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To MOLOCIl
: A TKLEGRAFU.
»/"/?IC M(SScngtr.
Ye blink-eyed, limpin', ringbaned clown,
What’s rin awa’ frao Tophil town,
Sawin’ycr rhyu es up hill ami down,
Thit ealUt me hrithcr,
A c’il add to bnnes thit's miner crouii*
If ye’r cotelied Iiiilicr.
.Auld Nick moist sure is drunk or dead
To siller sic a lither head
Sae fa’ ana’ frac homo to tread
Wi’ toad-like gait;
W i' na’ a guide-hoard ou yer head
To keep ye straight.
Hotter pu' on yer mask agin
O’ porcupine an’ hedghog skin
To hide ycr divlish looks within
An’ save tho glasses
An’ “'lid puddles, ye may look in,
Hein’ broke to smashes.
If in our land yc’v got a hrithcr,
lie an’ yoursel wi’ tar an’ fuller
Will take ihe Rail Ilodt baith tagiihcr
An’ make frac town
As lang syne did yer paur auld inilhcr
On ycr accouu’.
I wot ye’r tonkin’ had things worse,
Yo’r mnkiu’sica mickle fn*a
Githrin’ yor frius aroun* yc thus
To help yo squeal
Like swine, thit grab’d by bock or sous
Wad stun tho Dcil.
Yer head must sure be stalled wi’ bran
Ta’en by auld puss for chamber pan.
To talk o’ Scothuinn’s yankec lan’
Yo ignorant rake.
Gae! an’ i’ th’ heat o’ Dog Star stan’
Awhile to bake.
Ye ken uae raoro o’ ynnkce lan’
Than kon yc o’ a geutlcinau,
Ye puddon headed & [am per saml
Hatch’d in Toad Hollo’
An’ fed on frogs fa’ want o’ hain
What ye could swallo’.
Ye’d wish fa’ shower o’ brimstanc fire
’J’o cool yersolfrae brickbat ire
Had na’ ye coward chose t’ expire
Wilhou’sic ueljiiii’
An’ eat o’ poison half a quire
O’ ycr own yelpin’.
Yc ne’er mi folk wad pity take*
An’ now sic caterwaul ye make.
Ye keep the carrion crows awake
Fa’ suppe r cry in’,
Sac much ye’r like the tail o’ sunko
fcao lang a dyin".
Ye’ve slipp’d yer halter *n lost yer path
Keelin’ ycr way wi’ nose fa’ stafl’,
Blindcrin’ into the Telegraph
To scrape connexion;
Yer carcass jiu’ ycr epitaph
Take 10 tiie sexton.
Epitaph.
Frins nn’ brithrin yawl an’ weep
Armin’ this wee bitcnrriou heap
While wbito folk a’ may take their sleep
Fra’ Moloch’s chimin’;
He’s gano where hriinstane cures more cheap
Tho itch for rhymin'.
JONATHAN.
near Charles strict, with ‘■tones and brick lias,
which was returned h» a volloy of musketry. ~
of ihe i lil ntsiti s :id were shot down.
The different stations wilier" guards were po-
! ted to prevent access to the Square, were all
i more or less, frequently the -ceue of alatm and
• contention, and with the discharge <>f fire arms,
} the shouts of the multitude, and tho rapid pas-
! sage of the horsemen, the night had a truly lear
I fill aspect. The Watch-house on North sweet.
I the receptacle for the prisoners, w as the scene of
■ incessant din and commotion; daring ..no of the
! latter, which occurred abotttS tu the morning, •
: man was badly shot with a pistol. At daybreak
i on Sunday morning, the prisoners, 55 in number
I were conveyed tot be jail.
j Several of the assailants, it is believed, have
i received fatal wounds, and there arc various re
ports afloat, of lives lost, but it is impossible to
i ascertain to what extent they are true.
! This hasty and necessarily imperfect sketch is
• brought up to yesterday afternoon.”
On Sunday the rioters held a meeting and de
spatched a committee to Jutigo Bryce, to dem-
I anti the release of some of their number taken
during the uigut previous and confined in jail.
This deputation of the rioters was insinu led to
i say that if their immediate release was not g.*an-
j ted. the walls of the prison would lie demolished
and ali the prisoners without exception, let looso.
j The Judge complied, and tho rioters were relea-
| set! from jail. In the early'part of the evening,
i the house of R’. Johnson was set on fire aud des
troyed. The mob then made their way to a
1 house, building by Mr. Mcl ldcrry, with the in*
[ Million of destroying it; but when it was as'cer-
f lained that it was yet iu the bands of mechanics
j who would suffer by its destruction, they next
directed their course to a house owned by J. B-
.Morris, one of the Trustees of the Bank of Alary
land, broke into it and threw out every particle
of furniture, clothing &c., anti destroyed all.—
But the appetite of these hell-hounds was not
yet appeased. They next made for the resid
ence of the mayor, broke into the house, throw
out aud burnt tho furniture. They next procee
ded to tho house ofCapt. Bcii'.ziuzer, whoso on
ly fault consisted in commanding a troop of horse
hut win* was on Saturday night one of the guard
under tho Sheriff, and tho sacking and burning
was again repeated. The same fate was shared
by tho residence of •*’. T. Ellicot, hut as the light
of day was noW advancing, tho mob was com
pelled to desist, and dispersed, not without de
claring that they would wreak vengeance on the
possessions of McEIderry, aud on those of every
one who composed the guard! The same dis
graceful scenes were doubtless rc-enneted during
Monday and Tuesday nights; The civil autho-
i rity having well nigh abdicated the ill-starred
1 city of Baltimore.
