Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-27
rar SAN FRANCISCO HooDLrMs,

1t often happens that apparent ca
lamitiss arc blessings in disguiss. and
certainly u ever . blessing Descended
from heaven on San Francisco. Il 10 In
the form Of the riot which 10 nov In
progress in that city. That net Ia.
aroused the public spirit Of San Fran.
cisco. The COED citizens, the men upon
whose enterprise and energy the safety
and prosperity Of the city depends. have
taken the matter in hand, united them
selves in q Vigilance Committee. and
rsaewsd the old times Of Hfty-six.
A. the Law seems powsrlsss 10 protect
life and property. earnest men have
taken the law into their hands.
by doing this they have saved the city
from the dsPrsdatiens Of . mob. The
hoodlums Who dsfy the police and
langh at the criminal laws. are afraid OF
the Vigilance Committee. and lay down
their arms and e~rtinguiah their torches.
without . word Of protest. They ars
towards by nature. and when brought
face to face with brave men. they yield.
like snssking eurs - they are.
For many years the hoodlum element
Aas dominated in San Francisco. The
laws Of the city have proved ineffective
In restraining them. There has BEEN
literally no protection for life or proper
~. Patience has long ceased 10 be q
virtue, and at last these lswless men
aud boys find themselves opposed by .
power which they cannot rssis,-whieh
they dare not resist. The lav-sbiding
citizens have united TO erush them.
They will BE- crushed. aud the sooner a
fsx Of them decorate the lamp-posts OF
Montgomery and Ksarny streets. the
sooner San Francisco will bs relieved
from the reign Of terror which nov OPP
presses her.
Vigilance Committees, a. u rule.
should Be put down. But there are 81.
csptisns 10 all rules. and the situation
In San Francisco makes Of that city an
exception. Her laws have proved pow
srlsss to protect her citizens. There Ia
but one thing left to her. and that In for
her citizens 10 protect themselves, o.
,hsy arc doing now. This riot Ia . good
thing for the city. II will probably end
I'm the extinction Of the hoodium sls-
msnt. and 10 II does snd so. tho killing
VI Q thousand men will bs = small price
paid for securing so great . benefit.
The remarks Of the Enterprise this
morning on the subject are V sensible
that We reprint them for the esssidsra-
ton Of our readers. Judge Goodwin
says:
Whatever sympathy Is due " the men In
the East Who. under their intolerable bur
,lens. were misguided enough 10 try IN gain
by q riot what they could not by argument.
NO sympathy IL due to the miscreants who
are trying 10 make . ruin Of Han Fran
cisco. Mercy Ia the psaceably-disposed
men VI this coast dictate. that no mercy
be shown to thess skulhing. incsndiary
wrctches In Han Francisco. They are
bent simply upon Arson. murder and pill
lagc. and At every attempt should 10 met
with ~grapeshot and bayonets. The move
ment. In self preservation, Of the decent
men Of San Francisco 10 most commend
able. aud doubtless saved tho city from
destruction night before Last. We hope
they will keep up their organization until
there are not only no more fires nor riots
talked Of but until women can In the even
ing walk the streets Of that city without
being In danger Of insult and violence.
That would 30 vast improvement over
anything known In that city for some
YEAR, past. II some hoodlums are made
10 dance on uncertain platforms and Others
10 try some other country before the need
ful contamination 10 reached. 10 will Ii
lust - we'll. and We arc sure quito accept.
able to the lav-abiding people Of the coast.
The time has not yet come on the Pacific
coast when worthless loafers can get fires
lunches and whisky by melting riots and
committing arson and murder.