The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-21

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the place of Fanny Esslers residence, 70 enjoy the
anticipated serenade.
Between one and two o clock on Saturday morning,
the serenaders some sixty in number appear
ed with their instruments and music stands which
they fixed in the middle Of the street and the signal
was given for the music TO commence. Al this mo
nent gang OF rioters, who rallied with the loco ioco
wateh-word Of O. X, rushed upon the serenaders,
dispersed them destroyed many of their instruments,
broke up and burned their stands and all this without
Interruption from the surrounding multitude and with
out interference from the police The wTetches who
committed this outrage, are said TO be the same who
attacked the Germans in the winter when one OF the
assallans wac fortunately killed This is their re-
Senge At that time we expressed our regret that
more OF the vagabonds aad fallen and If there 10
no ponce to prevent such scenes, and there are no
laws 10 punish themi cannot but regret that the
perpetrators OF the present outrage escaped with Their
lives and limbs.
Under what auspices this infamous attack was pro-
Jected and earned through, may be learned from the
following paragraph, which we find in the NsD Era
newspaper Of Saturday morning. The New Era il the
official organ Of the loco oco CORPORATION IL receives
from the city ~ 900 the present year for the
insertion of single advertisement This is the jour
nal that claims 10 be the especial friend OF foreigners
just before the election, but which now justhes and
aPpauds this abominable loco oco outrage, committed
upon number of inoiensiye German citizens, who
had assembled TO render appropriate and beautiful
compliment TO a countrywoman, Of whose accomplish
nent IN the art she Processes they have much rea-
son to be proud
From the Loco Foco Neir Era Of Saturday
At half past / o'clock this morning some four OF
five thousand were assembled ia front of the American
Hotel IN Broadway--some 10 serenade the imported
danseuse, Fanny Elssler and others to prevent II
The anti-serenaders outnumbcred the silly ones as
twenty TO one The musicians driven from the
streets with the loss OF their stands and OF
their instruments. The WHOLE affair was disgraceful
and the gette Of il up retired from the field extremely
mortified
1t Is intended from what We could gather in the
crowd TO get up grand serenade next week in honor
OF Master Diamond who evinces more agility Of limb
than Fanny ever was capable. An ace hare 10 sag
70 "teH Chapman 10 cron,' The Wigs rere surely do
fedted this morning"
The character of the assailants who are thus
tanned by the newspaper patronized by the Common
Council OF this city and speaking the sentiments oits
maglstracy, may perhaps explain the fact that there
was no interference by the waichmen police officers
10 prevent the outrage arrest the rioters The fact
OF large concourse OF people at late hour of the
night at one of the most public points in the city could
not but be known to the authorities whose duty i
10 preserve the peace and punish its violation. They
ought, therefore, as matter OF ordinary prudence
to have had large force of watchmen on the ground
prepared to check at the outset any attempt at disturb
ance But IN immense crowd collects at midnight,
riotous indications exhibited for an hour or two
harangucs are made to excite the multitude to violence
gross outrage is committed party of naturalzed
citizens and Germans property ~ destroyed personal
injury is inflicted and not officer of the police
makes his appearance until the whole affairs consum
mated, Now was this accident il design
The rioters seems to had good understanding
with the editors of the Loco-oco newspaper Of the
Corporation. Did they have similar good under
standing with the city watchmen through the city au-
thortesl
This outrage appears to us of the more aggravated
character, because there nothing Justify pal
late il in the slightest degree 1t double breach
of hospitality wrong to the artist herself, who is
entitled to the kind treatment that should be extended
to every stranger of her sex and to those of her
trymen now become our countrymen also who desired
to express by striking and appropriate compliment
their admiration of her talent Nothing has occurred
since Fanny Elsslers appearance in this country to
justify the exhibition of any such spirit as was dis
played on this occasion. Nothing has ever occurred
TO justify the conduct of these Loco foco
rioters towards class ofctzens who Of all others,
the most peaceable and best disposed among us-and
who at least might be permitted TO CRAFTY their native
enthusiasm for art without molestaton from the peo-
pie among whom they have taken up their residence
In this point view the attack brutal and savage
II would have disgraced barbarans 1t is hardly
dble that il should have occurred in civilized coun-
try that claims to be Free and that boasts of extending
liberal welcome to foreigners of every cline
But TO the city authorities it is in the last degree
dsgraceful Whether by their connvance or not we
are yet to learn but certain il is that not Waterman
appeared to ntepose the slightest obstacle TO the per-
petraon OF this Infamous outrage. Worse than this
the following morning the riot is mentioned with
especial applause in the official organ of those city au-
horties Now il to 90 abroad that offences of this
kind against the public peace be committed in a
city like ours, not only with impunity but under cir
cumstanccs which would indicate that they are in fact
patronised by the city authorities Mr. Van Buren,,
in his recent letter TO four citizens Of Virginia.
pressed his regret at the newspaper attacks his
mcndation Of the standing army, account of the
favorable impression of system which they would
convey to intelligent foreigners" What does he
suppose will be the impression Of intelligent foreign
ers" when they read ofthe permitted violence that has
occurred under circumstances disgraccful to this
city and its authorities