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HFourj years-ago on this sppt the? pi
j xnetihcounctl -a multitudindusjatbn
tnve warninj? to an oppressive Admimstra--
tion ihat its entf was at hand f adnow,an
thes;ame spot; at-Othejr vast rrisreon
gregated, more numerous thLnilhe pthel
and jjfbr what T Why have thef Pepjq;
met .again in this place 7 . vnat means
( this fmp osing Attitude of Nati6na So vef
j eiy bus clibired In, the 'e&Jhriij,jf
V;i representative' hoist Jbroughtj ";!tpti&:
S ironi jal) parts of this great if euhlio!
Itnkegobd the solemn decee Qf:thj
; Convention of J 840to reitefatethe prm
ilcipl4 then maintained, j tojj. maki
kH6vn f.6 all that neither disppolntmerifc
bar &aster-reither nlffieulgetpj b$ me;
nor J treachery 'which betr4vsr-4ioihing
withyi the jwerMman or r pe ; limits
5j hurMnicqntingencies-can beat downltlfe
iridomitble spirits of the V?iijgs ij thi
Uniihi or. defeat the ' determinqd purpose
jlbr wich they arebanded toel her in the
unityj pt political brotherhoop; -fi; cbunf
' try to eerveda Governmien i t$ be e;
cilec I from the control of evfil principle!
and Incompetent jmen a .rieibasi xlt"
eonstif utional conscrvatisnvo bej etabi
lish'MMa firm foundation? tofbe ; Mv&hW.
sauaiive poHey, Wise," pfacticalyl ciompref
r heHcithese are subjects; (shpug:Ji
; to Ir sire resolution and 'energy, J tojcali
ibrtl j jrenewed efforts unjlcrj all irx;un
:J sta,n jes jpf successful or rnitord!rcsult
jj. and c$eep a great party firp,urwayef
Ing, persevering in the nobiepurpos
!t0 which it is devoted; :fv.':r 1 1 ,rl
i:Bt;5the more immediate purpose of the.
convention f was to confirm h r011inl
tiona- of thevNational Conver tion jjfbr the
- high' 6(Rces 6f President and Vjc'e , Presi
dent! the United Stated I T.'J IT "
4 MMeubnvcntton of Ratificatimtit&tfc
: ine pnriase; ine reopie, lorun inep,
raassji pi itepreseniatives, werp; jo pro
rneht The jvoice of approval Mfastq coiil
uirmrthe choice of those empowered to
make! 1 a choice, and to, pronoikuee ialantil
cipauoil the sanction of the wtoe f oiihtrv
nppnine selection. j r ' s i
When the resolutidn was annbunced
deciarinar the concurrence of the Ratified!
iion I Convention in the nomination f
IIENR CLAY for the Prefeidencyiitlia
iight pgsfonjc'worth a pilgrimigej! to seel
It exhibSed an earnest of thai Ions delavl
I the Tie6 Presidency this was the othe
nation tor be ratined. and;most aereel
able
was the dutv to be discharred irithij
fbeh:
enaiii An eminent citizen now to b
I'm a .. ' . I I ' T ' t-L H' .
Im:
lacip raore aistinguisned-npt pyi rejaso
t- his, own obtrusion of his IspretensEonsi
i ibut by the wise discrimination of his fel
f
f i; low piizens cognizanf his vforthf and
I pronjpc 10 acioiowicage ir.j iis j cnaraq
lcrana services? aireaav proved and test
promise of future usefulness in a
i acuon more exaueu anan tnat in
had shown tho'stftrliiif aim TifiVa
aturc and lo ! hprn was thf? rail
vo si mnion aim 10 ms nign pipcef i
I ItwlSlto be4xpected that lwitnlhej exl
ample oi1l840 and its disastrous jredultl!
befo 'c, their eyes, the nominating conven-j
tiOp wOhldi exercise more ! thanJor;diiiary
care id the1 selection of a cahdtdatejibith(jr
Viej eslehcy. : 5nvief.4f" poitinl
geney hrliich, as it has happened once
mayQr&PPcn acrain in view of the rineMv
tainty bf himian"life Under aill Mridtiel j
0f ehmtances it was the jdufty t bf Ithe 1
G0RWl t0 take-good care thaet if : by a
vf T'ivufa uisucusauoiioi i rovi.jiencei met
enounce UDon me acuon oi me crave nom
,ff inatrhji body appointed to seleci candil
: dates tor me. ni 2:11 Diaces 01 ine lUoVern
i. ed, yet always accumulating cknowledgw8
;p Ihent Itije for years of devotejdljmd faitli
vll.sjsrvjce, from a grateful eouitry-ic '!
If -y !ffli.y Ion. :l But we must nt anhcipate
II iViniournttice of thismemoraoleSd2ly.,f - 1
1 j rai r tnMiJUKiii f uL.trsutiuyajKiN to
f I .yiijnricd this duty. Let! the respon-
I if : jdingj acclamations of the ralifiinff nost'
' lit: jqearl witness let the appryipg ybie'e of exciting, ! far beyond any description that the
tth Jatdn"give testimonyjaslit Will, to pen can give. "Tie wole machinery of the
L ll ithel propriety of the selection iVlHtNRVt procession described above was finally ranged
I m v.ULUSi .Vi nnrf
THEODtiRPt inTmi?Milr.,
WOT! ' What beMiwU U
ilea a;
eess t
the Watchwords bftriuhant Sue?
WKon u .i wj . 1 ti - ;
.iiuyu VUUiU Ck IIIKJIC
jp I furrj
auon pe iouna prosrnostic
gbddl to the country ?
