Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-20
The Voice OF the Press
Halls Consummats Covardios ana Ho1n.,..
CourAse-Ths Causs Of the Riot:
From III, Tribune

The blood OF the one hundred and more
men. women and children YESTERDAY need
lrs>ly Killed or wounded in the chief city
al this hemisphere rests upon the head OF
Que OF two m-u-if not on the head. Of
both We brush Mr.. kelso. the pol,roon
Tool aside. a. Of not the slightest cou-..-
qnence we are dealing with PRINCIPAL.
Oakley Hall. MAYOR 81 the CITY 81 New
York. surrendered To the mob. forced hi.
Creature at the Police HcadquArt-r. to
make proclamation OF the fact. and 30 in
yited yesterdays work. John +. Hoffman.
shoftfo spare the city from mob rule until
the morning Of the riot The guilt OF
Mayor Hall j. undeniable. and l. not de.
ni'-d. That Of Governor Hoffman i equal
" A. bad unless he can convince the leo
pie whose trust he seems 10 have D. trave,I.
that he acted with all the yisor he could
command. the moment he knew the dan
ger Write Oh the iomb,tones Of yester-
day victims. Murdered by the criminal
management Of MAYOR A. Oakley Hall =
MAKE rigid lnquisition Of blood before adj
hitting that the name of Governor John
i. hoffman shall not be added To the in
scription.
The mournful lists Of Yesterdays casu-
alties are elsewhere printed; bu, the chief
and most cuipable victims are not there
mentioned
Put down among the killed. A. Oakley
Hall. Set down a. dangerously IL not
fatally wounded. John r. Hoffman.
The deadest man In the Morgue. borne
thIther by the police last night. is no, SO
dead a. the man who undertook to silene e
the police and give the rioters full sway.
The worst wounded man in the hospitals
Is not so badly wounded as the Governor
OF New York. who has not vet proved his
ignorance on Monday Of the surrender
consummated Monday night BY his politi-
cal associates and subordinaies which he
could have neutralized. and did not.
Add 10 the lis, the one man promoted
Tor his share in this business. His name
Is Theodore +. Randolph. And above all.
give honor TO the people Of New FORK
who rose for the Right az they have not
risen since Sumter
HoFFMAS's COURAGE.
From the Herald.
The triumph j. one which only those can
claim who hold American freedom dear 10
their hearts. Gov. Hoffman's procIama-
ton was only the voice Of the people in
official form. II accorded nothing 10 the
orangemen which the people would mo-,
accord TO all men. IL VAS putting the zeal
OF the state 10 the uuersBees which the
people hadsiready made through III. pr....
and proclaiming anew that freedom of
opinion. speech. and action must Mt ~.
abridged The triumph Is the people.
triumph and 10 them belongs the glory OF
the mob suppressed. the arrogant hurnhl.,i.
and the Law indicated.
EQUAL RIGHTS FoR All.
From "a, Tn.es.
Amid the serried ranks Of Police and
military. there was but one s@nfitn.nt-,,..
duty which they owed a. the community =,
which they were members. and to the nm
nlar liberty Of which they were rei,rr-
sentatlNes. American freedom has been
denantly ehali'-nged. and it, enemies have
enjoyed brief triumph over it, BETRAYAL
" the men who had sworn TO protect IL.
inc people mad arisen, with a unanimity
anu determination which they have not
eNhiolted Tor years, TO demand thar the
equal rights for ALL which form onr
proudest boast should not be made a sba
and = laughing stock. Yesterdays Dro-
cession. with all its abnormal features
was noble vindication OF the might OF
.he popular will and Of the justice which
h'es In the unperyerted instincts of n free
people The blood of the innocent sIanob-
tered Yesterday. rests upon the head az the
men who. up till the last moment conanad
their repressive measures to the mart
which was threatened. and not only toler.
ated but encouraged the murderous nre-
parations of the aggressors.
THE WORLD IN SAD QUANoARY.
From the World.
We can think Of no more wholesome
rule. In great emergency. than TO express
our real sentiments. Ii Is our opinion
then, that this whole business of looking
after the Orange procession has been
oosched. The perils Of the situation. which
were clearly foreseen by the press and the
community ought not to have ESCAPED the
attention and foresight either of the citv
government or of the State Government.
and as the city government must depend
upon the support Of the State government
II the forces at its command are not suf3i-
clent to maintain public order, it was an
hexcusable blunder for the city govern
ment to decide upon . course OF action
ln did so decide) without previously as
cenainlng that it would be supported in it
oy the state; and, on the other hand n the
city authorities did consult with and -
ceive the sanction Of the State In the course
Il adopted, II was an inexcusable bIunder
FOR the State to overrule its policy and
bring into discredit.