The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-25

Deosssssis 1ssissasee - LAW.
On several occasions recently ~ havs
had occasion to sllude u The Dsmocsasic
resistance to laws. THIS party seems II
ZONE places to Get itself up - juages Of
laws. and obey Of disoboy them just - suits
her convenisa ace. The mob spirit In
Jackson county vas excited BY certain
Democratic. whose real objects appeared
10 be not 90 much to remedy evils under
existing laws - to Dust out Of Office Ger.
tain men against whom they had strong
political prejudice. The very head men OF
the 20 called vigilance Committee, sn'
the ringleadcrs in the recent mobs OF tna'
county, resulting in the hanging Of two
men, were a Democratic Post Master aad
Democratic Justice VI tie Pesce, snd they
backed by Democratic newspaper. These
il no doubt but that nine.tenths, II not
greater proportion of this committee mob
we're Of the same parry. These poor igno.
rem, wretchcs set themselves up - judges
OF the Law and Of ito execution and execu.
tors. gave their decision against ell, then
by the most lawless Of oil unlawful pro-
ceedings took il into to their hands 10 rem
cdy supposed existing evils BY the sPplica.
ton Of tee.foid worse evil.
Hut New York City has recently been
exhibiting something even more startling
than Jackson couptv, Of Democratic resis-
lance to laws. There we have had the
spectacle OF the Mayor OF the city and bic
party minions openly resisting the laws, ex'
citing riots, sad endsngering lives and prop
ersy by their conduct, n not actually taking
life. To such q condition Of thirgs had
the police arrangements Of New YORK
reached, under the management Of Mayor
Wood. thu, life and property seemed mere
endangered through the police themselves
than through the rogues aud gsro'ers
which infested the city. 80 loud arose the
complaints, that the Legislature saw prop.
er to interfere. and deposed Mayor Wood
to nuke clearance Of himself and the rae.
calls under him. He resisted the enact
ment. and the question Vas submitted TO
the Court. II decided against the Mayor,
bu. he openly set the laws at defiance Ia
his effort to retain the Office he had die.
graced. The effort caused q terrible riot
aud bioodshed. We have no room for
the details. but give the following summary
from the N. Y. Tribune containing . state.
ment Of facts about which there 10 no dis
pu,e. These are acknowledged to be the
facts by papers on all sides We invite to
them The aitcntioa VI our readers, that they
may Judge Of the party Of which such facts
can be uu,hfully stated:
"festerd,y 4 regularly authorized officer
presented himself al the Mayors oflace with
he warrant Of the Superior Court for the
arrest Of the Mayor. BY the orders Of that
individual he was torcibie expelled, without
being allowed to serve his process. Sup
ported by . small body OF thu Metropolitan
Police. he returned To the City Hall. He
and the force with him were then assailed
b. throng Of rufiians without the Hal
and by = body OF Mr.. Woods Police from
within, aud driven back. several Metropoi.
itan policemen being injured b, the assaii
ants--cne or two of them 50 severely thai
their recovery IL doubtful. Mr. Wood hsv
ing thus produced . riot, and caused blood
shed in the at:emp. 10 prevent the service
upon himself VI civil pro s.ses from ne
Superior Court, the intervention OF the mil
itary became necessary. and the Seventh
Regiment soon made their appearance IN
front oi the City Hall
"fhe presence oi this formidable body
pu, an end to Mr.. Woods dispos i,ion u re-.
s,st the process Of the Courts; and Coroner
T. rry now served upon hun Judge Hod
mans warrant. with which he had before
been expelled from the City Hall, at lae
cost Of a riot, aud, we fear, VI the loss ot
lie, aud with the drager vi a wide spread
disturbance aud destruction. On this wsi
rant Mr. Wood gave bail In the sum Of 60
600. A sriminal process issued by the Re.
corder on the charge ot inciting riot wal
also next served upon him by the sheriff
follower by q writ OF habeas corpus, irsuet
| by Judge Russell. which removed him iron
the tribunal of the Recorder until the wri
oil habcss corpus shall be decided. A Sec
ond warrant issued by the recorder foI
Woods s'rcst on the change OF resisting
civil process was not seryeJ, hut IL 10 b.
served this morning al 10 o'clock. Mean
while nine regiments (the Fourth. FINN
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh. Twelfth,
fny-slxth. and Seventy iirst) are under
srms % preserve tranquility. and sustain
the Courts In the enforcement Of tho laws
The force 10 ample tor the purpose. w,
presume Mr.. Wood. who 10 now quietly l,
the custody vi the Sheriff will not sgaiI
SET on foot 10, TO resist any civil or Grim
inal process which may DO Issued"
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