, 1874-01-20

scAlh"Rb Legislatures 0l ennn Cafoltiia, LplllB1-
aua, Florida, and Arkansas.
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THE NEW YORK INTERNAT1ONALs.
Tho arrest of tho turbulent 1ntornationala ii
Now York City, and thor commitment for trfal'3
has boon ,nado tho subject Of discussion among
tho workingmen Of Chfeago aud other citfeH. It
will bo vol for tlom to rcmombor that tho spirit
of tho law is stretched to ita utmost whom work.
ingmen mass thetnaolyoB into mob. and with
1aga and banners march upon tho municipal
nuthorittos and beaogo thoir doors with noisy
demonstrations, aud sock by tho prosonco Of an
'lnraly multitude to oYerawo md browbeat them
INTO submission to thoir demands. Yet ovon
this las boon tolerated in almost ovory city OF
tho United States during tho present Bcason with
ont protest. Nothing has boen placed in tho
way Of the wor'itngmon to prevent them from
delivering the fullest oxprosaion Of their
views. All other business, llowovor Inn
portant It might be, hus boon stopped
to listen to them, and eyery effort
haB boen mado not only to relieve their wanth,
but also to redress their alleged grievances, al-
though tho demand has beon nude moro thnn
once in nenacing tore. This ASSURANCE, 80
ofton repeated, ought to convince them TINT
thoy have nothing to gain by making turbulent
demonstrations, and that thoy nre oven moro
likely to gntn their ends by presenting their
grievances to tho authoritios in q quiet and or
derly manner, like other citizonB after they have
hold their meetings. md Expressed their opin-
ions, and made their platforms. Tho working
ingmon Of New York, however, chose to follow
different policy. Thoy formed themselves into
mob, we'll knowing tint the brutal aud vicious
e'omonts in the lower part Of tho city would join
In with them for tho sako Of plundor, or for an
opportunity to commit deeds of violence.
Whio tho police authorities intorpoaod no
obstacle In tho way Of their roaching tho Cur
Of tho City Government md stating their case
in ita fullest extont, they nevertheless adopted
Buoh lawful precautionary measures as ahouldp pre-
vcntany mob violouco or injury to life and proper
ty. They laid down certain rulos which they had
tho right to do as guardians Of tho public peace,
aud informed the internationally, days boforo.
hand. that they must obey tlom. There was
nothing In these rules which oncroached upon
their rights, nothing which intorfercd with tho
right Of free speech, nothing which prevented
them from making tho fullest statement Of their
grievances. Notwithstanding this. tho worlting~
mon chose to violato tho rules deliberately and
deaantly. The result WIS what they might have
expected. They came into collision with the po-
lice. whose duty 1t WIS to enforce
anco, they were routed and dispersed.
Thirty or forty OF them, who were most promi-
nent IN thoir resistance, were arrested, and
havo been committed for trial, and will have
to suffer The penalty Of the lows they have VIC.
latel.
All this ia In accordance with the strict opcr-
atoms Of justice, and they cannot expect to have
any sympathy. They deliberately took tho Inv
into their own hauds, with q knowledge Of whit
tho 1esnlt must inevitably be. At the same
time. it is to bo regretted that tho worthless
plotting demagogues, who egged them on to
this violence, advised them to procure weapons
and resist the authorities by force, and reused
their passions by inHnmmatory harangues, can
! not DO arrested and punished also. how mucl
longer will it be boforo their victims discover
that these worthless fellows. who tall
80 loudly about workiugmen's rights
| who arc 30 furious in demanding
| that workngn1en shall assert their demands
and, if they are not grained, shall talo win
they domand by force. aud who arc never visible
| wheu lighting commences, how loag will it he be
fore wo.kinSmeu discoyer that these domagoguel
| aro their worst enemies, and that they hav.
| tlover yet gained anything by following thei
| couueels ?