JPi 1 1
forth, a$
ISM we must proceed td
! J
set
:m i.iM4v. w uttv, Buiau account
: TTt
II y' ims uay s aomgs.
If !Mf l.ORND PROCf
::i:rpib;-Af :ah":e'arly" hour of the
1 xtiy AritAiN U KSSION '
morning ' the
l ite loiU,H
i wholei city Was stirring and
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lerable
hosts of delegated froiialI;l
W e m tne union were
i; il mini? in- their: various, distinct hwrt,;n3i
i I SES SKIK Carolina, Geo. S.,!Bryson, of South Carolina,
f f tiAf th CP thS iUiamlBelt, of Oh Francis E. Chambers'
TOfS-alCd uf11! Kent4kyohn3Vardin,of Illinois, A. S.
f If H W1?1 l.nI0,wh lhe SHjPWef WiUiams, of Michigan, Dr. Doyle, of Louisi-
umaea. coon'; anenvards tne
HI pnlje ? th iflernt State 'delega4
i jlioh? ivcre counted for the purpdse of del
tciuuuiue iuBuwuniui lue xtuiiunai irnzBi
PWyv.l; ; V r -i'v;? J FJ' H I
fcB(We&
jorgrekt procession began td mo foi
vArd.ani
1 Und Mt c iop ni;J
ind asut passed along. Baltimor!
uaitimorx? -
'ill tXfui l
itree&
fcfrMs tnnl, ih lltA .ii
1CU III L11U
'r:TT.n vJl.-TZ " -v wf.-f m
fl tne line. us jmraense array oi ueemen
i tnen moveu lorwaru io ine music; oi, ma-
IWvlfinlftl hands.' with bailees rliRnln atA
:1
v ikst j-iv lauufl - irsi Mrar,
The IMavor of the city of Baltimore arid
Iltrfent an -officers of the iBaltimo
! r,.4.L.: moflrcf Ti,i. !j
lWmlou" ZVm
Mi"
ngeinents.
fit
j - Guests especially invited. The" Coni-
minatinir Convention. 1 1 ' )' T 4 ?
! The members 'ofthe iMational Nominal
tincr Convention; The more aged and in
firmvbfthe.tiembers of the Nominating
Convention and of the especially invited
guests were provided I with carnages for
their conveyance ' l't:f,
The, jnembersot ther, Maryland Whig
State Central Committee 1
. Members. of . the MarylandLAYhig Gu
bernatorial Convention, v I " -
Whig members of Congress. '
txSWhig members of the several State Le-i
gisiatures, ; , :r.,i,J
4 ; Whig members tf the .City Council, ,pfi
oaiiimorev . -j . f .4 t;,' ; -j ; v i- -i Ci,
- Editors of ;Newspapers.:n -m .,0 ,
The Baltimore City Clay Club Conven
tion came -next. . . a Hf ;h'.
-Mn a splendidly decorated carf construc
ted after the fashion of the-Grecian 'tri
umphal chariots, and having the wheels
and Jbodyornamented m like style, drawn
THE VVHIG B ANNEIlCOMMrrTSE,
having in charge the bbject for the' gain
of which many of ' the: States had conten
ded with a generous emulation, and which
had just beehkwarded: to "the; State Of
Delaware.3 t p!T!'.'v f1 r-V l ' siu
THE NATIONAL PIUZE BANKER!
We must omit the long descriptions of j
badgesj banners, 'and ; processions, . with
which the Baltimore papers are filled. -
ThjaAmericansaysJiij. '
he street along yhich the proOession
passed were decorated with many elegant
and appropriatej devices and ornaments ;
many temporary i piauorms - were tnrown
out from the second and third stories of
the' fronts of houses j handsomely decora
ted and at various itcrvals elevated ropes
were, stretched i across the - streets from
house t( house, ton which were display
edjthe national flag, and other patriotic
ana tasieiui aevices. it is unnecessary
to say that every! position which afforded!
a view of the procession as it passed was'
occupied; from the.footway up to the'
roof inclusive. , The ladies of course,oc
cupied the most favored places, and such!
an assemoiage oi prigni; iaces and oeam-jng'-eyel'was
iiever. before exhibited in
bur good cityi Hot only the entire, resi-
pent population, but. the, many thousand
strangers who had been drawn, hither by
;ne mteresi 01 me occasion, were concen
trated along the single line of street de-f
pignated for the i route of the procession,'
presenting a spiectacle more s imposing,1
gruuu, a.nu uuccriiit$ m&u uus prooapiy
before' been witnessed in this country. ; .
-The view from the -'head of Baltimore street
is admitted to have been most striking and iml
posing, j The street throughout its entire length
appeared as one dense mas3 of human beings j
and when the procession passed onwards with
its-cpundess banners, the waving of ten thou
sands of j handkerchiefs from the windows and
platforms on both siides of the street presented
po theyeye a spectacle the brilliancy, and grant
Jeur of which may be , imagined but cannot be
described. - j '1 i j
At the; intersection of Gay street, a series of
lagrwere extended from the American office
icross the street, the centre one of which ha
m it the device of an eagle bearing a scroll oh
vhich were incribed the names of CLAY and
RELINGH U YSEN. J On the reverse were
j itated iri brief teniis tine leading points of
vVhig policy, as defined in one of Mr. Clay's
'. etters. - : '. j '
TJie Star Spanglid Banner. The identical
'Star Spangled fianner,"which;'waved over
?ortMeHenry; during its bombardment by the
British, in 1814, artJ which suggested the beau
iful National r3ongj composed , by the late la
mented rrancis S. Key, was displayed in front
ht the premises of Air. C. Hugnes Armistead,
an OD'ecv 01 aeep mierest 10 iao uousanas inai
assea oy. . . ,; : $3, ... 1.
