The Troy herald., 1878-07-31

woskin9 g the tisihnce C6mmittcv
upon tko HhelAc shosvs In former times,
g appean singular tliat'a l,andfnl Of
Ccmmnnists C1n openly defy lMw and
order, palnlyno the effoilg arm Of justice,
and eot city tfUmellng for foar oE blood.
shed ana cpn0aEAaejoHs Yet, 10 Il d. San
francisco u vlleeaJly In the fMnds Of =
mob, and its citloen6 awod into silence
and 1hiugAted by tssgoe.s The "Eearney
Party" have uguipod, o. kt lsAse become
defiant Of government; under the pro-
tense Of the righte ok kboe. Il threatens
violence and inccndiarism and mob out.
ngee and pluntler; The press + afraid to
denounce, and the authorities 70 break
up the Infamous meetings; The courts
are cowed; the poplilaCo trembling, and
the officers get Iapidly .out Of the way
upon the appearance Of the SKearney.
ites." The fnt cry Of "drivs out tito
Chinese" has been sapplanted by Amer.
leans, (''narrVw faced YankeesvC and II
Resistance Ii offered, the city u to bo
retluce,l to ashes. The natural result of
thlnQ v stagnation Of business, the lock-
Ing up Of money and preparation for
snci. . state Of affairs could not have
existed even in tho most lawless days
when the Vigilance was organised and
power in the land; would not be now
II there was sufficient nerve 10 seiso
upon Kearney and hang him-string
him up ffom tho liberty pole Of the
Plaxa - warning. A single firm move
ut the frst would have effcctunlly
'g1ueIched the otttlyloak that now has
gkown into formidable dimensions, and
! 90 t..
to the disease, and the death blow struck
With the Vigilance a. In other days,
and his beggarly crew could not havV
may come again. The bell of the "Mon.
uinental" (slve In case Of tire) has now
an unfamiliar sound, but it Is not beyond
the range of possibility to strike tho
three we'll remembered strokes, and
yather Thousands Of we'll armed and
esolute men. Even while we are writ
ing s1ch may be the case, for we do not
believe the Vigilance il dead, but only
slumbering, and that necessity will sOoii
breathe into it agnin the breath Of life
and pristine vigor.
And it must come to this II the courts
ard the officers Of the Law are terrified
into submission to the dictates Of the
scountlrels OF insane communism. There
il fur too much ut stake for capital nnd
business enterprise to long how to the
.tictum of O ;. man, backed though he
imay be by = rabble. 1t IL a burning
shame and disgrace that such things
should have been permitted for even IL
single hour. The foul fungus growth
upon socicty should have been Obliter.
ated at the first appearance, and not suf-
fered to grow and spread and tester.
Some one will ut last have to take u
Jacksonian responsibility, (if it has not
already been done), and then there will
he IL sudden exit Of "kcarney and Com-
pMny." There are strong, active, daunt-
less men yet lingering at the "Bay" that
have not forgotten the workings of the
Vigilance Rooms In Sansane Street, and
know how speedily the jail was re-
lieved of two of it's inmates, and how,
us in breath, they were dangling from
beams in full view Of the gathered thous-
an,ls. And they will not finch If neces-
sary to act. 1t Is but simply matter Of
little time, and the sooner such turbu-
lent spirits IRE quieted the better. Vigi.
lance law, il il true, smacks triAe too
much of tho "Lynch" for ordinary
occasions, but when all else fi,ils Is
righteous in its judgment, as summar.-
in it's derrces, and certain cure TO-
fanatical Outlawism and brutal mob vio
lence and destruction.
String mp Kearney, land If necessary u
few more Of the mnlcOntents), and peace
will reign agnin in San Francisco, and the
water roll placidly through the Golden
Gate. We are surprised It has been 10
long delayed, and expect every hour to
hear flashed over the wires the intelli.
gence that tho might Of Right has, been
asserted and proud city no Longer lows
in al,ject servility TO q band Of miserable
cut-tllroats ami thieving plunderUA. ~