The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-09
THE JEWEL OF CONSISTENCY.

The New York Tribune, speaking of
the great riots, says:
The war Of wages does not quickly end.
Blood has been shed. and more will be
shed before we have peace and order. IL
is pity that the very first resistance to
law was not met by the shooting OF every
rioter within range of musket ball.
Many lives would have been saved, prop
erty OF immense value would have been
saved, if the very first conflict between
the rioters and the civil authority had
ended in the burial OF an hundred riot
ers. IL is the misfortune of our system
Of government that it rarely provides for
such emergencies. 1t does not like to
shoot men at the first show Of resistance
to law. and therefore encourages the
spirit which prompts prolonged resist
ance. and gets a great many men shot
before all is done. Even at Pittsburgh,
a great many lives and property worth
millions would have been saved, if the
officers and men whose duty it was TO
vindicate the majesty Of law had made
the law a terror TO evil-doers at the out
set Napoleon was right. 1t is always a
blunder as we'll as a crime to exasperate
a mob without exterminating it.
The New York Independent, speaking
upon the same subject, says;
As we said last week, 50 we say again
and shall continue to say, that whenever
a riot appears, no matter what may be
the occasion, the one aud at the time the
only thing to be done is to apply to il
with unsparing severity the law of force.
Ii the club of the policeman. knocking
out the brains of the rioter, will answer,
then we'll and good; but if il does not
promptly meet the exigencY. then bull
let's and bayonets, canister and grape
with no sham or pretense, in order to
frighten men, but with fearful aud de-
structive reality-constitute the one
remedy and the one duty of the hour.
The remedy is horrible one, yet II is
immeasurably the least of two evils. IL
does it's work quickly, and SO does il as
to make an example that rioters will be
likely 10 remember Rioters are worse
than mad dogs, because they are quite as
savage, while they know more; they are
worse than an invading army, because
they are under no government except
that of their own passions. which is the
law OF He'll; they are worse than the
most detestable despotism that ever
cursed the world; aud any tampering
with them, for fear that somebody will
Napoleon was right when he said that
the right way to deal with mob Is 10
exierminate il. Men when in this atti-
tude not only have no value TO human
society, but they are its worst enemies
and they should have no exemption from
the liability to instant death. 1t Is the
usiuess oil law either TO imprison or kill
the men, according to circumstances,
who disregard its mandates. We EN-
phasize this point. because 1t IS really the
most important lesson taught by the ex-
perience of the last two weeks. We have
IN all our large cities an ample supply OF
rowdies, ruffians, robbers, and thieves,
who are at all times ready TO become ri.
oters and murdeTers; aud society Is not
safe for an hour except as they under
stand that rioting exposes them TO Im-
mediate death When the will of society
rises to this point and its machinery Is
equal to the task. then there will be no
rioting, and law and courts will peace
iully take care Of the people.
most serious mistake will be com
mitted if this great otfense against socit'