THE SCENE TJPON THE GROUND. I
I In the order above noted, the head ofthe
Procession reached the grounds atv Canton.
Soon, after the various persons invited to ; take
$eats on , the platform took . their places, and
ih deifications irt advance forming around lit
feceived their arriving frieiids with cheer's and
music. The scene! was most animated and
VPOu thefground,- ) i
h The Rev. Mr.i Bascombe, of Ky., opened
te convention with a mostimpressivepraver,
and the immense mass stood uncovered while
he appealed to the Throne of
ivhich T. Ydtes Walsh, Esq. oj
Grace. ' After
on behalf of the
committee of two delegates from each State in
; Uni0n, proposedt the following officers to
1 T--? I . T i. T n r T-T-
ware
'tce PrestdenUr'tV. Uurbank, of Maine,
Geo. TJ Davis, of Massachusetts. W. W.
Boardman, of ConnecUcut, Portus Baxter, j of
H . " 1V"?I V1
kna. pn r Miir;. Jnhn'PmAn.
jr.-of Arkansas, Wm. : Rollston, ' of Alabama,
II. C. Weightman, ! of District of Columbia.
m. x aiion. 01 ixnoae lsiana. j. t. luiuer.
McKannan, of Penn.
Mississippi, en.. Jones, oi Tennessee,
U0 Brfft.Ge
KDawson,1 of New York,
r p w iS?' T
D. C'Wicklifre, of
nd,,E.
I -. T I n ; - WW - .
f freeman, ox iMorin Carolina, J.ii.otrong,
frof Arkan
sas.
After the officers had taken their seats, and
e delegation from Delaware - took position in
the stand, the President of the Con
yention introduced . Reverdy Johnson, Esq, of
Maryland, who presented the National Prize
fanner to the delegation; from Delaware, pre.
1?? T 7 -T7A ' V
When Mr. Johnson had concluded, Mr. Johri-
HonVof Delaware, on behalf of the lecatibn
The President of the Cforiventiotf then introi
daced the Hon. Ambrose Spencer, who an
I oy iout gai ly caparisonea grey sieeas, ine
bridle - reign of ach ejd byjrtoin
toeatly attiredin whitej bathV'-5 K:'V
mT w 1 t . i . li . m.T .. 1
J
noooced to the
convention the
nomin
made;on th 1st
incti Wv th Nfttiona.1 Conven
tion. f ft
TK a R a tifit Inn . the voice of the xoun?
Meas convention,"" as the Nomination had beenjne parUculara'of a bloody njt which took place
that 1 fafihe old imen; The response f wasas I rj trlriatri oniohdav eTenine-
loud as tens of thousands of voices could make it,
t !' . .i . ' .11 u. 1.1 1
i-Judge Beirien, of Georgiavl on behalf ofthe
committee appointed jtd nform HcjClajr of
his nomination as the fcandidalelfbr the Presii:
dency,' read id the Contention Mr Clay's letter
of acceptance. 1 it J t-u-'tj M t - - f
deomDaniellilVebster, - ofj Massachui
setts, now being r loudly pdledfbjj came jforj
ward upon the stand jand addresscjl thconyen-.
tion in his usual eloquent manner. ; 1 . )
.j'jjVe can only; characterize , this speech tbi
morning, and spealt efj It in .3 1 few; word&,( t It
was- a hearty, and entire response to tho nom'-,
ination" of JHehry Clay i' Daniel Websterspoke'
like a true Whig; andfa eood'txiend of Hrarf
CULT 1 M L a I j "T . - : , J
1 After MrWebstef liad concludeoV T.'Yates
Walsh,' Esq.,'rJse; ahd' on behalf of the com.
mittee' of two 'frdhi aciii;State an'the Union,!
oflred the fbll(jwin fresolutionsilwhich Iwerej
unanimWladpptedl X'i -'-1 hvMr:n
h Resolved, That ' this Convention:: have I reM
ceived withr thermost profound and grateful sen
sibility the tidinsT9 of the nomination of Henry
Claras the-Whig candidate for, the Presidency.
in Ithe , approaching election. 1 That, recdgnU
smg in 4his nommab(n,bu1;the expression ot
the( universal cherished wish "f jthe Vhigs,
ihdy'hail Jt Vwijth imefpecidiar 'feting due to
him who' is, aboye Timther men ihe man of
the Union, the historvfof whose whole life is the.
iannouncement aricT eipfession of the genuine
sentiments, ! principles, and ? purposes, of the1
'Resetted. .'Thai this convention have" heard
with the liveliest gratification the nomination of
x neoaore rrenngnuysen 'asiaecaiiwiuaio iur
j the: Vire Presidencyijassured that i'in4us 'fideh
ty to his country, in : ljus undoubted attachment
to th'e principles of tlje'Whig parry jin his em.
inent sen ice, approved ability, and moral puri
ty,: the People have the best security for the hon.
est discharge of, the jduties of the station for
which he has been SQsleJrted.f r s : '
Resohed, That ihif convention ojjltherefore
most cbrdiallyratify and confirm the said nomin
ations, and do pledgef themselves and the Whig
party to the vigorous $uppbrt and furtherance of
it . . 1 11 . b 1 j T- '11 it.-. rci
me same,wiin.au mp zeai ana oy au iuo cuwi
which may become 1 (good citizens - striving in
the cause of their cpiintry. : j '
Resolved, That this convention! reaffirm and
proudly proclaim their adherence! to the- dis
tinctive Principles ana' lileasures of the Whig
party, now known Of all f men, ahd cherish
ed by a large majority of the American People,
as follows; --) i.-h - .'.'! .
