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THE AIYIEIUCAN.
Saturday, -July 13, !844.
Democratic Xomlnatloii.
FOR PRESIDENT,
J A BIBS XI. FOLIC,
OF TENNESSEE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
G20. Tfl. DALLAS,
Of TENNSVLVAMA.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY A. M UI1L K X II K 15 (J.
VOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
josh u a i r a uts 1 1 o 11 v i: .
V. B. I'.JCVlUt, Esq., at hit iie.il f,
t.ite a ul Voul Office, JVj. 59 I'tne Street, Vh
tiUtrljihia, ia authorized to act e Agent, ai d
rccelit lor all monies due this office, tor tub
Mcription or advirtUlng.
C7 The Cuors. The farmers have been
busily engaged during the past week, in taking
o.T their crops. The crop of wheat may be said
13 be but an average one. Although some of the
tanners have had an extraordinary yield, o
thers have lost whole fields from the blighting:
effects of rust. The white wheat, we believe.
Jared worse than any other in this neighborhood.
The blue stem and the Mediterranean has turn
ed out well. The latter, it is said, is le:-s liable
to hi affected by rust titan any other
Raw. Road Ikon. The Cumbci land, M l ,
lion Company have engaged to furnish the Fall
River and Taunton Rail Road Company 1000
tc-i.D of Rail Read Iron, et 54 per ton.
Great Democratic Gathering.
The Democratic meeting held at the Court
House, on Thursday evening, waj otic of the
largest ever held in this county. I,nrgii dele
gations fiom Selinsgrove, renns township, Point
township and Northumberland, were in attend
once. The number in the procession, we learn
t'rotn those who counted them, was about 300.
The Court House was thronged with men. No
women being present, nor were they necessary
to enconrnge with their smiles the zhjI and
patriotism of the orators. The meclin, after
bring organised, was ubly and eloquently ad-i!rps.-ed
by Mr. Sanderson, of Bradford county,
.Mr. Elwell, of do., Mr. Knox, of Susquehan
na and Mr. Kidder, of Luzerne.
Tho speakers were frequently and loudly
cheered by the audience. The democracy
turned out much stronger than we expected.
Asmiut farmers ate in the midst of their harve-t ;
but comparatively few could attend from the
"entry. The meeting did not adjourn until 1'2
n'riock. The democracy of this county has a
wnlieni d up, an I it we do not greatly mistake
tho i-igns of the times, they will five the old
ta.shioned dti.Kcratic majority at the next o
ioctioii. We l ave uo room for further remarks
this, week.
ZyTut Philadelphia Riots. A '.a-ge por
tion of cur paper, this week, is given up to an
account of the Philadelphia Riots. The riot are
made up of th? dregs of society, of abandoned,
i ckl-'es and unprincipled men, who have little
cr nothing to loose or gain by the result. The
'Native American" party used the whole of their
power and influence to keep. down these turbu
lent spirits, and manfully defended St. Phi
lips (Catholic) Church, from the assaults of the
mob ; but so infuriated and reckless had they be
come, that even the ttrong arm of the military
vas scarcely abb to subdue them. The first of
fvnecwas occasioned by tho discovery of a num
ber of muskets, placed in St. Philip's Church, for
its protection. A number of these were taken
from the church on the 4th, if we mistake not,
and hud then created considerable excitement.
On Saturday last abo'it 10 more muskets, a keg
of powder and other amunition, was discovered in
tin church. This brought on a renewal of the
disturbances which endsd in the dreadful riot
and bloodshed. The Governor arrived in the
city, and a numbrof military from the country
blso arrived. Ia such cases, severe and coer
cive nuanires chould be adopted without delay.
The mob is made up almost wholly of reckless
and irresponsible persons, and the sooner they
are cLot down the better it will be for the peace, j
tafv.ty and nj.iur of the Cwirn; unity.
