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Show THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING. The lynching of the eleven Italians in New Orleans, the full particulars of which are chronicled in this issue of The Dispatch, may possibly bo regarded re-garded as the most notable event of its kind in the history of our countiy, not on account of the number whose lives were taken, but on account of the manner in which the affair was conducted. There was a total absence cf that lawlessness which character-; I izes at timet such scenes, but citizens considering the law was trampled under un-der foot, met and with almost military precision carried out the end they had in view without injury to other lives or property. Mob violence is to In-deprecated In-deprecated at all times. Still there are but fw persons who may read the account ac-count but will incline to the side of the avengers who, according to their convictions, were executing the law of justice and retribution which had Leen so violently outraged by thoie sworn to administer it. The crime with which theie Italians were charged shocked, at the time of its commission, the entire community; and the fact that those persons who now avenge the crime stayed their hands at the time In view of law and order, must certainly be placed to their credit. It was only after the case had been submitted sub-mitted to the regular tribunal and to all appearance justice had been sub-. sub-. verted and organized authority was powerless to protect them, that the people arose in their might and executed exe-cuted that justice which was denied them. We do not wich tu bo taken as up-1 up-1 holding lawlessness in any form, yet we cannot but sympathise with these men in view of the fact that this is the third occasion within a few years when the fair soil of America has teen made the scene of nets of fiendish atrocity, committed by members of secret foreign socic-ties, Mhose one mission would seeai tu be bloodied. And it would be well if all would take the lesson to heart, that such deeds will not be tolerated in this land of freedom. free-dom. Of course, technically, the men who I took the liyes of the Italians lasl fcj.it- uxday, were wrong, and doubtless, wc shall have moralising enough over the event. But if it will place a check upon the associations which are, alas, t too frequent, society will mercifully throw a cloak of charity around these outraged citizens. |