Year: 1863

shut our eyes to its compensating results.
1t is but symptom-the most violent
but the most exhaustive-of the malady
that would have eaten out the heart OF
the Union if it had not, by repeated erup-
tions, been thrown out to the surface.
Every great city is at the mercy tor
eight and forty hours of its scbterranean
classes. There are ruffians enough IN
London or Liverpool to repeat the scenes
of 1880 1t would be two days and
nights before respectability, scared and
disgusted, would collect its senses, or
ganize its force, and repress the rebel
lion. But the repression is always in
evitable. ...


There is but one power in the civil
lied world that would have guided to
deeds Of such atrocity 1t is the oldpro-
Slavery spirit, SO long dominant, but
lately subdued, putting forth its hateful
power for final struggle. Of the issue
no one can have doubt The conscrip-
ton may or may not proceed IN New
York But of this we are sure, every
negro murdered by the pro-Slavery saw
ages Of that city will be worth a thou
sand soldiers to the cause of the Union
and the proclamation of freedom
Henceforth it will be a point of honor
with every decent citizen to stand by the
Government that is aSsailed ty incendia-
ries and butchers.


1t is almost incredible that any Eng
lish newspaper can regard with compla-
cency an event so disgraceiul as the
New York riots 1t is true, indeed, that
toryism and rowdyism are old allies.


Yet-pitiful, shameful and almost in
credible. as it is-the London Times
treats these forty-eight hours of mob rule
as a grave political event of portentous
significance to the cause of the Union
New York is declared to be in state of
insurrection against the Federal Gov
ernment. The enforcement of the CON
scription is regarded as hopeless, and the
consequent collapse of the Northern ar
mics are inevitable. The "people" are
said to have been provoked into stern
and indignant resistance to the prosecu-
ton of the war. And all this because a
few thousand miserable wretches, stimu-
lated by drink and instigated by secret
agents, overpowered on the instant the
police of the city in which rioting is a
periodical visitation! Hopeless, indeed,
must be the cause that can take comfort
from so brief and shameful an episode
nor less deprave1 the political morality
that dwells without one word of reproba-
ton on an exhibition so disgraceful to
our common hu man nature.


While the English papers discuss the
riot in the manner indicated by the ex.
tracts we have given, it may be well to
see what the Continental press think of
it. We copy first from the Paris Steele:


In America the success of the Fed
erals does not diminish; but the Slavery
party, reduced to the direst extremity
has made last desperate effort in New
York itself. A fortnight ago the COiT-
rier deS EtatS Unis announced the ex-
istence of conspiracy in which it did
not believe. This conspiracy has just
broken out. The conscri ption served as
a pretext; but the significance of the
movement is indicated by the atrocities
committed upon the blacks. All of them
whom the rioters met were massacred
houses belonging to negroes were burnt.
Evidently it is not By Gss0ssindtiRg poor
iR0fenSjUe Uictin1S, or by pitldgiI;g the
office of an AboIitionist aeWspaper thai
people protest against the conscription.


lie Nord regards the news from
America as more than ever favorable to
the Federals, and adds:


In New York very serious disturb
ances have occurred. These disturb
ances, for which the conscription has
served as pretext, appear to have been
caused by the partisans OF Slavery. We
see the proof of this in the excesses
which the rioters committed against the
blacks especially.


We gave, the other day, liberal quota,
tions from Southern papers showing that
they regarded the riot as partial com
pensation for their many defeats in bat
tie, and the extracts we have given
above show that precisely similar view
of the riot is taken by the european
press, though different conclusions are
drawn as to its effect. All, however
agree as to its origin, its political char
acter, and its designs. We ask the
thoughtful attention of honest men tc
these facts. Do they not prove beyond
a doubt that the Democratic party is il
sympathy, if not in direct cooperation
with the rebels? How could it prove it.
sympathy more clearly? Does the whole
world misjudge its intentions, and come
to erroneous conclusions in regard to it,
conduct? We think not