Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 5, 1870.
Radicalism and Lawlessn

Radicalism and Lawlessness.
Radicalism and lawlessncss are nearly
synonymous terms; the only distinction
between their Specification is in manifesto.
ton and not in principle; both express
bigotry, malice and prescription, while one
only dares what both desire. The proof
of this is in the fact that every Radical
newspaper in this Territory has endorsed
the unprovoked outrages Of one Of the
vilest mobs that ever disgraced any coun-
try, by personally assailiug the editor Of
this paper on the special ground Of having
been one of its victims. AS most of our
readers are personally unacquainted with
us, statement of the facts in the case are
due to our position and the relations we
bear to the public, to correct the wrong
impressions which continual reiteration Of
false representation of the circumstances
may have created. The facts are these !:
A drunken and Infatuated mob, composed
of the most reckless and desperate charac-
tiers which the slums of vicious city could
produce, melted to criminal violence by
bigotcd and INSCRIPTIONS partisans too
cowardly to share the peril, attacked and
destroyed six newspaper Offices in the city
of San Francisco, of which the Democratic
Press was the only Democratic party pa
per; two were published in the interest of
the Roman Catholic Church; one was an
Irish Republican, one an English and
another French paper-the two latter
published by foreigners who took no side
in the party politics of the country. The
Press was an object of hatred on account
Of its politics, the others on account Of re-
fgisu and nationality. At later hour on
the same day the mob, phrenzied and blood
thirsty by excitement and whiskey, passed
beyond the control of the instigators, aud
attacked the Offices Of the Bulletin aud
Alta, which were only saved from destruc-
ton by the military coming upon the
ground in time to repel the attack. The
next movement of the mob was upon the
Banks, for the purpose Of plumber, which,
was also defeated by the military, large
forces Of whom were kept on guard around
all the banks during the following night
The iutimation that the mob represented
any decent or respectable portion of the
citizens Of San Francisco is a gross Iibel
upon the character Of that city. No re-
spectacle Republican newspaper there Of
elsewhere, endorsed or attempted to palli
ate the outrage, while many, including thu
New York Ifibxsc, denounced it rs with
out excuse or provocation, and severa
Of the most eminent Republican lawyers o
San francisco personally rendered to u
their professional services to prosecute tn
rioters for damages, which was not don,
only because not q responsible man coult
be found among them. The State Legis
hturc subsequently, enacted law maxim,
the County liable at law for the damage
done by the mob, every Republican Sena
tor, who were in the majority iu the Senat
At the time, voting for the act Our sui
sgaiust the county is yet pending. It re
manned for the Radical press Of Oregon
and Washington, including protested o,
gans Of temperance aud religion, to max
common cause With thieves and cut-throat
by endorsing felony for the purpose o
naligning it, victim.
The representation that We had offere,
sny excuse for this outrage by single &C
Or utterance offensive to public morals o
inconslstcnt with perfect fidelity to tn
Government, is utterly grouudless. W.
never uttered sentence or sentiment il
advocacy or justification Of the right o.
secession, or calculated to give aid or com