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VOL. XXV.]
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1844.
IIV GRIEVE Ac ORWK,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
TERMS
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Newspaper Law.—Incase of a suit for fraud, the
Court, in this State, it is said, have decided thatrefus-
inp to take a newspaper from the office, or going away
and leaving it uncalled for until all arrearages are paid,
ia facie evidence of intentional fraud.
IMPROVED COTTON GINS.
T HE subscriber continues in operation his Gin
Factory, in Clinton, Jones county.
While others advertise their Gins to be equal, and
r Carver of the North says his are better than any other,
case, sent out of the State, j the subscriber feels in duty bound to planters, as well
any new j as himself, to publish, that he has lately made a most
important improvement in the construction of his Gins,
and that he is now manufacturing an article greatly
superior to any he has heretofore made, and though
they are not so highly finished outside as the Carver
Gin, he warrants them equally durable, and to make
belter Colton; to pick sufficiently fast to require only
half the number of mules to pull them, and to cost less
than half the money; and every Gin will be made to
perform to the satisfaction of the purchaser, before
payment will he required.
All orders, from any distance, filled in time without
fail, and the Gins sent to the purchaser’s residence
free of charge for delivery.
SAMUEL GRISWOLD.
May 14,1844 13 4twmtJan
TNI HE following choice lands, consisting of fractions
JL on the Chattahoochee river, in Early county,
ia prin
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.
Northern A Augusta Mail, via VVarrenton,
Due Daily, nt 10 a. m.
Closes Daily, at 9 a. m.
II a mu and Columbus .flail.
Due daily (Sunday excepted) at 10 A-M.
Closes daily “
12 M.
Narnnnah flail.
Due daily (Monday excepted) at 10 A. M.
Closes
daily, (Saturday “ ) “ 12 M.
Fntonlon flail.
Due Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 P. M.
Closes “
8 P. M.
.llouticello flail.
Due Thursday and Sunday at 8 p. M.
Closes Monday and Thursday at 8 p. M.
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Crockery \ Crockery!!
Just received at Sliahan’s,
400 SETS Cups anrl Saucers, of all qualities
500 sets Plates—blue, white, and granite
ire.
20 do?.. Bowls.
6
do
Pitchers.
10
•lo
Chambers.
6
do
Swin§ Glasses.
20
do
Dishes.
6
do
Mugs.
50
do
Tumblers.
2
do
Toilet do
besid
Ware
* H variety of other Glass, China, and Earthen
to which he respectfully invites the attention of
bisfriends. JAS. H. SHAHAN.
Milledgeville. March 25. 1844. II tf
Uj A targe lot of Dry Goods expected this week.
tiOO Bales, Packages, Cases, Crates, Pieces, &c.
>ew Spnng Goods now opening: at
HIGH he offers exclusively for cash ; determin
ed to he not only as cheap, but in fact will sell
r caper Goods, than can he had in any city short of
Xew York, qualily and style considered.
The undersigned would price his Goods, -nd »ive a
hst of the same, but who can tell whether they are
" l - p or dear, until seen. Doubtless the reader will
w
chp
hlnck hair arid whiskers.
May 1, 18-14.
_ Crockery.
JJ * CRATES, of every style and kind
' d, ofCrt>ckB| w 5 China Tea Setts, from $4 up to
"“1 flips 9 11 1 n '
•ates 31£, and Cups and Saucers 25 cts. set
t ■„ . 'AS. H SHAHAN.
■’.IdiedgeviHe, April 2, 1844.
are offered for sale. For all planting purposes, they
are inferior to none in the State, in point of durability
and fertility of soil. They comprise three different
settlements, each large enough for a cotton planta
tion, viz:
No. 441, containing 76 acres, in the 28rh dist. Early.
“ 442, “ 138 “
" 443, “ 151 “ “
•< 444, •* 74 ..
“ 445, « 91 “ “ •«
53\\ acres.
No. 436, containing 157iJ acres, in thp28th dis. Early.
“ 437, '• 110 “ ' “
267 acres.
No. 370, containing 85 acres, in the 5th dist. Early.
“ 371, “ 143 “
“ 372, “ 1424 •* “ “
3704 acres.
For terms, apply to the subscriber, near Monroe.
Wal ton county, Georgia.
• ANDREW J. LAMAR.
May 14, 1844 18 6t
GCF’Tlie Federal Union, Augusta Constitutionalist,
and the Columbus Times, will publish four times, and
forward their papers to me with the advertisement.
A. J. L.
L‘
Trunk Lost.
OST, or taken from a carriage, between Mr. A.
E. W. Brmvn’sand Sparta,on Fridayevening last,
the 3d instant, a small leather travelling trunk, con
taining a quantity of wearing apparel. Any one find
ing-it, by leaving it at Judge Hardwick’s Hotel in
Sparta, or returning it to me near Milledgeville, will
be liberally rewarded.
STITH P. MYRICK.
May 14. 1844 18 3t
From the Philadelphia papers,
flare of the Riots ia Philadelphia.
Between thirty and forty houses destroyed, and
two churches burned.—With unspeakable morti
fication we continue to record the triumph of
mob power over legal authority—of brutal pas
sions over human reason. We had hoped, though
hatdly expected, that the order restored by tbe
military on Tuesday night might continue, and
that better counsels would prevail with tbe mal
contents when repose had given opportunity for
reflection. The spark, however, had been blown
too violently, the flame had spread too far. The
scent of blood had only increased the thirst for
it. With returning day returned the frenzy
which on one side or the other bad caused the
destruction of properly and life the previous
evening. Hundreds arose bent upon public mis
chief. Thousands as they went forth to their ordi
nary pursuits caught the excitement afresh.—
They who had been the attacked became in turn
the aggressors. And in what manner ? We
are ashamed, humbled beyond measure as a
member of a civil community, as a peace loving
man and as an American, when we state the fact,
that, among the people of our city, the professed
advocates of equal justice, the boasting posses
sors of the American name, were found lawless
ruffians, who, not content with the destruction
of the homes, invaded the churches of their op
ponents, and levelled them with the ground.
