Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-09-14
Monday, Sep. 6.
The Riot.

When our paper closed on Saturday, I
military guard had ceSn posted AROUND
two squares, eml racing the negro quar-
ierS at the end of 9TH street., which wer,
attacked OnFridAy night. About 5 o'clocl
the male negroes, TO the mum ber of sumC
300, after be ing diSarmed, were marched
Otto Jail, under a military escort, surren
dered aud followed by an immense crowd
and the assemhlage ia that uarter Of the
city was measurably broken mp. Nothing
further occurred until about 8 O'Clock
WhSn the mob attacked the Office Of the
PhilGHtbrOPiSt, on PatlersOn7s alley, be.
tween Maiu and Walnut streets. The
types, and all other properly, with the sx
esptiOn oftwo presses, had bSen removed
during The day. These pres seS were ia
ken down. dragged TO the river, there bro
ken up, and with the exception of som,
pieces Which we're taken as trophies
ofvlctOry 10 Kentucky, sunk; in the chan
mel.
The next attack wac made upon the
bakery aud cOn'rctnnary establishment
Of anln named Buraett,pn 5Ih near Vine,
which WIS thoroughly riddled, almost in
he very pres ence Of the authorities
Various other attacks we're made, and
much damage done 10 the property oI
blacks aud abolitionists, on Columbia
street, Sixth street, Broadway aud West.
ern Row, near the river. Tie mob then
reSorled to the bookstore OF Messrs.
Traman q ShpitR, where the police sue
ceeded in ARE sting some 20 of the lead
ers, who we're lodged ;n PRISON, and the
disorder ceased. for the night. The mill.
rary were unde = arms, and a small police
we're pairoIIhg the streets all nighl,-but
their attention was so much drsiracte by
the various bra inches Of the mob, while
he work of d&; IiIection WAS conducted IN
such perfect Sy stem and quietude, that
they were unnb le to check il, or rresi the
rioters, until II ear II O'Clock.
On yesterday. matters sppeurd tolerably
quOl, but intori nation WIS conveyed to
III" authorities Of a design, On the part
ofsome Of the Kentuckians, to release
III rioters conf ned in jail, after nigh'faIl
T4O m ltAry " ere again under arms at &
O'CLOCK. A Pr exclamation was issued by
The NJ IyOr, and another by the Governor
who was, fpriu aaICly, in the cIIy. The
question had III Nv become one ofsus!sju.
ing the civil An horitieS ~ their arrests
and The military and CT zans firmly resoI
we'd to dScharg , that dny, by q resort. il
necessary, 10 eI ;tTeme means. Fortunate.
~, The night p Ssed off fQueily, AMI this
morning the cit y is apparently under the
dom mon of la' aud order.
We have heaI ID of bn' two deaths, as the
result ofFriday nishI'S riot. On Stur.
day night, we u ndersIand thai negro was
)" bndIy beaten by the crowd on Columbia
street., thai hs viii MT survive; and a
n"mher Of Cap t. Rehfus' Germ IN Compa.
~, was wylai and attacked, on his
Dad homo, by sParly Of blacks, who bear
I'm Very severe ". We have not heard
whether his W ounds are dangerous or
lUI.
When thee eItement subsidies. we, too
ball have Wo ri to say with our neighbor
II The GdsCt'', az to the origin aud pro.
'ress of the rio Il, iO causes, and present
s well aS ulti = late effects. For The pres.
nj We rejoicG that order is again restored
nd now, as o saturday, earnestly enjnin
pon every 90 I'd citizen to lend all his ef
IRIS aud inAu 'Rce 10 maintain The supre-
lacy Of the Ia VS..
The iOlIOwi 10 is list of white men
onnded dur V the riot, as fully as we
I'VE been able 10 ascertain.
Boyd badly injured by ball in
q forehead.
George De, Vitt-slghtly wounded in
m and side
Samuel Baldr idye-slgh,Iy wounded in
@ arm.
.I1nSs-sb eet payer, dumb man,
chilly wounde 4.
} Nicholson, Of Newport, mortallv,
Jas. McC0rn sck wounded on Thurs
y night, Origin lRbed the mub-recover-
e.
--Bli'z-v cry badly wo' ndcd.