K7" Peace ar.d quictnefi has been restored in
Philadelphia. Theworit f.atuie in the whole
affair is the coaipion.ise, by which the military
were withdrawn. The uuthoritice should never
huve entered upon terms with a mob, if they ex
pected their power or authority to be respected
hereafter. The number kilk'd was 15, wounded
50, a number of the latter beyond the hope of re
covery At.rsr Puel. John Tyler, Jr , and
Hueh R. Plea ants, of ll.thmoiid. went to North
Carolina to fiCh, a duel. Pleasant. M not ap- j 'cYK 'ffi
pear on the ground at the time appointed lhs ; HICKORY DEMOCRACY
second came ind stated tUt his principal was j A number of the mot eloquent and distinguish
crazy withtha mauia-a-potu, ubout 12 miles off j ed Speakers havr been invited and it is expected
Therefore. John went strait home, to Wa,hing- I will be present on the great occasion. The
...... , i . . n- I namea of the distinguished Speakers will be an
ion, to tell his iiai.iiv tlutt l.e came ott victorious i . , . ., r
1 1 ' ' 1 noiiiiceil in due time, us their answers of accen.
nd with "honor bright "
ars not yet over
The days of chivalry
(XSrANOiiira Vktih -A boatman, named
Walters, from Uunioii county, was killed at the
Uto riot at pmli.dslf.iii. I In wag a ;ncrv rpt c
tttor, and wa shot whi'.o looking on.
Tht Whig Ulciting on Wctlncstlay Evening.
The great Whig meeting that wan advertised
to be held nt the Court House, on Wednesday
evi-nirip last, brought a number eT strangers to
town, lor the purpose of hearing some of the dis
tinguished speakers, announced in the bill. Dear,
the Puekcye Blacksmith, and several gentlemen
from ritihuh-lphia were expected, but none ar
rived excepting Josiah Randall, Esq., of Phila
delphia, who hail been on a visit to Columbiu
county. There were delegations from Milton.
Scdinsgrove and Northumberland, anil inarched
into the Court House, proceeded by the Milton
Band. The Whigs numbered about 150 persons.
The Court House was pretty well crowded. The
eats within the Bar were filled exclusively with
ladies, who, for the first time, were called into
requisition, at a political meeting in this place.
We cannot say that we have any fault to find
with this. Their presence is always cheering
under all circumstances. We need not say they
made a fine appearance. The ladies of this place
are proverbial for their beauty, as well as their
neatness and tate in dress, excepting always the
modern but it would be impolite to except to
thing brhind their hacks.
The meeting being organized, Mr. Bellas bi ief
ly stated the object, and also that a number of
distinguished speakers, expected from PhiladM- j
I phia, Were detained inconsequence of the recent
riots in that city. The absence of the Euekcye
Blacksmith was not accounted for. Chester
Butler, Esq., of Wilkcsbarre, was first called
on to address the meeting. Mr. Butler, who is
an estimable man. delivered a plain, well mean
ing speech, which was well received by the audi
ence, and concluded by i elating several anec
dotes, illustrating some of the naughty tricks
made vise of by the locos in el ctioneerine. Dr
Baldwin, ef Towanda, was next called upon.
The Doctor, with that native modesty p?culiar to
himself, commenced by giving his pe ligree and
declaring that he was not exactly like Felix
Grundy, who was 'born a democrat " An ad
mission that no one seemed to doubt, lie did not
know liow he was born, and what was more, he
did'nt cure ; but he knew that he sucked in de
mocracy the natural way, as soon as he was able
to think and reflect. The doctor stated that he
had lived a good while travelled much, and
knew much, and might have added talked much.
The doctor before brandling out, paid a passing
compliment to the ladies present, and spoke of
their beauty and ornament. The latter allu
sion we did not distinctly comprehend, as our la
dies are remarkable for their neatness and sim
plicity in dress and the absence of nil tawdriuess
and tinsel in their apparel But the doctor is
something of a wag, and, no doubt, had reference
to lumethins;. The doctor then went off at a
tangent, scoured the four quarter of the Globe
for examples and parallels, but not finding the
earth large enough for the wide field of his ima
gination, he finally mounted into illimitable
space amidst the spheres. We do not allude to
the "lunar sphere," so beautifully described by
Pope :
"Where heroes' wits are kept in pond'rous vases,
And beaux in snuff-boxes and tweezer-cases,
Where broken vows and death-bed alms are found.
And lovers' hearts with ends of ribands bound."
He magnanimously ascribed to Washington the
largest sphere, but cout nd d that Clay's spher"
was next within the circle and that the Clay ball
revolved in an orbit of immense magnitude. He
did not stata the p;:riod of its political revolution,
the eccentricity of its orbit, or tho inclination of
its axis to the plane ol its oibit These the doc
tor wisely left to conjecture, as well as several
shrewd, metaphysical ui'idubctrusc sayings, in ie- I
f. r nee to the ladies.
