The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-18
The TammanY Riot.

From the Providence Journal.
The police OF New York behaved well
in the riot, and this Is the more TO be COM
mended, since many Of them are lrishmen,
and liable to be moved into false sympa-
thy with their countrymen who were vlo-
lating the law, and committing horrible
crimes against the peace Of the city. The
more the conduct Of the Superintendent
OF Police Is examined, the worse II APP
pears On him rests much OF the Lesp0n'
sibility for the terrible scenes of Wednes-
day. But not on him alone, The Mayor
OF the city, eager to justify himself before
bis rowdy constituency, and to exculpate
himself from any suspicion Of having done
his duty by interpreting to preserve the
peace, when the men who elected him
were bent on murder, comes out and
takes his full share, and 1t Is the larger
share, Of the responsibility OF having for
hidden 0 peaceful and loyal procession, OF
the command OF lRWless violence
Gov. Hoffman does not appear to have
acted with the prOmptness for which we
at first, gave him credit, The New York
Tribune afllrms that he was in the city,
Monday, and was In consultation with
the city authorities. He did not act I'LL
dispatch after dispatch was forwarded tC
him by prominent men, advising him
not merely that the peace oil the city was
in danger, not only that q bloody riot
was Imminent, not only that wicked mer
were exciting the brutal elements OF thu
city to violenCe-all this he knew-buI
that the Democratic party was In danger
Then he moved, and not till then. III
moved too late to save Tammany from
the Just responsibility OF the events o.
Wednesday II was Tammany riot
II vas insllgated and executed by tn
men who elected the present city officers
and these did not dare TO forbid the rio
for iearoi offending the rioters, the mel
u whom they owed their election, and Y
whom they looked for the means OF cor
tlnulng their power and their opportunl
lies Of plumber, ...........
Il is 10 this that the rule Of Tamman
has long directly tended. The recen
manifestation was more violent and NOR
conspicuous, but Il was only the direc
, consequence OF what has long been goin
: on, and but the precursor Of what Is |
follow. For the emancipation Of the cit
: Of New York from the rule Of Tamman
J We sec no hope. Corruption in big
+ places and brutality in low have joine
? hands 10 uphold lis power. All that "
n can hope Is that the power may DO broke
!. In the State and that the cultivated an
Intelligent people Of the other portion
d Of New York will not DO governed by th
o scum Of the city. And especially "
/ trust that the people Of the United State
will ponder deeply the lesson which thI
riot teaches, and will guard the genera
G government from the hands that are re
9 with the murders Of the Tammany riot
n 1t "a enough that the honest vote Of tn
greatest State In the Union is borne dow
: BY the corruption Of the city, and Il
}. powerful voice Of New York Is made, }
q fraud and violence; to speak against u
, interests, the sentiments and the wish'
Of the majority Of her people. Let NJ
, the whole country fall into the same d
y grace and the same danger. NM