Wo Iearu that a meeting wn3 called al the
Exchange, and nftet much inconvenience, suc
ceeded in prevailing on Gen. £mith to preside,
wheli it was resolved that the meeting march
j through the streets, inviting all the peaceably
; disposed to join their ranks; and proceed to Ho-
j wards Park, where they would organize, and af-
I ter supplying themselves with arms and amrnu-
. ufliou, inarch to the delivery of the city from the
{ domination of the mob.
j I*. S. We are indebted to the polite attention
j of a gentleman in Gosport, for a note confirm-
j ing the factof the sacking of J. B. Morris, Jesse
| Hunt, Capt. Beutzinzer, aud Rcvcrdy Johnson;
i of furniture hutut aud the houses destroyed: ond
| further staling that the Mayor and Judge Byrce
I had left the city.
ORDER RESTORED.
Baltimore, August II.
I Wc gave in yesterday’s paper a narrative of tho
i doings of the rioters and of tho course of events
from Saturday evening uatil Monday at 1 I*. M.
the hour of going to press. In the performance
of this unpleasant duty, wc sought to employ the
simplest terms and to adopt the most concise lan
guage-well persuaded that the annunciation of
the simple facts, without any attcmpi at coloring,
would be fully sufficient to impress upon the
minds of all the lovers of law and order the incs
timahlo value of these elements of social safetv.
other spoils, of their work. All this was done &
•norc, inuoh more, in the presence of thousands
A- not a band was raised against the proceedings.
!u the night, when the estructiou of Mr. John
son's house took place, the scone was more np
palling. And vet the deeds of a band of perhaps
one or two hundred men and boys, were witness
ed in the most profound silence by, it is supposed,
fifteen or twenty thousand .people.
The rioter? seeing these things thought the city
was their ou n and naturally concluded they could
tear down and destroy whatever they pleased.
They went on in their work of destruction, pulling
down aud clearing out tho other dwellings we
mentioned yesterday. It seems they exercised a
forbearing spiri' towards Evan Poultney, the
President of the late Bank of Maryland, for on
appearing before his residence he met them at
die door, and as we are informed, told them that
neither th house nor furniture belonged to him
—confessed tho great error he had committed and
said he had mado all amends iu his power, hut if
they wished to take possession of the house to
lay violent hands on him. he should make no re
sistance. One of the party replied in substance,
as the property was not his and as he had con-
fessi d his sins, thev would let him off—they ouly
sought those who undertook to justify themselves.
Thev then gave a about and passed on..
The destruction of the .Mayor’s furniture. Mr.
Morris’ also, mid the attacks made upon tho o-
iher property of other citizens whose only fault
consisted in their having 'nken an active part a-
gainst the destruction of private property by the
rioters, had the effect ai last to rouse the citizens
to a sense of their duty. They took their stuud
yesterday, and did what, we doubt not, thev all
wish had been done three days before. We hope
and believe the city is now safe, and that au end
has be a effectually put to rioting and disorder.
One thing is certain, the present organization
will bo kept up so long ns there remains the least
shadow of a disposition to disturb the tranquillity
of the city.
We observe that the reports abroad in the news
paper?, relative to the number killed and wound
ed is greatly exaggerated. We have bean! np to
this time ml of fnurdcnlhs, and of about twenty
wounded—the-latter may turn out to he some
what iargei but we think nor, and several of
these received their injuries from missiles thrown !
at them.
The Mayorhf the city, Jes\e llunl, Esq. rr-|
sigued his office yesterday aft moon, much to the !
surprise, of many, ihn dntie* of the station,
now devolve upon the President of the first
branch of the rity council, Gen. A. Miltenbnrger.
who has issued notice to tho ciiizeus which will
ho found iu this day’s paper.
We copy tho following particulars from the
Norfolk papers of tho I2ih inst.
THE BAl.TLMORE .MOD. HP
We have already informed our readers of the ( nnd the deep importance and urgent necessity of
excitement prevailing in tho city of Baltimore, ! adopting measure*, active and efficient, for the
on tho subject of the delivery of the books of the restoration of their supremacy. In such extreme
Bank of Maryland to tho creditors of the Inslitu- ! eases of disorder in the body politic, speculative
tion. Large masses of the people h:ld ooliectcd ; opinion is idle waste of breath, and harsh language
for several nights previous to Saturday night last, i is something worse than useless. The temedy
without having been guilty of any glaring im- I m ust bo *<iug”t iu regularOulhorised and efficieo*
propriety; but on that night the mob did much j organization, and if need be action, in the defeuce
mischief. Tho following paragraphs from the aD d maintenance of public poace. Such remedy.
