The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-07-16

worth, but men notorious as DruiserS
and "shoulder hitters.' and not few
heretofore members Of that industrial
community known as Sing Sing State
Prison-men whose only recommedda-
ton was that in the coming fight, they
could be depended upon TO knock down
and drag out. at word from the Mayor
or his satellites.
Backed BY such men as these, and still
further upheld by men honest and COM
petely blinded by the assurance from the
Mayor, that he had adyices from the
Court of Appeals, tlat the bill would be
declared unconstitutional when it should
come before it, and thereby sustaining
him--by men who were compelled to do
his dirty work to maintain their situations
he resisted the service of process in1the
hands of Coroner Perry, and forcibly
throwed him into the street. But the
Mayor came to his senses at last, and
seeing the situation he had placed himself
and friends in, being at that time in open
rebellion, bidding defiance to all law, he
permitted himself to be taken by the Sher
iff and entered into bonds.
Between this time and the time when
the decision Of the Court of Appeals was
given sustaining the +" NJ p Bill" some
hard fighting had taken place between
the metropolitan and the old police,
and party rancor and hate grew more
bitter every day.
The Court Of Appeals did sustain the
bill, and the Mayor after holding the of
fees one day after the decision was made,
:. come down y and took his seat among
the commissioners where the N. =. bill
had placed him.
These proceedings had taken up the
time until the Sd day of July, inst, at
which time the metropolitan police should
have taken control of the city. The
morning of the National Sabbath dawned
upon the city. That day, at all times
day of excitement, was now in the hands
Of the new police, impcrfcctly organized,
having been prevented frem fully orgrn-
izing by the opposition Of Mayor Wood
and his officials, the police stations and
badges of Office being still in the hands of
the old police, who refused and still refuse
to give them up-the street full Of the
old police and their sympathizers who
had been taught open violation to the
law for some weeks-taught by their lead
ers and party press that they were the
victims of Black Republican oppression
filled with the desire to revenge them
selves upon those whom the law had
placed over them, occupying the offices
which they, by their culpable conduct
had forfeited: is it to be wondered at,
that when the fumes Of bad whisky and
worse brandy had kindled up the fires Of
passion, ere the sun should set, men thus
excited should rush throtgh streets crying
:. Down with the bloody Republicans and
death to the metropolitan police" Such
were the causes that led to the riot which
ragged all the night of the 4th, through the
5th (Sunday,) and it was not until
the shades of evening fell upon the
horrible scene, that the rioters were dis
persed by the aid Of the military. and
quiet restored. -. ~.
To what else can it be chargeable but
to the apoicyiof the Democratic party in
repudiating the law because it interfered
with their disposition of the "spoils ~?
The Government of Fernando Wood had
become VIGOROUSLY inefficient; it afforded
but little security to the lives or property
of the citizens, and the better class Of citi-
zens, without respect TO party, demanded
a change in the police administration of
of the city, at the hands ofthe legislature,
and the change was made.
} This is but one example among the
many that might be given, of the slave
5 Democracy in repudiating statute law and
vested rights, whenever party interest
demanded it. In this State, the attempt
!, of that party to nullify and set aside con
tracts, made in good faith by the people
| of this State, through their representa-
tiyes, with certain banks, by their Grow
} bar" law, has cost the people oi the State
thousands of dollars.
How different is their preaching and
teaching in the New York city affair, to
that given to the fearfully wronged Free
State men of Kansas. Denouncing them
as rebels, because they would not obey
and recognize laws which were forced up
them without even the color of right
not waiting until the constitutionality OF
those laws could be tested, but employing
the whole force of the national govern
ment to enforce them at the point of the
bayonet.
i Again we say let the people OF this ma
ton look into this matter as becomes rea-
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