;1. A, Tariff which shall of itself provide suf
ficient revenue to pay the debts anji defray the
expenditures of the Ijjederal Goyernmeiitsuch
Tariff so adjusted asiequally to protect encour
age, and cherish in all its branches the Produc
tive Industry of ihefdouhtryi! ! ! f
2. A National Currencv which? shall1 be of
uniform par value in' every part of the Union,
and which may be transmitted from one ' sec
tion to any part of another without discount or
depreciation, and at the smallest possible eost
-to be created by such means and instrumen
talities as shall coni'mend themselves to the
wisdom of the next jWhi Congres counsell
ed and aided, no obtincted and thwarted, by a
genuine Whig!" President.) !
3. A fair and just distribution of the Proceeds
of the Public Lands among the several States
ofthe Union, to be by them devoted to purposes
of general and permanent : utility, thereby pro
tecting theommon interests of all from aggres
sion and spoliation. rireventiii2r unnecessary and
pernicious nuciuauons in ine 1 ana, ana
a stoD to the discreditable spectacle oi
and enlightened Nation, year by year, devour
ing its substance ancf isteadily diminishing the
broad patrimony bequeathed to it by the valor
and sacrifices of an; illustrious ancestry, to sup
ply the waste and want of its annual and ordin
ary expenditures. ; , i :- . . M'
Resolved. That thei . practical restriction of
tho Veto power, which has grown by repea.ted
encroachments into!
a mighty engine of hixecu-
tive Despotism, ihe
limitation of a President to
a single term, the retrenchment of our national
expenditures by. every practicable means, the
reform of the now glaring abuses and corrup-
: j.. i ii... iJ' t c
uons growing out oi an unwonny uesiowtM oi
Executive patronage; and the general reduction
of burthens and increase of enefits resulting
to the people from the existence and operations
of federal government, are objects i tor which
the Whig party) will unceasingly strive until
their efforts are crowned! with a signal and. tri
umphant success. ! i I- n ' f
Gov. Metcalf of Kentucky, followedind spoke
m his usual eloquence: for the Whigs of Ken
tucky and the Union. 1 !
The Hon. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, having
een called on ! was received with rapturous
applause. He briefly vindicated, . himself for
the part ho had taken with respect to Mr, Ty
ler's Administration, fend; spoke warmly in ta-
vor oi ms oia irienas ana associates xienry
Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen. I .
Inen came Edward Stanly, of North Caro
lina, who expressed himself delighted with the
scene before himand the glorious Whigs a-
round him. He had been more than satisfied
: -t . . L !. : L i wl- n ' if L.u
wiin me nominauons, ana iorui Varouna wouiu
stand by them. I :.l r ul - : -
Mr. Webster made a second speech at anoth
er part ofthe stand, and was followed by Messrs.
otts, Crittenden,! Huntingdon, and pte wart.
A resolution was t adopted . Uiat the next
oung Men's Convention, should be! held in the
ity of Philadelphia!! and after a few words
rorhMr. Boardman, of Connecticut, the Con
vention of ratification adjourned, sine die.
OCTS. DOUGLASS 1 1- WILLIAMS,
AVJNG , associated themselves in the practice of
' . t a i r . j - s is- r
Medicine, oner their professional services to' the
umce on J. tl. tinnisr xm ew Urn 2 store
8HistMirjr; Aptil 1 J 1844.1 ' li2nas. K r
ICT SALE
OF NEGROES l QQ
fY viriue of a Decree of the Court of Eqafty, I 'will
IDofier for sale; a: the- Court-honse in Statesrille. on
tnodday the 20th of f Maytneit, on a credit of one and
twoi rears, with interest from date, SSSflsx OaSUxcs
PST. STiSffQCDQ&SSa belonging to the , minor heirs
b& Wm-H.; D. ! Tumerec'd, consisting of boys and
girls, between' thxeeiand sixteen years of age.! i Bond and
uppruvcu sccuruj wiu ue icoitcu. aisu,bi private aie
A Man his
ne ana two Aniiaren4 &
- M-
may 4, (l
I - i VJ TTJRNER, Gftordiehr
JU from the subscriber: Urins in the county of Wilkes,
a bright mulatto 1 fcoy, named i James Carter.- Said boy
was bound to the subscriber by the county court of Wilkes.
I Will give; the above feward for the delivery bf said bdy to
me.butno other chVgeS pd. J; E. SAINTCLAIB.
Wilkes county,
mar 2d, 1844
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babhe.
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The lhiiadalphia papeVf of (Tuesday! contain
i Twr-i3"r;" r t .. .
