The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-01-20

--Oi4'OIANLNs1 AANA LA
. CITE EMENT-RlO rs, &c.
The Miami Exporting Company Bank yes
terday refused payment Of iIs paper, and cIo-
sed lls doors before the usual time Of closing
business for the day. This morning the pa
per of that aud the Cincinnati Bank was re~
fused in market The former renamed clos
ed aud a run was commenced on the latter,
when a notice was posted upon the door in the
following words This Bank has suspended
for 30 days An efflu was simultaneously
made to crose The dOors Of the bank, bu. the
crowd, which had become by this TIM, large,
prevented and rushed in,, demanding redemp-
ZION of their paper,
The persons in The Bank, lesring for their
own PERSONAL safety, aod finding ,imposs'bIe i,
to withstand the rNR,--tun themselves, esv-
ing the premises altogether in possession OF
the crowd, which was constantly increasing,
both in numbers and excitement The turnI"
ture, counters, &c, OF the concern were now
laid hold Of, and thrown into the street, where
they we're mostly broken up. We saw oae in
dividuaI with the top Of book case on his
shoulder, and a,c0uOle Of chairs in his hand,
moving off, Being asked if he had got enough
to make him whole, he replied 'yeT, he sup
posed so.' Papers, vouchers, blanks, books,
&c were torn IN pieces, and TamPled under
foot with degree of excitement and indis-
creIon which nothing but a sense OF deep
wrong could have caused. At this moment,
(hafpast nine, an effort is being made TO break
into the vault OF safe. The crowd is large,
and under area, excitement. The sheriff, Mr..
Avery, went into The midst, and made an effort
10 be heard, but he was picked up and carried
into the street. The Miami Exporting Com'
pany Bank, standing only two doors above, is
barred and boiled, and some wag has written
on the door, "poor old Gov. Lougee, upon
the opposite corner, has shut up, from InablII-
ty to pay. The Exchange Bank ls open and
paying.
lOO'cLocK. Tho crowd having completely
riddied the Cincinnati Bank, broke in the doors
Of the Miami Exporting Company, and took it
through similar process. The mass OF ex-
cited people has been steadily increasing. Main
street, from Third half way up to Fourth, is
literally blocked up, and there are many at The
corners of Third. The Miami Exporting
Company concern, we presume, had little OF
value left in it by the managers lis BOOKS
and other valuables had most likely been re"
moved.-of specie and other bank paper there
was probably no occasion for removal. We
saw blank checks, &C., &C., thrown out and
sent flying through the air; but they were all
blank-bubbes merely.
The Exchange bank is still open, and pay
ing Weearn that demands have been made
of MIR Bales at this Bank, for the redemption
of West Unon paper-which have been COM
piled, with per force. The police and cons
stables have made some efforts TO queIl the
disorder, but whether any persons have been
arrested, we are unable TO say. We hear no
sympathy expressed in behalf Of the sufferers,
among the byslanders. The public mind ISL
completely outraged by the fraud and PIunder
of worthless banks, that even violence and not
is looked upon as the lesser evil. This 10 tru-
Iy dopIorable state Of things.
IL o'clock AN effort has been made 10
dsperse the crowd by reading the riot Act and
otherwise inducing them to disPerse. 30
great was the cIamor and confusion, however
that the attempt utterly failed, and those on
gagged in it were compelled 10 leave !he ground
having been somewhat roughly handled A
position of the 'Cilizen's Guards Military
Company, having paraded, were led, with
few fremen to the place and took possession
of the buildings after sumo resistance Flows
were freely exchanged with The crowd, and
several shots fred by tho military. 1t is stated
that one man has been shot. The alarm OF fire
is now being sounded-we presume to bring
the whole Of the fire corps together
3 Sach are the deporable consequences oi
the fraud and wrong, thatthe whole communI-
ty have suffered, by the means Of shnpIasters.
Ia the excitement Of loss and suffering, the
laws are trampIed under foot. We much fear
that the end is not yet.
We earnestly entreat the good people who
NAV have been concerned in these disoTderiy
proceedings, to desist-to regard the laws
10 respect the aulhorities--to retire peaceabIy
citizens, against further lransgressiOns OF order
as well bytmeaDs of the issuing of shnPdslers
as 10 resort 10 violence in their suppression.
What is gained by such proceedings! We
impore every reasoning individual TO put this
question to himself The property, books and
vouchers of these banks havo TO q great ex-
tent, been destroyed; it may be utterly ImPos-
sbe, in consequence, for them to pay any poTN
ton orlheir notes; whereas, something might
have been lenzed. Blows. wounds have been
inflicted WHAT HAS BEEN GAlNEDl
Admit that you have been wronged, deifauded
--are you redeeming yourselves2 Are you not
rather destroying the protection oil your owl,