The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-12-18

Ner ol llut was uleu win Il fuIuun moi
There were only thirteen members present, and
Mr. Fullerton, depu,ed for that purpose Ivy MI
Speaker Penrose, took the chair for moment
and the Senate adjourned ill Thursday morning
Immediately on the adjournment McCahen, the
clerk from the Philadeph post office, VINO has
before been mentioned as foremost among the
rioters, got up in the chamber and commenced
IL speech, which he finished in front OF the capt.
tol His remarks were inl1ammatory and sediti-
OTIS TO the highest degree; he declared that he 81
his Notwithstanding the infamous scoundrels
who made The outrageous attack on the ma esty
of the peoples will-",OoId not ieave Harris
Jwgh I'LL The .Mgesty Of The people ,oas asserted''
--that is, in plain English-u,lM the Representu-
tues chosen By The people should be co,npelled bu
uoience 10 sacrifice The interest and rights Of their
constituencies TO brutal and inf,u lated assem-
blage Of the greatest DULLES and rillains IN the
State.
In the House, Hopkins, the pretended Loco
Foco Speaker, took the chair and called the
members TO order. Although from the great
crowd III the chamber it was impossible 10 dis.
unguish who were members and who were
nor, he proceeded with the business, as he I'M
derstood II, and his friends made choice Of II
sergeant at arms and door keeper. They also
appointed committee of three to investigate
The conduct of the Secretary of State, after
which they adjourned During al this time no
attempt was made by the Wings to create II dis
turbance, but in the afternoon, when Mr. Spack-
man, deputed by Gen. Cunningham, the regu.
iary elected Speaker, attempted to take the
chair, at the hour to which the Wings had adj
journed, he was forcibly elected from the hall.
In the evening the mob held meeting in the
court house, which WINS harangued by McCahen
and others, in their usual style.
On Thursday neither branch attempted to
hold. meeting at the capitol as it would have
been altogether useless, but letters published in
the Philadelphia papers, state that the House
was in session ut Wilson's hotel. The body of
Loco Focos under Hopkins, met twice at the
capitol, but transacted no business.
1t having been stated in some of the papers
that the mob was induced to dispense from the
arsenal Oh Wednesday by the promise from
Thaddeus Stevens and two others, that, if they
would quit the premises, no arms should be Ia
ken out Of the arsenal either by the military or
others-Mr Stevens has published a card ndig-
nantly denying The statement. The following is
an extract =
What Messrs. Ford 81 Henderson may have
done know not but no man has had any coun-
tenance from me in either making or listening
to any suggestion from the rebels any sub iect;
nor do believe that either of the other gentle
men named, authorized any such communica-
lion. have uniformly said that should deem
it disgraceful to treat with the rebels on any sub.
iect, or do any act now or hereafter on their de-
mand. Such acts should deem disgraceful to
myself personally, and an Infamous surrender Of
the rights OF the people of this republic. Your
obedient servant.
THADDEUs STEVENS.
Mr. Ford has also denied il ON his part
The following is the proclamation of the Go.
vernon, TO call on the military TO hold themselves
in readiness for active duty.
PENNSYLVANIA, IS.
In the name and by the authority Of the Com
l,l, r. ,tl,,n,,
RITNER, Governor Of the said Common
wealth.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, a lawless, infuriated armed
mob, from the counties of Philadelphia, Lam
caster Adams, and other places, have assembled
ut the seat of Government, with the avowed OBJ
iect of disturbing, interrupting and overawing
the Legislature of this Commonwealth, aud Of
preventing its proper organization and the peace
able and free discharge of its duties
And whereas the said mob have already on
this4lay, entered the Senate chamber, and in an
outrageous and violent manner 10y clamoring,
shouting and threatening violence and death to
some OF the members Of that body, and other
officers Of the Government, and finally by rush
ing within the bar of the Senate chamber, in de-
tance of every effort to restrain them, compel
ling the Senate to suspend business:
And whereas, they still remain here i'll force,
encouraged by person who is an officer of the
are setting the law at open defiance, and rem
dering il unsafe for the Legislative bodies to
assemble il. the Cnr;;;ol.
Their fore, this is to call upon the civil authori-
~ TO exert themselves TO restore order, 10 the
utmost of their power and upon the military
force OF the commonwealth to hold themselves
in instant readiness to repair to the seat of gov
ernment; and upon all good citizens to aid in
curling this lawless mob and in renstating the
supremacy of the law.
Giving under my hand and the great seal OF The
State at Harrisburgh, this fourth day of De.
cember, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty eight, and of the
Commonwealth the sixty third.
by the Governor.
THOMAS II. BURROWES.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A long address to the people is published in
the Harrisburgh Telegraph extra. signed by Mi
Penrosc, Speaker of the Senate and eighteen
other Senators, giving a detailed account of the
from tho commencement of the