Josiah Randall, Esq , was then called on. 11.'
was well provided with documents, and spoke in
the most r xalted terms of Mr Clay. Had no o
pinion of Mr. Polk, whatever. He labored hard
to show that Mr. Clay was not inconsistent in his
lateand former opinions on the tariff, and read
some extracts that prov.d, as we thought, too
much.
The meeting was coi eluded with a speech
from Judge Collie?, which we did not hear, but
as the Judge wan a favorite with Stevens and
Ritner, it is iioturnl that he would warm')' ftip
pnrt the cause of Thaddi'iis' candidate fur (Jo
vcrnor.
M:.iti:i:c.
ftrand Hpniorrallc lI:i Meeting,
AT NORTHUMBERLAND.
Oi F. ltlay, the JHA rfn.y of Jlu.
The facility afforded of easy and convenient
conveyance by the North ui. l Wc.-.t Branch and
Suqtichanna Division of the Pennsylvania C
.ylvania U
0 roll t '-,r
nal, makes this a ientr..l anJ desiml
a grand demonstrate to -U'L.'N.Gi.IC.KUin,
DALLAS, ML'HLENELRG axx. VitrotiV
We mo.t cordially ir.Vita tlw Hemociacy of j
neighboring d.etrittj to unit,? wih us, and nd ;
greeting to the gevciul distiicts, in udjo.ituig
I ..it i, 1 1 .. u-tth im Ii .I iti-,. lh:.t the lliitiitt. it'lhli
" ,.i .-,.!
! spirit ol enthusiasm, every where animating tlie
r 7 j
yeomar.ry with a dcler'.iiint.on to avert the ca-
lum'tv of Ktst-r.il njiiTiiJm-V. i.i!.J its iittrTuLiiit
train of evils of misruk a' National Lauk. the ! Cirtluigp, Illinois, bole ofl ihe guard, and kill
$200,000,000 d. lt tcheu:,-- cic-t.i.g and pcrp.t- '' J'1'h 1 lliri"n S""1''' It-r says th.t
uatn.' ol.ous and arut.ociatic distinction and ' I wo ofjoe's atsocialcs were al-o killed. The
privileges.) gives earnest that the 20th of July '. Governor whs uh.-ent, liaviii,' go:i to Nauvoo
will be a proud day for Democracy. i to kecuro the balance of the Slate arms.
Rai.lv TniLMtN ! Let the runner, the Me-I ll 8oeun thut the circuinstauces attending the
rhamcun l Working men rest from their labors,
! tam.e .hall
James Deifl'etiVaeher,
William iUon,
Jacob Ueiter,
John Cuke,
Joseph Mo. st,
Jacob Leisenring,
John Yoiingtnan,
John Vandling,
Robert Lf sher,
John Peters,
J W S tarn in
Joffph Hollopeter
.'vanire ('tuiimittit.
Mil. POLK OS TUB TAIUFF.
HENRY CLAY ON THE SAME SUBJECT.
The following letter is frum Mr. Polk, on tho
subject of the Tariff, a subject more agitated in
Pennsylvania than any other, and upon which
the Presidential election must turn in this State.
Immediately after Mr. Polk's letter, we have
placed an extract of Mr. Clay's speech at Ra
leigh, N. C, one of his last efforts, made but a
few months since. By comparing the two it
will be seen that Mr. Polk and Mr Clay do not
widely differ in their views, in regard to the
tariff. Mr. Clay hs certainly abandoned the
high ground which he once occupied upon this
subject :
Mr POLK'S LETTER.
Colvmuta, Tennessee.
