The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-10

The LATE RIoTs.-PRoMPr JUD4cIcrAL AcrroS
REQUIRED.-The inquest conducted by Coroner
Perry On the bodies of three of the victims of
the late scandalous riots in the Sixth ward, ter
minated yesterday in the rendition ofa verdict that
the deceased came to their deaths by Runshot
wounds received in riot and that certain per
sons, enumerating fifteen, whose names will be
found elsewhere, were active participators in
eaid riot
OF the fifteen persons thus inculpated twelve
had been arrested and in the custody of the
authorities; but of these six were discharged
from custody, owing to one influence or another
improperly exercised on their behalf The other
three have 80 far escaped the officers of justice;
but the Coroner has Issued bis warrant for their
arrest ard for the re-arrest of the other six on
the charge of homicide in the first degree.
Some of the parties were actually before one Of
the courts yesterday on trial for riotous con-
duct, but at the request of the District Attorney
the proceedings against them were suspended,
and they were remanded to the Tombs.
The future peace, good order and charac-
ter of the city demand that justice be
promptly and impartially executed against
these lawless disturbers of the peace.
If we would not lapse into the barbarous con-
diion of such cities as Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, with their organized gangs of Plug Ug-
lies, Killers, Blood Tubs, and such other savage
designations we must see to it that the prompt
and heavy vengeance of the law overtakes all
the particpators in the recent riots, whether they
belong to the Dead Rabbit party, the Bowery
party, or any other gang. or whether they fought
merely for the sake of gratifying their brutal
passions. We presume that the Grand Jury,
which is now in session. will find bills of indict-
ment against the inculpated parties with the
least possible delay, and We do hope and demand
that the District Attorney will, with equal propti
tude, have those indictments tried We want to
have this disgraceful episode in citys history
wiped away as speedily as possible. 1t is not de-
sirable or polite to have the social wounds kept
open, or evil passions kept excited, longer than
can at all be avoided.
There is no reason why the trials of these
offenders should not be proceeded with at the
present term of the Court Of Sessions, but there
Is every reason why they shoold be. We trust
that there will he no useless frittering away of
time in this matter If the parties can establish
their innocence, or show justification for their
acts, let them have the speediest opportunity for
doing 20; ard il their guilt, and not innocence,
can be established, let the strong arm of the law
he made felt with equal swiftness. Punishment,
when speedily administered, carries ten-fold more
terror to the breasts of evil doors than when-as
is too much the fashion in our courts-it moves
along at snail's pace, If 1t ever comes at all.
There are some thousand indictments on Gle in
the District Attorneys Office, on which no effort
has been made to try the parties. We want the
cases Of these rioters first disposed of, and then
We want Mr.. District Attorney Hall to continue
at the work OF prose cution until the criminal
calendar is cleared of. Will Mr.. Hall please
take notice.
The SeCEssIosIsT FEUD RE-OrfNED IN MIS-
sIssrPT.-It appears that there is a savage war
now wagipg by the JEFF. Davis Mississippi seces.
sionists against Senator Brown CONSERVATIVE,
whose seat becomes vacant on the 18th of March
next. The Canton Citizen one Of the Mississippi
conservative democratic organs, says
That the Is 10 DO fierce and bitter We have long
known; hos Is 10 terminate not say. We hope
the cotabatsnts may have good time, and In the Ian
guAee OF ancient chvary "mAy God protect the right
I'M Se k P here .ns mere great os.s "a ~.
ton, and thu this dssatIsfhcson amounts 70 desire 10
eyed rid Of him., have more THAI once heard from
feeling aisi0s snuous and Win prove futile The d, has
gone FORTH and The Southern rights Jsnepou Davis de-
can Sst ss s Ss Hon ~
filed by Governor Joseph Copper Breeohes other sise
called Maihsws, some other demagogue Of that type,
whose chief recommendation VIII be his Willingness to
play second fiddle to Icd Davis, "he Incarnation Of
glorious democracy
A similar specimen Of democratic harmony
exists also between the Hunter secession demo-
cracy and the administration Union democracy
headed by Gov. Wise, in Virginia, and here, too,
the contest is for the Senate. In Georgia the Sc
cession wing have opened fire against Secretary
Cobb and the administration, over the head OF
Governor Walker OF Kansas; and thus there is n
very fair prospect Of an carly split among the
democracy throughout the South and the re.
organization Of the secession wing into sec
tional and secession party. Thus, the last
fragments Of the old democratic party will most
likely be broken up and dispersed before the end
OF Mr.. Buchanan's term; but with his admins
tration resting upon the broad principles Of the
constitution, and justice ard fair play to all
sections Of the Union, Mr.. Buchanan viii still
have controlling majority of the people at his
back. lie has nothing to fear
The old democratic party, like its dcfuucl
antagonist the old wing party, has bad its day.
The party issues which gave IL life, vigor unity
and power have ceased TO exist, and this Missis-
sippi detection is but one OF the many exiting
symptoms Of an early dispersion Of the whole
camp, and the distribution Of its conflicting ele.
ments among the new parties which will occupy
the field in 1860. And so LET all the Mississippi
and all the Southern seccssonists procccd-wc
| look back TO their impotent movements of 1851