Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-24

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During The whole day yesterday portion Of our City
was ~ The p rs. saiun OF mob brought 10y the fail
urc If Il shnpasl.r shopsas the whole scene
was ia the nrehtofho5d of our Office, noted the facts
as they occurred, az accurately as We could IN such a
state ct cX citcnen and confusion.
On VI nd2y .ra.iig II announced, that the Ma
mi Bank had uade assignment and would be close'
on Tuesday Early IA tie morning Of Tuesday, an I'm
mense crowd assembled IN trent Of the bank, which Is
very near tho ocrupied by the Cincinnati Bank
pom the ~ Of the latter notice that II would be
81 srd Tor - days, alter winch time II would redeem It's
Its paper. Tins caused nTrst axccment-ihe eAAspe-
rstcd crowd hsnasad. ad about . O'Clock mob broke
open i.c docra and fund that every thing removed CA
ccpt Tie desks aad c5unters-thesc were broken and
ulruvG INTO the street
Ar they lad done all thc damage ,hcy could there
The, trlle lalo the Atsm Hsak, and while We are WI
uug. Ca, past destroying It's contents There
AZ thousands the slfapls spectators. The run upon
BATES, whose Office l9ns the Miami Bank, is Immense
Every man y no has liar ii the Exchange Bank pa
per !, croWdng 10 VIII H. Thus far he continues To
redeem. The crowd are eneasoring to compel him 10
redeem the West mon issn 8, aud several have sue
ccccd ltthls is continued II course he must suspci3
and IN the pr sent state Vi Excitement, there is ellcg
what Nld b" ~ consequence. ioucce's office is
tie PIP site ernei irim Dates. and is closed. We pre-
sumo lis has escaped only because attention has not yet
keen dI,cted tnMaI3s lim.
The mob Is diSgracoul u city, but there is
point b on which PEI pie will not submit to the swind
ling operations Of th.so srhnPlastor shops They must
be driven from Among us y sumo means. The law has
proved ipcfcctual- aborcrs and others find themselves
every day o. two wi,h her pockets filled with this tash
and yet GaaGic To buy marketing ior their families. We
/ tanS ''thc end snu"' