Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-13

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, the letter. On the other hand, ii
ancient order of Hibernians, in full col
vention assembled, issued an address {
explanation to the public, disbande
their forces and adjourned sine di'
This was the situation up to the hour {
Governor Hoffman's proclamation, an
the prospect Of a perfectly quiet an
peaceful day on the 18th Of July wa
good. For reasons, doubtless satisfactor
to himself and his advisers, Governo
Hoffman issued his mandate at an hou
when it could be of no practicable ser
vice to any party. The tOrangemei
were content to obey orders. The Hi
bernians had disbanded and the public
were at rest. To say that the proclama
ton revived the CONSERVATION of wal
with its disclosure, would give but G
feeble idea of its effect upon al
parties. The 0rangemen were Devil
dered, and so far as we can find oui
were not over-pleased at being virtually
compelled to parade or suffer the stigma
of cowardice. The Hibernians were
indignant at the apparent breach Of
faith by the authorities, and regarded it
as petty trick in the interest of polite
ians, and triAing with what to them is
serious and sacred matter. If Kelso's
order had stood, the day would have
passed off in perfect quiet. AS it is, the
record is as black as the devil himself
could wish it to be-"
The Tribune says editorially: Under
the head of killed and wounded the
mournful lists of yesterdays casualties
are elsewhere printed, but the chief and
most culpable victims are not there men,
toned Put down among the killed,
Mayor Oakley Hall; set down as danger
ously, if not fatally wounded, Governor
John L. Hoffman. The deadest man in
the Morgue, borne there by the police
last night, is not so dead as the man who
undertook to silence the police and give
the rioters full sway; the worst wounded
man in the hospital is not so badly
wounded as the Governor of New York;
and add to the list the one man pro-
NOTED for his share in the business, the
Governor of New Jersey; and above all,
give honor to the people of New York,
who rose for the right as they have not
risen since Sumter"
The Herald says, editorially: Much
credit is due to Governor Hoffman for
his share in yesterdays work. His
proclamation came late, it is true-too
late to prove as useful in allaying the
passions of the multitude as it other
wise would have done, but it was so free
from anything that could give ofense,
and yet so clear, so firm, so unmistakable,
that its influence for good is incalcula-
bic. 1t exhibited no desire to shrink
from great public duty or to evade
that duty in the face of great public
danger; it was manly, straightforward
document, holding out protection to
those who needed it, and indicated
a swift retribution for those requir-
ing punishment. The recorded of
1868 showed himself the same man as
the Governor of 1871. There was then
as now the same Impotence with muir
der and riot, the same determination to
enforce the law and punish the law
breakers. He breathed only fire and
sword for those who had determined to
break the peace and shed the blood of
others. In all things he was strong,
and energetic In suppressing the
moh's violence, which it was plain must
have come to him as means of pre-
serving the city from even worse scenes
than those which we witnessed in the
Eighth avenue. He lifted up the
trailing flag Of our common coun-
try, and held aloft the glorious old
Star Spangled Banner; he rescued the
city from the disgrace of a surrender
to the mob, and yet left no credit to
the kindness on account of whose bat
ties the mob had gathered; he made
the American spirit Of liberty to all
men Of every cline triumphant, at the
very moment when a great city was
bowling in shame and burning with in
because she feared herself
powerless in the emergency. That the
events Of the last two or three days
will have an important political bearing
no one can doubt"
The Times says the result Of yester-
days fighting is about twenty-five killed
and two hundred wounded. About
twenty rioters we're killed and some
forty wounded at one charge made by
the Ninth regiment. Two members of
the Ninth we're killed and three wounded,
one of the killed being a staff officer.
The Herald says Col James Fisk, Jr..
is in his room at the Continental Hotel,
Long Branch, suffering considerably in
the leg, foot and ankle from his rough
handling yesterday by the rioters. He
says: / received an order from the
Governor to stop all Orangemen from
crossing the ferry from Jersey City.
came back to the opera house, and heard
that the fighting had commenced; !
made my way to the regiment to give the
order TO CHARGE. | was set nnon hV the