Baltimore American of Monday, detail a few of; wo rejoice to say. has been interposed, siucc our
the particulars; wesay a few; for private iufor- ! last publication, aud has served, thus far. to op
matioo represents the conduct of the mob as dis- { e ratc as a complete preventive of farther riots
graceful lu the extreme. i or dis'urbancc, & to preserve unbroken the peace
EVENTS OF SATURDAY NIGHT. ‘ of the city and the reign of the laws. There is
“At sunset, agreeably to the plan previously happily, an interval of calm, for the exercise of
concerted, squads of police officers were station- ] sober reflection. Let us earuestlv hope—since
od in the several streets, leadiug to Monument prevention is always better than cure—that it
square, the residence of Mr, Johnson, for the pur- I may he used by all parties active or passive, that
pose of preventing any one from having access all may become fully impressed with the iinoor-
to it. Immediately after dark, the citizen Con-! ranee of preserving the rule oflnw and order, &
stables joined the rtfgnlar 1’olicc, and lines of I thereby securing to every citizen the tranquil en-
guards were posted across the several streets.— joyineot of his rights and liberties.
The greatest throng was soon found to ho at the The activo and effective measures which were
intersection of Calvert and Baltimore streets and j adopted yesterday, by calling the citizens gentr-
hefore 9o’clock, the horse ami foot guards at that ally together, portioning them off in companies
station had some very severe conflicts with the under the command of decidedly energetic but
assailants. Several charges wcie made in the I prudent men, and placing firearms in their hands
throng by the Horsemen, and the stones & brick- j —aud by turning ortt all our fire companies—.ill
bats flew as thick as hail. Tho scene is descrih- , to move in concert of action, to protect and
ed bv those who witnessed it, as being really { maintain the supremacy of the laws—these m as-
fearful. but the Police firmly maintained tbeir J urcs, wo say have had the desired effw. The
line, although several of them wero severely hint j moment the citizens inarched from the Exchange
by missiles. under the veteran Gen. Smith, and the Anieri-
YVhilo these proceedings wore going an in tills : can Standard was seen waving in the air, riot & i
quarter, an attack was commenced alioutOo’clk, ; rebellion ceased.
on tho boose of Mr. Glenn, in north Charles st. Np signs of tumultuons assemblage of any son
No precautions having been taken to prevent; were visible throuehout last night. The highest
i praise is certainly line to tho citizens for the
i prompt manner in which they even at >o late a
! period, rallied to stay the ravages of the rioters,
[ nurt to protect our city and the lives and proper-
: tv of our citizens. Nothing, throughout’ the se-
! rtes of outrages, has been wanting but a dispose
! lion on the part of the great body of our citizens.
; to di countenance the lawless proceedings, & vi-
in a few minutes with renewed vigor. One of ; gorous action, aud to carry such dispositions into
the Horsemen, it is said, was injured by ihe acci- i effect. Had tho same measures which were a-
dcntal discharge of his own pistol, at the moment adopted yesterday and successfully carried into
of entering ihe scene of action. Tho assailant?
were now rapidly gaining accession of strength,
but the strongly barricaded doors and windows
resisted all their efforts at effecting an entrance.
In the mean time tho iron railing at tho front
’HI'? MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY.
The excitement originating in the contemplated
revolt of the blacks still continue? in the West,
and meetings aro called in all places likely to be
disturbed by uulau ful combinations. In the town
of Maysville, Kentucky, a general meeting of
theritizeur was held on lhe27llt July, at which
the Major presided, and members of the Coun
cil officiated as secretaries.—Among other en
ergetic measures adopted for the security of the
town, there is one v bich requires that all associa
tions of blacks he immediately .suppressed ; and
that all itinerant and foreign white men, who are
not known, and who have no ostensible occupa
tion, aud who may be found addressing tbe blacks
lie apprehended.
Unlimited power is given to the Mayor to cause
th • arr CS t of gamblers and all those who have uo
permanent employment or visible means of sup
port.
In the recent melancholy,affair iu Mississippi,
a young man formerly of Maysville, aud said by
ihe Editor of ihe Maysville Eagle to be the sou
of one of the most respectable citizens of that
place Air. Thomas AI. Donvan, has become a
victim. Whether he is guilty or innocent, the
Editor has iio means of deciding farther than his
asseverations of innoceuce disclosed in the follo
wing extracts from a letter addressed to his wife
in Maysville.
Livingston, 7th July 1835.
“I write to inform you that ibis is the last you
may ever expect to receive or hear from me. I
am doomed to die on to morrow, at 12 o’clock on
a charge of having been concerned in a negro
insurrection in ihisStato among many other whi
tes. Rat I ran sat, what few can say—that I
can meet my God innocently—By tliu false accu
sation ofbothblack nnd white, ami some particu
larly who have come forward and sworn falsely
to my prejudice, I have been condemned unjustly
by their oaths. * * * Now 1 must close by
saving, before my gre; t Maker and Judge, that
1 go into his presence as iuuoccni of this charge
as sben 1 was born. I feel perfectly reconciled
when the hour comes both to face my accuser
and my Eternal Judge , ***** I must
hid y*»n a final farewell hoping that the God of
the widow and fatherless will give you grace to
boar this most awful sentence. * • And now
may tbe Lord be with you henceforth and fore
ver. * * Farewell!” farewell. !”
