Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-13

iii. and the county Of Morgan, have quit their
" ",,. and 10 4 body Of nearly Il thousand men, naYs =
:" ,,.;r rnarc!, from ilanrc"k ana III" in'cr"en'a"
"" '.,.,.. OK iu%H. csi.@!4!"a% i" i'';' !!t-''sS:
r'"N' 49, ,. net. Of yiricTcr upon the Indivldu.
az ~" ,.,,..Ty o, The native citizens, iiv!ng On either
~, ~ liz. li;rr. near ir caaA' many :" ""'" Ne
s",.;rr safety IN hght from l'''r h'"'S'
r. c.;gras are now Voluntarily assembling ''S"
''"' >. e.. M, rmrcsr q. qurilIng this lawlrss
sN'''yw A., t,J nud,r ,ir rnler -rncy, utterly powtrirss
''' ,r,,c,,l Tor want oi The necessary arms, where
with 10 protect "!i;Sr':'S i,,- ;,,r,;,,s r,,, our bor.
,.- cor ~, nr,t i::rt years. We Hu$l our coh"it'nh
",,' ~ '" m, |, oisla;uIc with the propricty OF plac-
W." ~ IT, ,,,,I II arms al The disposal OF Tie proper au.
ing I~r. and that YOU. with our own delegates, will
nannsrnr in Bringing the matter store the Legislature
nns ,-n,nr their caily action upon the su9leeI'
~ .IourS respectfully,
~ MD,uall. David Gibson. Jno. Kerr, Jr, Jno.
, Th;.e G,o,re Gilbert. w. A. Howard, Fause Fox,
rhn WrIch. James Sheets, John NJ Dowell, WIN. Arm
.,"or Vim. 4. Vance, Vim. Vance, Saml herclevai,
~ Mv,inrcr, panI My,inger, T.. NJ. Cormick, Carl
,n r J,ck, Ph. &. Street, WIN, Harper, John Mllweil,
n,va, Armstrong, ST.. \. c. kercheval, Chs. l.. Wtcnn,
Thos. MullLy, Thos. T. White, John Vance.
.Sincr this was written, we have heard again from The
line Of The Canal. They have apprehended some of the
,,oi.rs and taken them 10 The Cumberland Jail, which,
rsthsns, NAV quiet them for the present. But sui we
feel that our request to have the arms here ready, ought
to be granted for any future occasion-we think muske's
would be the best a..
In pursuance Oi lux l't9Sst, VIZ uheS NV"
Gov. Campbell has directed BOZ stands of arms 10 be Tor
wa-ded Immediately To the proper authorities IN the I'M
mediate vicinity of the disturbances.
TT The Cumberland Ciritian contains the following
account of the outbreak:
.sR,or on THE CANAL L,xE Cumberland, (.Md Fri
Lrv, Jan 5.-lafnrm nation reached here on Monday even
iuG last, that 4 number of the Canal hands on the tun
mel, had come on to Oldtown, 10 miles below Cumoer'
land. and committed sundrp outrages upon the property
ne citizens tbere-and on Tuesday, that they had des.
..s,. III, v,irdO o and all the furniture OF The house oil
Mr.. Nicholas 7. Ryan, lnnkeeper. and literally torn 10
the ground a small building attached, occupied as lie
b,r room: that they were threatening 10 put 10 death
aome certain citizens, and the further destruction OF pro-
pel,y. In consequence, the sheriff OF the county, Zap
lain Thomas DuwGen, Oh Wednesday morning. sum
moned the .Cumberland Guards, "a uniformed com
paay under his command, but who had previously
turned out for the ~purp'Sel and as many more OF tue
citizens who could raise arms, to repair TO Oldtown 10
suppress the riot and a]ppreheud the rioters. On their
arrival there, however, we learn the rioters had departed
for the tunnel, whence the Company, on Thursday
morning proceeded in pursuit. Up to the time Of put
ting our paper 10 press, FRIDAY evening, no lutuler In
~,eliigence had reached Us.
postscript, Friday, t@O ocOch ?. m.-Several gen
tlenen who have come in on horseback, from the
scene Of riot al Oidtown. report that the "Cumberland
Guards are within a few miles from town on their
return, having under escort ten Of the rioters
board Of Directors cj tic James Ricer and Kananhe
Company:
JosrrH c. CAErLL, Of Nelson. President.
Directors -tiagh Caperton, Monroe John Early
Lyncibuig Thomas NJ. Bonduran,, Buckingham; JohI
II. Cooke. Fluvanna; Richard Sampson, Goochland
Charles Ellis, Richmond; John r. TripIeil, do.
EXCHANGE BANK OF vlro,xna-The following gen
tlenen have been elected by the Stockholders, Director!
CT the Bank and branches for the present year:
For ~.Nortok-John Tab1, John Southga!e, Richard
Dickson, 1lhos. +. Andrews, James II. johnston.
For Richmoad-Samue Marx, James CasSie, Corbil
Warwick, Samuel Winfree.
For PetersJurg-Jamss Mcfarland, Geo. w. Boiling
Bsui B. BIume, john E. Lemoine.
For tlarkscNe-Ab.'m. w. Venable, Henry NJ. Da
MEL, WIN. Townes, Humbertson Skin.