Jink 19th, 1911. )
Dear Sir. : I have received recently several
letters in reference to my opinions uii the subject
of the tariff, and among others, yours of the 30th
ult. My opinions on this subject have been often
given to the public They ure to be found in my
public nets, and in the public discussions in
which I have participated.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such an
one a will veld a sufficient amount to the Trea
sury to defray the ex"cnseg of the Government
economically administered. In adjusting the
details ofa revenue tariff, I have heretofore sane-
! tinned such moderate discriminating duties, as
I would produce the amount of revenue needed,
j and Ht the same time afford reasonable incidental
protection to our home industry. 1 am opposed
to a tariff for protection merely, and not for re-
vcime. j and children from Warsaw. It ia feared their j to their descent without a crash, so nilent was
Acting upon these general principles, it is ell j town '3 ' as,ies before this. 1 everything, except tho fierce wind, to which
known that I gave mv support to the policy of i Our citizens were aroused this morning by ! the w hite spectres appeared listening, in d's
Gen Jackson's administration on this subject. 1 j the ringing ol bells and a call in arms. Our ' !t-te grandeur, as it flow over the mountain."
voted against Tiie taritt act ol i voted tor
the act of Isjj, which contained modification of
some of the objectionable provisions of the act of
1S2S As a member of the Committee of Ways
nn l Means of the House of Representatives, I
gave my assent to a bill reported by that Com-
mittep in December. IVJ'2. making further modi- '
fieations of the act of 1SC"5 and making also dis
criminations in the imposition of the duties .
which it proposed. That bill did not pass, but
was superseded by the bill commonly called the
Compromise Bill, for which I voted
In my judgement, it is the duty of the govern
ment to extend, as far as it maybe practicable to
do so. by its revenue laws and all other means
within its power, fair and just piotection to all
the great interests of the whole Union, embrac
ing agriculture, manufactures, the mechanic arts,
commerce and navigation. 1 heartily approve
the resolutions upon this subject, passed by the
Democratic National Convention, lately assem
bled at Baltimore
I am, with great respect,
Dear, sir. your ob't servant,
JAMES K POLK.
John K. Kanu, Esq . Philadelphia
From Mr Clay's Raleigh Spemh.
' IVe mut rtj'Ct b:ith the d-i'trinen of free trade
and nf a A'g'i and exorbitant tariff. The parti
zans of each must make some sacrifices of their
peculiar opinions They must tind some com
mon ground, on whic h both can stand, and reflect
that, if neither has obtained all that it desires, it
has secured something, and what it does not re
tain has been gotten by its friends and country
men. There are very few who dissent from the
opinion that, in time of peace, the federal revenue
oul.t to be di.iw n from toreign imports, with
out resorting to internal taxation Here is a ba
sis for accommodation, and mutual satisfaction
Let the amount, which is requisite for an econo
mical administration of the government, when
we are not engaged in war. be raised exclusively
on foreign impoit.n, and in adjusting a tariff for
that pui pose, let tueh discriminations be made
as will fotter and encourage our own domestic
indii'tiy. All parties outfit to be wthjitj with
a tariff for revenue, and ditc-iminationf for pru
te:t'om ."
Tilt: VtOIt.MDV Will.
Iuiint Innt liilrlllljuice from "nrl !( t
Ucallt of Jir!l ami lllrnm Smith t!
The Wosteri papers bring intelligence of the
dreadful scenes enacted at Carthage, in Illinois.
On tho arrival of Governor Fordut Carthage,
the Prophet Smith and his council left Nauvoo,
to surrender themselu's to the Governor, for
tho puipo.-o of Vjial investigation into their
eoinluct,
They were met on their way by
Governor Ford's troops, and conducted into
Cjrtliagf". fvnith gave the Governor an order
io den and the ait.ll-ry and amis at Navoo;
the arms were obtained, uml the Nauvoo legion
j vv
j wil! discharged, and the people assembled under
. arms at N.ioV'.o returned to tht.-ir homes, and
, s , . ,. . . confined al Car-
thage on a charge ol treason. It was then
thought lliiit the w ar w as over, but it seems
'. this was but the ooiumenceiiient, for on the
afternoon of Juno the 'J7ih, accwrding to the
1 l''iney II. r.ild, from winch we get the par-
. r . .
