The Morning herald., 1877-07-24
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Save the great civil war, never before IN
the history of this country, was there an
insurrection Of such magnitude, as that o'
the past few days. Over forty persons
killed outright, and twice as many
wounded in Pittsbarg, is fearful tale.
Millions Of dollars worth Of property de.
stroyed, the feloniss Of murder, arson, and
robbery, rampant, capital crazed with fear
mob permitted to discover its monstroua
power, are sad and serious facts to ae-
knowledge. The Pittsburgh rising is IN
eoualled in magnitude among English
speaking people, the great London riots,
led by Lord George Gordou century ago.
comes nearest to our "emuete," but in the
value of property destroyed, falls far be-
hind. What are the duties OF the hour
is the question?
'The Rebellion-for it is no less-must
bs put down. That it will be vastly
greater task than it would have been if the
proper nerve had been shown at the be.
ginning is of course evident, but there is
no use in worrying about that now. We
must take the appalling facts as we find
them at present, and must at once organize
defenses proper tiopate to the extent Of tht
peril. The General Government should
take the case in hand without an hours
delay. If it has not the requisite troops,
volunteers should be instantly called for
We have a reserve of men who have seer
service in this section who could be
brought out in this emergency atthe taps Of
tho drum, and if the Government will. il,
and shows unmistakably that it is in earn.
est, not many hours would pass before th'
mob would fade away as suddenly as
has arisen. The militia seems powerless
for the work which cenfronts it. From
whatever cause and criticism can wei
be reserved for calmer period-lhe MOI
has had the best Of it at every point. !!
the entire Pennsylvania lst Division, com
prising, it has been suprosed, the yer,
flower of the State Guard, could meet will
no better success than that which has beer
reported, there is evidently little to b'
g., - that I;rootson
OF the state of affairs at Pittsburg, ths
carnage, the pillage, the hardly cslculablt
losses to one of the main lines Of transpor
tation, we have not the heart at present tt
time arrives for dispassionate view O
the entire field the facts tell the whole
story. 1t is a simply dreadful one,-re
minding the reader more of a tale O.
Paris than of an American city. But cit
izens, while it is right they should be in
dignant, must not be dismayed. A moi
cannot last it has no legitimate hold Or
being; its first impulse is frightful ir
velocity but it has no Staying power" 1
has no organization. no commissarlat,- -
nothing to put it on a par with Law
The universal history Of riot has been tt
this effect, and we have only to recall tn,
the accounts of other great social tumult
TO realize how it will eventually be in thi
instance. The Gordon riot already re
ferred to, may be taken as an example, al
though the melting cause there was yer,
different from that which now confront
the American people. There were days G
misery and confusion in London in whic
the mob seemed destined to override Pa,
lament itself, and yet with all that foo
hold of brute strength the rioters mel1e
between one sundown and its followin
daybreak as suddenly and gently as merl
log mist. A riot is fever; it has bewi
dering force for brief time, but the
comes a sudden period when nothing
left to feed the FIRE, and then the norm
laws Of health resssert themselves.
There must be no dalliance with arme
insurrection, the insurgents must be taug1
the law is Supreme, and if million m,
should fall, its majesty must be assert,
On maintained.
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