetts! Why not arrested at the South
Church, or whiiA marchipg. from thence to the
Sagadahock House! Why not arrested on
Friday night, wien some of the mob threw
stones through Dr. Mathews windows, and the
Mayor succeeded in inducing him to retreat by
back passageway! Why not arrested on
Saturday night. when in the very presence of
the Mayor they've demolishing house
The Mirror says these rioters were not those
that fired the Ghurch Will the editor be
pleased to give he names OF these rioters and
those at the CHURCH, so that the public may
Judge how far riacts support his assertion.
Again, we ask why have not arrests been
made! Were MOI three of the police-Messrs.
Anderson, Sprsgue and Fletcher,-at the
church while it Ras burning, Did not Mr..
Sprague see persons kindling the fire Did
he not testify on. Mason's trial, "There was
not much effort made to arrest any one for the
burnng!" and that ''the Marshal was out of
town, but he did not know where the Mayor
or Deputy Marshal vast" Why were not
arrests made, or at least the persons identified
Why did not thePolce officers, being consta-
bles, endeavor taarrest the mob while firing
the church They have power by the statute
to command altpersons so assembled imme-
diately and peaceably to disperse," and if
they neglect so u do" it shall be the duty of
each of said magistrates and officers to com
mand the assistance of all persons then pres
ent in arresting and securing in custody the
persons SO unlaEtully assembled" &c. If
the person thus called upon refuses to assist,
he shall be deemed one of such riotous assem-
bly,, and shall be'punished by fine not ex-
ceeding $500, aIn Imprisonment in Jail not
more than one year. None of these measures
were taken in that.or either of the other riots,
and why Werdthe rioters too powerful for
the authorities, the other citizens, and the
military at the command of the M Jr9 Was
it unsafe to arrest sny one! No effort to do
so was thus made.s
Are we not compelled to the conclusion
that the city authofties sympathize with the
rioters We griefe that the above facts COM
pei US to believe il We understand they
have the names q eighteen gentlemen who
were engaged in tip last riot, and what pos
sible excuse can thkre be for not proceeding
against them they must also have the
names of some Of 4hose engaged in burning
the church, or the police officers before men
toned should be discharged forthwith. We
understand portio4 of the members Of En-
CINE Co. No. 3, wig are hired by the city as
firemen, on returning TO their engine house
from The burnt church, publicly gave three
cheers for the man ,0ho fired the South Church
What is to be done with these protectors Of
the citizens propertR But this defes COM
ment. The abject Humiliation of the City
Government excites DUR deepest commiseration
and pity.
We shall hereafteEsPeak of the effect of
such conduct on the prosperity of our city, the
protection of property and security of persons,
or the defence of life and property afforded TO
our citizens. Also Of the encouragement of,
and apology for the mob, published in some Of
our papers.