Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19

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City.
ffO" tie Cincinnati Republican, January 10.
TERRIBLE EXCITENENT-O CITY
AGAIN DISGRACEDi
During the whole day yesterday portion of our
CITY was IN the possession Of n mob. brought on by
the failure OF some OF our shinpastcr shous-as the
whole scene was in the ncigaborhood of our office,
we noted the facts as they occurred, rs accurately
as we could in such state of excitement a nd conCu
sion.
On Monday evening 1t was announced, that the
Miami Bank had made an assignment and would he
closed on Tuesday. Early in the morning of Tues
day. an immense crowd assembled in front of ,bo
bank, which is very near the room occupied bv tho
Cincinnati Bank Upon the door of the latter WINS
notice that 1t would be closed for 30 dnvs. oG,e,
which time 1t would redeem its p-pcr. This caused
great exciiement-the exaspernted crowd increased
and about o'clock mob broke open the doors and
found that every thing had hecn removed excep,
the desks and countets,-those were broken and
| thrown into the street
After they had done all the damage thew conld
there, they broke into the Miami Bank, and while
We arc writing, lat ! past ~ are destroying its
contents. There aro thousands in the streets spec
tators The run upon Bates, whose office ioin, the
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dollar Of tho Exchange Bank paper is ctowding in
with IT, Thus far he continues to redeem The
crowd are endeovoting to compel him to redeem tho
West Union issues, and several have succeeded II
this is continued, Of course he must suspend. and
IN the present state OF excitement there is no tell.
ing what would be the consequences. Lougee's of
fec is on the opposite corner from Bites,' and is
closed. Wo ptes-mc he has escaped only because
attention has not yet been directed towards him.
The mob IS disgmceful to our city, but there 10
point beyond which people will not submit 10 lilo
| swndling operations Of these shinplaster .bonq
They must be diiven from among as bv some
nouns. The law has proved lneff ctual-I.,bot,rs
nnG Others find themselves every day or Two with
their pockets filed, with this trhsh nGd vet un,Ile
! TO buy marketing for their families. Wethink "the
end 70 now" of shin plnstors. We have always
wotred against them, but on: advice has not been
hceled.
No natter what may be tho object such scenes
and such trnnturil0us bring lisiinr discr,re IN
our city, and every recurrence Of them renders tho
Inv less effective, in the protection of life and pro-
/ perry.
Quarter pas, 12-tho riot tu continues. The
sher n IS out on hor,ebnck trying to dispcrse tho
crowd. some of tho fumen IRE GU, in uniform for
| the Same purpose They nisO are still trying tn
break op,n tho vault Of tho Miami Bank.
| Half past " they have succeeded md scattered
tho books and p1pcfs in tho street. Some 2 mr. =
| Of tho CIuZsns' Guitds m dc their npocnraneo At
tho Mayor Office in uniform. They were formed
and marched with fixed bayonots through Tho
crowd IN font OF Tho Banks and Bates Exchange
| Office. Tho mob rolren,cd a short distance but
commenced an assault upon the military and the
few members Of the Protection Fire Company, who
bad followed them, with BRICK bats and clubs
The Captan fred pistol, aud We undorst nd
wounded very severely in tho leg, one who had as
siilcd him.
This caused nm increase Of the violence oftho mob
| --brlck bats and clubs flew rapidly at tho mil
ltnfy ard hWmon; several Of tho ftomon stood their
ground maniuy Tor n short time. We saw ono of
them break his staff over the head Of nm assailanL
The military were ordered to hre, which many Of
them did as they were retreating in order towards
tho Mayors office. Tho guns must have been
charged with blank citrldgos because they were
fired directly into the crowd, aud we have not been
nble TO learn ceuolnly that any ono was injured by
them. We did hear that one man was wouni
cd in the hcnd and another in tho face, with
shot, but could no, learn certainly that this was the
case.
The military and hromen retrenled to tho Mnyot's
Office, where upon consulting with tho Sheriff. il