Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-07-21
Mob Law,

TUESDAY, July Il, 1865
Mob Law.
During most of the past week, mob law
reigued in the city of New York.
The riot first made it's appearance on
Monday the 18th and up till Friday NOR
ming ragged with the widest fury through
out the city. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were
hunted like wild beasts. and alarm, outrage
and destruction spread with fearful rapid
ty. The fury Of demons seems to have en-.
tered the breasts Of the indignant and OK.
asperated populace. The cabin Of the poor
negro, and the palace Of the millionaire,
we're alike the objects Of their blind fury.
The rights of private property, the obi
cations Of law, the authority of it's minis
tiers, and even the power of the military,
were for days s2urned by the sons Of riot
and disorder in the proud Emporium Of
our country. And though men were shot
down by the score by the authorities ofthe
law end the military, the mad tempest
could not be sppeased until promises were
made aud arrangements entered into to
equslzs the CONSUMPTION law, so that the
life of poor man should rot he placed on
level with three hundred dollars of the
wealthy.
1t is not necessary for us be to remind
our readers what our position has always
been Or the subject of nobs and riots. We
have always denounced them as most un-
warraDtable aod dangerous weapons to re-
form abuses. The mobbing of the Nor
mons, the Know Nothing riots, the mob
bling of Catholic. Churches, the fugitive slave
law riots, the mObbing Of AbOlitionists By
the Southerners, the mobbing Of Govern
ment authorities in Kansas by the AbOlt.
iOnists, and latterly the Wholesale pillags
and destruction Of Democratic newspaper
Offices and the mobbing of Democratic edi-
tors by the prOfessed friends of the Admin
istra ton, have alike been denounced and
condemned by Us in the strongest terms We
were capable Of employing. Nor are we
less mild in our denunciatiOn Of the late
disgraceful right in New York.
We regret to say, however, that our Re-
publican and Abolition opponents have aot
CO incided with US ir this respect If Demo
Gratis are the exclusive victims of mob ven
geaDce, as has been the case in the North
since the commencement Of this horrible
war, the subject is passed over by the Re.
publican press without dissent. Indeed
these acts Of outrage have been openly ap>
proved by portion Of the press of the
dominant party. And time and again have
we reminded them that they who SOW to the
wind would reap to the whirlwind, and the
New York riot and the violent indications
being manifested all over the country,
afford proof Of the correctness of our pre-
dIctions and warnings.
Obedience to the laws, has ever been one
of the Cardinal urinci pies of the Democratic
party. No matter how oppressive and
odious law may be, Democrats submit to
it, until its legitimate repeal is effected
through the ballOt-box, or it's unconstitu-
tiOEality is declared by the courts. Hence,
Democrats have always spurned the high
er-law doctrines Of Seward and his follow
ers, and rigi6ly adhered to the constitution
and the written laws Of the land as the pal
ladium Of safety.
Therefore, we would urge upon our
Democratic readers, the necessity and i'm
portance of Obeying the laws in the present
emergency; at least we would caution them
against the policy of resisting by violent
measures. They may call public meetings,
PASS temperate but firm resolutions, peti-
ton for redress Of grievances, expose
the iDprscticability aud sbsurdity of any
law, but should not resort to violence.
And in the case of the infamous con.
scription law, which caused the trouble in
New York, and which is filing the coun
try with apprct ension and alarm, we cay
let there be no violent measures of resis-
lance to its enforcement at the present.
The law has yet to be submitted to a iu-
dlelal test, and We believe will be prouuuu-
ced unconstitutional and void. In that case
all proceedings under it will be fruitIess.-
We believe that Gov. Seymour has assur-
rance OF this; hence his success in rest, r
ing order and inducing the New York RI
oters to submit to the laws.
Aud even should the courts be so over
awed by Executive power as to decide in
tavOr OF the CONSUMPTION law the people of
this county, ifjustice be done and the
! county be credited with the soldiers already
furnished. will be subjected to little danger
OF being drafted. Will county has raised
six hundred volunteers over her quota, and
let this be credited US. no draft will take
place here.
In view Of these facts, it would not only
be impOlitic, but the exhibition of consum.
mate folly and madness to resort to violent
proceedings in connection with the coascrip.
ton. Let every one keep cool, and watch
the course Of events and act with view to
the public safety and constitutional obliga.
tionR.
Illinois Troops.
Adjutant General Fuller has completed
his Annual Report to the Governor. The
work appears complete, showing in detail
what Illinois has done towards raising
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