The fbUpwing account of it s fromthe United
etateiXSaxette T r "r" " i f.--T "". "7
4 Vi I TTORRIBL12 OUTRAGE.
mm been Wnlf nL
and the outrage has been signalized by loss Tof
buietly convened to
Mbeeifro.
and property wanton-
destroyea,f rs ., .j
The circumstanced Ofthii
t his outrageousoccur.
rence
ncare'rbriefly.theseA meeting: of the
adyoate oftheahv
jraa eall :sterdayartnt at four o'cloc,.
f o asaemhlo h : the vacjmtJot at the corner of
Master and Second streets, but before the meet
ing had beenwell orgahiseji, a! rtormarpse,
ft wa rejsolved to adjfour .to the sneijer oi, tne.
market ouse nearby, it thecorneriof.Mastef.
d;Cadawalader trkjsm yCa p
WWheath. third speaker-jirpse ,to address the
mtmg,ja trin stan din at wefoutse of Ue
crowd was . heard ; to saytp another, standing
iext;th1nf,-th,'o1f w$bni 'a'fej represented to
nsas bei& Inshnwn,T
idthaf h'nbelheaH
created '4 noisei and wcrej remonstrated With
gotne of;tpebfer,hVjee's them
in let thy Dkceeduisrl bf the meetinr. "eo on in
cEi!lheywbul -notr ;easejmunort
and we're1 finally compelled to: do isb? in'donse-
quence-oi receiving u scwviot wygsing'?1
fightcaiUednHttlateTC
raised to 'ah intense degree, in consequence! of
several shotitbeing firaom;the upper win.
dbws jof thia Hibernia Jh buse, in Cad wala
der snet; frtlrig the iparkef house; ' By this
volley several' ounds-'ere' inflicted, and ' the
Native Americans camered at the meeting be
coming hmKlyexasperited, and f AbJ Irishmen
haying gathered into .'a.'mojbf they made an at
tack upon them.
s . A'numoeroi snots were nrea irorn me
of . Irishmen ut they were finally compelled to
fjyj fllicj faUve America is pursued therai and
several of thfligitivesrfinling themselves hot.
Iy pressed Rafted jnto houses and up alleys, in
order to escape. Severa of the houses into
which they were feerLtlo c hterjwere attocked,
and the doors and windows of two frame houses
in Cadwalader street belo v Master st, and one
in the same street, above Master sti, were bat
tered in 'im stones. Onj Mastfer street, near
Germantowniroad, the fronts: of two houses
were also much battered,1 1 .nd 4he windows rid
died with! stones. : Oh Grc rmantown road, the
dwelling pouse of a widpM named Mrs. .Bradyr
was forcibly broken into, t re windows and shut,
ters shattered, and the fu miture broken up. 7
The attack upon her .house ws made: because
one of the fugitives had een seen to run up
the! aljey adjoining, I , ;
I The windows in the! u per story of the Hi
bernia hose house were also, shattered, and
Maisteir sU, between Germ: mtown road and Cad
walader at., Was literally strewed with broken
bricks-and stones. Finally, tho Irishmen ral
lied, and . heat ofl the Nt tive Americans, and
there ithe contest ended for the time.
I The .worst result of this disgraceful contest
is seen in the loss of lifeL From the beginning
of the affiay the shots wire frequent, and the
following persons were killed or wounded :
k George Shiner, almost itnstantly killed ;
Jos Cox, dangerously v mounded in the groin ;
'" liee, wounded in the hip ;
M Charle JVaiitavoren, sl ot in three places and
dangerously wounded ;
I H Patrickj Fishery shot in the forehead, not dan
gerously wounded ; '
I h' Adam Bobateri shot irt the'" arm.
j i Shifter jliyedt only a fcxy minutes, the ball, we
understand, having passed through his head,
j ( The excitement created in East Kensington
by the occurrence was intense. People were
gathered af every corner listening to or re-,
peating tho-hundred vagi e rumors which went j
floating about. j I
Sh'Ji. McMlchael was early upon the ground,
and; we learn adopted active measures to pre
vent further violence, j
The above account was gathered from vari-j
ous sources, and, in the midst ot the excitement:
which prevailed. It may contain errors, but
care nas oeen naa 10 ooiain ine irum concera-
what occurred, ano o state 11 wnen ooiain-
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MlDXIGnT FuRTHEB PaKTICULAKS. TlfO
.J i .'ji.i!- iK jl J ; Ji.
mfn VilUA l Tlnrinfr triri
evening, great crowds;
of people were gathered
in the neighborhood,;
r. At- X ' t I f '-t
of thev scene of violence I in the afternoon, and
about ten o clock an at ack was made upon a;
dwelling house on Send street just above!
r ranklm. 1 i 1 he doors and windows were bea'
ten in, and the furniture of the lower story bro-'
ken up andjmuch of it thrown into the street j
The cause; of this attack, it was said, was iri
consequenco of a gun having been fired from
ine Dunauiii t aunnff me aiternoon. Anomer
house abovet this in the same row was also iiil
jured in consequence jf stones having been
inrown at iu . ;. . 1
LA cry was then raised, M go to the Nnnery,"
and a crowd iprbceeded m Second st. to Master,
at the corner of which is a Roman Catholic
School House;. A bonfire was , kindled at one
corner of the street, and Ithe fence of the School
House set on fire : about this time when the
crowd had faltered in front ofthe School House3,
i S ' -ft : f $ ; W I r s if .
afvuey ot musketry vtis nrcd irom the house
opposite, and when the crowd had parted it was
discovered mat several were wounded ; one
young man named J. Ai Wright was ttaken up
dcap, a ball tamg pierced his leu breast just
apoye ms neart Anctner young man named
Ramsey, livijigon Third st., above Brown, was
shot in , the upper part of the left lung with a
bullet, and when we left he was expiring. We
were also told that two-other men were serious1
l WUUilUCU. fr , i l
i j. ne xaiive mern
to iwjeve o'clock, (S
ns then retreated and up
night) ailairs remained
1 Sheriff MdMichael was upon the ground d
ring the evening, and' shoxtiy before' nightfall
made a call upon theji military for aid, but as
uiey naa soroe ume smce resoivea not. 10 per
form duty In bUcs of i riots. unless the Legisli
ture made ah) appropriation fur their pay during
the timis ey;erel m engaged; which lias not
yt been donei they? were not willing to enter
upon xneir amy. . M;:;. . ,:
y A meeting however, iscalled to-day, to take
measures to ensure' a! full turn out ofthe milita-
nr-force. f The SherifH accomnanied bv Gerin.
