Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-07-21
The New York Riot.

abe mob in New York seems to have had things
pretty much its own way. 1t appears to be
composed of those whe can make much more
by lawlessness and plumber than when law and
order rule. While the draft is put forward as
the pretence for the outbreak, il is very plain
that i, is now composed o two classes Of people
chiefly those who desire the success Of the re-
bellion, aid those who are seeking Tor plumber.
1t is an everlasting disgrace to New York City
that it has not been sooner quelled, that 2O00
rioters should for days be allowed, with little
molestation, to control city con aiming nearly
million of people, that 80 small q number Of
ruiians should be permitted to isolate the great
city of New York from communication by rail
or telegraph with the rest oil the country, and
that a last after such dsgraceful and pusillam-
inous yielding to mob law, such pitful speech
should be made to the scounircs who were
burning, robbing, numbering, as the following
from Gov Seymour
have left the country on hearing Of these
disturbances in New York, for the purpose of
sustaining the laws and UNFOLDING the authori-
tics, and Of nquiring personally into these diff
fcultIes. | come before you with confidence, rs
my immediate constituents, and as one whose
sentiments and principles have been tried and
approved.
On Saturday last, sent the Adjutant Goner-
oil OF the State to Washington for the purpose
Of requesting that the draft, might be postponed
and bad every reason to believe that the re-
quest would be complied with. II the conscrip-
ton law will not bear the test of the courts and
tho constitution it will not be enforced, but il
upheld by the courts, then the State and city
authorities will combine for the purpose Of equal
izng the tax and making it bear proportionally
on rich and poor.
Is it not apparent that Gov. Seymour has no
more purpose of permitting the draft to pro-
coed in New York than the rioters who have
controlled the city?
When New York sent troops promptly to Penn.
sylvania to resist the invasion Of that State, we
thought her example worthy Of oil praise and
we confess that we admired the promptness Of
State not invaded, which seemed to put ia
shame the hardness of Pennsylvania herself
But now the tables are turned. A few thousand
rioters and not veteran army of 100, 900 men
have taken possession of the great city Of New
York, destroying property and life indiscrimin.
ately, and the Executive of that great State ap
pears to DO more anxious to make the disturb
ance embareass the Administration, than he ia
to maintain the laws and restore order to the
first city in the Union. 1t is reasonable ia
conclude that New York city, and Gov. Sey-
mour's champions, will not be in haste hereai
ter to make comparisons between the Dutch
men of Philadelphia and Knickerbockers o
New York.--It is also barely possible that thos
who have by their malicious attacks on the Ad
mInistration and the CONSUMPTION law, brough
about this storm Of riot, may now understand
that law and order are useful auxiiaries in an,
community where it is desirable to hold prop
erty or life secure.