About seven o’clock on Wednesday
morning groups began to assemble as on
Tuesday, but under higher excitement. At
Second and Frankliu streets the American
flag was raised, and with it the placard
which was paraded through the streets yes-
oscilated as the fire raged, and was anxious
ly watched by the mob. As it seemed
likely to fall, they cheered. But it stood for
« considerable time, and when it finally
gave way, they uttered a fiendish yell of
■delight. The rioters did not exceed three
hundred in number, but the spectators
were as many thousands.
About 3 o’clock two men in this vicinity
were taken by the military with arms in
tfheir hands. Two guns were fired about
the same time. Before the church was
■consumed, some of the rioters rushed to the
school house (called the Nunnery, from tbe
fact that the Sisters of Charity had former
ly charge of it) at the corner of Second
and Phoenix streets. The cupola of the
edifice was first fired. At the same time
the interior of the school house was de
molished. The deliberate and savage ma
lignity of the actors in this scene may be
inferred from the fact that they took up the
shrubbery in the beautiful garden, and even
the grass—destroyed the fence, and left ;
so that, when the fire had done its work,
scarcely a vestige of the structure or its
embellishments remained.
At this spot the military arrived when it
was too late to do any thing. The City
Guards relieved the brigade on duty, and
the latter marched to the market square.—
A house opposite the school was attacked
by the mob, but the guards drove them off.
The battalion of Infantry under Col. Mur-
a —’ uv k/ukiaiiwii ui jt liiaiiti y uiiugi
terday. At this period the volunteers of j ray relieved the Third Brigade.
About 5 o’clock the rioters attacked the
the 1st Brigade were relieved by some of;
those of the 2d. Self-01 ganized bodies grocery store and dwellingof J. Corr, at
now formed, and a search for men and arms . corner of second and Phoenix streets,
h the houses in the square who w-as sa ;d to have supplied ammunition
f'la/l w»l n/lor Fol*. 1 . .1 i • 1 . .1 • 1. .1 ... .. 1 . . 1
was made throu
hounded by Master, Cadwalader, and Jef- • to the Irish, which they were about to burn,
ferson streets, and the Germantown road, but desisted in consequence of a Native
1 he military did not interfere, as perfect American being next door, out of whose
order was preserved. , iKj USe the American flag hung. They gut-
Several stands of at ms, as rifles, muskets, ted Corr’s house instead of firing it, and de-
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WILLIAM P. GREENE,
.STTOK.VE f ,fT A.IW,
Lanier, Mac ox County, Ga.
ILL practice in the counties of Macon, Sum-
shot-guns, and pistols, were found conceal
ed, chiefly in the out houses, in a pig-stye,
&c. They were almost all loaded. The
inhabitants had dispersed. At about eight
o’clock a gun was fired in Jefferson street,
which for a moment created great excite
ment, but it was at once discovered to be
an accident. About 9 o’clock a large quan
tity of gold, about seven hundred dollars,
was discovered in the embers of the fire in
one of the houses burned yesterday. Some
one hundred dollars of it were carried off
M
Doolv, Houston, Crawford and Marion,
y 14, 1844 ' 18 (Sm
JAMES
Florida Plait.
Closes Monday, Wednesday,and Friday at 11 A. M.
141
Ilnvukiiinville Plait.
Closes Sundays, Tuesdays, and T hursdaysat 11a.m.
E. DAGGETT, P. M
December 19. 1843.
The Dutch 1ms come again.”
LI HE subscribers respectfully inform their friends
and tlie public generally, that they are now re
ceiving a large and fresh supply ot
Spring and Summer Goods,
Selected front the New York maiket by themselves.
Consisting of tbe latest style of Ladies’ dressings,
Ssiss, Jackonet, Sinon and Baizarine Muslins, strip
ed Swiss Muslin; all of a superior quality. A large
-inplvof Scotch and French Ginghams, printed Mus
lins and Lawns of a superior quality, bombazines, a
large variety. The latest style of French. English and
American prints, of n great variety. All kinds of Laces,
the best assortment that has ever been in this market.
Silk and fillet shawls and neck ties—the latest style.—
Fillet and silk and embroidered gloves and mits of
tne latest style. Bleached and brown shirting—a large
assortment: Ladies’silk and cotton hose, all kinds;
Bonnets of pvery description ; Sun shades, parasols
and umbrellas, a large assortment; linen cambric
hem stitched handkerchiefs, plain do. a fine assort
rrent.
7 rimming for Ladies' and Gentlemen’s druses,
of all hinds.
A large assortment of cap and neck ribbons, Mar-
sailles and Marsaillesquilts. Latest style of ready’made
spring and summer clothing for gentlemen’s wear, a
large assortment.
Ladies' and Gentlemen’s Shoes
, Pumps and Slippers.
Summer hats, consisting of Leghorn, Tuscan.
Straw nnd Palmleaf, a large vaiiety; Ladies’ and
Gentlemen’s shoes of all kinds.
1 lie above articles will be sold cheaper than anv ever
betore offered in the Southern market. Pleasecall and
examine tor yourselves.
Respecfully yours.
