Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-05
WARRINGTON NEWS AUD GOSSIP.

L - J~AoSy, AEOU Vnicoko, tooSe II
waoss creed, or platform, "free speech is "a
prominent point, have not the slightest idea
OF practising what they preaeh-not they, in.
deed Gree soil, free speech, and free men, u
form, together, the one-ides on which they have
presented themselves to the country for its
favor, at least for the last six years. After
believing it into the ears Of their neighbors
until their shibboleth Is voted nuisance by
al not at least half.mad with their ism, it was
supposable that they really meant by it some
thing more than empty words. Their demon.
stration at Chicago, whore they have strength
enough to successfully disturb public meet.
ing, however, demonstrates that these stick.
lers, for the right of Stree speech, only
mean that they alone shall have the right t.
say what they please on public affairs. They
assumed the right to prevent Senator Douglas
from addressing such of his fellow citizens, or
public affairs, az desired to listen to him, by
making tho place in which he attempted to
speak, hideous with noises to drown his voice
| As yet, We know nothing of the details Of what
trsnspired on the occasion The fact that they
did thus deprive tho Senator of his constitu-
| tional right, as an American citizen, by vic
| lenee, proves at least that they-chronic de.
Chalmers against mob violence as they are
| hesitate not to resort to it to abuse the right
of "free Speech" when it suits their purposes
with As much alaority as they manifest il
maltreating Southern gentlemen and ladies
who chsnce in the North, accompanied by
their family servants.
Their conduct in the case of Judge Douglas
however, does not lessen our opinion of them
only because We have ever regarded them as
the most hypocriticsl set of scoundrels un
hung-asmen who seek to do nearly all things
at which really conscientious and honorable
persons would revolt with horror, under the
pretense Of serving God and purifying society
The only question of importance involved is
how long the right minded at the North intend
to permit the law to be trsmpled under foot n
the will of the mob? 1t isa question concern.
ing them, rather than us of the South. As
here, fortunately, no mob would dare essay tc
violate private rights after any such fashion
If We have among Us any considerable humble,
of persons go disposed, which We doubt. Aimed
As these demonstrations are. ultimately, against
the guaranteed constitutional rights of the
southern States and southern people, they are
rapidly generating among a. Q firm determine.
ton to protect ourselves at any cost and all
hazards, which will prove efectual at the
right time. The South will be no loser in
the end by them, though she may right her,
self only after struggle that may shake the
United States to their very centre.
The Very Last Roorback- the story Of the
New York Tribmms, charging Messrs. Caleb
Gushing, John W. Forney, and Sidney Web
stsr with being partners In the American COM
psny who have bought the Shepherd gran,
from the so-called Mosquito king. The story
is manufactured boldly, ont of whole cloth,-
there being not the slightest foundation for It,
none Of these gentlemen having the least inter.
est, direct or indirect, in the company or its
affairs; and We take it for granted that they
know far less about it and its concerns, than
the conductors and correspondents of the Tn
bnne aforesaid. 1t seems to Us q pity tina:
gentlemen Of the talents of the conductors o!
the Tribune, will mar their professional capa
bilities by giving even q reimbursement to
such silly falsehoods. Day after day, week
after week, and month after month, the eel.
umns of their journal have been disgrsced by
the publication Of similar roorbacks, aimed a,
the personal integrity Of reputa BILE gentlemen
| in ifv <ha~, ha~
discredited the reputation Of that newspaper
with those who respect the truth and seek cor
rect intelligence concerning public affairs
They are fairly running race with their
neighbors of the Herald, as though bent on
showing that those actuated by malice against
all persons connected with the Administration
can get up bigger whoppers, and more of them
than those actuated only by love of mischiel
and An innate propensity foe l-g. The
contest, Of late, was hip and thig - though
leading the other contestants in this disrepu
table field of journalism.
Anti-Slavery Riots.-We are really panied
at the tone of our respected neighbors of the
<'eesoSS~t AhttS@CScHCcT Will loloI0uCd 10 t0S
fragrant mob demonstrations of the anti slave
ryites at the North. That Journal, it appear.
to =, seems to regard them as proper result.
of the constitutional action of the majority o.
both Houses Of Congress in repeating the Mis-.
| souri, compromise. The editors, we take it 70,
granted, have no idea Of disputing the consti
tuiional and legal right of Congress to repeal
that provision of law, it, in their judgment, il
was for the public interest so to do. Upon all
| other points we have found them staunct
| s.icklers for law and order, and have Otter
| taken occasion to express our confidence in the
soundness of the patriotism inducing them Il
| hold their heretofore we'll known conservative
positions upon such questions Our surprise
is, therefore, 20 much the greater on finding
them 30 treating tho current demonstration,
to which we refer, as to encourage them, ex
claiming, in effect, eve told you so .'-ins; cad
of showering upon the violaters of the peac.
Of society and the laws, eloquent and indignai,
rebukes, such as fell from their pens in tn.
| days of Dorrite violence in Rhode Island
We sincerely hope that they may soon realiz,
that they are not treating this subject afte,
their time-honored fashion, and titus DO in
duced to do their best-which will be DOW
erful, indeed-to ward of the arrival of tn.
dire moment of actual sectional coll;s;op ha