“ P. S I was arrested on Friday (the 3d) tri
ed today (tho 7ih) and to-morrow, * • * *
The excitement is so great that we aro not iried^
by a regular jury, but by a committee of planters'
appointed for the purpose, who have not lime to
wait on any person for evidence. There are now
7 or 8 prisoners :u hi. tried immediately, and
they arc bringing in others continually. There is
one to be executed with me. Negroes are hung
on the plantations. Two white men preceded
me...
li *- added in auulher hand-writing—“Seenby
the Committee”.—Foulstm's Adv- Aug 8.
approach to the house, its windows were sooi
demolished. About 20 minutes after the atxaci
had been commenced ou Mr. G’s bouse, a tern
porary suspension of violence was effected by ;
detachment of a dozen Horsemen sen*, from the
Square, who dashed through the assailants. Ai
they did not however return the charge, the thro
wing of missiles against the house was rcsumci
effect,’bees taken on Saturday, no blood would
have been shed. But from t-onic cause or other,
there seemed to he manifested a strange—an uu-
aconniabic apathy, a kind of panic on the part
of a large proportion of our citizens, while the
door was forcibly rent nssuuder, & with tho iron j work of desolation was going on
bars, and afterward with axes a new attack wai
directed against the door. After an incessant
labor of aliotii 20 minutes, it was finally forced
open, and tho assailants ponied in. The parlor
and chamber doors were Successively batlcied
down, and the work of destruction now ns-uine
Tho civil authority on Sunday appealed to lie
extinct—it was nowhere to be seen o? felt. Had
it showed itself aud called upon the citizens pres
ent to assist in bold and manly tones, wc confi
dently believe thousands would have flown to the
rescue, and the rioters would havn either been
a new aspect. Tbe elegant furniture on the dif- ' captured or dispersed.
ferent floors was precipitated into the street, an.I
what wa? not crushed iu the fall, was immedi
ately broken by the party outside. The house
was completely sacked from the garret to tbe
cellar; not an article was spared !
The n.ss.iilnuts kept undisputed possession of
the house until between 2 and •! o’clock on tirtn-
d::y morning, when a small body of citizens mir
ed with muskets marched to tho spot, effect
The scenes of last Sabbath can never he erased
from the memories of those who wiluessod them.
Thousands of tho citizens were to be seen in
Charles street, throughout tho day witnessing
tho work of demolition carried on by some fifty
persons, utmost all apparently under twenty
years of age—some not over twelve—and sever
al of them quite intoxicated with the wine they
I had found upon the premises. Some of them
an entrance, took eight r,r nine prisoners, ami j werocutiing up the interior of tho house with axe
cleared the house. While the detachment was I—some attempting to cutup the roof—some curs-
On its way to the Watch-House with the prison- j iug and swearing—some hurraing, and many
Vr*. a %*as made on it in Lexington > lugging off the bottles of wine they had found nnd
ANTI INCENDIARY MEETING!
Mobile, August 15.
At a numerous and respectable meeting of the
citizens of Mobile, convened at the Court House
at tiie call of the Mayor and Aldermen, oti Thurs
day the 15th instant, taoxproj tbeif views no ihp
subj -ct. of certain incendiary publications receiv
ed at the Post Ollicc iu this city, and to adopt
measures to suppress their ciiculation—Gen. J. F.
Everitr. Mayor of the City, was called to ihe
Chair, and \Yiu. D. Dunn, was appointed Sec
retary.
On motion of the Hou. A. S. Lipscomb, se
conded by Judge Hitchcock, a Committee of
fifteen was appointed to prepare an address nnd
Resolutions appropriate to the occasion. The
committee was compos I of the gentlemen nnm
ed in the following list:
A. S. Lipscomb, Wm. Hale.
T. Snnfoid. Philip Al’Loskey,
G. J. ,S. Walker, John H.Coliins,
S.V. V. Schuyler, J. F. Roberts,
H. Hitchcock, L Jndsoii,
Willis Roberts, Wm. Qmgly,
Win. Walton, Samuel Acre,
J. Hcustis.
The Comniittoe after a short absence, made
the following—
REPORT.
The committee appointed to report to thi.-
lueeting. resolutions suitable to the occasion, res
pectfully submit the following preamble and re?
..lotions to wit:
Evidence of the existence of ,• widely extended
scheme to destroy »hepi ace of the slave-hr.ldiug
States of the American Union, having within a
coy ortwo reached thecity «.f Mobile, its citizens
have convened, as w< !i to express in a public and
authentic form, the •amiiune.nts which tiiodisclos-
ure of »uch an organized scheme excites, as to in
dicate the sptrit with which it will be opposed.