E. WAITZFELDER, &CO.
CCr* Cheap Dry Go ids and Clothing Store, next
door North of Hu&ons's Hotel.
April 8. 1844. 13 6m
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S. SMITH,
.ITTOB.VE V .J 1' Jh.S If,
MACON, GEORGIA.
April 03, 1844 15
Law Advertisement.
THE subscriber will practice Law in the several
counties of the Cherokee Circuit, and in the Fed
eral Courts for the District of Georgia. Office at
Cassville, Cass County. Ga.
ACHILLES D. SHACKLEFORD.
March 26, 1844 H 12m
WILLIAM F. BROOKS,
.U TWK.VK I" .IT L.III*,
TALBOTTON, GA.
ILL practice in the counties of the Chattahoo
chee Circuit. Ail business confided to him
ill meet with the most prompt attention
January 30, 1844
stroyed all his furniture and stock.
During the whole afternoon all the hou
ses in tbe vicinity of the scenes of the
rioters that were occupied by Irish Protes
tants, Americans, Germans, &c„ had the
American flag flying from the windows.—
These houses were uot touched by the rio
ters.
At half-past 5 o’clock the Regiment of
Artillery under the command of Gen. Cad
walader, preceded by the Sheriff on horse
back, and a small civil posse on foot, and by
by boys, but a guard was immediately set .Gen. Patterson and staff, and First City
>ver it by the volunteers, and the residue
discovered and returned to the owner, an ;
old Irish woman named Harrison. At 10 j
o’clock some companies of the 3d. Brigade j
also appeared. They took possession of j
t^e ground. As they appeared, an Irish- i
man was discovered in the act of loading a j
musket, having just loaded one. He was i
immediately seized and carried to Alder-
duced a yell from a small part of the crowd,
and a desire on the part of others to pre
set ve the peace. The Mayor was prompt
ly in the midst of the street, and urged the
citizens to seize the offenders. In a short
time several missiles were thrown and a
rush down Fourth street took place. Em
boldened by their success they commenced
throwing stones with more violence.—
About half-past 9, a latge body of rioters,
amounting from eight hundied to one thou
sand persons, came up New street, armed
with stones and other missiles ; they urged
the Mayor and his police to retire, as they
were determined to burn the church, and
accompanied these declarations with a vol
ley of stones breaking in a number of the
windows. They again cautioned the police
and the Mayor to retire before they were
injured. The crowd was so great that the
police were compelled to give way, and the
Mayor was struck by a stone in the stom
ach. In a few seconds another volley of
missiles was thrown, which was quickly fol-
followed by pushing two well grown boys
up to the windows, one of whom with a
hatchet cut the gas-pipe, the other with a
lighted match set the curtain on fire. In
an instant, from the emission of the gas, the
body of the church was in a mass of flames,
In afew seconds the fire communicated to
the lofty cupola with which it was surmount
ed. The fire raged with great fury, and
very speedly this large and imposing edi
fice was completely enveloped in flames,
which rose to the height of from 80 to 100
feet, and presented a sublime and awful
spectacle. The burning cinders thick as
snow flakes were wafted high up into the
air, and carried by the wind in a northeast
erly direction, falling at the distance of two
squares in that direction. Portions of the
church now fell in. and the bell from the
cupola, with a heavy sound ; pieces of the
lighter timbers of the cupola now commenc
ed falling, piece by piece, but the frame
work remained entire. At twelve minutes
past ten the cross fell, and the balustrade
gave way and was precipitated into the
streets with a heavy crash. Ina few min
utes afterwards the frame ol the cupola fell
into the body ot the church. On both these
occasions some of the crowd cheered and ex-
presed their fiendish delight by shouting
and clappings of hands.
Before 11 o’clock this noble structure,
one of the larger and most imposing churches
in the city, was a heap of ruins. A number
of the fire companies did good service, and
prevented the conflagration from spreading,
as it at one time promised, to the south, and
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REESE & iTIcHEATBY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
MADISON, Morgan County,Ga.
April 26,1842.—15 if
PATTEKSON «Sc REESE,
.Ittornrgs at hate.
\ liTILL practice in the counties of Early, Lee, Ba-
» » ker, Randolph and Decatur.
Josiah S. Patterson. Fort,. Gaines, Ga.
Francis M. Reese, Blakely, Early Co., Ga.
Nov. 28, 1843
46 tf
*1VGUSTUS C. WAITES,
■ Sttorney at hate,
■^^"ILL practice in the Counties of the Cherokee
Circuit, and tenders his legal services to his
friends and the public. All business confided to him
will he attended to wilh promptness nnd fidelity.
Office at Spring Place, Murray County.
July 4, 1843. 25 12m
Troop, marched up Second street througl
the rioters. A part of the rioters com
menced demolishing the dwelling of John
McAleer, grocer, corner of Second and
Master streets. The Sheriff’s posse drove! only one house in that direction was con-
•off' the rioters and saved the house. They • sumed ; on the northwest the parsonage
were then sent to the corner of Second I and adjoining house were also consumed,
and Phoenix streets,, entered the store, and ' The dwelling at the northeast corner of
made prisouets of several of the rioters.— j New and 4th streets was considerably injur-
man Boileau’s, and from thence to Mayor j The rioters made a stand on the firing of a! ed. At one, the fire companies were call-
Cannon’s. On the way down, with great j pistol by one of the Sheriff’s posse, trarapl-1 ed out, the fire having again broken out.
difficulty, his life was saved. Arrived at* «ed the posse down in the street, and rescu-i During the evening, and up to 12 o’clock,
that officer s, he was obliged to place him ■ ed the prisoner. ' crowds were collected around the different
at once in a cell in his office to save his life j , The Infantry was ordered to advance,! Roman Catholic Churches, which it is un-
the excitement having been increased at and the rioters, instead of retreating, rush-
the office by the fact, that Young, one of? ied towards them, defying and daring them
the men shot yesterday, and who is not to shoot down American citizens. Col.
