Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-21
The New YORK Blot

me n eW 1OIk AlCl
The Twelfth Of July has come aul gone AM
New YORK City ia n5- rulsl By mob. Gov.
H9aaa1's uraolama;ila an the subsequent
military rr5esed.u4s hs7e resulted IN the v-uli-
cation Of law and order by tae thorough sup
rrsssioa Of ;as rioters -. Sc. ri1touf face
t7-is7 dsrs sa31 ilsl.. before -he 7a5Ec gaze
The Doas.ei authority Of rali4-isu has alsaP-
psarsl from New York The decent people
breathe f-oe-. J. sel-s il has been standing
reproach 90 New YORK ,aa- the Irish Catholic
ruled the city and respected laws only as they
sse-1el hes. CD -hc- Democratic prints have
ever sought 10 deny tais. but the lamentsbie i--,
still rsmafusl Tolerated. in The professions Ct,
their oFn fllta 90 a -reate- eztcat OF public r--
tisnss thsn any other sect Of Eea, they sought
70 perform m act Of rank IT, Injustice by ainder-1z
men Of their own race, but Ct different fli.-,
f-or. h.y.u- their customary fsstriries- Nov
the riacleade-s an4 tleir blind followers ia toes.
ourra-as were neither good Catholic cr -eceH.
patriotic Irisauc1. These prayed AID a-riza-
against SUE shame Those h-- u9 ~
rpeot for pries,ly couuss, OF the teachings
Of common seasc They were o.. td9 same n-a-
terra sc the Paris Commune. and had
the7 got a. opportunity would have probably
rs-auaeiel the.r atrocities. Bu, we blame not
60 much these ig1orsz., whisEey crazal men
as the miserable, trucking towards WIZ form
the TammAny Ring. anl undoubtedly u-E7i
Superintendent Keiso to ieblse the honor Of the
New York city government BY yielding % the
demand GA mob. Governor Hoffman could
not endure this Cross perversi5u Of the chi Of
al true government. and So Gu. l05ss from hs
marty friends. and issusi his manly aal ringing
proclamation
The Oraagemau hal q right % parade aul
he has uaraiei, AL teen defended ~ the
strong arm Of the military. The greatest CRY
Of the republic is no longer Gu us knees 10 i-v
thousand disorderly foreigner. The lesson %.
1865 has 10, been Jos, on G5saruo- Holman.
lie did not address the rioters SIS his friends. ~
but upon the hrs, demonstration Of ST at-alk
gave them grape &nd canister. This short,
shsrp and decisive treatment so5u puzzled the
riot A hundred or SO were killed, and unnal-
ply a large proportion Of them innocent per-
sons But mob law Is dead in New York. Tie
law Is triumphant. Cursinrs, t1rea,s AMI
staggering, are al that is left 90 tle r--,e-s.
Their " blood 80 did not tel. The r5wt.as hsya
d. gone where the woo5o.ne tTiue-a. % If they
expected cowardice from the American people.
they have found themselves mistaken. I-e A-n-
could not save them, and the threats 90 insane
Hibernians hereafter viii pass rnnoaogl by Jaw
abiding citizens Tie people have taught tls
Tammauy managers that IT wa safer 20 ual.--
take the Cancellation Of their srec.a. 1rie1ls
than to venture upon q continued defiance Of
outraged public sentiment Law criuupas. ll,
through the trescherous cuEtodiaus who v1a.l
have betrayed il, but through tie people
themze,v,s Popular deiestation mus, tolu b,
the fate O. these wicked time serving politicians
Their completely with the law breakers Is almost
open. Abraham O'Hau writes Eelz5's c1Tar5y
order Sc Boss 3" Tweed is sick at lhe che-f-l
Hospital Of the Americas Club, a. Green
wioh. Conn, anl Sweeney lururia,ar a. Long
Brancl. all ID the face an eyes Of the 7-a-
claimed murderous designs Of their co1sltu-
ents. Ls- these men he remembered
But the upsho, 81 the whole matter, drea-la
as has been the riot, 5 that freedom has been
viadicated aud the rights Of American citizens
maintained Public sentiment hss developed d
high tone on this question Of the enjoyment tT
our citizens Of their guaranteed rights Of public
assemoiage. when they choose, SO long as they
do not cncr0seh on the rights Of their fellow
citizens.
Iii grand result indeed this triumph Of The
principle q equal lichrE 20 al ue-. he1lef-
days worz taught the big0ts tina, they mus
respect the rights Of their nsirho1rs, which they
hold in common with all other citizens, sad tlst
freedom in this country u glorious fact. znd
not fine sentiment fl only 10 &c talked o.