Publications containing appeals to a large mass
of our populatiou, calculated to arouse among
them, in the first place, a spirit of insubordination;
aud in tbe next place, to induce scenes of cruelty
aiid bloodshed revolting to philanthropy, are now
iu the course of distribution throughout the whole
Slave-holding region. The fanatical spirit which
has originated, and is now disseminating these
messengers of discord, is blind alike, to the cause
of patriotism aud of humanity. It disregards the
constitutional rights of the citizens of the south, &
seems to delight in the anticipation of their do
mestic inquietude. It affects to dread the visita
tions of Providence for a national sin, and invokes
the aid of religion to promote its designs. Los
ing si) sympathy for the free citizen iu a mor
bid affection for his contented aud happy slave,
the Abolitionist seeks to invert the order of socie
ty. Jgnorftnt of the true condition of the latter
wild iinngiuings are substituted for facts and his
spirit is worked into fury against free men, foi
holding as property, beings far happier tliau their
deluded advocates.
'1'his fanatical spirit, though it issues from the
bosom of Northern society, we do not charge to
he the predominant sentiment of our Northern
fellow citizens. The. abolitionist, though he
speeds his poisoned shaft from amougst them, we
cannot look upon as being encouraged by them.
Reciprocally bound by the ties of citizenship, &
that citizeuship cemented by a thonsand con
siderations tho men of the South feel assured that
their countrymen of the North and of the East,
cannot countenance the class of obolitionists, nor
sanction their acts, tending as they do, to
break up our social system—to ruin our peace,
nnd by inevitable consequence, to rupture onr
Political Union. The murderer and the assassin
are to he looked upon as the enemies of mankind.
And can we of the South contemplate any other
character, f’nan that of enemies, the reckless in
stigators and active abettors of couutless crimes ?
Crimes, that are intended to bo perpetrated upon
ourselves!!
That affection of citizenship must yield to tlfcs
insecurity of our condition, when the medium of
a national convenience, is used to facilitate a
scheme of fratricideand with that banished af
fection. all cherished interests of political connex
ion must be superseded by the highest of all in
terests, that of self preservation.
Therefore and in the spirit of patriotic affection
we invoke our Northern fellow-citizensto preserve
the feelings which unite ns as a people, by adopt
ing legislative measures to prevent the occasions
of distrust and nlieuation resulting from the prac
tices of Abolitionists. We invoke them to in
flict upon those agents of public mischief, tho
flagitious promoters of servile insurrection, such
punishments, as are deemed the condign punish
ments for high crimes against society.
As to tho part which we havo to act, there can
bo but one opinion. We understand our rights
—wc know our interest. In no instance have
citizens of the South, with pragmatical instrtic-
tivenes- , interfered iu the domestic concerns of
the Northern States. We shall take most vigi
lant care, that the schemes of that obnoxious class
of agitators, shall be frustrated.—Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to
consist of twenty-one persons, to take into con
sideration the object of this meeting, and to re
port at a meeting of the citizens, at such a time
ns they may deem fit, such measures as may be
proper to be adopted in reference to these subjects;
such committee be invested in the mean time,
with full power to tnkc all measures necessary
to meet the emergency. The committee is as
follows:—
A. S. Lipscomb, 11. Hitchcock,
Duke Goodman, S. 11. Harrow,
Wm. Walton, Dr. J. Hcutis,
G. W- Owen, Wm. Hale,
W.H.FIemiug, Henry Bright,
A. Broun, II. Stickney,
J. T. Case. Rev. Dr. Kennon,
M. D. Eslava, AI- Durand,
B. ATeslier, J. W. Townsend,
T. Sanford, C.C.MansonTi
C. C. Hazard.
Resolved, That'we advise our fellow citizens
of every county throughout the State to organize
a committee of vigilance to promote the objects
of this mee jng.
Resolved, Thattheso proceedings be signed by
the chairman & Secretary’ & published in both of
the panejs of this city.
J. F. EVER ITT, Char'n.
W. D. Dunn. Sec'ry.
The Meeting on Thursday evening was very
generally attended by our citizens. But one feel
ing seemed to pervade tbe assembly—and that
was indignation at the iniquitous and wanton in
terference of the Abolitionists with ourjust rights.
It was veryjustly remarked, by gentlemen who
addsessed the meeting, that ou this subject the
people of the South havo uo arguments to offer.
Our opponents are not ignorant of our rights un
less they are wilfully so, and therefore wc need
no other proof that wc should defend ourselves
against all aggressions..than that westaud ready’
to give, with gibbets—the sword, or even at the
cannon’s mouth.
We should not omit to mention that tho gen
tleman, who seconded the motion for the adoption
of the Preamble and Resolutions ns submitted by
the committee, was one of the individuals, to
whom the imfamous publication had been ad
dressed in this city—a clergyman in tbe Metho
dist church. His remarks on the occasion were
such as reflected great credit on himself ns a cit
izen and a divine aud on the society of which he
is the revered pastor.—Mobile .odv.
ion among the slaves. There was found iu his
possession a number of pamphlets, papers, &c.
of the loos' inflamatory and violent character—
copies of small books, v ith prints representing
slaves chained to trees, suffering under the lash—
others representing them as mauacled, and white
lemales scourging them with cowhides, &c. Nu
merous extracts were also read from his Journal,
all tending to show that his design in visiting
Tennessee was to find out and secure friends to
the cause of Abolition, and through them to dis
seminate the doctrines*of the Society. It was
proved he left copies of his pamphlets at the
Nashville Inn, and at Mr. Cayce’s in this place,
and also one with a citizen of Summer county.