Penitentiary, April 29,1844.
H AVING completed the Work-shop* and replaced
the Engine and its appendages, we are now pre
pared to execute Castings of any kind, turning, boring
ani^fitting in iron & wood, such as Mill Cranks, Spin
dles. Journals, Inks (composition,) Coach and Car
riage Axles, Cog Wheels to any desired pattern or
size. We are also prepared, during the sojourn of Mr.
A. Kilbor.i, to BUILD STEAM ENGINES, which
we will warrant to perform well. If any should desire
work of this kind, they would do well to give their or
ders immediately, as we are now building a Steam En
gine to order, under the superintendance of Mr. Kil
born, and so soon as completed, if we receive no other j alJ( j burnt,
orders, his indispensable sendees may be lost, by his
return to the North.
We are also prepared to execute Jobs of every de
scription in building and repairing Carriages, Coaches,
Wagonsand Vehicles of every kind. Also, Furniture
made and repaired, Shoe and Boot making, I adoring,
j &c. &c. We have on hand and just completed, seve-
; ral Jersey Wagons of different finish. Slacksmilhing
j done with despatch. Coopering, Harness making,
j every variety of Tin Ware, and many other articles, all
i of which will he repaired or made new, as desired. As
| our terms are Cash, our charges will be low.
| Cash will be given for any quantity of Hides suitable
t for being tanned. Also, barter will be paid for old
i cast Iron, Copper and Brass.
A. W. REDDING. Principal Keeper.
| April 30.1844 16 6t
W II. C. MILLS,
Commission Merchant,
(at his old stand,)
Savannah, Georgia.
September 5, 1843. 34 tf
Fear me out when I soy, that Goods are always cheap-
ei in the newspaper than in the Store. I would re
spectfully ask the reader, to hear this one thing in mind,
-Gat I have all the Gooes, in style and quality, that
u'iiers have, and will sell the same on better terms.—
Lease cull and see—price the goods—then judge.
JAS. H. SHAHAN.
Milledgeville, April 2, 1844 12 tf
1 1 HI, above reward will be given for the appre
hension and delivery of one William Skaggs,
and one Mr. Cole, who stole mv Buggy and Horse,
°: e Gold Watch, and a pair of Pistols, on Tuesday
ntcht, the 24th ultimo, in Baker county, Geo. ; or
«>0 lor either of the men, lodged in any safe jail in
Georgia or Alabama. Said Skaggs is about 5 feet 9
10 inches high, weighs about 180 or 190 poif da, has
Cole is about 5 feet 6 or 8
hair, witna few gray ones in his head—whiskers rather
inclined to he sandy.
JAMES O. WATSON.
^Columbia. Ala., April 9, 1844. 13 3m
Brought to Jail
^ ~ HOLMESVILLE, Appling county Georgia,
on the 15th April, a negio man by the name of
■*«»,, w ho says he belongs to the heirs of William
urt, „| Houston county, of this State, and was hired
.- .F L. f. Dovul to Mr. Saltmarsh, and was work-
U'g on the Monroe Railroad with one Mr. Philbrick,
d'i a ^ me f’fiffin, nnd ranaway about the mid-
” O. March l ist. March is about five feet six inches
v fy dark complexion, has a scar on the right
Mf of the upper lip, and one over his right eye; has
* ‘ ° l oer marks that can be discovered. The owner nr
u uers are requested to come forward, prove properly,
I’ay charges, and take him away.
JAMES WILCOX, Sh’ff. Appling Co.
5 ’'' * 16 tf
A chance to make a fortunne without Money.
T HE spiiit to speculate is just again like the
spring beginning to put forth its buds. Money
is becoming plenty, and property must be in demand.
I will give a bargain that cannot fail to make you rich
before you have to pay any money. I own between
95 and 100 tracts of selected lands, lying in the coun
ties of Randolph. Baker, Early, Decatur, Thomas and
Lowndes. I will sell at one dollar per aore. I will
guaranty to show uny person wishing to purchase 10
Tacts, worth ten dollars per acre—the price of the
whole lots, 25 tracts; worth $5 per acre ; besides 1.000
acres in one body, believed to be worth $50 per acre,
by a small outlay less than $300 in ditching. From the
lands I have seen, which is ahout half my land-, and
from the statements made me. I do not believe 1 own a
single tract not intrinsically worth one dollar per acre.
expected to five, was lying in the adjoining
house, and his sister, a beautiful gill, being
on the steps of the house, in an almost fran- j
tic state, the sympathies of the crowd were
raised to an almost uncontrollable pitch.
At eleven o’clock the crowd was enter
ing the houses on Germantown toad, search
ing them, taking from them arms and
amunition. They conducted themselves,
though under great excilemeat, with
much forbeatance, destroying no prop
erty, and whenever they entered a gro
cery store to carry out the powder, plac
ing a guard to protect the rest of the
property. The houses in the immedi
ate scene of action, and within a square or
two, are all deserted, and the Irish have al
most entirely disappeared. Some few men
are seen carrying off'their furniture in carts.
Between twelve and one o’clock in the
day several back buildings in Cadwalader
below Jefferson street, in which the “ Na
tives” were in search of arms, where set
tin fire. A few arms were found. When
the fireman came on the ground, the riot
ers attempted to oppose them, but were
driven off by the Monroe Guards, and the
fire was extinguished.
