The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-21

THE OUTBREAK IN ENGLAND.

some OF our Journals on THIS side oil the
Atlantic are magnifyinp these eyents
which arc mere ebullitions Of the heated
passions Of the hour, into occurrences Of
vast moment. In our iudpmept all the
consequence given to this unpremeditated
mob violence is unwarrantable. So far as
we can learn in a careful examination of
all the facts which have been made public.
the outbreak is the result of the hasty
action of some overzealous reformers and
religicists Of the lower order; unintelligent
men, easily excited, and such as may be
found in all communities There seems to
be no generalization, but this violent up
and is what might have happened here or
anywhere in the best-regulated commu.
nifty. The red republican riot in London
was unlocked for there were no Fremont
tory indications that anything of the kind
was on the tapiS, and nobody dreamed of
an occurrence of this kind until it was upon
them. We incline to the opinion that it
was purely an extemporized affair, and that
it was precipitated upon the town without
plan and without warning. True, the lib
erty-cap was hoisted, but that was doubt
less the impulse of the moment. and in all
probability the mass of those engaged in
this mobocratic demonstration knew not
the reason that impelled their action. ex.
cent thew might have had some indefnable
notion that they were in some yay de.
spoiled of certain privileges which thew
desired to enjoy.
It is not wise. therefore, nor logical to
come to the conclusion, as some papers in
this country seem to have done, that the
English Government is about to break up
in q row. Such an event, when it shall
occur, if ever, will not be the work of a day.
1t will take more than a mob, more than
q million Of discontents, to shake or render
uncertain the English power and authority.
The men in this country or in Europe who
predict the downfall of the English throne
by the aid Of any such puerile attempts as
the London mob displayed, reckon without
book. 1t can last but for a moment, so to
speak. The elephantine tread of the Gov
eminent will trample all such attempts to
impalpable powder.
The anti-Popery riot at Birmingham is
indeed more serious, and its consequences
may be, to some extent, deplorable and
disastrous; but this outbreak must and
will be crushed. JOHN BULL is not easily
thwarted. He may move slow, but he
will move sure, and mob violence will be
subdued. This anti-Popery riot is the
strangest Of all riots of which we have
any knowledge. There seems, so far as
we can discover, to have been no cause for
it. There was certainly no premonitorv
indications of the coming storm
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trmrlts arc the result If M nroroeditoted
movement looking to revolution. but are
the ofTspring Of n temporarv excitement
which arose in an hour, and will be |
subdued before it does much mischief.
We know how accustomed some of our
journalists are to predict the downfall of
the English empire, and to Jump at con-
illusions whenever anything like these
London and Birmingham mobs occur to
give a color of truth to their predictions.
In these instances the wish is often
father to the thought; but these people
will do well to stop and ponder for mo-
ment before writing ICHABoD upon the