Cadwalader, restrained the mob several tirSes
during 'the : night 1 from 'making1 attacks' which
were contemplated. KT 't 'x,' w-A-
S ! l The J eicitementt ik irreatly increased; and tt
is iardly possihle to May where this terrible out
lifer A meeting of citizens
Express' their Jolual !ooi
ken up by lawless rioters,
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j The Philadelphia papers bring thj deeply
jjauiful intelBgence pf further riots in Kensing
ton, attended with extensive conflagrations,1 and
slconsfederaole number-of persons killed land
wounded. The annexed details are copied irom
the U4:8. Gazette of. Wednesday --j-
We have elfi'tf ever, sn jburfciyr morej
cxcitecllthaxl .illwa yesterday Tuesday,) in
cbpsequencej of the outrages committed in Ken.
sington on the' day previous ; and kt an, early
our, .Brigadier .General Cadwallader issued
orders to hii Brigade (that of city proper)
puiaw ui tup auciuuvu, . j y. r
Meantime, a meeting (held by resolve of one
rntwSLi held iin thrAssemblr Buildifiirtf th2T
wguir previous was icaiiea in me estate nouse
Yardfpr 8l cAjlock, tV Milf revious;(vhicW
aj- great i numb ;r bf persons: bore through! he?
streets thb American i Flag,1 much lnjure(X, ac
cbmpanied jby a placard bearing in large letter
the followaijg : kt'This is the flag that.wastranH
pledpn by lhe : Irish jPapists.?, (We ;krenot
sure,maUhe)-Worrare,exact.)
I At, 3 o'clock, the, meeting in the State House!
Tard was yerjl largdand ias&cantajB
the aditioA, tnat,those()wIi:rn
prepared' jfofj dence,sbmd!appeiired jrkbed
with 'dcabUv1 WeaDoris." The Ma vor. who' - Wa
.walking" refund ' thq 'rd,jjuietljr trrj the
Wrsohs wiibmi he' ekw armed.r Qae bfi&e per
Bulls luus ttxrcaicu uiiu a. gwit ,ana anotner a
4ouble4arreUed pisfq! I bW'rif
' p W beli vejthat Mn J.R. Newbold Ms
ed upon to- reideifc ntong thb spealterah were
QenV Smith audiCp. C. J. Jack; Tfib. fee v?
Air." Berryj ofiered the ; following resolutions,;
which ;wer read and adopted by acclamation
f t WgEUEis, ji gross'and atrocions bntrage has'been!pei
etrated in the District of Kensington, by which k peeu
ng or American citizensj assembled for; the (mrpofie of
deliberating an the aflaiisjof our country, was broken uj,
and lives of ciizens wantcjnly and murderously sacrificed
pj.ajbaifd of Saffians firing into (the Crowd fror pUqes of
concealment, - .. ' .-' j 'f ', Hiflrj r.
j "4Ve, the Native Amencan Ukens of 'the 'Iciryj and
county of Philadelphia, in Town Meeting assembled; do
hereby present to our fellow-citizens of all shades and
distinctions of party the following resolutions:!; j
Resolved, That it is alike the right and thedaty of all
citizens'peacetibiy to assemble for the purpose of express
ing their sentiments on the principles and actions by
jwhkh our Nation should governed- -tii ; " f" '
j Resolved, Th&i the interference with such assemblages
hy others not; participating in them is .an infraction on
,ine, ngnts guaranieea to us oy we vnsuiuuon ana laws
jot our country f7-. -i- : xTr ;:. . !-.f.t! J ,fj.--::r;
Resolved. fThat the recent outrage in Kensington, by
wiuca a meeng was uisiuruea ana oroKen up, and tlie
lives of citizens sacrificed; s an infraction of those rights
which meets theabborrence of this meeting.: iy f r"
Resolved, fThat whilst as men and Americana we are
determined al and every hazard to resist unt6 the
aeath every infraction of our rights. We are deterrnined
'that wefwUlijnot be led by provocation to retaliate on the
Mghta of others, j- , ' ! - Q v& .
1 Resolved! Tbt the proceedings 0 a portion; 01 the
klay afternoon , is th surest evidence that can be given,
that our -views of the Naturalization Laws are correct,
and that foreigners in the abort space of five years are in
bapable of erterirtg intoth spirit bf onr, InstitutiofBi . ;
ResalvedJ That we consider the Bible in the Pablic
ISchools s necessary for a faithful coarse - of instruction
therein, and we are determined to maintain i there in
idespite ofthe efforts of naturalized and . unnaturjiized for
eigners to eject it therefrom. k ,tj Ujj
j Resolved That this meeting believe that the recently
successful efforts of the friends of lhe Bible in the District
jof Kensington, Vas the" inching cause which resulted in
'the murderous scenes of the 6th jn3t. i t p ; )i.