About the same hour a cluster of frame
and brick buildings, in a court running from
Cadwalader street above Jefferson, wete
They are said to have
been occupied by the Irish, who had incur
red the vengeance of the mob. %
At 2 o’clock in the day two large brick
buildings, which had been the strongholds
of the Irish in the conflict of the previous
day, and which were situated at the cor-
Murray and Capt. Rage rushed to the front
«of the column, and pacified the mob with
out a resort to arms. The speeches of
these two officers were received with loud
•cheers, and the rioters retired. The Infan
try then took a position neat' the corner of
Second and Phoenix streets.
At six o’clock the rioters proceeded to
the corner of Fourth and Master streets, and
ffemolished the houses of Alderman Hugh
Clark, police magistrate of the district, and
that of his brother, Patrick Clark, tavern-
keeper, adjoining, destroying all the furni
ture and all the official documents of the
alderman, &c.
At the same time another portion of the
mob were destroying the grocery and dwel
ling of Patrick Murray, corner of Jefferson
street and Germantown road. All the
houses that were destroyed late in the after
noon would have been burned, but that the
Native Americans lived next door to each
of them. The artillery and cavalry came
up to both scenes of riot and halted, but
did notsucceed in arresting the proceedings
of the mob.
At 7 o’clock the rioters collected in Jef
ferson street and Germantown road. The
artillery at this hour came up 4th to Jeffer
son street, unlimbered and manned a brass
field-piece, and pointed it at tbe rioters.—
The orders were to fire in case the riot re
commenced. The rioters remained in
consultation within a half square of the can
non’s mouth fot about an hour; and at 8
o’clock proceeded to the house of Mathew
Quinn, in Master Street, above German
town road, and commenced throwing mis 5
tier of Jefferson and Washington streets,, siles at it, then set it on fire, and burnt it
to the ground. It was a frame house.—
They continued the work of destruction in
spite of the military. Up to 10 o’clock
they had burnt down an entire row of frame
houses in Harmony court, and also the
grocery'store at the corner of 2d and Mas
ter streets which was attacked in the after-
It is proper to state here that when Gen- • noon, and the house adjoining it, in which
a man was found with a loaded gun on
Tuesday. These two houses were of brick.
After'11 o’clock a boy named Hess was
brought to the Mayor’s office, (city,) by
some of the soldiers, the police having left
the ground. He was taken in the act of
were destroyed by the incendiaries. Just
before this occurrence a detachment of the
military had been called away from St.
Michael’s Church, second street, below
Jefferson, where they had been on duty.—
The mob then attacked it. The troops re
turned and dispersed the ruffians
eral Hubbell wilh his brigade arrived at the 1
church at 10 o’clock, Capt. Fairlatnb went ■
witli a detachment tothe house of the priest, !
Mr. Donahoo, adjoining the church, and had '
an interview. The Reverend gentleman .
was calm and collected, and at the sug- 1
gestion of Capt. Fairlamb gave up the keys ! firing a house.
of the church, and his own house that both j One of the points of attack designated
buildings might be mote effeciually protect- ; by the rioters was St. Augustine’s Church,
ed by the military force. Prior to that in Fourth street, near Vine. A body of
moment all the valuable furniture, vessels,
&c. had been removed, except a portion of
Mr. Donahoo’s library. He was advised
to take a cab, and, with the books he could
immediately collect, to depait. This coun
sel he followed. When Capt. Fairlamb
entered the chutch no arms were found,
but a musket heavily charged was found
I have nut time or inclination to a»tnnil to tl e sale of | jn the priest’s house.
them separately. The most of these lands were se- At th j s t j me nevvs was brought that the
ere se
lected by personal examination of a good fanner and
judge of lands; having taken them mostly ns reverted
lands, I will sell them on such terms as to give the
purchaser room to make infinitely more than I should.
Seven years indulgence or longer will be given bv pay
ing interest. JAS. THOMAS.
Sparta, Feb. 28, 1844 8 14t
R ANAV
Jan
Notice.
the snbscri
January last, a negro fellow named Harry, ahout
rioters had attacked the grocery on the j
west of the church. General Hubbell with-1
drew his whole force to defend the house, t
It was then half-past 2 P. M. The mob,.!
(taking advantage of this occurrence, broke j
j open the door of the church and fired the
V from the subscriber, about the 24th of j building. Word was sent to the military, 1
who returned. The crowd cheered them
from two to three thousand persons were
collected in the vicinity before eight o’clock,
many of whom were mere spectators, but
others ripe for arson or mischief. A large
proportion were lads from sixteen to twen
ty-one years old. Our energetic and effi
cient Mayor Scott was early on the ground,
with a large body of the city police and a few
trusty personal friends, and exerted him
self most honorably tn preventing an out
break. From the top of a cab he addres
sed the vast crowd, and urged them, as they
made the laws and elected the officers them
selves, to have respect for both, and as
Natives not to tarnish the honor of the
city. The well-disposed portion of the
community responded to bis sentiments,
but there were others whose only cry was
25 or 26 year, {ifagc, ab°ut six feet high, rather slen-, on their appearance, instead of opposing! “ blood for blood,” and other equally ex-
P exion, 18 | .U.m nri/1 tliov ] nn.llinn TL. n,nk Tiio lotto, ware Font
der built, thin or 1- an in tbe face, dark com
very quick spoken, and is a keen, shrewd fellow,
am of the opinion that he has a free pass, or a pass to
travel and get employment, most likely at shoe making
or the tanning businesses he has n pretty good know
ledge of both. Any information of him, directed to
Newborn Post-Office, Newton county, will be thankful
ly received, and liberally rewarded.
