Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-04

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DIsruRBAScEs Ar observation-disclosures has bcen
the scene cf rot and contempt of all civil authority Tor
several successive nights preceding the latest dates. They
originated. as appears from the accounts in the Montreal
DAILY ADVERTISER, of the 18th instant, (t!ie organ of the
"libcrals" or ''retorincrs') with certain members of the
conservative or loyal and church and State party. mud
were confined entirely to them; and it is To the forbear-
ance oil the liberals, under circumstances of the greatest
excitement and Provocation, that the Advertiser attri-
butes the fact that tie consequences We're not more scri-
GUS.
The only pretcxt for violence on the part of The Censor.
natives appears to have been, the reinforcement of the
regular watch stationed opposite one of their ploccs of
resort, where they had collected on Wednesday nirht.
tic 18th instant, IN great numbers, and threatened the
peace of the city. Taking offence at this movement of
the civil authority, they sailed out and BEING armed
easily drove the watch before them. and on rrtirinr MT
tackled the houses OF several obnoxious individuals.
On Thursday the pols were closed in consequence of
uieir oeing thronged with men, armed with clubs. That
night passed off quietly, though not without having re-
sort to an incrcase of the watch from 90 to more than
On Friday, some of the conservatives, among other in
~hanmatory proceedings, attempted to give the excite
ment a direction against the offices ofthe leading liberal
papers, by violent harangues and by burning cones fthe
Vindicstor aud Advertiser in presence of the persons col
lected about their committee rooms.-This aDpe,l howe.
yer had not the effect intended-The mob con,enteJ
themselves with a repetition of their attacks ON the watch
| from one OF the "open houses which. j. ras,srrcs The
conservatives, and they only, had put in reqnisition on
the occasion. They succeeded in driving the watch be-
fore them, attacking in their course, the same houses as
elect to the House of Assembly of l.. C. was the particu-
lar object OF attack. Stones were thrown through the
outer blinds and windows, with such force as to rcacl
the opposite side OF the rooms, Fortunately. the in
mates had left it, upon an intimation that the house would
be attacked at u specified hour, 90 o'clock)-thc precise
time, 1t appears, when the attack was made. But fol
the prompt interference of the magistrates il is sunnoscs
I would have been lcvcllcd with the pround TIL,
dwelling of the other liberal candidate, was also attackct
by n small party, who retired after some trihing damage
" At no period i'll 1872, says the Advocate, :" was thcr,
any such a riot as this; yet the people were fired upon
Then a liberal mob acted by daylight-but this Vas
) conservative mob.achurch and State t.,ob-a loyal mol
acting after night,fall."
On Saturday, the mob had the complete control of IN,
city. The returning officer, considering his life in dan
ger, ana not open the poll. A body Of about 1000 mel
paraded the streets with clubs and firearms. drums. an,
banners, yelling, grooming and shaking their clubs befor,
the houses OF prominent individuals of the liberal party
At night it was deemed unsafe to send out the watch
and the rioters proceeded undisturbed, attnckinp dwell
ling houses, breaking windows, sc. The Montrea
2 DAILY Advertiser, from which we gather these facts. con
4 ciudcs Its account az follows:
clad the other party Gthe libcrals1 made similar III,
c monstrations ut the same time, the consequences ma,
: well be conceived; and the magistrates could not know
they would not. We now feel that at such a PASS bav,
things arrived in this town, that no liberal. deemed of tb
least Importance to his party, can say his life is his owl
? nor would any such have been safe had he fallen i,
: with any OF these mobs. The other night we were thre,
tunes notified by men we knew not, TO take care of our
selves; and ono said, ''or Gods sake 90 away. or vo,
viii be murdered if yon are met" Nevertheless we shall
continue to record and comment OH such PROCEEDINGS n
our duty to the public demands"
One OF the organs of the conservative party n, .7mi d,
f"IR"e) has the following coup dGl of the state of thing
in Montreal:
''Since Great Britain gave to our province Icr fin,
Constitution, no Canadian city hath been found i'm
4 situation, similar TO that in which Montreal has been du
e ring the last fifteen days; no one has offered such n sncc
tacle OF disorder and desolation. The most sacred law
condemned, properties violated and DESTROYED. citizen
oasely attacked and massacredin the middle of the streets
'eciy resoundngn night and day with cries ofhatred an,
OF Jury the fathers and mothers of families TREMBLING 70
their children, and wives for their husbands. many 16v
ING rom their own dwelling to seek repose afar of
ms is the coHPd 0tt which Montreal offers to our view
albany .ArgMs.