j ReaolvedThsit we approve of the proceedings of tne
meeting held at the Assembly Buildings fast evening, by
which a committee Vas appointed to make suitable pre
parations forj the interment of the firct martyr in the cause
of Ovil and Religious freedom among us, and that we
recommend fhat the friends of our cause shall attend! the
funeral in a pod jr. - i f::; j
?eoZerf,That w"e also approve . the resolution pass
ed at the same meeting by which a reward of One Thou
sand Dollars: is offered for the apprehension and convic
tion of the rqurderers. :- n
On motion of John Perry, it was
7eoiei,jThit a collection he taken up for the bene
fit of the wi(ws mothers or children of the. murdered.
fost of those present "moved inlj jbody to
Kensingtrm, (at the corner of Second arid Mas
ter street, and proceeded to organize, a imee ting
but they hkd Scarcely bailed up their flag,1 (the
same that Jig spoken of above,) when a number
of boys mide an attack upon the Hibernia hose
hoise. A number of shot Were then fired from
houses in tho vicinity toward the meeting, and
the Nativjb Americans, afier dispersing for a
moment, rallied and attacked the hoser Hoiise,
took out the carriage, Iran the hose off the reel,
and then broke the apparatus up. An ! old ten
der, the pa-operty of the Washington Hose Co.
which was also in the house, was broken up
likewise, J The Native Americans ; then! (be
ixrisa u-aaoiuiais pi me jLisinciobivensingion ofr man-
tween fbtir and five o'clock, Vtook possession of
the market house, and lor the next three hours,
the shot3i were frequent from the houses in its
western ticinity. Men were seen lyiing;ubon
the roofs fot a row of bouses fronting the mar
ket ; and in every place of concealment near
the samef place, others were occasionally dis
covered.! ' . 1 ii I i
We give below the list of killed ahd wound-
ed, so faf as we could ascertain. j j
AboutS o'clock another attack was made up
on the hose house! and a lanje new bell found
in 11 was Drought out and shattered 10 pieces.
Shortly after this, a bouse next to the hose house
was fired, and the flames continued to spread
until 29 houses were consumed on Cadwalader
st., and finally the market house itself.
At 76'clock, under the protection of several
companies of military, the Sheriff detached a
number jof his constabulary force (which had
preceded the military on their march, up,) and
proceeded to examine all the houses from which
snois naa peen nrea , in one 01 mem a man
was found,, and in the same room in which' he
was, was a rifle heavily loaded, lie was
brought but and consigned to the care of ; the
militaryi'i ' ; U. j j
In the meantime Gen. Cadwalader . made a
brief address to the great crowd assembled be
low Master st., tuning them to preserve peace,
and toct in co-operation with the military
Trift tvhnlft flfTnif reafvA In triA ' rianrlsi tit ' tb
1 : hi- ... t 1 . t a. Li. .-. -Li .
taw, ana ne was Douna 10 see mat ine setue.
ment was lawfully made. I '
He made no distinction Jcnew neither friend
nor fbej in the matter, and was determined at
all hazards to see the majesty of the! law vjndi-j
cated. ! This brief address, of wch we have!
hardly iven the substance, seemed to meet the!
general approbation, and during the 'entire eve
ning the cro'd of persons collected seemed dis
posed jo let matters rest in the hands pf the ci4
Vftancj milita'rjlfircQ:i - .ll:J-.U 1
-At half past 8, various fire companies, com
menced to throw water upon the burning dwel
lings," knd succeded in stopping the progress "of
the flapes, but Jiot until a vast amount ofpri.
perty tras delitroved. ; 1"'" fi'
Tlicj melancholy result jof the few hours du-i
ring which the contest between the Irishjand
Nativd Americans raged, ? is briefly told in; the
following list of killed and wounded rf; 4H j
KIllLEDi John Shreeves, ' paihle: shot
mroushtheheaddieot instantly; 5i 'f 1 : 1!
.'i t G; fStievet rope maker, South warfcall en
' tere& lisneck and passed ?throiighH onjat of hif
lungs and the heart. : ; A i i
i-.
,!TlCtrebre,istonecbt&r. feil!
tered his; HghV temple
crown of bis head, tearing bfT LtTjrJH.
wsjeUhem
entered his
his bod
breast.
Wm . El
shoulder. U
. .v . - ";n v; . 1. . . ' f -i , . r
Joseph: Kice ball .entered if,?. V T
Uled him .,instanUy. , MrJiirliead'
Matthew Han
tered at one.of his 'etmJfciSS:
en.
wn?TVTw t f.-" sir
Orte
Ardis, John JJusher, John Taffrt -' c t
Two boys were woundied in' thn iti ' -"r1
.light apd.we have heaWoffiSl
! A man;namef 3IaiUand tra, ..).:!
wounded by a shot, fird tyWtTT
ne sig in.the market house, ineliaie
fired at Taggart aid several shot struck S
in the forehead. Taffsart then ran mk - ki
but a number of the NaUve Americans jusW I
in and made him prisoner. ' M "iT.I
. Ho, was conducted oW Alderman Bou
leans office, who upon the oath-of one bf the
spectators committed him to Moyamensing prfsi I
on. ;He left the office in charge; ot two officeri":
and a number of citizens, but when near Beaf
ver street the crowd took him violently out
the bands of his conductors, tied a rope arounj,
his neck, and dragged him some distance alow
the street.';; ' ,. -4 4 ;i .... .
f flis capers then passed tHe: jrqpef over the
end of an awning pest, and pulled :-; him iip
the purpose t of hanging "hitrii but tKe beam
broke and !he fell to the earthl he was then
draffeed for some dislanrA nnd fmn11r Tnfi
the street to all appearance dead. He wa
however, alive when taken
, ucf .and remaine j
so up to ten o'clock; last
however, survive.' " ;
nignu tie cannot;
S. Abbot Laerencei a fung rhan7a tiJ
phew of Abbot, Iwrencelfof Boston, vn
standing" on the outskirts of the crowd, when i
wuuc, n uch uiui anu causea; nini much pain.