The Committee found him guilty—1st, Of be
ing an active and efficient member of the Aboli
tion Society of Ohio 2nd, That he had in his
possession, in Nashville, sundry pamphlets of a
most violent and pernicious tendency, and which,
if generally disseminated, would iu all human
probability, cause an insurrection or rebellion a-
moug the slaves. 3d, That he published and ex
posed to public view, the said pamphlets in Nash
ville anti Summer county.
As might have been expected a numerous
crowd of citizens, who witnessed the dovelope-
ment of this fellow’s guilt, were much excited—
and, we verily believe, had it not hern for the
prudence and firmness of the Conimitiee. his life
would have been the immediate forfeit of his crime.
As it was ho escaped with tbe infliction of twenty
stripes upon his bare, back—and au order to leave
the place iu24 hours.
We have reason to believe that there are others
belonging to this same gang, prosecuting their
unholy designs in some of the neighboring coun
ties.
At the same time that the above examination
was in progress, at our Court House, a vigilant
patrol of ciiizeus succeeded in capturing another
villain in this vicinity, in the very act of tamper
ing with slaves.
We have not time this morning for comment
—but we say to the South, be on your guard—
and to the North,WARE!
is customary ; aud for thai reason we do not in
tend to publish them. Some fifty or sixty per
sons appeared at the City Hall about sundown,
armed with mesk< is and fixed bayonets. About
the same time three or four hundred persons ap.
peered near Suow’s house, two or three humli-e^
yards distant. Both parties maintained their
ground till some time in the night, when the ar
med force marched into the city Hall, aud the
unarmed force marched to the west end of the
city, where th-y burnt a negro hut, aud broke
the windows of a negro church, and dispersed in
' squads of mils and twenties, nnd nothing more
was heard of them during the night. After this
was done tho armed forct marched towards w here
the house was burnt, and marched back again.
From that time to this. G o’clock Thursday cve-
uingtho city has presented its peaceful summer
appearance. Wc hope and believe thatits peace
will not again bo disturbed.—Globe.
From the Boston Morning Post.
ANTI-SLAVERY IN LYNN.
A meeting of the Essex County Anti-Slavery
Society was held in Lynn on Wednesday, and a
meeting teas held at the the same place in the
evening for discussing tho subject of slavery.—
Addresses were made by Rev. Air. Driver, of
Salem, D. L. Child, Esq. of Boston, and Rev.
George Thomson, of England. While Mr Thom
son was addressing this audience, a missile from
without came through the window, shattering a
single pane of glass, at which about half the au
dience showed a disposition to retreat, but upon
being assured by Mr. T. that there was no dan
ger to ho apprehended, they became seated. Mr
Child held it np f<> the audience, and said he
should take it with many other choice tokens to
England, to which country lie had been deputed.
On Thursday evening, says the Chronicle, Mr.
Thomson couiiuued the discussion iu the same
place. There was a large assembly (mostly fe
males as usual) in the house and a still greater
one of men and boys without. The noise outside
increased to such a degree that Air. T. closed his
harangue. The whole congregation theu rose
aud sung the Doxology, and the meeting closed
by prayer by the Rev. .Mr. Horton. Now suc
ceeded a most disgraceful scence. The inoli ex
asperated by the expressions of defiance used by
Mr. T. in his discourse closed round the doors
and steps of the house so as effectually,to prevent
the egress of the audience. Presently i here was
a rush at the door by the mob who threatened
Mr. T. hut by the prompt exertions of those with
in, the doors were closed. Rotten eggs were
thrown, and a missile came near hitting Mr. T’s
head. Mr. Sheriff Chandwt !1 now arrived at the
sceuc and with difficulty cleared a passage way
for the women to come out of the house. \ per
son was escorted out under the protection some do
zen ladies, but owing to the confusion it was im
possible to tell who it was, or what became of the
lecturer.
Awful but just punishment.—Wc learn, by the
arrival of the steam boat. Kentucky last evening
from Richmond, that Robinson, the Englishman,
mentioned in the Beacon of Saturday, as being in
tho vicinity of Lynchburg, was taken about fifteen
miles from that town, and Hanged on the spot.
We sincerely trust that ample evidence existed
of the depth of bis guilt; aud if such were the
ease, it is hut sheer justice that he who would vis
it the firesides of the unoffending citizens of the
South, with a more than Indian inassapre, should
have the bitter cup pressed to his own lips. Let
this instance afford a warning to the fauatic of
the prompt punishment which inevitably awaits
him south of the Potomac.—Norfolk Beacon.
The Jruits of attempted Abolition.—In our last,
we published the proceedings of a meeting of
our citizens, having relation to this, as well ns
other public evils. The following is copied from
the Nashville Republican Extra, of this morning.
