The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-05-23
From the National Gazette of Friday.


We have to record the violent destruction
Of the Pennsylvania Hall. The city was
delivered over last night to the tender mer-
cies of mob, and therefore we may be
thankful that The affair ended by The loss
Of property without the loss of life. Open
incendarism and murder go generally hand
in hand-but they were separated last
night, no thanks to the police, which we
must be permitted to say was wholly remiss
in its duty. There was collected outside of
the Hall during the afternoon a number of
persons, and the crowd gradually increased
as night approached. The Major at nn
early hour went to the premises, and lock-
ed the door, 10 prevent a discussion which
was actually designed to take place in the
evening.
Nothing more than this, we are told, was
done to save the honor of the city and as
sert the majority Of the laws. Legal inter-
ference walked ia at the eleventh hour 10
be ousted by the mob at the twelfth. Flash
and Squib, with charter for outrage in
their pockets, did not 60 gingerly to work
Their proceedings at least were open if not
fair They broke down the doors and be-
gan the process Of demolition, the crowd
looked calmly on. The wooden benches,
the contents of book store on the base
ment story, and such other ignitible matter
as the place afforded, were collected togeth.
er and set on fire. Numerous gas pipes OF
the building helped on the confagrntion
and the windows having been previously
broken, breeze famed the flames, which
in short time illuminated the city.-The
fremen were soon in attendance, but de-
voted themselves to saving surrounding
, properly; and SO successful were there ef-
forts that even the roof of a contiguou,
building is not burnt
The immense Hall is all DESTROYED, save
its black bare walls. With it is gone fail
portion of our city's reputation for peace
and good order-for deccncy and justice
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer, of Saturday
ANOTHER FIRE.-A tumult occurred las
c night at the Orphan School for colored boy
e in 18th street, near Callowhill. We learr
from various scources that it was rumoree
in the course of the day, that an abolition
n meeting was to have been held in the schoo
n room.
This caused some excitement, and a larcj
concourse of people repaired thIlher abou
y half past 8, broke open the edifice, and, a
d is supposed, set it on fire. The alarm wa
speedily given, and the fremen hastenet
to The spot, and soon succeeded in quench
:, ing the flames.
= No disturbance took place on The grount
. and the hremcn went to work with the ut
e most alacrity. The school-house is larg
II four story brick building, and nearly new
ANOTHER OUTRAGE. The windows of
L house in an alley at the back Of the eas
side of Franklin square, were broken opel
by crowd of people last evening, abou
IS dusk.
n AN ARREsT.-A n individual vas arreste
about O'Clock last evening, while attemp,
ing TO force an entrance into the Cherry
: street school-house.
We believe that the excitement has no,
{ subsidized, and trust that the peace of tn
city will not be farther disturbed.
The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser state,
: that the wrath of the mob was provoked b.
n seeing white and black females walkin
$. arm in arm in the streets, but the PhiIidel
d phia papers make no illusions to any sue
II occurrence, and the Evs. Post says the stor
y arose from the colored women retiring lror
c the Hall, when first attacked, under the e.
cort of the white ladies belonging to tn
convention.