Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-08-20
From the National ratelligeneer.

Efom INC Natfuhai thteihEehcef.
But little has occurred since our last
paper, growing out Of the existing excite
ment ia this city, which 10 Of sufficient i'm
portance to be noted. A large force re.
mainedn readiness during Thursday night
to maintain the public peace. and The city
was patrolled by strong parties for the
purpose OF depressing any attempt at mis-
chief. These arrangements were effectu-
al in preserving order, with the exception,
we learn, of one case on the Capitol Hill,
where negro school house, or negro
house of some kind, was demolished by a
party ofthose persons who so cruelty per
severe 10 disturbing the peace and destroy
Ing the character OF the city. The ar
as far as practicable, any further dis
turbanee, or any injury TO property. To
aid 10 this indispensable duty, the city was
indebted on Thursday night to our kind
neighhors Of Alexandria for two Compa-
MES OF Volunteers, and tender of strong
force from our friends in Georgetown.
We grieve TO have to publish such
things, OF our hitherto peaceable city but
It was with feelings of the bitterest NORTH
cation that we witnessed, as we have done
for the two last evenings, that state of
things should be brought about by the
rashness OF any portion of our community
which should make the Officers of the Go.
vernment deem it expedient Though 10
necessarily, we Think to arm for the de-
fence OF the public property. We could
not have believed il possible that we should
live to see the Public Offices garrisoned
by the clerks, with United States troops
posted at their doors, and their windows
barrlcadoed, TO defend them against citi
zcns of Washington. Will not such a
state OF things open the eyes Of the more
considerable among the agitators those oil
them who have stake in the city a
sense OF the fatal tendency of their con
duct to the vital interests of the city. and
induce them not only TO desist, but to aid
their fellow citizens 10 restoring order, and
leaving to the legal tribunals and the con-
stituted authorities the administration of
justice, and the reform Of defective regu-
lations.
| The adherence which rejecting men
entertain for tumultuous violence, and one
OF the cbiei reasons why mobs Of all des
criptlons. whether composed Of good men
or bad, must be reprobated and repressed,
is, that though their original purpose may
be prompted by natural and justifiabie
feelings, they never fail to run into the
commission of excuses, at which the per.
petrators Of them would at first have re.
coiled with shame. Thus on the present
occasion, in this city, the natural resent.
ment inspired by demopiacal design, on
the part OF fanatical individual to stir up
our negro population to insurrec,ion and
murder. aud the just indignation felt at
the insolence and infamous life of the
wretch who has fled from the wrath which
he had excited, have degenerated into a
destruction Of the property of innocent in
dividuals. In the demolition even of pla
ces used for the worship of God Almighty,
the agitation Of the city. the terror OF the
women aud children, and enduring injury
TO the character of the city, if not utter
rum to all its hopes and prospects.
We therefore beseech all of the more
conslderate Of those who are yet Joined to
the asltators, TO reflect on the conseuuen
ces to us all. of this continued disturbance
oil the peace, and desist and we with tho
same earnestness enireat all good cllzens
to JOIN 10 preserving the peace, and in put.
unS an end TO such an unusual and dlsre.
putable state of things.
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