Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-11-24
MOB AND MURDER IN ALTON. ,,,,,o,.

we copy from the Cincinnati Journal
slip, the only detailed accoun; we have oil
The dreadful tragedy which has lust been
acted in Alton. Illinois This account is
evidently written in the ferver of the excite
ment, and by an aboliiionist also. and such
being the fact there must be much allow
ance for what OF passion there is in il. II
Is the duty, however, OF every person in the
Union TO denounce in all the energy of Ian.
9uage the riots and mobs got up to DESTROY
presses, and to carry out Lynch laws.-
ihey are disgrace TO our country. and
camper 10 the cause of free principles all
over the world. For example all the perty
despots of Italy and Germany will catch up
Tins story, and ring ii in the ears of their
subjects in order to terrify them from a GOV.
eminent OF anarchy. in which rioters and
mobiles usurp the place of the Judges and
the 'aw and convert public opinion" into
an engine OF murder MIR Lovejoy who is
Killed is native OF Maine. and a graduate
OF Waterville College in that State. His
widow, according TO the last accounts. re.
manned senseless, with bei lule hopes of her
surviving the shock.-N " Express.
ALTON. Nov s, 1887.
take up my pen to address you under
peculiarly solemn circumstances. have
Just returned from visiting the lifeess corpse
OF TWO OF our citizens and from the bedsides |
OF TWO others who were wounded. OF The |
former our brother Lovejoy was one. and of
the latter our mutual friend Mr. Rolf Yes. |
LoveJoy has fallen victim to the violence of
a band OF armed ruffians, fallen noblv too
in defence of those inalienable rights which
were given 10 him by God, and guaranteed
o MIN by the Constitution. Rights as pre-
,ious 10 you and 10 me, and TO every other
american cillzen, as they were TO him. So
ne ielt them to be. Had it been merely
question oil his own private rights, he would
willingly, gladly retired from the field of TOO
noch strife and turmoil. aud enjoyed quiet
epose IN the midst of bis affeciiona,e, but
low deeply distressed family. But he fell
nat God, In his Providence, had placed
I'm IN The gap and he dare no, leave his
'ost whatever might be the consequences
grieve and am mortified when saw il. bot
Genes have been acted over. in Alton within
he last week as would disgrace any town
N the coast OF Algiers. Steamboats, have |
een boarded indiscriminately by armed ruff I
Ians Travellers goods and boxes of fur. ,
iture, have been seized and broken open in /
uest OF printing presses, and their persons i
nd lives have been threatened for remon. 7
ira',ng against il, scenes like this have been
e'ed over on almost every boat thu, has \
'uehed our shores within the last week or =
en- days ' " 20 " !
on Monday night. the obnoxious press so h
',ng looked Tor arrived. Its friends had o
'hen the precanlion TO have il landed late d
me night when it was supposed mob h
'ouid hardly be raised They took fur. a
ier precautloun to have about fifty armed n
zen secreted in the ware.room, ready for r
q, ,e service OF the Mayor at any momen,.-- u
shile the press was landing. the spies of
10 enemy were seen lurking about, and the d