South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-22
BALTIMORE MOB.

inst. says The LAW has resumed its
functions within our Limits; and yes.
terJay numerous arrests were made OF
persons implicated as participators 10
the late riots. Among other arrests,
it may be we'll to state that of Mr.
Samuel Mass and John C. Rau, Chair
man and Secretary of a meeting ia the
Tenth Ward, the proceedings of which
as published, may be found in another
part of our paper. These individuals
have been each held to bail 10 the sum
of four thousand dollars, for their
appearance at the next term Of the Cir
~ Court.
The persons arrested are carried be.
fore the Judges Of the City Court for
examination, and we learn that more
than thirty have already been commit.
ted, end among them several Of the
singleaders.
In reply TO the call of the Richmond
Enquirer, upon the Northern presses,
for Information as to the strength Of the
Anti. Slavery societies, the Worcester
Palladium furnishes the following statea
ment as to the strength of the society
10 that town.
"Worcester Anti. Slavery Society.
The Richmond Enquirer calls upon
the newspapers of the North Tor all
such facts as 90 to show the strength of
The Anti.Slavery party. We will
thank gentleman in any Of the towns of
this county, for such statements as
they may be pleased to furnish US in
regard to their respective towns. In
many Of them we know that Societies
exist, but we know not their number
or their power. In this town, although
the Society has never, we believe, held
a public notified meeting, the number
of its members amounts TO from l25 10
$50. Among them is one of the select.
men of the town, one or Two lawyers
several merchants and manufacturers,
the editor and the printer OF the Massa-
chusetts Spy, and great nun,ber of
mechanics, belonging 10 the different
political parties and religious demon,
inalions. What their precise object
is, we have not the means Of Judging
as We have had no opportunity OF ate
tending any Of their meetings ; but we
venture the assertion, that the motives
of great majority Of the Society are
above suspicion. They have a re-
pugnance to the existence of slavery,
and have felt impelled 10 do something
to wipe out the stain from our inslitu.
tons. With few exceptions, if any,
they have no selfish considerations 10
consult--no political aspirations to res.
train. They are honest in their inten.
lions, but mistaken in the views they
have embraced on the exciting topic OF
slavery"
abolition M0vements.-The aboli>
tionis,s Of N. York, have an immense
printing establishment in Nassau street,
constantly engaged in throwing off
tracts. newspapers and pamphlets for
gra,uitous distribution through the U.
S. mails. Three large power steam
presses are at work day and night.
They possess lists of every lawyer
eyery merchant, every person of con~
sequence ia the southern states. Ii is
supposed that this single establishment
calculates by mail, more papers thro'-
out the slave.holding states, than the
whole domestic press Of tina! region
does. - Herald.
Plummer, the 6oisteroas, turbulent
leueller from Mississippi, has fallen
into disgrace ,oitA his oaon party. He
has appealed to the editor Of the Nat
chez Courier, schig paper, to insert
his defence to a charge Of abusing
the Jranking privilege, tile jackson
paper Aaving shut him off. PlumnIsr
is the man, it ,oiA be recoitected, ,ohose
frank soas found upon quires Of letter
paper an the trunk Of a Mr.. Robinson,
Of Vermont, who died IF cholera in
Ohi0.-Aibany Journal,
BEDToRD, August IA.
The harvest in this County has just
been flushed and from the accounts
received from differen. paris Of ii, the
crops have turned out much better
thaa had been anticipated. We were
informed few days since that in one
section OF The county, many Of the far
mefs say they never had sach Whea'
crops as they have this year.--Enq.
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