MOSES BRIGHTWELL.
Newborn, Newton Co., April 30, 1844. 16 5c
GEORGIA, Henry (’•nitty.
R oderick harper, of the 6iith district, g.
M., lolled before me one estray horse mule, of a
dun color, supposed to be old; appraised by John
Jackson nnd Daniel Forgason to twenty-five dollars,
April 27th, 1844.
A true extract from the estray book,
B. RAGLAND, Clerk.
May 14, 1844 13 2t
j | them, and they did nothing. The mob citing expressions. The latter were kept
meanwhile were inside the church and the j in check until about nine o’clock, when, or-
priest’s house, and pitched what books and j der seeming to have been restored, the
other property they could find, out of the j Mayor descended from his elevated posi-
windows. | tion and dismissed the First Troop and
The flames then spread to the priest’s First County Troop of Cavalry, both under
house and the Refectory on the south side. I the command of Captain John Butler, who
Two small frames, and a iarge weaver’s! bad been stationed in Fourth street, with
shop, also caught fite, and the whole, the j their front a little below Vine, to aid the
church, parsonage and the rest, were de- ? corps in Kensington.
stroyed. The scene was peculiar. There! In a few minutes a brickbat was thrown
were the military, spectators of the scene I into a window from Newstreet, which ex-
whicb they were intended to have prevent- j tends from Fourth to Third, directly op
ed. The mob was comparatively quiet, posite the front of the church. In a short
The crucifix on tbe top of tbe Church ^ time another stone was thrown, which pro-
derstood had bodies of armed men in them.
About 1 o’clock (night) the military was
called to defend St.John’s Church, in 13th
street, and St. Mary’s, in 4th street ;
they were guarded by a battalion of infan
try. At the former, guards were stationed
at the cross streets and cannon planted,
so as to rake 13th, Chesnut, and Clover
streets, alongside the Chutch.
The City Councils met at midnight, and
were in secret session for some time. The
proclamation of the Mayor, which was writ
ten at that hour, and one from the Sheriff,
are as follows :
“Town Meeting.—A Town Meeting of the
citizens of the city and county of Philadelphia
is invited to be held this morning at ten o’clock
3t Independence Square, to deliberate upon the
present state of the public peace.
“ J. M. SCOTT, Mayor."
“ Aldermen Attend.—The Magistrates of
the different Wards and Townships of the city
and county of Philadelphia, are requested to
.convene the citizens of their respective Wards
this afternoon, at four o’clock, at the usual place
of holding the usual Ward elections, to take
measures to preserve the public pe%ce.
“ MORTON Me MICHAEL, Sheriff."
Annexed is a proclamation which was is
sued early in the evening :
** There is reason to believe that the spirit
of disorder raging in the county is about to ex
tend itself into the city, and to seek vent in the
destruction of properly and attack uponlile.
“ All good citizens, desirous to preserve the
public peace, are therefore required to prepare
themselves to patrol the streets, to resist all in
vasions of property, and to preserve tbe public
peace by resistance to every attempt to disturb it.
“Each Ward is requested to meet immedi
ately at the place of their usual Ward election.
J. M. SCOTT, Mayor."
Postscript.—Half-past 2 o’clock, A. M.
At about 11 o’clock the First Division were
withdrawn from Kensington, and the First
Brigade marched to St. John’s Church.—
Kensington, in the mean time, was left un
der the protection of only two companies
from Germantown. The citizens of that
district were in great alarm, owing to the
absence of the Division.
On arriving at St. John’s Church, the
First Brigade, under Gen. Cadwalader,
charged on a very large crowd assembled
there, and drove every one from the ground.
He addressed the people in a very spirited
manner, and declared that if they did not
disperse in five minutes, be would order the
troops to fire upon them. The threat had
the desired effect.
The infantry of this brigade were after
wards sent to the other churches, the artil
lery remaining at St. John’s guarding the
State arsenal opposite the church, and the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum in Ches
nut street, below Thirteenth. There are
field pieces planted in both these streets,
Clover street and Market street.
There is no use of disguising the fact
that mob spirit is in the ascendant, and un
less an efficient body of from three to five
thousand men are forthwith organized, to
put down the rioters by force, scenes of
bloodshed more appalling than those we
have witnessed during the last three days
will be inevitable. We say this in sorrow,
but upon mature reflection—3 o’clock A.
M.—Philadelphia North American.
Later.—By the steamboat line which
left Philadelphia oti Thursday at 12 o’clock,
we have received an extra from the Phila
delphia Spirit of the Times, issued that day
morning. We learn from the passengers
that up to the lime of leaving, no further
disturbances had taken place and that the
city was quiet. The following is the Ex
tra :
Thcrsday morning 10 o’clock.—At day
break this morning, the military were with-
down from the several Catholic churches.—
A few were left to guard the U. S. Arsenal.
The military have orders to re*assembln
this afternoon and evening. Tbe city is all
tranquil. - So is Kensington. Nothing re
mains of St. Augustine’s chinch hot the
bare and blackened walls. The bouse 4f
[NO. is.
Dr. Moriarty in the rear on Crown street,
is in tbe same delapidated condition. The
damage to the surrounding property is not
very great. St. George’s church opposite
is somewhat scorched and blazed, and a
number of private dwellings exhibit marks
of their proximity to the fire.
