Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-05-28

Man ~ NEw OnLsAss--Rutnnrs rrheasd
this place las, Saturday during the day, that a
powerful uoh had assembled II New Orleans,
which, after destroying the Offices Of several
brokers. and magnanimoasly casting the mo.
nsy Of the latter into the streets, had v~olunta~
rily adjourned proceedings, TO take nomenta-
~ refreshment, and deliberate on the step
mex, to be pursued in their all.ahsorhinE work.
The history of the mob, as we then received
il. was one Of terror, blood, and glory the
city was entirely under their control, and jus.
tiee was being metsd AZ fast and III as abna.
dan, measure rs any Of Coils earthly cree-
lures could desire.
Such we're the ruusors Of Saturday on
Monday they were somewhat modified, but
still the srsud Molecular mob was deycuring
i,s victims BY hundreds, The day was passed
by the ever yirii,nt members of he street.
corner party, in hearing sad narra'ing, IN
forming AMI expressing conclusions as 10 tho
''rise and ,sress" of this anew powcr-the
justice, merry and magnanirliiy Of its acts.
The theme was fruitful, and the way said
stree,-cofner party canvassea its merits.
showed clearly that whigsl democrats and
l~y!erites, have cause to ,renLle, should these
irdefatigahle spirits ever shssr the arena OF
politics.
The mai, of Tuesday, however, put an end
10 these ardnous reports and debates. Those
who could read, found something to read, and
il was soon learned that we, mp here. had got
the best end of the story in advance. The
Afair was not, thank fortune, what it had been
cracked up 10 be !" n mob there had been,
but il was neither "gteat, polite nor wise"
Its story is brief.
The depreciation Of the municipality notes,
and the return Of dimes to their facial value,
had occasioned some distress and grievance
among certain classes in the city. On Friday
morning, a coaaourse of these psople-prta-
cipally small dsslers--marched to the May
or's office and enquired what was to be done
In the premises. The Mayer stated bis belief
that the notes of the municipalities would be
redeemed, and advised such as held that
paper, 70 fet&in IL unIi v tFoES tafbfdpie OP-
porsnniiy for disposing Of il occurred. The
crowd. apparently satisfied with this reply
retired.
Yet, before proceeding FAR the idea was
hroaehea that the brokers had an interest in
doprscisting the municipality notes, and the
mass Immediately resolved TO spoil the profit,
of those spectators. Their steps were &C,
.c~ordingly directed to Camp street, corner oil
Canal, where the Offices Of thrce brokers were
riaed in the space of a few seconds. The
work had continued but q moment, when
some good citizens observed persons in the
crowd, putting money in their pockets. I'M
.ned;a.ely. these individuals were seized, and
carried to Jail, and the crowd now becoming
apprehensivc Of the ire Of the citizens, dis
persed withou. doing futther damage. Nc
person was killed-none materially injured
and all attempts by the evil disposed, to rally
the mob AT different tiin-s and places, have
since proved Intellectual. The efficiency o.
the city police, the exsrtions OF good citizens
themselves, and the prompt measures OF nj.
honor, the Mayor, gave a dehintirc check tc
,hs hxrS;hood of thoSe wha rrisha3 Ia do apsi