Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-03

Those who originate riot are to be held re
sponsible for its consequences. 1t will not do to
say they never intended robbery or murder. A
mob once launched, becomes uncomfortable, and
bercft of reason. Those who commence break
ing the law are justly accountable. not only for
what they do, bat for what their conduct incites
Others to do. The riot of last week was but one
phase of long continued series of riotous and
seditous acts going on in this city. Il is now
nearly two years ago that armed mob used to
parade the streets Of New York, creep into mems
houses and places of business seize their persons
and lock them up-depri,ing them of liberty and
OF the comforts Of life, and breaking up their
lawful business-all against the peace and good
order of the Commonwealth of New York The
ringleader of this mob was an aspiring dema-
gogue who used, along with Orestes A. Brown on
and others regardless of their personal reputa-
tions. to run round the villages of Western New
York in the train of the notorious Fanny Wright
Afterwards he ioised the anti Masonic mob, and
ran with Thurlow Weed. Afterwards. with
Weed, Greeley. and similar characters, he got up
a negro party, and proclaimed il to be his "higber
law" than the Constitution of the United States.
In 1861 falling from bad to worse, he became
identified with band of public thieves known as
Shoddy Contractors. At length he got up gangs
of regular highway men. of whom he was evidently
the ringleader. OF this we have circumstantial
to keep his gangs scattered in different places
waiting his signal. which was to "touch a bell at
his right hand" when the thugs fell TO work right
away. 1t is now twenty two months ago that
one of these gangs entered our Office, seized our
person. and in reply to our demand for their
warrant, drew revolvers, and said "here" is the
warrant We afterwards saw, in the we'll known
handwriting of this ringleader. q sufficient ac.
acknowledgement that he had touched the bel'
that WAS the signal for the lawless kidnapping.
The name of this no,orioas rioter is William H.
Seward, aud we hereby point him out the
originator of this present long continued mob
violence in New York; Two years ago, when
these gangs of lawless kidnappers were first
gotten up by Seward, we warned the public that
mob violence such as this was contagious 1t
for our outcry against Stewards riotous pro-
ceediugs and kdnappings, that he seized our
person.
All this is serious and solemn fact Either we
live under a Government of laws, or we have no
Government. William II. Seward, or Abraham
Lincoln, or any vi their hired servants, has no
right TO do anything against the Constitution of
the United States, and laws i'm pursuance thereof.
that the vilest thief that robbed or fired private
dwelling in this city, last week. does not possess.
Arson and robbery are worse, and not as bad
not as destructive of the peace and good order of
society, not a. damaging TO public morals. not as
fatal to that liberty that freemen guard with their
lives-as the awiess and revolutionary acts fla
grantly committed by VIM. H. Seward First in
the offense, let him be the first in the punish
menti Before you try any for riot com
mitted last week, try Seward for the riotous and
selitious felonies he perpetrated two years ago !!
Let the laws operate justly and equal. Let not
the "swell mob" of .'shoddy contractors" with
their pockets full of plumber and their faces full
of Puritanic grimace, beg Seward off, While some
poor laborer is tried for riot.-[N. Y. Freeman's
Journal"