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urn. art, -jviwt.ii .ot- iiouia to uu (iiei pi.
o'clock, an armed multitude visited the j:4il at
killing of the Morinun Prophet and his brother
Hiram are as follows: Governor Ford left
Carthage with about l'.t) soldiers, for the pur
pose of taking po.-si st.i jii of tho "Nauvoo Le
gion," and tht-ir arms. They arrived at Nau
voo about noon, and called for the assembling of
! the Legion. About C.OOO men, with arms,
j immediately icsponded to its rail. These troops
were put under command of Col. Singleton, of
' Rrown county, who accompanied Governor
: Ford to Nauvoo. The Governor, finding all
c,uiet, left Nauvoo about 5 o'clock, 1'. M., with
' a company ef 00 men, for the purpoaa of cn -
camping about 7 miles from the city. At about
the same time that Governor Ford letl Nauvoo,
the Prophet and his brother were killed, at Car
thnge, under the following circumstances, as
near as could be ascertained. Wo copy from
tho Qnincy Herald :
"Joe and Hiram were both confined in the
debtors' room oftheCarthage jail, awaiting their
trial on a charge of treason. The jail was
strongly guarded by soldiers and Anti-Mormons,
who had been pluced there by the Governor.
A Mormon attempted to rush by the guard
for the purpose ol forcing his way into the jail.
He was opposed by the guard, and fired a pis
tol at one of the guard, giving him a alight
wound.
A general confusion ensued in the crowd a
round the jail. Joe and and his Mormon fellow
prisoners, it seems, had provided themselves
with pistols, and commenced firing upon the
guard within. Ho then attempted to escape
from the window, when a hundred baHs enter
ed his body, and he fell a lifeless corpse.
His brother Hiram shared the same fate.
Richards, a leading Mormon, was badly wound
ed. There our intelligence ends. What took
place aftcrthisGod only knows. Tho Mormons
immediately left for Nauvoo, to carry the news
of the death of the Prophet. It is feared that
the Mormons at Nauvoo will it 3 so exasperated
as to exterminate the Governor and his small
force.
The Boreas brought down must of the women
inrre inuepenumu compinins are already in
marching order. Major Flood hits ordered nut
the militia of thin regiment, and the bteamer
Boreas is wailing to convey them to the scene
of action.
There is no knowing w here this dreadful af
fair w ill end.
I'rum the St. Ijiuis Evening (iazrltr, Extra
FniKNO Fmw : Enclosed you have a copy tilkn ro,srssioll of previous evening-.VI j
of an Extra issued at Qumcy. W e left Nau- ! 1Mllslk,.ts ami fo lis-pieces, 10 pistols of differ
voo about daylight this nioniiiw, (Friday, -th) ; ..,,t kin.ls, a keg of owd, r and a h,.x of catridg -s.
all was quiet. The Mormons had not heard of! Of the guns found 23 were loaded, some soheavi- i
the deaths of the Smiths, as Gov. Ford, w ho
was encamped a few miles back, had (as tup
po.-edj intercepted the messengers trom Car
thage. At Wars! w, all was excitement. The wo
men and children were all removed, and an im
mediate attack was expected from the Mor
mons. We met the Roreas, ju.-t nbove (inincy, with
300 men armed and equipped for Warsaw, ea
ger to lisht. In haste, yours, &.c.
A. J. SroNH.
On board steamboat St Croix,
Friday evening, June 2-, 111.
Further Particulars. On tho 2'oth u!..,
Gov. Ford had prevailed on Joe, and several of
the principal Mormon--, to reign themselves
into the hands of the officers of justice, at
Carthage, to be tried by duo conrso of law.
Joseph and Hiram S.nilh, a Doctor Richards',
and two others, were incarcerated in the Han-
cock County jail, and guarded by the Govern-
or's troops until this morning, when Govern-
or Ford discharged the troops, except 6(1 J
already stationed at Nauvoo, and a further re-
ctrvo of (ill. who to.tl.iv nccoiiitinn iod him to i
i . i" i i , .i i
VIUVOO, ID ueioci ami aniiuiiiaie me imi; na
, . , ,
fictorv, leaving the prisoners m the sate and tfn-
, r l
C'ent kcrnin! of seven men of the Carthage
, ,
Grays. Shortly after disbanding the McPon-
o.igh troops, and the Governor's departure for
Nauvoo, a large body of militia, Fay 2H, resol-
ved to wait on the prisoners in their room.
Th;. ,.. H.h.,i....ii,rnr(rnnWo.
0 ..w....
The faithful Grays could not consistently ad-
in it visiters to prisoners accused of treason and
other felonies. The militia took efficient means
to convince the guard of their impotence, and
the moiisin.f forms joined issno. Tho door was
forced, and Joe shot the foremost, named Wills,
throiinh th. wriiit A irf-nnrnl ni.-leo piisiied.
in which Distols snukc elooiientlv and forcibly.
