New-York tribune., 1871-07-13

public no effort to spare tho city from mob
rule until tho morning of the riot The guilt
of Mayor Hall is undeniable, and not de-
MED. That of Gov. Hoffman is equally
clear. unless he can convince the people, whose
trust he seems TO have betrayed, that he acted
with all the vigor he could command, the mo-
ment he knew the danger. Write on the
tombstones of yesterdays victims, Murdered
by the criminal management of Mayor A.
OakeyIlall" Make rigid inquisition OF blood
before admitting that the name of Gov. John L.
Hoffman shall not he added TO the inscription.
And TO that end, scrutnize these facts:
Gov. Hoffman, yesterday morning, published
a proclamation. dated on the preceding day,
but given no publicity until three hours after
midnight which began as follows:
"Hsying been only this day apprised. while at the
Capitol OF the actual condition Of things here with ref
orenoe to proposed professions tomorrow and having
in the belief that my presence was needed repaired
hther Immediately. do make this proclamation"
Now we have made careful inquiry into
this matter, and we learn that Gov. Hoffman
was in this city on Monday, and was then
fully informed IA to the actual condition OF
affairs with reference to the proposed pro-
"cesson," for he sent an officer of his staff
Gen. McQuade) to confer with the Mayor on
the subject at the City HALL
Was he truly OF falsely informedf Did Mayor
Hall tell him that he meant to protect the
Orangemen's procession, or that he meant to
prohibit itf We beg to assure Gov. Hoffman
that the presumption must be that he learned
the facts and that, if he did not, no man on
this continent has 80 vital an interest in pro-
oIo 10 int ba OH
claimer above quoted will not do. Gov. HOff-
man !-being, as you say, on bad terms with
Mayor Hall, since you vetoed his Infamous
Code Amendments bill, you sent Gen.
McQuade of your staff to him to con-
suit concerning the threatened riot.
Gen McQuade had a long and conf
dental consultation returned and reported to
you. ThereupOn you-started for Albany
What message did Mayor Hall send youf We
can afford your silence-yOu cannot. Did you
return to Albany, deceived by Mayor Hall into
the belief that tho rights of the citizens of
New York were to be protected, or did you
return, knowing they were to be betrayedf
But there is yet more to be considered. If
Gov Hoffman was deceived by Mayor Hall on
Monday evening, he must have had a teegraphic
morning. Yet it was not until after midnight
Wednesday morning that he took any action.
After Gov. Randolph, the Democratic Chief
Magistrate of New-Jersey, had set him noble
example of manliness, after the whole respect
able population of New-York had risen in
angry protest. after storm of indignation
had burst forth which no Governor could pos
sibly face, he published his proclamation. not
on Tuesday when it was dated, but on
Wednesday morning at such an hour that
most of the morning papers Except The
were unable to make any comment
on it, and the Orangemen as he doubtless
hoped, would he unable to turn it to adj
vantage. Published on Monday, the Gov
ernor's proclamation would probably have
insured quiet parade and saved the awful
flow of blood which we have this morning to
report Published on Wednesday, it was like
The Worlds reputation of Frank Blair in the
crisis of the Presidential canvass-a confession
of weakness, an announcement to the enemy
Upon Gov. HOi1mans head is guilt for yes
terday's massacre, because he truckled to the
mob, and waited to be forced by public |
opinion into the performance of his sworn
duty. Upon his head is equal guilt with the
unless he can prove that he was deceived by
that plotter in Mondays conference.
And what shall we say of Mayor Hall : He |
Is left by the action of the Governor, the
police, and the military, in position so dis
graceful that inveCtvc can do no justice to it.
He has done nothing for the preservation of
order, the enforcement of the laws, the per-
formance of the duties which he was elected
to fulfill. He appears in this miserable his
tory only as a wretched political coward,
whom his own partisans have been forced to
iisown. There is a rumor that he purposes
attempting to cover his own deinquencies by
making a scapegoat of the Superintendent of
Police 1t will not do Mr.. KelsO ought never
10 have signed the Order No. 81, but it is well
understood that he signed it by order of the
Mayor. The persons responsible for that order
are the Board of Police Commissioners, or at
least so many of them as saw and consented
10 it before it was issued. The new charter
makes it the duty of the Mayor to impeach
Jhe Police Commissioners for neglect of duty
Dr malfeasance in office. We beg that he will
take steps Immediately TO secure the removal
Of those members of the Board who are an
swerable for Mr.. KelsO's infamous order.
So far as we can learn the only answerable
member is Mr.. A. Oakley Hail.
MUNICIPAL RULE-THE AMENITIES or
JOURNALISM.
We believe in downright plain speaking.