Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-03
The True Democrat on Mob
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Nothing Can surpass the noble and gen.
erous patriotism which cha-seterizes the
editor of the True Democrat. He has been
appointed postmaster of Joliet. through the
influence Of the Abolition element and
hence must do something to prove his f.
deity to that band of dangerous fanatics.
Ard his leader IN last weeks paper covers
the case exactly.
The edirIr, not satisfied with grossly aud
wantonly disappearing our position, i'm
perfumes the mob spirit. He is anxious to
excite mob spirit amongst his readers,
and to direct its vengeance towards the
Signal Office. Such an exhibition of petty
malice and malignity on the part of our
contemporary affords evil disposed persons
an excuse to crafty some long cherished
revenge, and is proof that he is influenced
by the basest and most cowardy and fend-
ish of motives.
An able author has truely remarked that
those prints whose editors seek to incite
the community to riot and violence against
their neighbors, because they themselves
fail, either from lack of brains or intelli-
gence, 10 answer the arguments advanced,
acknowledge their weakness when they ap
pealto brute force to vanqush an adversary
The editor of the True Democrat, notwitii-
standing his party leaders justify mob law,
should remember that violence and oppres-
sion have ever been the policy of the cow
ard and traitor, the cut-throat and the viii
| liam.
IF this paper has broken the law, done
violence to the constitution, or committed
any act of treason, let it be dealt with ac-
cordingly. Let legal process be issued and
let its editors be held to a strict accounta-
bility for any disloyal sentiments that may
have been uttered by them.
We would hereby warn the editor of the
True Democrat, and his few Abolition sur
porters, to beware how they encourage the
mob spirit amongst the people. Is it not
obvious that if we once admit that mob
rule may be justified in any case, there is
an opening made for violence which may
expose the innocent as we'll as the guilty to
its mercy? The constitution provides that
no member of society can be deprived of
life, liberty, or property, without due pro-
cess of law" Therefore, the worst foes of
the constitution are those who delight in or
justify mobs.
If joseph L. Braden, editor Of the True
Democrat, and Lovejoy's post master, de-
sires the destruction of the Signal Office by
force and violence, as IS openly declared in
the columns of his paper of last Saturday,
let him lead his Abolition minions to the
assault. Let him head the mob and put
his cowardly threats into execution; bat
we would not guarantee his safety in his
hazardous undertaking. If he would not
find Joliet an unsafe place for him to re-
| pose in after the commission of such law
| less outrage, effect does follow cause. Like
begets like-mind that-and if the demon
of mObOcracy is set upon US by the crazy
AbOltionists, no one can answer for the
consequences.
| But we trust that there is too much in
telligence, patriotism and honor among the
Republicans os Joliet, to be led into acts
of lawlessness, against the lives and prop
erty of :heir felIow>citizens, by men who
are too cowardly to face the enemy of our
common country. As far as the editor
hitnsolf so oerned, do not beliaua no
has friends enough in Joliet to constitute
mob, consequently we regard his menaces
of little concern.