Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-12-13
Highly Important G Alarm :
ing from Pennsylvania.

last week, and by the recent mail pa
pers we arc put in possession of full
details ofmost gross outragcs perpetra-
ted by the Loco Focos of the Lcgisla-
turc and their allies, upon the people
and their representatives. The Capt.
tol Of the State has been taken posses
sion OF by riotous mob, headed by
some, and melted by all the Loco Foco
members, and tho representatives. Of
the people been driven from their seats
by violence. The utmost excitement
prevailed throughout the entire Com
monwenlth, and all eyes were turned
towards Harrisburg anxiously awaiting
the further proceedings. The leader
Of the mob is said to be an officer Of
the U. S. Government. The Capital
was continually filled with people, and
clamor and riot were the order of the
day. For several days previous to the
meeting Of the Legislature, crowds Of
people hocked into Harrisburg, and by
Monday the town was completely full.
Among those present were many no.
torious bullies and pugilists from Phla-
delphia city and county, employed by
the Loco Focos to intimidate and over
awe the Wing members should they
dissent or resist the measures their ad-
versaries had in contemplation.
The contest now between the rioters
and the regularly elected representa-
tivcs Of the people, is, that the Van
Buren, members Of the county of Phila-
dclphia, have a majority Of few votes
over the regularly returned whig cam
didates, who have been placed on the
list by the secretary of state, and the
rioters arc unwilling to abide by any
after decision that the rejected candi-
dates may produce by petition, but are
determinedto seat their members without
any regard to the rules of either of the
Legislative houses, or the dignity and
character Of Pennsylvania.
On the first day Of the meeting of the
Legislature, they accordingly refused
TO unite with the Wings in the choice
Of Speaker and other officers Of the
House, prior to its organization,- PRO
nounced the returns ialse--and stimuli.
taneously proceeded to organize by
themselves, in open violation Of all law
md order. At the latest dates they
had not yet united, and the utmost con-
fusion continued to prevail. The mob
had not only set all law at defiance in
the House, but had actually taken pos
session Of the Senate chamber and drir-
en- The Senator's from their seats -!
Governor Ritncr has been compelled
70 issue proclamation calling upon the
militia TO arm and assemble at Harris
burg, to protect the public authorities
in the execution of their functions.
a majority of the Senator'S have pub
Iished an address to there fellow cit-
xens, detailing the outrageous conduct
of the mob in driving the peoples rep
rescnta,iyes from tho capital. The
Speaker Of the House, CT. S. Cum
ningham) has also published an address
to the same effect.
by the New York papers Of Tuesday,
we notice that military detachment
under Gen. Patterson, which left Phila-
delphia on Saturday morning, had ar
rived at Harrisburg, but how far he
had succeeded in restoring order was
not known. Several volunteer com
panies from Philadelphia, amounting to
900 men, wero also on thei. march to
Harrisburg.
1t will be remembered, (says the
Boston Gazcttc) that at the general
election, the tcllcrs' lists in one Of the
precincts Of /" the county" of Philadcl-
pha, wcro distracted by the Van Burcn
party. The effect of this abstraction
was two fold while it operated to give
Ingcrsoll the certificate Of election to
Congress, over Naylor, the Wing
candidate, eho had received Il majority
Of all the votes in the Congressional
district, it also operated to give the
certificates to the Wing members of the
State Legisla,c, although the Van
Buren, candidates received the majority
of the votes Of the county. Thus it
stood, and while Ingcrsoll insisted on
his right to the certificate, and received
it, he objected to the Same rule being
implied to tho Wings. Tho Wings,
however, received their certificates and
repaired TO Harrisburg. How the
conflicting claims will be settled, it is
impossible 10 conjencture. Meantime
there js, for tho first time in this coun-
try, presented the remarkable spectacle,