New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-19
mAssAonusErrs Won Law.


| A Mos Law DEcrsroN.--Chief Justice Shaw, Of
Massachusetts,, has decided that places for selling
liquor ID violation Of law common nuissnces, and
may be sbated BY anybody. He therefore expressed
the judicial opinion thai mob OF men and women
who destroyed liquor store at Salem were justified
in their action Law in Massachusetts seems to be
strange contriyance for confusing the rights Of
property and imperng the peace of society. II is
easy to see the consequences Of such judicial dicIa
as this II will lead inevitably to repeated riot out
rage and bIoodshed.
Since the above decision swas made public, mobs
have assembled and destroyed the property Of liquor
dealers in various parts of the State and in one in
stance the City Marshal Of Springfield led on the
riotersl
However, this decision is but sequence Of the
action Of the Legislature and Governor Of Massa-
chusetts ia removing Judge Loring from office, be.
cause he executed the law as he found it, and
thereby met the requirements Of his official oath ;
and the mobs which have succeeded Judge Shaw 5
decree are but the precursors we apprehend Of other
mobs and social commissions that are destined to
shake the moral political and religious fabric Of the
old commonwealth to its center, even If it Is not
utterly destroyed.
The Abolitionsm Of Massachusetts is but an of.
shoot Of the frantic Red Republicanism of Paris,
lacking its bravery which, when it had full sway,
'ouoou the streees VI enas viy WIN TUG pse pioou
Of 'ne nation abolished the b'pe lot tne tme Deine'
SCI up o9eets 70 worship o. Tue most disgusting de-
sc'lp'oh' ana ''anplsu uhuer 10Y III iaws, potn
human ano u's'ue' Inc Day o'S'e iaha.'cs nave NOT
gone q'e ~ lar 'hs' se'' pecause 'ney nave not
nao ING power, pua 'ney nave i'aue lnos1 onlnous
beginning Nos ie" VI 'ie people tnefe nave
openly declared gu numerous OCCASIONS mat they
woalo Dene'e 70 no D'oe ons an anIfslavery Bible,
ana "ooiu Worship DO goa out an anttslayery God
'naI 'ne organic law OF tne coniederacy was an
agreement WIN dea1h ana covenant with he'll
ana lna' ene p'unaer o. Ineir heighoors property
was a'Ae proper anu pr'1sewor'ny Inc LEGISLATURE
sei'e yesss aso passed "nas Is ,slylea az PERSONAL
Dl. ~ uirec' conhics WIN sne constitution
'ne 'a"s u ooue'ess anu 'ne oecislons OF tne gu
p.sa's sos'e = ~ on,,eu ~ 'ns express
lal 'o ,es,a''a"On y iusl''se
for enforcing law be had sworn to execute and
now Chief Jnstice shaw bas ran5arsd ;,s,.,na,,.
80. sr',,., Juus"ieeuu'
!a''"y,as anu io'u"s p'ane'ess Tue waueon aestruc
ton OF legitmatey acquired property, by organized
mobs
1t is not difficult to foresee to what dangerous
lengths this pernicous doctrine NAV be extended.
The masses of tho ,aonls hav;ro taan 500. a.s,,
,a.,-- i, -. =, rsSr's ~. 'aos.S seuu.
io'ss " shoss h'snes. ~ auenority tnat Is right
70 violate portion Of the laws Of the country--a
ohie' 'uSs'ee having oeclueu tnas they may depre-
date Upon the property Of the liquor dealers OF their
own State with impunity-thcy NAV. according to
the natpral oraer ~ ,bnrs haoor,. ;,soa4-;.,o.o,
with characterization towards all law, they may
cude that as one species of property is not protected
,nothar 4 ~. .,,.;,Iad a., ..a.a.... -, 800
.,-ss ~ - p,o''o a''u may
proceed, on the french he'd Republican doctrine,
Z y saAo Pos'essV VI
such feai ana personal enects OF Their opuent fellow
citizens as their fancy interest may dictate. The
fanatics are RAPIDLY hs steniug such an ssne i'm once
.tu.:o,. 80 ra..ia... IL ~.
s'oo.s aa' oiu hiEssacnuselts, and as pro-
perry s there principally concentrated in the hands
of few no State in the Union il so danpernnslv ex
posed. Besides, the conservative element Is power
less and the riders of the wind and the strrers of
the storm seem 10 be gathering mower eveyv dav
VII, \. 9 ,,s,e pV"ei WY u'y
"ei'f 40 'he5 ~" ~ 1"ail sney reap.
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rpar meetings # ~. Cum N, h Ma
EVENING at the Eagle Hail. Of Pryanla and Felicity
streets at TX O'Clock. Punc,uai attendance Is earnestly de
sired
my4 2ptf JAS BEGGs President
~-xo.,. sr,,. .----.-s---- 49,,
rvFRvsaTupnsr a..Da'Is1' y ~" = o. . meets
sim AN legal voters residing n ~ ward % NAV ,ra i.
Join the Club requested have their names registered
agreeaby to the Consultation Of the Club.
as 2p,s BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
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Lnaru Ward american Club meets
every iVAspAt h'ENiNu over tbs carrolion Railroad
desired 2 "'''n""H's q lnsrnoe.s IS
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s8-American Club. Fourth Wsrd-The
gular meetings Of this Club will be bed every THU RsDAY
EVENING, st. Louis between Exchange Alley and
Royal eet at ~ o'clock Punctus earnestly
desired myl7 2pts
n9-FfnII or the Firm ward A,,,er,.n,, fi,,s.