Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-14

1 n"Shal, and portion Al the police nto.,.. j, :
| VIC battle ground, and there, under the nro,., W
| &c .''e'S, though IN the presence of IN. ~
20 var controlled by them. as to prevent m. 49,
| k away o' any negroes, upon their co1nl,''
with the law. Several negroes CAV. bonJ y'ns
icu 'he permission ct tho authorities to 90 80
~" sutc,es' some OF our most respectable ei.iz.n
,nt "o,,,.' VI even w'nn the military tentin,ls
'nu compelled to return within the ground \, IS
resolved, TO embody the male nespors ,nI ''
on 20 Anior security under the protection oT nil
l'tY ana civil authority. From $50 10 $50 ns,'a.
"c'udIhg sound and manned wer, Win - ~
Guilty mirchcd OF to tho inil sn,,",'., SJ"e uih-
military nnd officers; and dense mos nr -. ~ '''o
uon' quo ooys eonlounding all dis,inc,ion he,..,,
INC o'uery ana dso derby, accom- panied viii 80
$50; 80 uey were snely lodged, a nd still re-
crowd was IN that way dispersed Inc
Some then supposed We should bax, ,,..,
-out o'hets more observing, discovered ,k "Eh'
awiess mob had determined on furtb,r y;o, $50. me
bc enacted Immediately after niyb, r,I, Icnce, To
disposed To aid the authorities were inv;,.I e"s
somnle, enroll themselves and ore1niz, To- ,; s-
me Military were ordered out, ftemen w.r. ','
81 c;,;1.rs n anI',,y as police band. About
~ ei<ens erioIcd themselves as assi,,,,,s Of ,tH
MHr'hnl, and acted during the nieb, unJ ~. " inc
uv"s, ~ connection with Judge Torrenre ,.LN
selected 10y themselves. portion of mi. G,.o mos
So ,"i "a uoop oi morse, and several comnOnias
oil volunteer infantry continued on du,v ,,n'ir aies
midnsh'.-Some were then DISCHARGED IN 49,. near
~" "o'' arms OILERS remained on duty nm no..
ing. guarding the jiil, sc. VI" MORN
AS was anticipated the mob efficiently o,,.,;.
co. curly commtn need operation diyiliny h. 80
and making attacks at different nn;n,s ,h 'otec
uocuus tho attention OF TIE police. The e., VIZ
uI o,sei was made upon the printing es,,bI,.L
meet OF The fhilan'hropist They Succeeded j.; e'
ond sn ,"e .SnGIis"m.n', breaking up the Pres,
nhd running with II, amidst savage wells 10,
through Main street TO the river, into wh,ch Nh
h'oWn The military, appeared in IN. ,II. vas
re u'nce' inie"Hpung the mob for a short tim.
- ney escaped through the by ways and. when
me military retired, returned to Their 80 "en
obstruction IN the office, which they con',, VI
''u' several houses were broken omen in re
ierent parts OF the city occupied Nv ,sa,o ul,
anu the windows, doors and furniture ,e,o,I,,,
destroyed. Among such Is tho Copc,; 10y
establishment ut Burnet near the Hnne eon"ty
ke'-a shop on Columbia, near Svrsr,aHp '
tne negro church on 9Th street, and fo,,r ~, G
'ouseS near ia small fame near the -
Eosuc on broadway, and severul houses m w synl-
~ "ent the river. One OF their last efI,r,s ~
!" nIo of otherwise destroy the Book E,t,rI,I"us
VI N'SSrs' Truman and Smith, on Main FL
,",s we were diven by the police and soon m
,,,'o,S ny "sn'' dispersed from mere e1haustio,
ne'ner 10 remain quiet To recruit their S,Sc,'
Is circulated. ' '"'S paper
m1ruiyIne as is the declaration, truth r,ou;,..
70 acNno"iedgc, that our good city has bee in c,,,a
p!''e Hn'ichy, cOutrocd IN stly by a l,,,Icss ,
Nioen' mob Tor twenty. -four bou1s ,,o,,,,'Io ''o
~" ana authority under foot. We feel ,h's d. "''
n'uo" ueeply-out so It is. IL is imnossLI -,
'ea'h Tue precise number killed and wounded -,
oI "hrtS or among the negrcee, prob,SIv ,sro".i
We N''ed on both sides, and some twenty or ibir,,
SaIIousy wounded, though but few danscrousIwy
ocEe''' OF The citizen pol ce were hurt with So.
1"u oi'ek cats which were thrown into the COZ,
10y the mob NV '''S ''o"u
lhe authorities succeeded in arrest;no and ssc,
'"S ABOUT Iofly OF the mob, " no are now IN ,r.,,
:, O'heis were arrested, but were rescued or rn,J
thc' escape Otherwise. We nave attempted = MAJ,
general narrative of these dsgrncef,,l nrncect;r,
nave endeavorrd to be accurate IN our facts nnJ 70
n','a'e them M their order of occurrence ,yitbont
.'o'outlhS or distortion. Such n nalr,tiye ot ,b;s
ne, We thought necessary To check the 2 Nassr,t,L
e"'s "hch nave doubtless spread IN al d rectiops
many OF these transactions occurred under o,r o,
observation, durI' Friday night, and the eyep,no
and night OF Saturday ''''''s
excitement continued during Yesterday. tSu,.
uaY.) Inc Council held a meetInc. and a n,e,,n.,
VI the CT liens succeeded, IN which the Gov,ruoss
VINO Is ~ the city, with other gentlemen took nn,
RESOLUTIONS were adopted Tor an efficient orgoniz,
ton for the Ght.
~, Monday .Nornir,, 3 a. NJ
Ne disturbances have occurred In our civ d,,,;no
'he h'Sht. The different military companles were
stationed NJ varons points through the CIV. Can
'aIl - y ors troop Of horse, together WITH hree
hum"er OF citizens, formed Themselves into comma
cs OF ABOUT thirty each, vino kept up p,,roI mn,
nool' O'Clock, when the citizens generally retircd
leaving the military on duty.