Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-03-24
r,ov Daily Wing of Saturday, Mach is.
MOT IN TROY.

RIOT IN AhO
H. morning exhibited scene of
is'e.II disturbance in the First Ward
r:Ide'aaO r II being St. Patrick's day, e
rnOe' - .nsnended in different parts Of the
OO"s n A. IS was to be expected, many oil
p a residents among us were highly In
IH'D =, What they considered to be an act
pam r.' \ and insult evelled at them and
Gr;on These images, got up by mis-
si l."s bovs aided and encouraged by
hfvV"' cI;eyous and evil disposed men,
''.y ovcitinr cause, the insulting provo
&c 'Ds ,ras the Irish were concerned, Of
1iion ~ '.tance which followed. Some Of
al''I "onsiderate. ignorant Irish, could not
81 e. nroyocation, and attempted with
81 . 'I,- warmth to pull down and bear
''slu ,bs images. In this they were resist
isai n hence lbe beginning Of sundry quar-
' Dbi.b we're carried on with brickbats,
e. "N and fists. and terminated in some
0l's 10 doors and windows, and some
'I' I2.n;yss and severe beaungs 10 the com
&puaDs on OO'h SiU
!. be course Of the ARRAY some who
y ms ale spectators and who gave no
sss were injured by the Irish in
bnrlinc Of missiles at random, and this
7" feeling Of Indignation and anger
mart Of some native citizens, which
.s.,e5 strength during the day, and sought
,er, itself upon the Irish indiscrimInate-
,hooG the opportunity offer The dis
l.5sance in the morning. however, was our
..JEr the timely presence and action Of the
u'roI Recorder and Police who were
...s On the ground. The Troy Citizens
r..rs was ordered to be in rediness, should
.ss;.,anoe be needed in the afternoon or
s,sning as it was expected fresh disturb
suce might occur.
lb1ni dark. as had been anticipated, the
,r,,,sl AGAIN commenced, and assumed
rrcb more Of a rio,ous aud threatening as
4 49,, imam in the forenoon. Some doors and
. T1niors mostly Of houses inhabited by IT.
IN we're broken in-several Of the Irish
we've severely bruised and handled-some
i Al he vatchmen and others, native citizens,
were badly cat and bruised with stones,
Sn.kba.s or clubs-three Irish, two men
and one Young woman in one house on the
ouer mart of Fiilh-street. were wounded by
he discharge OF one or more muskets load
cd with common shot and slugs,-one OF the
men gery dangerously, but ii is believed not
uorally-the others not so badly. As soon
IS could consistently be done the whole body
Of poIice. watchmen, and constables, and the
Troy Citizens Corps, were on the ground
headed By the Mayor, Recorder and Alder
men. and at about clock the disturbance
ves queLed and order restored.
The Citizens Corps had been provided
with several rounds Of ball catridges-haC
their muskets loaded with them-and haC
received orders to do prompt execution
should the occasion require.-Gnd this orde
would unqaeslonably have been obeyed.
The Aane Of this disgracef0l proceeding
does not all belong TO the Irish. Some 0
them mt have been the aggressors; bu
ahers were aggressors too,-and all engag
Cd in aiding, and abetting and forwardin!
the riot, whether Irish or American, deserV
'PrObalion and severe punishment. Severa
Of the ring leaders on both sides, have beel
pken and are now in Jail.
The correspondent Of the New York Ell
press under date of March 10, writes as fol
lows Of the office seekers in Washington:
Washington is yet full of office seeker
who are here after Foreign Missions, oil
clothes, Colectorships and cold vietuals.-
They hover about Van Buren, for the spoil
like so many Birds Of Prey. Van Buren,
oeseIged night and day; and they surroun
him, not as they did Old Hickory, on the
knees, with their hats in their hands; b,
with their hats on their heads and both fis
In bis face, telling him he shall do, an
nrsaiealHg him il be don't" Van Bure
sin sad dilemma. There is a great ba
tie now going on between the Van Bure
0A'' and ms. The outs are here in squa
IONS demanding the places Of the ms TT
Mthreaten if Van Buren, makes them OIL
Van Buren, reasons thus, II | make an
apout | offend him, and offend all the disa
pointed, who have been seeking the H. pla,
and only crafty The out who is made an in
bu there is much fallacy in this reasonin
Vn Hickory carried all before him by pa
ing his troops. Van Buren, is successf
General at the head Of starving, ragged re
,lnenis OF Office seekers, who have come
mere from EastpOrt. in Maine, on one sid
. The wds Of Arkansas on the other;
slanorous for pay He has nothing to p'
mem with The Offices are all filed. Nc
ana then he can btvoaac a hungry Ne
Hampshire man upon the Post Office,
ga ser'er Missouri squatter upon the La
ouce'-and now and then, he disposes Of
sen'eel loafer," like Dallas, in forage up
nuss@ but The Offices are Piled. The let
IaaS' long and haggard crew that Isaac II
az GU to Washington in 1929, are all I
III. :" and plump in 1897. They have leeC
~ US lor eight wears and | hong we sh