The two houses adjoining St. Augustine’s
on the South side are partially destroyed ;
the one on the north side escaped with less
injury. Dr. Moriarty is absent from this
city. Most of the valuables had been re
moved from his house, but much of his fur
niture was destroyed, and the whole of his
old, classic, aud cosily library, comprising
over 1000 splendid volumes, became a prey
to the flames. Some of the books were car
ried off by the rioters, while a vast number
were piled in the street aud converted intoa
bonfire.
The Mayor is issuing civil powers to cit
izens, to form themselves into companies of
safety and defence, for the protection of the
Catholic churches and other property ; and
Gen. Cadwalader is giving them orders for
stands of arms.
A person has been committed by the'
Mayor, this morning, who was ariested
with books in his possession, the property
of St. Augustine’s church. The first vic
tim of the riots—Geo. Shiffler, was follow
ed to the grave at 9 o’clock in the morning
by an immense concourse of citizens.
I Speech »f Daniel Webster at tbe Whig
Ratification Convention.
1 enjoy, gentlemen, quite an unexpect
ed hut sincere pleasure in finding myself
in the midst of this vast assembly of the
Whigs of the United States. [Applause]—
and I come among you for the single pur
pose of adding one more humble hut deci
ded voice to those tones of sentiment,
which, springing from this multitude, shall
bear over the land the tidings of the decisive
approbation and confirmation of the pro
ceedings df tbe Nominating Convention
yesterday. We are assembled— we are
assembled, brethren, to perform one of the
most responsible duties which can devolve
on freemen, the citizens of a great country,
in time of peace. We are assembled to
take measures and to express opinions pre
paratory to the ensuing election for Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States.
In a lime marked wilh uncommon interest,
in the presence of the future, which seems
to be full of great events, we are assembled
to take counsel together for the election of
those high office!s, wito for four years to
come are to exercise great influence on the
piosperity, happiness, and honor of the
country.
Gentlemen, an assembly composed of per
sons from every part of the land, and from
every walk in life ; persons who have hon
ored themselves and have honored the coun
try in the highest posts of public service ;
those who have distinguished themselves in
the halls of Congress, on the benches of
our judicature ; those who are ornaments
of every profession ; those who ate interest
ed in the commercial, agricultural, and me
chanical pursuits of the country—has, upon
wise deliberation, submitted to this meet
ing the result of their selection ; and they
have come to that result w:th unanimity al
most unparalleled. They have presented
for our consideration, and for the consider
ation of the country, candidates for theoffi
ces of President and Vice President entire
ly likely, in my judgment, to form one, the
one. the single, the only rallying point of all
good Whigs. [Great cheering.]
Whigs of the United, States, I address
you, who are here in your own persons, and
I would say to you all, Whigs of the Uni
ted States, bow is it, by what means, under
what auspices, do you intend to accomplish
the consummation of these nominations
which this wise and considerate assembly
has made 1 Let me remind you that when
our fatheis resolved thatthey would achieve
the independence of their country, they an
nounced to the world, as their own reliance
and as the presage of their ultimate sucess,
that importaat decralation, “ Our cause is
just, our Union is perfect /” We have a du
ty to perform less dangerous and less glo
rious than fell to the lot of our fathers.—
We are not born to create an independent
system ; we are not born to erect a durable
and free government which shall spread the
light of civil liberty all ever the earth ; but
we are born with an inheritance composed
of a Constitution and institutions of civil
liberty, and we are charged with the high
remaining duty of their preservation ; and
therefore, in the discharge of this duty, let
us borrow not only their language, but their
sehliments, their patriotism, their devotion.
Let the declaration go forth from this im
mense assemblage to tbe gulf of Mexico,
to the Falls of the Missouri, to tbe extreme
North, and the extreme East, aDd let it
go in a tone and .vith a vigor that shall en
courage every Whig heart and strengthen
every Whig mind in the sentiment, that
“ our cause is just, that our Union is per
fect.” [Long continued and enthusiastic
cheers.]
The Convention has presented as a can
didate for the Presidency of the United
States, Henry Clav. [Cheers.] For thir
ty years and more, Mr. Clay has been em
inently and prominently in public service.
He has served his countyfaithfully, usefully
and honorably,at home and abioad. [Tre
mendous and protracted cheering.] His | positive, negative, or equivocal, as always
long career of service, the position in which i to he sure, or ever to be sure, that when h«
he stood before the country, and all the indi-! communicates his sentiments to the people,
cations of public sentiment in all quarters, j I know what he means.—[Excessive laugh-
have shown that he was the man on whom, I * er ant ^ applause.] 1 hope it will not epc-
above all, popular preference had concen- ( ceed the decorum of the occasion, I am
tred. And under these clear indications of
public will, I for one do rejoice with the
truest sincerity, that there has uot been
found a dissenting voice, not a doubtful
voice, to break the unanimity of the result.
[Applause.] It is true that in the course of a
life, not a short one, passed in the public
councils with Mr. Clay, there have been
questions of practical administration, some
of them questions unimportant, on which
we have not agreed; and there have been oc
casions when we have taken different views
toensureproperaction in the public councils.
