The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-28
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hange is imperatively de-
E condition of the city and
hes of last Monday should
to convince any psaAtha'
Snce of obtaining security
ia property of unotfending
SITS i'm an entire change Ill
hSss duty itE toI gYYettni
'3who do not govern it at all
AL walk the streets last Mon
having his ears saluted by
nd esths IF dyusksp men,
~ pistols and other firearms,
being roughly jostled from
|s by Keeling groups OF out
essisg brutal, and dissracS
\ wsen those who were in-
bad passions aud cra 2zttI
A. rink. In fact No lad AN
Hast Monday of what an
h ; End 1x.isatl scehesE men
When they are unrestrained
&g arm Of the law We
tration of the evils which
n absence of executive con-
e. ioutrages which, may
Ned with impunity when
Ulcers ARE invested Y with
Bf power, We trust our
Remember the scenes OF the
3Ember when a few weeks
III 90 to the polls to deposit
u for officers of the city for
awe Mant no other
tfavor of a change than the
{ nbor presents. The eondi-
lis in this city on that day
Ehe Judgment of those who
order and peace and quiet
Oh tenfold more force than
Agument we can adduce;-
akihent dfIthe city VAS, on
Hpable, apparent, patent to
lon III Of all men, and he mist
Rllfnlly blind who failed to
he would avoid the continu-
lsquent repetition of occur
w to those which have made
december a dark day IN our
lr. officers must be chosen
feir duty and will be fearless
fge. TN i.'''.'
[nands that we reflect not
hpon the few policemen en-
CITY authorities, who endeav-
|nthey could in queliing the
Which everywhere took
4 made a few arrests, but the
lies, in several instances, re-
company the officer and he
Ess to compel them. In sew
b officers pafleyed and argued
Zen men i'll endeavoring to
IN to abstain from lighting
0but, when argument failed
,Aestitute of force to secure
Nth the law. The fault lies
4iho think that seven police
Hugh To keep the peace all
az, and who resolutely refuse
~ any increase of the force.
men might haze failed to
Entrances that occurred last
had the police force been
IN it has been during the past
~ tlhirlotins ofAl0nliy would
4.curred. Had the icins been
q and offenders against the
N.it, Pronlptlyn''mishai d'n'
4thrce weeks, il IL very like
!, iiicully would have been TN
Il, REFRESHING disorder last
MT tl,rs. things have been
4, onssol @,gwph@t iseak'
HAUL bnllirs aud desprrh'l"'>
lhaVc got the appel hand "i
torities aud boldly defy i'-
i will he "a great deal hnd.1
}re the sumcna,yot the law
a,l have hren Il month aGh,
Abis state ofsthingS continue
\ during another year, as, III
lty, it will if the present Off
ileet9d'' There. will be no re-
our citizens from IA resort tn
4 proceedings of a Vigilance
br the proclamation and en-
b martial law.
4 and efficient Mayor would
led for the closihsNf all the
blooms in the city last Mon
View Of the disturbances
vents of the past few weeks
taught him were likely t"
sould. have. clothed Il large
I,ial policemen with anthmi-
arrests and use necessary
heryiug the peace OF the city.
things were not done; the
observation-disclosures NJ" care
|,ont the d0ings nf rnwaies ~,
ind to exercise no more con
et,H;ifs sfsthe atty of Whcels
j he were Il Chinese masis-
city Of fekint. q liz lisa cah.
J election! AWetrnst the 10th
I, q viii not be forgotten Oh