. . . ,
1'iveof iheniilitia were wounded, though slight
ly. Joe Smith, endeavored to escape, precipi-
. . , , .. , ii
tuted hiiiiscl! from the window, receiving while
i between heaven an 1 earth some halt dozen shots,
' and five thereafter. Hiram, and three other j
were killed within the prison.
, The Louisville Journal of the il l iust. says :
I - We luvese-n a genil-man who was in Nau-
! v,mnii Frul.iv. and who inforuu us that all was
.,,.. nuiet iher... tho nrominent Mormons ex.;.. i i. 1 l th-
; horting their followers to offer no insult or mo-
testation to any ono, and in no case to offer v:o-
j t-uci! except in strict wel. defence. The deep-
j est griefand atlliction pervaded thecity. There
appeared to benodanger of the burr.ing of War-
y-t . tt
saw or larina,re.
A Uku Fuklst IN Tilt OliW.o.N Country.
A U tter in the St. Ixiuis print entitled 'Tho j as to take effect among the mob. when Charles
Reveille,' gives the following account of a :rne Naylor. T.sq , rushed before the cannon, andei
bt held by the wr.ter on a ridge on the Wind llr countermanded the order or begged the
River Mountain : I Gt "ef"l 'lo so. He was immediately arrested
"On the eighth morning of our journey home- and carried into the church. The determined
..... -..t spirit of the military appeared to check the mob
ward, two ot us left camp, in company with Jo. ' ' 1
n , . , . , r . and they graduully dispersed 1 he most of the
Wind Kivcr Muuntuin, ia eearcli ol bulTuli.,
which we hoped to find in the wild and seclud
ed little valley of Pope Ahgo. The Pope Ahge
is a current of bright mountain water, winding
through a deep, nairow, grassy vslley, that
cleaves the granite hills of Oregon, in that re
gion bordering the Mandun District. The
morning was bitter cold, though the 'd 1th of Au
gust, and a pelting rain, soon after our starting,
come down upon na from the dark and comfort
! Rss sky. About mid day, after pausing hero
- . ' . . 1 1 . . ' l e ' .. . j
and there, nnlv a foiv utrnTrrlinfT bulla. w fniiiul 1
, j - .... ft ft , -
it would be necessary to mount the ridge, and
look for cows on the other side, as n j fair sign
of the right game had yet appeared. Accord
ingly, we scrambled upward, and, with great
labor, at length reached the summit.
A sceno hero opened upon us such as we
had never before conceived, and, perhaps, quite
impossible to convey in description. Thick
forests covered the mountain, half the trees
standing, half of them prostrat", and every one
dead. Not i particle of bark remained among
all these ghost-like remnants of a gigantic, but
now blasted and extinct vegetation. The huge
rocks were swept bare of earth, by the vijlent
winds from which this chain derives its nanv?.
Nothing met the eye, in any direct on, but
naked granite and blasted trees. A feeling of
intense awe chilled through our veins, an I
crept into onr hearts, as we gazed round upon
a FCene that forced into the mind a new and va.-t
conception of desolation in sublimit v ! Rij;
j rain drops were still heating against us with
the force of hail stonps, as they were driven al
most liorieontally across the bleak mountain
top by the screaming wind.
The tall pines, I
leaftess, darkless nnd branchless, stood in gap- j little effect on the wall, the missiles with which
ing clefts and fissures, pointing their spires into ! it was charged, rebounding to a distance ofa hun
the sky, like ghostly fingers upbariding their j died yards, to the greatest fright of the neighbors
destroyer! Many were pulpy with rottenness, i At this time, Thomas W. Giover and Lewis
though still standing, upheld by the firm twin- j ("' I-evin arrived, and the latter, mountingone of
ing of their roots among the rocks-. Those th it j l''"'re8' ,Ila,,c' a" ",,,!l0!is to ",H crowd. That
had fallen, seemed as though thev had crumbled I'1"'1'"" of the crowd which generally gather in
From the Philadelphia Lodger
IIKNKU'AL OP TIIK IMO I s AT PIIII. i.
DF.LPHI A FIItIU Of TIIK .Mlt.ll'A
11 V AMI L.OSS OF LIFKi
Satuihw. July f.
