Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-27

AnoLrIos ENoirrarsr At ALros.-We sub
JOIN the following copy OF ieter from friend At
Alton:
"ALros "Wednesday Evening. Nov. s.
The curse OF Abolir,onlsn has again f'llen upon
inwn. Yesterday morning, At O'Clock, fourth
abolition press wa. landed from tie Missouri Full
ton. aud put iniu Go lfiry. Gilman and Cas- ware
house under guard OF ih, trends Of Mr.. Lovcov.--
Dunrs the dt, Of sestefda, much excitement pre-.
vailed. and dutne thc evening" many individuals col
ltcted. with atull Determination 10 destroy IT. The
warehouse "a> arau guarded by some eighteen ot
imrn, ineuds OF The canse aud, when the attack
sas made Nj. Lorcjoy h,rd from window. and
shot doNn = Mr.. Bshlp, The pnpulace, infatuated
IBIS, and not bring able ~ mak- cntracr, FIRE
t"ihe building. The individual who applied 'hr touch
To the foo @as about 10 be brrd upon (or fired
apon) lay Mr. b"s Joy. when lac Mr.. L) received
! a moils wound from some one OF the assallants.-
I Two o hers inside evrd wounds, but danger
Gus liie press was thru cNrn mp aud dcstiOycd
To-day W hasr pe"e aud qnlrlntss, and tlus III
God thai II mas continue
Ia addition 10 the foregoing, W. lean thai the
crowd attacked the house ol Mes IS tiodfc,, Gil
uan Go. about eleven O'Clock N the uiah. but.
( hndiug II defended, they Irtlrri. In \ short time
afterwards the at'ck va removed Al each tImr
/ 10 violence "ar manifested except to demand the
! press. Those "a thc house. having refused 10 give
up ross, s'i"n aud having expressed then det,rlui-
nation la resist, II resolved bs ll assiant.
/ nae To the building. Fnf tlls purpose a ladder WAS
raised, aud fire kh,ll,d on the root The frr whrn
hfst hindltd dad not burn freely, aud second per
,o1 assembled In add fnrl to IT. Whilst he was IN
the act oi ascending he aldci, fhe Rev. Mr.. Love
joy came out Il tive house aud stood ep .ositc 10
lhr southwest corner o the building. lie fred from
tbs position severl lurs Al The ascending. but
without eject. \ MN from hchind pile ut lu,n-
ter ON I whatl below, fired At Mr.. h., the gun
was charged with Two balls. both ol ulieh entered
Nh. Is body. He "a O. ~ the chrst. Mr.. l.. drop
ped lhc enh he vas ~ rle act Of fri (, mp lnto
the house, and y h reached the clerks room, tell
/ on tie tlde,l Old aud .Splr.d lfstaHlA.
Jhe,e Ia III" house low proposed sarrrnlrring Il
| fhc me vi rul cut, IEerrowd without ascru'rd,
md caused "ater IN fhrr hJfs Ia ,Ntinetilsli the
llanes. III dnpr w's thrown oper, aud ~ Il crowd
rushed IN "n guns we hled ly seine of tiose en-
tcf'ne Ia, bail iom ouc ofthr eurs lodged IN the
ankle OF a Mt ReN. one Of tie defenders o the
house and ms Yet doubtful whether lic viii lose
hls ieg lhr olhct ball lod Ell IA the loot OF Mr..
Weller Sesaal "thrr PERSONS IN tnr house were
hJared, IN attempting TO escape. As soon as the
60 Nd htd "a nrd possession III look the rrHss.
broke II mp ino many ietra, AID threw II INTO The
river. All thea dispersed. aud by two /, the n0tn-
Ing the town vas AGAIN qulri.
The MaSor, W. leuu GA the ground, atiemlt .
iac TO arrest the disturbance. but without any effect.
lie tunoel. escaped hi wounded o. k,rd, a
, ba;l perforated his hai.
Nj. LuyeIly and Mr. Bishop were both inter ed
Yesterday, and every thny SEEM Ia indicate thai
tie storm had sabsred. Report states that Mr.. l..
on tie evening preceding hts death had agreed 10
leave Alton and remove his press but d,ssuadcd
hy Dr. Brcchcr and some others from dong so, on
! the ground mat the var had been commenced
! thcs, and mus; be terminated there
II he press had not been surrendered, large n.
meuul OF properly must have hsrn DESTROYED, the
stone house IA which the press Contained more
than SlOoooo worth OF goods. exclusive OF the value
4 of the building.
Ever, ono mus, rcgrcs this unfortunate occur.
: nj al he
"uh thos, who luadiy aud ob>tinacly persisted in
| the attempt 10 f,,abll,h an abolition press there
! They varied time atirr time Of the oonse
qnencr> ard urged. by ever, consideration, &c
press tie ,uempi bat to al hcs turned deaf ear
and public opinion will hold them responsible fu
the fatal consequence.