Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-07
COMMUNICATIONS.

;s devoted to destruction. Law, oAu"i' 'tN
federalism are PROSTATE, and mooocracy LII
umphant. GANGS OF iacobins parade tue s'FeG''
each night and insult or offer violence 70 'ne
persons of those who presume TO dispute 'n0
,y;sd,m Of Executive policy. The civil authoil-
~ conniyes at these outrages, and the Mayor
himself privately exults that opposition 70 ad-
,,,;n;stration is put down In summary way
His connivance is betrayed by his going ABOUT
will, tke mob to search houses, as he says, 70
.,,n.ase and nreyent themfrora doing mischief,
,1iegeas one troop Of horse being ordered out,
or even the constablcs required TO DO their
dutv wou,1fput amend at once TO All rlotooS
,rocets;ngs. The inevitable elect OF these
continued scenes Of tnnlult and violence WIZ
he 70 drive good men from the city, to cheek
i,s-.rro,ytb If not cause its rapid decay, to~de-
nreeiate properly, and efectually prevent G
n,iqra,ion from other places, unless all inc
evil SORTS, cut-throats, and imported Jacooins
and tefrorists flock from ali parts oil the union
70 Baltinore as the best place 10 erect the
standard of blood &revoluuon. Already tue
-, Is Ga 10 huntegne, to the lampost'' has
heen heard in the streets, urder the very walls
of the courthouse, the sanctuary OIL Jusdce'-
On the evening that the shipping OF tue PolI
was attacked and dismantied, the Iioo id'a
violent hands upon one OF their own party
parsued aud pumped on hln, because he ne
Stated in going al lengths. Another even
ing five armed ruthSns rushed INTO inc mouse
of Is. P. Heath, Esq. and his lie was PresStV-
.ed nv his Temporary and accidental ABSENCE
on1 now II Is the comtnon talk OF the city that
he will he assassinated. However, the ex-
tracts below will aequairt the public with the
actual site of things III Balumore, to gloss
over and conceal which every effort is MADE
bv the democrats ofthe place, and there IS no
lonqer tree and independent press IN the
Mace TO convey intelligence to the puohc.
That what is passing III the city may not DC
known abroad, letter writer's have been pup
lislv Threatened, and many gentlemen no"
carresnond IN feiened hand and ANONYMOUS
IL Such is the tendency of democracy I'D
snch the deeds of It's votaries long ago pre-
dicted.
Ersraet Of letter dated Jane "a, from cut
zen ofthe highest credit and reSfe'fG0@''g'N
aThe evening Mr. Wagner lett town the
nrowhng parties of the mob tracked MN 10
every place he stopped and late IN the nl9h''
or rather early IN the morning pursued hlnl
Two miles on the turnpike. 1t ne had tael
ten thousand lives he would have lost them
an The loss of two of their principal men
who we're killed in destroying the printing
office exaspcrated the MOB to savage iefoci'y
and the life of the Editors could only nave
olutled their vengeance. Al Il O'Clock the
mob surrounded the house or Mr haDourg,
hiehly respectable citizen, iather-in.ia" OF NAf'
Wagner. Nothi 9 but a search Woulu aPFe"Se
them. One of Mr.. RS sons stood at the door'
agreed IN admit two or three, who entered x
searched every part of the house. They then
went and attacked the branch bank OF the u
States ii search of Charles Hanson, whom they
mi,took for his brother. The house was de-
Tended ky a number Of armed Yong men, who
ken, che mob at bay, without firing piece,
ana tAey went off being assured that neither
Haason nor Wagner was there. They then
retnwed 10 Mr.. Rabourg's aid insisted upon
a second search. A brave mandy the name
OF Gould, Sea-captain, stood at the door, t0iu
them they had no right to search, as MI. Was-
ner did not live there, and they should nov
come in that he would go with them to MI
WIS residence, but it they injured the house
IN tire least or removed single bricA, they
would abide the consequences. hey theu
threatened Gould's life who with great dlthcul'
tv Was got into the house. They then went
and searched MIR. Wagner's house, and not
finding him, again returned to Mr.. Rabour9
and knocked violently at the door and huzza' d
Mrs. w. who acted the heroine, as soon as
she was acquainted with her husbands secu
rity, went TO the door VITA a light, and said tt
them, distinctly, laying her hand on the arm o
the supposed captain of the bandtii--" Gentle
men enter and search, will go before yot
with light, you will find none but females,
then l viii go with you to our house, or y".
may have the keys and convince yourselves,
She then laid her hand on one of them s said
"Ifyou find my husband viii you harm him
Yes (replied one of the rufRans) woult
blow his brains out with this pistol" They