South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-15
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THE ruMuLrs AT BALTIMORE.

We want words to express tue pro-
found regret and modification with
which we have heard, and now an.
nounce to our readers, that the city of
Baltimore has, within the three or
four last days, been the theatre Of
scenes of bloodshed and violence Of
the mgost affecting character
With the merits Of the controversy
which grew out of and has existed ev-
er since the failure of the Bank Of
Maryland, seventeen months ago, we
have not made ourselves sufficiently
acquainted to pronounce any opinion
upon them. The successive publi-
cations on the subjec, in the interve-
ming time, aud as lately as within the
last week, have SO excited a portion
Of the population Of Baltimore, as
at last to bring them together in
crowds for several evenings Of last
week, more and more numerousiy each
night; until, with the addition Of
masses ofthose individuals who, in ev'
cry city, are always ripe for either
sport or mischief, they began, on Sat.
urday night, to commit outrages on
private property, &c. which the civil
authorities, with the aid Of handful
of spirited friends ofthe laws, attempt
ed to resist.
These last, after several fierce con-
ficts, 10 which considerable blood was
split, probably on both sides, were
oyerpowered, and the mob obtained
complete possession of the City. The
Civil Authorities, thinking it probably
the safer plan, aud the most likely to
tire out OF sppease the rioters, aban.
doned the defence of the City, by Pro.
clamalion of the Mayor issued on Sun.
day morning-Qhe Volunteer Military
Companies having been previously
called upon, and refusing to turn out.
All day on Sunday and all the night
following, the mob had undisturbed
possession Of the City; they shed no
blood because they were not resisted,
and destroyed what houses and proper
ty they chose without any one daring
to modest them. Never did the spirit
of misrule so entirely triumph in any
community protesting to be governed
by laws.
Our information is derived from the re-
ports Of travellers. We are without the
newspapers even Of yesterday but we
have heard that the information which
they furnish is not more definite than
ours. Of the injury actually done to life
and property, during these riots, the ac-
counts are various. Ore report makes
the number of killed and wounded, on
Saturday night, to amount to seventy
persons! We hope that the estimate
may turn out to be a gross exaggeration
of the fact. 1t is certain, however, that
some lives were lost, and that many were
wounded. Of the houses pulled down
OF entirely destroyed in the interior and
plundered of their contents, we have
heard fthose of Reverdy johnson, Esq,
John Glenn, Esq. j. b. Morris, Esq. e.
van T. Eilicott, and Others are confusedy
and uncertainty mentioned. In the names
above given, our readers will recognize
names not exceeded in responsibility of
character or standing in Baltimore or in
any community within this Union, but
| who have become obnoxious either as
Trustees or Counsel, or as former Direc-
| tors, or some how or other in connexlon
with the affairs of the Bank of Maryland
| either before or after it failed. The whole
| and sole pRETENcE and PLEA Of the Mob
| is vengeance against all concerned in that
| Bank; and this, too, notwithstanding the
! case of that Institution was in the fairest
train for speedy adjudication by the prop
| er legal tribunals. Int. August H..
From the Baltimore Chronicle, Aug. 10.
| II is our painful duty 10 resume the
narrative Of destruction in our city.
There being no opposition from the
police, large coneourse collected in
Monument Square, at an early hour
on Sunday night, and. proceeded to
break open Mr.. Johnson's house, and
destroy his furniture, library, and oih-
er contents. These were thrown into
the street and burned. The marble
portico, doors, windows, and other
wood work of the house, were demol-
ished. The houses OF John B. Morris,
Evan t. Ellicoli, & the Mayor, were
then visited, and the furniture destroy.
ed. The hardware store Of Capt.
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