About two o'clock on Saturday morninsr, a
tinilier se:iic)i ol' tlie Church of St lHi i 1 i n c:i
, . . .. , . .
were found, ill addition to the twelve muskets ;
ly that they could not have been fired without
bursting the pieces. The City Guard remained I
in possession of the Church all Saturday morn- '
ing.
About half past two o'clock in the afternoon
ten. Cadwalader rode into the street on horse- j
back, and, in a short address to those gathered
about, endeavored to persuade them tort-tire to
their homes, but without having any effect. In
reply to questions put to him as to the anthoiity
by which arms were taken into the Church, he
stated that an order for twenty muskets had been
issued under the authority of the Governor, and
they had been delivered before he knew anything
of the order. He then repeated his endeavors to
,,t.r!jllaje tl0I11 to disperse, but he had to retire
without being able to accomplish anything,
Alderman Saunders also used persuasion to get
' the throng to retire, and, in doing so, he assured
; them that every weapon and all ammunition had
' been removed from the Church, and that there :
j was no cause for further excitement. He beg-,
' ged all to use their exertions to allay the pre-
' s, nt ill-feel
The tenant of the house next above the Church
vacated his dwelling on Saturday afternoon, and
several others in the vicinity
followed his
j ample A house dircctlv opposite hai
a sm.i!
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I flag dying Irom the second storv window-,
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' 1 lie Alderman ol the district swore in t x'ra
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j coiii-tables during the afternoon ten tor each
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j At - 0.L.,llck tlie s,1(.rllV drriv,.(l lroIll tlie ,.itv
Wltll of a,imlt sTr . With this
with a posse of about l.'iO strong. With this i
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force he succeeded in driving the throng that was
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coueiei;aieti mere lowarus int.' casi enu oi ine
street. When ul! was clear fiom Second to i
j Third stieet, lines of men were stationed, who
, prevented all ingress, except to those living w ith-
' square.
Hming the evening the military force was in-
1 "eased by the presence of the Mechanic Rifle. ;
Washington Iilues, Cadwalader Grays,
M'irkle
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I R'"1e, and City Guards. The crowd gradually
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J he crowd gradually
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increasetl in numher mid lurttulenre About 1 1
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o clock the Junior Artillerists arrived with three
i field pieces; these were stationud at Second
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Third, and Queen streets, commanding every a
venue to the church Gen. Cadwalader then
withn ithitnmi of men rfi:tri'ed niton (tie thron.t
ju Sm,, 6tr,.,,t Mo ill(,,ll ,tr,.et. driving
: (j t Christian street
j 8aue nu.asuros ere adopted up Second
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miim y and police. In Third street matters ap-
peared to have a serious aspect. Stones having
, been throw n, and the officers in command struck j
; by them, preparations weie made to discharge
the field piece stationed there. The address ol
Gen. Cadwalader was received w ith groans, and
he was dared to fire. It is said that the General
, had given the order and the piece was levelled so !
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und another company, said to be the Hibernia
Greens.
The crowd gathered again in front of the
church in the course of the forenoon, and about
1 1 o'clock threats weru made that the church
would be attacked if Mr. V was not released. A
four pounder was brought in fiont of the church,
lashed upon timber w heels. This was loaded and
pointed against the door, the mob declaring that
they would fire it Charles .Naylor was not given
up to them They did not fire, however, but
several got pieces of scantling and burst in the
panel of the door west of the principal entrance.
Upon this being done Mr. Naylor was released
and, getting upon the steps, he made a hort ad
dress, in which he begged them, as they loved
him, to do as he intended to do, to retire to thair
homes. They cheered him in reply, and, mount
ing him on their shoulders, marched off towards
his house, a large number of the crowd following
him, and a great many also left the spot, thinking
that the people would now disperse.
In the nvan time they hud hauled off their gun,
and posted it in an open space on Christian street
commanding the back of the building. It was
then pointed at one of two circular windows in
I the wall about ten feet from the grouud. The
gun was then fired, but missing the window it
broke a brick or two ulong side of it. The gun
j was not charged with a proper ball, it is said,
small pieces of old iron being used again.
The gnu was taken down to the wharf for the
purpose of reloading, and about 1 o'clock it was
brought back au'ain. and with it, another piece,
regularly mounted on w heels, was posted in the
rear of the church. One of them, loaded with
largi' pieces of iron, was discharged, but with
case of riots to look on, assembled around him,
' and listened to his speech, during which he was
! rep -atedly cheered. But at the same time stones
I were living against the walls and the window on
; the left side of the alter.