It appeared upon examination! that the ball iaf
struck his waistcoat and lodged; against a cent,
which was iri his pocket, by Jivhich? its ' coursl
was stopped. ? The cent: waaj completely beat;
up, and the escape of Mri Uiwrence imaj b.
considere4 providential fJ 'i 4J i
.iJN'uraerpuaE instances of courage were Waf
yesterday, especially by those who .carried of
the bodies of the fallen. One young man w4
went out to carry off the body; of Mr. HammhL V
had a-very narrow escape-seyefal shots har
insr'been fired at him, two balls' bassed throuc..
bn each'sido of lug
body.
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Sheriff McMlchael .was unceasin ihliis efforts to but
an end to the riots. Th military was called put a tfooK
o'clock in the afternoon, and they were put in motion it
7 o'clock. . Had they arrived on the ground aV fonr e'i
clock, the terrible destruction of life would hare; becim.i
vented, and the conflagration would not have taken 'jmed
.A meeting ot catholics, we understand, was beldlM)
evening at the Cathedral of St. John, for the purpose c(.
considering and adopting measures to 'allay ' the excite
ment:"1 v t : t (.1 . j j 1 - " ff if ,
A placard, worded in the follpwing manner, was pwti'
ed about the streets in the eariy part ojf, the ';dy ,
Toths Catholiet of the city and countf of JPhiladelplk
The melancholy riot of yesterday i which resulted i
the death of several ofour feliow-bengs, , calls for otff ,
deep sorrow, and it becomes all who have had any sbait
in this tragical scene, to humble -themselves before Goi,
and to sympathize deeply and sincerely with thofe vbctt
relatives and friends have fallen. !' I earnestly conjure ill
to avoid all occasion of excitement, and to shun nil pabl "
he places of assemblage, and to do nothing, that uuif
way may. exasperate. , j ( ...UfeJ 4-
I," Follow peace with all men, and have that iCEilji
without which no man can see Gobs" ; jj a '
-tFRANcisf Patrick: h
; i Eishop bf Fbiladelpbia. j
PhUadelphia, May 7th, 1844. " V j ' j
The. excitement during yesterday aitemoon and evef
ning was ofthe most jntense characterj. Ih thi-' vkini
ofthe scenes of violence, business appeared "to be at
stand, knd at eyerystep one met little gatherings of perl
sons anxiously! discussing the probable and terrible cense'
qnences bf the outbreak, or narrating the latest act of fit '
lence out of the many with which the hour teemed
Many were actually frantic for reveng. . "-
I
The scene during the, continuance of the conflagn
was awfully grand. A great sea of fire raged, the
ing noise of which was heard at a considerable diwnce,
mingled with the crash of falling, timbers or cr'irrWsi1
walls. people are hurrymg hither and jthibr,?ari!(8-!
Iv endeavoring to eave their nronerrv :;land ca the ovi
'4 ","0 " r ,!f .
lots adjacent, piles of furniture wete heaped up proit-j
cuousjy. Women and children' triadef houseless by M
destruction of their homes, were gathered ihi the' yidii
and the whole-scene had its apprppriite ILmax in thei
glitter of the armaand accoutrements pi the:sbldiert,tte
cannon and their guards, and the dense and dark ma j
the people by which the whole square Was hemmed in-
The military remained eta the ground during the gptiH
er part ofthe night. ; :'i,b.-'' t :. J;iT
There is reason to believe that the Immediate dang"!
is passed and die riot quelled. Most; earnestly do
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nope uiai may oc uic case. f f
At n lanre and -resnectable : meeting of tee
Central Clay Club ofj Davidsoii County, -Jie
in the Courthouse at Lexington jon Tuesday the.
14th inst.. itwas unanimously affreetTthat each?
Cantata's district in this I ' Countv hold an
tion for delegates on the last Saturday of .&U
month ; who shall meet on thej first Saturday
in June, at the Courthouse in ijlxnigtQn,
then and there chooso Candidates to run on the
Whig ticket for thenext Legislature, i ! , i
Two persons for each district have, been 8
ly, appointed to hold these elections, and il ?
hoped that there will be a full representatkiJ
VJ-,. C. L. PAINE, ?rtu
General Conference -ofMefJIe
Episcopal CAwrcM-This bdy; ireprescU
ting thirty-three Annual Conlfercnces, frP?
C, - a ... aX. . TT '-jr.! 3 Ji-nnti.'
every oiaie in me union, ana reprcr
tions from ' the Canadian ;Chnrch
Wednesday, the 1st inst, in the Green?-
Church, New York. - The! conerence-p
composed of,180 dclegntes, of whorni
answered tdnheirJnanisi if All theBiC
ops of the ChurcH werfe iti attend3
O. Andrew, Beverly WadglpTb,
Morris; fThere were also present, aSv
tators, Iarge number of preachers and,
xnenvnofmembers. T BisHopSaule Senior,
Bbhop)presided over the ?f
ThomlBi Sargent of UuiiMSl
ierencelmesB Ho ;4M
Conference, and W estey H
Pittsburgii Conference, (no a mfgl
tne uenerai uonierencr. , i
cretanes.
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mouth. U
gaged m the afiraybut hadleft 01
a raoment, and waar'Hobkin-! 0te, ,r0Q?
when the' bair struck luni: ji'v V1"
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