The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-12

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readers should have done was watch the working OF
the law. and when they had detected manifest
government. Instead, they dsgraced republican
ism and popular liberty by wicked excuses.
blood, plumber and arson Houses were first rled and
then red-uDhappy negroes murdered, and the Colonel
Of New YORK srSag on a.
tion the nopopery riots in England nothing occurred
exceeding or equalling IN brutality the scenes IN New
York three days. The mob completely overp0wered
the military. and yet are told not fewer than five
thousand troops were posted at the most
points IT, instead Of being quartered at these military
foci they were divided into movable columns, and
operated convergng lines they would have crushed
the insurrection in few hours. Nothing cowardy
a mob when it encounters resistance 1t despars
10 overcome, while nothing Is more feroeious
when it is unobstruced In its headlong course.
IL has teen the boast Of the Uni0n-dnd hitherto the boast
aoe jufed-hd the governing principle of 4mercan
c,f,sesas liberty regulated by The tyranny nob
try many shades despos,n ,che the mpe sme
IL throuS II back into half bdrbdrism. Good citizens OF
every class should combine to put down this stain free
institutions At tho time let justice he done the
classes who are unfairly affected by the CONSUMPTION
There be little doubt that the law is unjust in
A further grievance is alleged by the poorer
casses-that the ballot is managed as to
evolve from tho box rdiculously small quota OF the
well to do classes We should say this complaint is I'M
founded, for would be certain TO defeat
the Of the law than TO tamper with the ballot box
II greater number OF the working classes drawn
on the first day than appeared have been justified by
the relative numbers Of and rich. the inequality
parts OF the Union objections offered TO the draft
In Boston there was slight murmur, while in Phladel-
phia Trenton and other places progressed satisfactO
riy. The suspension Of the draft for few days was
made on the representation OF the Governor of
New York. When troops arrive sufficient numbers TO
overawe the mob the draft will be resumed and another
chapter IN the history Of the CONSUMPTION will commence
II should be borne in mind that the riots In New York
were not caused by the working classes In every
city there is product Of ignorance and violence which
takes the field of disorder In the hope prong by the
social anarchy 1t creates This element to be dstin
Rushed from the peaceabe class who took part the
tumult Many Of these contributed their the
and on themselvesthe fathers Of unprovded families
the draft III now be orced In the previous calls
volunteered on the that their families should
not be allowed TO suffer In their absence Public and
private municence came in aid OF the government and
by making voluntary enlistment honorable the soldier
and safe for his family raised those vast armies that
have surprised Europe These should forgot
ten in raising the leves The same people must be
drawn from now having the family ties and neces-
stiles II the North would have and efficient SOL
ders II must sympathize 10 the demands they are called
on TO endure Nothing so powerfully relieves the
~ service Of ts hardshps as the knowledge that the
country the soldier fights for the family he has
left helpless at home. Unlike the constitution OF Euro
pean armies forty cent OF the tho North Ia
composed Of married men. The accounts we hope
will bring more satisfactory Information.