Mr Levin was followed by Mr. ('trover ami
others, who succeeded in pacifying the crowd
: so far that they promised to spare the church if
the Hihi-ruia Greens were taken out of the build
, ing This was at last done, and the Maikle Ri
j ties came out guarding the lliheruia Greens. Thev
proceeded together up Second street as far as Gi-r
man. a crowd followinz and cheering the rifle
company, but pelting the (,'reens as often as they
could jt.-t a chance. At German street Tht?
Greens rapidly retreated. som of them firing
their iim-kets as they fled.
One of the Hibernia Greens, named Robert
iallaher. was caught in Pine alley, near Shippen
street, and most terribly ; beaten about the head
and lace. He. however, does not appear to have
received any mortal injury, and may recover
with care and attention.
The terms upon which the military hail given
up the church, were, that they would guaranty
the safety of the building. The fact that the lli
heruia Greens should fire upon their pursuers, and
the rumors that soon began to float about that
several persons had been wounded by their tire,
caused a new excitement to spring up, which
soor. bid fair to set at defiance all the efforts of
the volunteer guardians of the edifice.
The thrjng ill front of the church again be
cam" dense, and although Mr Levin pleaded
! most eloquently that they should unite in keep-
j ing sacred the w ord of those who had vowed to
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preserve the eililice, there wer" some present
who appeared bent on the destruction of it. In
the breach made in th- ilnor in the morning,
Messrs. lirnviT, Johnson and Wright, Aids, man
fully stood their ground, and with every argument
tli.te itttvi.:., ti ntt...-i I ...I t.i tli.Kewlin tttoili!:!.
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j luiuiu lu section in. if i iiurai hi s
! A 1 ir,i,i !,,, if veivv! vi-i lirtit.ii! to Tor the rtur-
.. i pose ol bursting the door ; but those nearest the
door joined in preventing this use of it.
About t o'clock. Co! Jack rode up, and getting
, into the s.-cond story of the house above the
j chttiih addressed the crowd to the same effect as
i those who ha 1 preceded him. While he was
i however, stones were flying at In win-
: 'w tt,wa"'4 I lord street, it.-acnve rioters
! were at this tim engaged in making a breach in
the brick wall recently erected above the church,
and it did not take long to make it large enough
to admit one person at a time.
When this was accomplished, the mob throng-
j cd in pell niell, and immediately bursting in a
sitle door, leading into the basement room, dis-
! n..u.l tl,,..li.., tt,.-.-.,t.r1.,.Mt 1 ho tit. ihiinir The
nr,i uii lint ni a i in V--, it.-,.. ..... - -
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1 lilliiroi'isui vtic vtiitivit nun '
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, In this they weie unled by a gn ut uiaiiy persons
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w ho Hocked in tor no oiner purpose, jvn jrisn-
j man was arrested in the church about this time
and taken to the Hall, for what reason we were
unable to discov er
fterthev had posseesion for about an hour a
Miioke was seen issuing from the cellar. A tew
persons went down and extinguished it in a short
time The throng then gradually left the build
ing. anil at lu-t it was taken possession of by a
I committee of twenty, who guarded the doors
! and allowed no one to enter, but all to go out
! that desired to go.
A meeting was called about i o'clock on the
opposite side of the street, and Mr. Spencer wu
i called to the chair After a few remark w it!
regard to the object of the meeting, he introdu
ceil Mr Perry. This gentleman made a brie!
speech containing some excellent advice. Hi
concluded with moving that the meeting adjourii
and that each person go to their homes, and leavf
the church in the charge of those chosen to pro
tect it, and to set a good example, he would bt
the first to go A number followed him and tht
excitement seemed to be gradually disappearing
The military appeared in great force on tin
ground about " o'clock. They drove the crowi"
down Queen street, and strove to disperse then
in Second and (jueen streets. It is said that tie
w arning given by the r.lhcers was unheeded, am
that stones were thrown at them. The soldier v
were then commanded to charge upon the crowd
they did so, but the crowd stood resolutely be
fore their bayonets. The word was then givei
to lire, and immediately a volley was discharge,
down Quern street In a tew minutes it w;
followed bv a second