It shews the extrcmeitics to which one of tho most |
moral and well regulated committiesmay bcdriv-J
en in the justifiable cause of self preservation, by j
fanaticism aud villany. Tbe other person men
tioned in the conclusion of thd article, as having
been arrested for tampering with Slaves, has, we
understand, been found to have made extensive
arrangements for stealing or ruuuing off with ten
or fifteen slaves uuder pretence of carrying them
to a free country. IJe has been dcMt with, from
what we can learn, much more quietly than the
baseness of his offence merited:
AN ABOLITIONIST CAUGHT.
Our city was much agitated on Saturday eve
ning last, by the apprehension of a young man
by the name of Dresser, who it was said had been I
disseminating tracts and pamphlets of a very in-
flamatorv character, in relation !o slavery. He i
was carried before our committee of Vigilance,
w here a patient and elaborate investigation took !
place. From the prisioner’s papers, pamphlets,
correspondence, and statements, it appeared that j
lie was a member of an Abolition Society in Ohio [
that be had been a member of Lane Seminary, tit
Cincinnati, which he and others had been forced to
leave, chiefly in consequence of the dangerous
principles they held in relation to slavery.
The ostensible business of tills villian, was, the
disposal of the. Cottage Bible! thus veiling his
unhallowed designs under the cloak of Rciigiou.
Tbe evidence mainly furnished by his correspon
dence, clearly proved that there was an nigaui-
zed system of operations adopted by tho society
f..r the promulgation of its doctrines in tbe slave
holding States, and which if carried into effect,
would inauifestli'temt to iiwurrectioB and rebell-
It is with extreme regret that wc have to state
that our wide spread and hitherto peaceful City,
has been the scene of riotous excitemeut ever,
since Tuesday iast, when Crandeii was commit
ted to jail for having in his possession some inceu-
diary publications. A great number of persons
were displeased because be was tried in jail
which we believe was tbe only place where he
could have been tried without endangering his life.
Ou Tuesday night ihe enraged populace were
informed that Beverly Snow, a free mulatto, who
kept a drinking and eaiiug house at the corner
between Brown’s and Gadsby’s Hotels, bad spo
ken in dircspcctful terms of the wives and daugh
ters of Mechanics. In a very short time he had
more customers than both Brown and Gadsby—
but the landlord was net to be found, though dili
gent search was made all through the house.—
Next morning the house was visited by an increas
ed number of guests. But Snow was still absent.
They then determined to search the houses of
his associates for him. The house of James !ut
ton. another free mulatto, was the first visited.
In looking for Snow, some abolition newspapers
were found. Hutton was immediately seized,
and taken before a magistrate. In a few min
utes there were several hundred persons around !
tho Magistrate’s oflice. hallooing ’‘Bring him |
out! tiring him nut!” The magistrate soon decid
ed that he must go to jail, which decision was un
doubtedly a merciful, if not a lawful one. With
some difficulty the officers got him to jail. A?
soon ns he was safely lodged in jail, some person
hallooed, “Now for Snow’s house !” The crowd
immediately moved off at a quick pace, and in a
few minutes were there, ami in short ;ime cui
down the sign, and broke and destroyed most, if
not all the furniture in the house, not forgetting
to crack a bottle of “old Hock” “now and then.”
By tiie time all this was done, the other hunscs
intended to ho searched, were vacant. The
crowd then went to the Centre Market House,
where some speeches were made, and a commit
tee of twenty-four were appointed. V.'e could
not get near enough to hear the purport of the
speeches, nor the subject of the committee. In
the mean time the Cilv Council held a meeting,
and passed some resolutions authorising flic May
or to adopt such measures as he might think best
to allay the excitement, &c. Whereupon, ihe
Mayor issued his proclamation,h •giniitg “Where
as certn.’n rumors ofdanger to the public peace.”
&c.—requiriug the Police to be vigilant, &.c —
requesting parents, guardians, &c. to keep their
childreu at home after dusk.
And then Major General Jones, of the militia,
issued orders for hi« forces to arm to put down
the disturbances. Neither resolutions, proclama
tion, or orders, were sent to ns for publication, as,
POST OFFICE COR RKSPONDENCE.
Copy of a letter addressed to tiie President nut!
directors of tbe American Anti-Slavery Society
by S. L. Gotiverneur.
Gentlemen—I have received a letter from the
Post Master at Charleston, of which tho enclosed
is a copy. I havo transmitted another to ih e
Post Master General.
Entert ining fnll confidence that you will duly
appreciate my sincere desire, to reconcile ajun
discharge of my official duties with all the deli
cate considerations which are in the c;:>e present
ed to me, I have respectfully to p-opuse to you
that the transmission of the papers referred to 6e
suspended, until the views of the Post Master Ge
neral shall have been received.
V\ ith respect, &c.
(Signed.) SA.VL. L. GOUVERNEUR.
Sam’l. L. Gouverneur, Esq—
Sir—Your Communication; addressed to“Tlie
President & Directois of the American Anti-Slav
ery Society.” has been banded me by Mr. Bates,
and shall be laid before the Executive committee.
i am respectfully, your obd't serv’r.
ARTHUR TAPP AN.
President A. A. S. Society.
