The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-30

out parallel or even an intaron ~ tue history Of the
world. She has syupaihy with the people Of the IN
terror except lar the SUCCESS Of the latter viii en-
rich the ormer Her aectiors measured by her in
terests hei love moulded and guided by her cupdity
Her municipal Indebtedness, in six short years,
has swceo to the fearful bulk OF millions, and
now stands a shameful commentary the ex-
uavagance and dishonesty Of her officials. Her
leading politicians have openly manifested a
bold and murderous design TO trample under foot the
rights of fremen break and stuff ballot boxes, and TO
lerpcac the grossest frauds at the polls though
bloodsbed death the consequence. Her public
measures a. exhibited in the Council Chamber or ia the
legislature arc generally facilitated retarded pri
vate interests may dictate: whilst bribery forgery aud
the issue OF vast quantities Of spurious city warrants
matters III general notoriety. There Is doubt,
then that San Francisco has been badly governed that
her money has been squandered aud ston that her
interests have been disregarded and her glory acity
sacrificed the personal int rests Of gamblers aud
that ruans and bulics have hem caressed and paid by
political demagogu an that quiet ckzens, industrious
and reaceabe through the medium OF the tax gaherers
have furnished the funds to foot tho bills And further,
there is doubt that the people Of San Francisco have
atength grown weary of this system Of American des-
otism and resolved 10 uproot the unhealthy tree,
at the cost OF life itself
San Francisco ms is well known was the murder In open
day in the streets Of the city, of James King, Of
convict Of the Sing Sing prison "a San Francisco
cal leader for having dared to publish the fact in tho
Ruein hat the said political leader James r. Casey
h'd been thus ncarceratcd. This was tho crime for
which NJ King was murdered. James p. Casey was the
whc murdered him, and that murder raed the mob
who executed the feon These, then, the facts In
the case; they all occurred in the city of San Fran
cisco, and grew out Of the peculiar condition Of
affairs In that most peculiarly unhappy city. How Ear
the crcu mstan0es Of this Transaction 60 towards mid
eating the enormy Of treason Is subject upon which
men differ widely, and which AN willing TO submit to
the COOL calm judgment Of my fellow men, but certain II
that throughout the State James King OF william has
thousands of ardent admirers Of his manly Independence
who nevertheless most earnestly depreOato the action
Of the Vigilance Committee in their assumption VI the
power OF life and DE- ath their fellow citizens.
We ask, then, that the world will look upon the late
tragedy rs local insttuon-as belonging exclusively
TO the city Of San Francisco and constituting another
D0rdescript gem in her indescriba5le corOnet That
whilst OF the INTERIOR claim Of the glory do
rot desre to share any Of the shsme that
aures but we pray that San Francisco blood may stain
only San Francisco garments. As well may
jncge quiet settlement in the interior Of Penn
sylvana by the acts Of the mob Of Erie,
or3er loving community in western New York
by the recent riots Of Brooklyn TO the
morals Of the great Of California people by the
'aDdar Is Of the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco
Whilst then upon the hand you told that in the
great metropolis OF the Pacific booc she'd anarchy aud
treason prevail permit voice from the interior TO tell
you TIE other hand that the country is tranquil and
hapry that this late disturbance is but the breaking of
lew rer waves upon the Shore and trat the vast body
Of water beyond sleeps calm and imperturbable.