New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
FROM BOSTON,
THE RECENT RESPECTABLE RIOT.

tails Ct Bell Everett riot not picked and forward
I'd by its ypsnt reporter Tho was fortunately present
Cor tdeiipg tie fact that the rioters, according TO me
Courier were strong in "respectbiiy, as well 40 in
numbers that paper, az well as The Post sunscoount'
ably reuiss in net giving the Of tbose who were
rr.,ent and aetve With the exception of Mr.. Richsrd
8. Fay, Mr.. j. Murray Howe. Mr.. Christopher Plum
te,t Col. Jonas H. French, Mr. Perkins Thomas H.,
Iteleye). MIR. Bacon and Dir. Thomas Farmer Of Rox.
bury do not frd in either of these papers the names
q .ny Of tie rioters use the word rioters in no Of
fen,,e .ense but for convenience. TIE rotsr Of one
dey 10 revolutionary patriot tho next year,
trd Il these gentlemen suooeed in perma-
r.n,ly putting down free speech In Boston, |
n all afier tie customary usage change the desgna-
ton. Bot as he experiment remains doubtful, with
Il chances at present against them, will stick to the
word I have used. There one curious feature
nbcut ts riot end The conduct Of the public authorities
and Il at was this tia, the police officers, acting snder
tie orders Of the Chief, Mr. ID. j. Coburn, and the
Mayor, Mr.. F. W.Linooln, jr., made the curious mis-
take Of undertaking to stop the disturbance by arrest
ing and .eepg the quiet people and legal occupants OF
the hail. ard letting tie rioters remain in pesceable
pofsestkn. Certain men had hired the hall and were
pr sun I'd to be able and willing to pay for it, for the
very. Certain other men made irruption into it,
Violently ard rotousy took possession Of it, wresed it
f IN its purpose, in fact burglariousy entered and
stoe it, and the police instead of inerrupng the pro-
ce.s yroc.eded with the utmost coopess 70 dspoess
Il original and gttfu owners 1t is no wonder that,
when tie Mayor and the police have thus got their
HI aGs turned tosyturvy the subject Of their duty Of
preserving TIE peace Of the city the insanity should
ll,o seize the Jures the Di-ctAttorneys, and other
c,et Of the Courts that there should be- ~ there
Las been for the last year, almost complete immunity
for rogues ind rascas Of all Sorts do not mean to
blame IL police They were acting under orders, or
suIposed they were, though il was hard 10 find out
Vat the orders were. DR.. 8. @. Howe, finding him.
eel, excluded from the hail. at time, too, when there
wac 10 greater disorder than is frequent ia political
Ireetiner demanded the reason, and was told by the
Ioce officer at the door that the Chiefhad given orders
hat no one should be admitted. The doctor proceeded
10 tie Mayors Office, and there found the Chief, who
told Linn lie had given such orders. The fact is
p,olably that be had forgotten all about
il, or had given sn sors of contradict
oIy orders, or lad given no orders, and
tie officer az tie door doing his best on his own
responsibility. An incapable officer Is always the
worst Of rioters in disturbance Of this kind, and
somebody Lad read the riot act to Daniel j. Coburn,
AID dsperfed him, he would have done good service
His suborGinaiesplsgue Oh il keep speaking as II
lie Wiz rot bmse the most ridiculous Of subordinsts,
serve to all the earthly influences were one moment
tuttI Z q man out, and the next moment returning
him and aIol oeizing for their rougbness and Mr. r.
D. SanLorn tie lawful Chairman WAS actually rescued
cat of tie hands Of an officer by two Others, who re-
him s4fely into the hall from which be bad been
Iudtly elected. Most Of them good-natured and
clever fellows who would have gladly done their duty
If they Lad teen properly guided.
But am strpying from my purpose which was TO
give YOU tie of Of the cold and respectable
n.,n WHO undertook TO Z" set Boston right, rs your
neelbor If The Express has it. Before doing this,
however, must pause TO express my regret that the
cadirg men Of the BellEveret and Democratic parties
70 diencefully skulked throughout the whole day.
The Post two days in succession, egged on the rioters
but cannot leaD that either COL Greene or Me- Froth-
ingtam was present. Nobody saw Mr.. Hallett or
Collector Whitney, or Mr.. Bailey of The Herald, or
Mr.. L. ID. Bgelow, Mr.. John T. Heard, Of the De
Ii ocIaic side Mr.. Everett, or Mr.. Winthrop or Mr.
Hilllrd Dir. Stevenson, or Mr.. Satonstall, or Mr.
Fearing, or hr. Appleton, or even Mr.. Lunt, Of the
Eel .ENe,tt rerussion The vindicatiOn Of Boston
as unfortunately left TO such small fry Oliver Ste
yoBs ard Thomas Farmer, aud Chefrngton,
It'd yourg Choate, and 10. Bell, aud Harry Hor-
ttn ard Watson Freeman, jr and the mass OF named
tLd nsn.e, rifrsf that followed them. IL would
Lave b,en cheerful and pleasant sight If we could
ave ssen Mr.. Everett himself ras OK his clarion voice
erd Lis quiyerng finger, in behalf Of the country al
ills crisis Of her fate; or ar Hallett inter- |
IO.ing Lis turly form, like Mr.. Webster's broad |
" slield Of the Constitution" between our united
country and janice Redpath; or Mr. Winthrop winding |
Lis CLOAK about him with hand and with the other
stIbinga hearty blow from the shoulder, for the Union
ard tie laws; NJ. Whitney, encouraging his squad
VI gGugcrs and inspectors; or Mr.. Lunt piously hing
up lis voice and asking the blessing of the God he g
norantly woIshiIs en- tie good work. or Col. Greene,
doing Ienanee for his early in the Of free
speech, in Amer Kheelands Gaze, by helping TO mob
nen unpopular Kneelard ever wss. But, alas
u ete uen sem TO have been satisfied with urging on
tie moL, with the still ignoninious part OF
rjCitIg over what il &C, omphsled.
Mr.. Richard S. Fay and Mr. j. Murray Howe were
tie most conspicuous persons among the rioters.
hr. Fay was de tacto Chairman for time, and Mr..
Howe thought lie oeca led the position afterwar
Mr.. Fny ID wealthy man, resident in Lynn. He is
Of tie Cow Commissioner and has the reputation
II knowing something about agriculture. Though NOT
IA B,sou nan, he evidently feels as great responsi
y jor,he existence and success Of our expermentOf
10, .rhn cit the solid.a man have, even Mr.. g.
I. Curtis himEef Mr. HIVE l shall say nothing
about lie s exempt from criticism for reasons which
lie md portion OF the public understand Col Jonas
H. French who was very active in the good work, was
one Of Gov. GardBer's Aids. Thomas II. Perkins,
Oicker, Wis very lively, compromising his dignity
much, I'm informed, ss TO assault negrO. Mr. WIN.
ID. Swan. book Publisher, and two young Swans,
Lowry eyn.l atlihers. 50 wns M Arthur GIlLnan.