Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-27
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1887
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most afro cious and cold booded murders ever |
committed. Rev. Z. p Lorejoy, late editor Of
the Alton 1lno;s) O5sorver-a man alike
distinguished for his piety and for his devotion !
10 the sacred cause of liberty--has been muir
derod by brutal mob. No crime is charged
against him-no pallialion for this monstrous
outrage is 10 be given unless firmly and
tearlessly 10 advocate the sacred cause Of the
oppressed is crime worthy of death, or an
excuse for the shedding Of human bood!-
IL has fallen a martyr in the cause oil Tree
doom--a victim Of the accursed system of
slavery. To shed his blood5 Shareholders, or
their emissaries, invaded the limits, disturbed
the peace, and violated, the laws Of Tree
state; and wa fear these assassins have also
succeeded in making their escape and found
sanctuary IN the slave state Of Missouri 1t
would only be carrying out the spirit OF this at
lrocious act, should the government of Missouri
refuse any aid in arrcsting the perpetrators.-
Bat we shall see. The following are all the
particulars we have yet received
From hc alton Telegraph, sh inst
Lamentabie Occurrence. 1t with the deep.
est regret that we stop the press in order TO
state, that at late hour last night, an attack
was made by a large number of persons, on
the warehouse of Messrs. Godfrey, Gilman
& Co.. for the purpose OF destroying a press
intended for the revival Of the Alton Obscr.
yer: which, too shocking TO relate, resulted
in the death of two individuals-the Rev. T..
Loveioy, late editor of the Observer, and
man named - Bishop. Seven others were
wounded two severely, and the others slight
~. We can add no more at this time, than
that the assailnnts succeeded in ef1ectlng their
object.
P. S. Since the above was in type, we
have seen two moro particular accounts of this
lamentable affair one by the mayor Of the city
of Alton, and another contained in letter
written by gentleman oil that city, published
In the Cincinnati Journal. The letter is as
follows;
ALTON, Nov. s, 1887.
take up my pen to address you under pecu-
lially solemn circumstances. | have Just re.
turned from visiting the liIeless corpse of Two
of our citizens, and from the bed-sldes of two
others who were wounded Ofthe former on
brother Lovejoy was one, and of the latter, oul
mutual friend Mr. Rolf Yes, Loveoy has
fallen victim 10 the violence Of band o. ar
med rufians, fallen nobly too, in defence Of
those inulienable rights which were given &c
him by God, and guaranteed 10 him by the
Consttu'ion-rigats as precious 10 you and tt
me, and 10 every other American citizen, a
they were 10 hi IL So he felt them TO be-
Had it been merely question of his own pri
vate rights, he would willingly, gladly retiret
from the field OF too much strife and turmoil
and enjoyed quiet rcpose in the midst Of his at
fectionatc, but now deeply distressed family
But he felt that God, in his Providence, hat
placed Inn in the gap, and he dare not leav
his post, whatever might be the consequence
erleve and am mortified when say it, Blu
scenes have been acted over in Alton within
the last week as would disgrace any town ul
the coast of Algers. Steamboats, have bee
boarded irdlscriminately by armed ruffians.-
Travellers goods and boxes OF furniture bee
been sezed and broken open in quest of print
ing presses, and their persons and lives beef
threatened for demonstrating againstit--s scene
like this have been acted over on board of al
most every boat that has touched our shore
within the last week or len days.
On Monday nj Int the obnoxious press, s
long looked for, arrived lis friends had take
the precaution to have ii landed late in tn
night, when it was supposed mob woul
hardly be raised-They took further pre-
CdulIOn 10 nuNC uUOul MY uTHeu men Scdle
in the ware room, ready for The service of tn
l.ol OF =. any moment While the press wa
landing, the spies of the enemy were see
lurking about, and the sound OF their horn wa
raised shri and long. But whether the emf
mics of peace and good order were buried to
deep in lhe arms OF Bacchis and sleep,
whether they feared the formidable prepare
tons that were made for them, know no
There were no further molesations than Il
throwing OF stone or two while the press WI
removed into the ware room of Messrs. CO.
frey, Gilman * Co. Things remained qui
Yesterday, saving the threats and imprecatiur
that were heard along The street against Low
joy and the press. The Attorney General
the state was heard 10 say emphacally nj
significantly that "Mr. l.. would be kill,
within two weeks" Soon after dark the
were unwonted gatherings in certain Golf
Houses. Here the spirit Of vengeance wh
had been ranking in their breasts, was exc
ed to desperation by spirit behind the cou
ter. About ten o'clock they were prcpar
for the work.
Accordingly they repaired to the war
house of Godfrey, Gilman g. Co. TIL,
commenced the attack by hurting voeys
stones through the windows and DOORS
Mr.. w. S. Gilman appeared in the door
the ID story, and addressed the mob in |
kind and impressive manner. He earnes
y and affectionately advised them TO
sist from violence; told them the proper
was left with him on storage; that he W
bound to protect it. Assured them I'll
nobody in the building had any i'll will
gainst any of them, and theyshoud all d
precate doing them any injury. At t
same time assured them the press wou
not be delivered up, but that he and his
socates would defend it at the risk and