New York, August 7
Anti-Slavery Office. I
New York. Aug n. j
Sam’l. L. Gouverneur, Esq. 1*. M. New York—*
Dear Sir—Your favor yesterday, covering a
letter from the Post Master of Charleston, in re
gard to the rcceut viola ii hi of the L . S. Mail ,u
that place, and proposing to us to suspend the
transmission of our publications until t ie views
of the Post Master General shall be received,
has been laid before the Executive Committee of
the American Anti-Slavery Society, aud Iaat in
structed, very respectfully, to transmit to you the
foliowiug reply, viz :
“Resolved, That while wo are desirous to re
lieve public officers from any uiinecessary dif
ficulties and responsibilities, we cannot consent
to surrender any of tile rights or privileges, which
repossess iu common with our fellow citizens,
in regard to the use of the United States mail.”
With much respect vour obd’t serv’t.
E. WRIGHT, Jr.
Sec. Com. Cor. Am. Ami-Slavery Society.
To the President nnd Directors of the American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Gentlemen—1 have tbe honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of yesterday, covering
a copy of a resolution of eertaiu persous. describ
ed as “the executive Committee of the American
Anti-Slavery Society.”
Early on the morning of the 7th inst. J addess-
ed a communication to you, enclosing a copy of
one which I received from the Post Master at
Charleston. Referring to yon the peculiarly de
licate considerations which were involved in ihe
case he presented, ( respectfully proposed to you
to suspend the transmission of your papers until
the views o' - the Post master gciieVal. before whom
the whole subject lias been laid, could be receiv
ed. This communication having hce’« rfellveied
to you by Mr. Bates, assistant Post Master, 1 re
ceived a verbal assurance that you would cheer
fully comply with the proposition 1 had made.—
In full assurance that this proposition would not
he changed, 1 give the necessary instrnnious to
separate the papers referred to, in making up the
mail for that portion of tho couinry, and retain
them at this office. The rosMottoii to’which I
have referred, gave me the first intiir afion of the
discharge of your views; and was received at
tins oflice about the time of < losing the mail. It
was therefore too late in fact, to muse adificreni
disposition to be made of those papers. They
were accordingly retained here in pursuance of
the original understanding with you, nor will they
he transmitted by mail until tbe instructions of
the Post Master general shall have been received.
Having thus idaced’you in possession o(tin
fact? ! I -eg leave to refer mote distinctly to the re?>-
lutioa of vour committee. My views .;ave here
much mistaken, if it is intended to- imply that I
required rciief at your hands from “any difficulty
or responsibility.” whatever as “a publir effirer.’
i lad you dediued in the fits; instauce the proposi
tion 1 bad offered, my determination would liave
bven promptly announced t.. you. Placed as 1 wi
in ti peculiar delicate position ; appealed to by
an ofl
iccr f
f the same
lepartmeut at
a distance.
to let
o' my
aid in pres
erving tin
pul
die peace—
Micur
ng the safe trans
mission r-
f ih
j important
oolite
nu of
the valuabl
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of tt
e mail de-
parti
inn -
-and arrestii
’.g a tour-
e of
excitement
whio
1 coni
d not fail to
lead to 1
1!‘ It
ost disaster-
ous r
PSltll5
I should not have It*
Stated to anapt
that
:oursc
which in «n
v judgment,
the higk-'t
ohlig
itions
imposed. In
ii ii eve
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some
de&re
i. a tompoia
ry ‘ surrci
ider
of the righ’s
and j
>ri v iie
gLs“ you cl
dined to
pos-
css. U Life
inaui
esting fso openly
vour no
icvo
! eU rc to the
color
ed people. 1 thong
fit i IvmI
a ri
ght to claim
1 some
port)
,ii ot your
sympntlii
:S fo
r the write
p o pu
ation
ol that section of cou
ltrv-
the i
ap sit
uation of which A
r. lltigei
kad
so fully
scribe
:<1.
would res
lectfuliy
ask
gentle***'
what injury could result from a momentary '
pension of your efforts, compared with that "h |f
might have occurred, had they been pushed
all hazards ?
I eutertain for you. ai.d all your rights, e'C
sentiment of respect which is due, and 1 sleep.
regret that a departure from the original
standing, which promised to prevent a* 1 cxc "
/iieut ami collision, h:,s compelled me to exp- ’
tnyself fully. 1 hav e reflected deeply on 'fc
jeet. The Istrs which secure to you d’f "r - '
you claim; also impose the penalties on '
who infringe them. 1 sha!) assume the
sibiiitv in the ease you have made with tin,
to the law toy superiors wiil. hold myself arc<’i-
table.
With great respet t. &c. t\ c -
SAM’L. L.COUVERNEFF-’
New York, August 9. l8-i5.
We understand (says the Richmond I on'p ^
that the sum of twenty thousand dollars h' 1 '
in de up in New Orleans. n> a reward to *c
for the delivery of ARTHUR TAPI - 1
celebrated Agitator, upon the levee in t ,n ‘ r ;.,
Tnppan will soon find that e’.eti rx
wealth will not enabb- him to repose >" A
and ho may himself realize some of the ;l p!' j [); ,
sions which he lias been instrumental > uUI
iroou others.