On proper occasions we have differed, and
we have acted on those differences, with
equal conscienciousness, and I trust with
an equal degree of mutual respect. I know
of no great national constitutional question,
I know of no great interest of the country,
still less do I know any question touching
important political relations, in which there
is any difference between the distinguished
leader of the Whig party and myself. And
even under present circumstances, it might
be more becuming in me, instead of ex
pressing any personal respect fur him, [ap
plause and a voice, “ good,”] it might be
more becoming in me lo have confined my
self to say that he is a Whig, that be is the
selection of a Whig Convention—that be is
pointed to by all the Whigs in the country;
sure tt is consistent with the most perfect
good nature, if I say, that in my opinion,
that distinguished individual would save
himself some considerable trouble in writ
ing, and those who read, a great deal of
reading, [frequent laughter,] if be would
adopt some settled, short formula of an
swering questions. When two gentlemen
meet in the morning, we know that one
says to the other, “ how do you do to-day J"
and the other answers by saying, “ Thank
you—pretty much as usual.” Or, if he be
my countryman who makes tbe answer, hr
would say, “ Well! I don’t know, tbnnl
ve—pretty much as usual.” [A laugbJ
Now, I think this Yankee form of answer
ing questions would be of great assistaner
in the political correspondence of the gen
tleman on a newly arising question of na
tion*)'concern, if he would, when asked hb>
opinion, answer, “Well, I don’t know,
thank ye, pretty much as usual.” [Great
er laughter and applause.]
Gentlemen, I never agreed to that plaua
ible maxim of the poet, that “ wbat ia beat
administered is best.” 1 know, we all know,
that there are certain forma of government
that are more likely to be administered
well, than other forms. There are certain
forms of government, in the elements •<
which enters a higher and deeper tegjmJ
and that I am a Whig, and that [a voice:
“ Daniel, you shall lie our next President!”]
with regard to the part which I am to act,
there is no more doubt, I trust, of my dis
position than there is of my duty, [Tumiil-
tous and repeated applause.]
The same Convention,, gentlemen, has
presented a candidate for the second office
in the country. It was not to be expected
that the Convention would come together
with a previously settled opinion in this
respect, as was found to exist, and Inoum
to exist with regard to the first office. Sev
eral most worthy gentlemen had been pro
posed by their friends of the .several States
of each, and all of them well deserving tbe
public regard, and fit forthe office for which
tbeir friends designated them. Among
them a selection has been made, which in
my judgment, could not have been better.
[Great applause.] There is not in the
country a mao of purer character, of a more
sober temperament, of more accessible man
ners, of more firm, unflinching, unbending
Whig principles, than Theodore Freling-
HtTTSEN. [Tremendous cheering.] Not on
ly does he enjoy respect and regard, but
such is the purity of his life, the suitable
ness of his character, the ease of his inter
course, that he has as strong a hold as any
man I know, not only on the regard, but
the love and affection and fervid attachment
of all who know him.
The State of New Jersey needs bo pas
sing compliment from me ; but we all know
her character, ancient and recent, for pat
riotism; we all remember her Revolutiona
ry services and her Revolutionary suffer
ings. We have heard—we all know, that
patriotic revolutionary dust lies at Prince
ton, at Trenton, at Monmouth. Some.of
us have heard from our fathers’ lips~we
all know from the history of the country—
that at the season of the deepest gloom of
the Revolutionary war, that little army of
Whigs, which was the only support of
Washington, and the only stay against the
enemy from overwhelming the country—
the torturers of New Jersey tracking their
paths over the snows red with blood from
their naked leet—we know throughout ns
whole course, that the whole population,
all Whigs, administered of the little they
had ; that they divided their food and di
vided their taiment among the suffering
martyrs in the cause of their country.—
[Applause.] And if the occasion has now
come, rendering it proper, I am sure that
every person present will derive gratifica
tion from it, to remember New Jersey—to
remember that patriotic and gallant State ;
and with entire cheerfulness and readiness
pay her a mark of regard in the proposi
tion to confer the second office in the Gov
ernment on one of her most distinguished
and cherished sons. [Applause.]
Gentlemen, the duty before us and oth
er true Whigs of the country, is to restore
that ascendency which circumstances have
impaired. It is to re-establish Whig prin
ciples, and Whig measures. It is to reaf
firm the sentimenls on which we acted in
eighteen hundred and forty—to do that
work over again, and to do it anew in such
a way, God willing, that it will hold. [Vast
applause.] The present circumstances of
the country are full of indications of pros
perity. It is our duty and our purpose to
hold on to what has been obtained, to pur
sue further what is desirable, anti yet to
obtain and accomplish for the country and
the preservation of all its interests, the
purity of the free system under which we
live, and the prosperity of all ranks and
classes of the community. The Whigs are
called upon to establish—to settle—to bring
to a state of steadiness and repose, the
great interests of tbe country. Who will
say now that every interest is not in a con
dition to be prosperous and successful I—
If we prosper wilh things as they are ; if
we leave off this everlasting agitation ; if
we trust the Legislature of the country ; if
we repose in the steadiness and inviolabili
ty of the public faith, *ve leave each on*
free, with strong bands and stout heart, to
pursue his vocation, according to the cir
cumstances in which he may be placed, sur*
of the reward of his industry.
These objects are to be accomplished,
aud accomplished only, by establishing
sound and true Whig measures. Mr. Clay
will be President of the United States if
we uo our duty ; if, however, we do not
our duty, as far as we can now foresee, Mr.
Van Buren will be the President of tho
United States. [A cry of no ! no!’] You
will observe, gentlemen, I qualify the pre
diction by the remark attending it, if rot
desert not our duty. If Mr. Clay should
be President, we know the general meas
ures he would support. We know, at least.
we shall understand him [Great applause.]
When he is right we shall see he is right.
And if he is wroeg, we shall be able to
see in what his error consists. [Laughter
and applause.]
Now, I would not speak with personal
disrespect of any gentleman whom a large
portion of the people propose to make Pres
ident. [A laugh.] But I must say, with
great respect, in regard to Mr. Van Buren.
that I have not yet made such proficiency in
a knowledge of the English tongue; [laugh
ter ;] I have not studied so far its shades
and varieties of meaning ; I have not com
passed all its t&’oad and narrow phases,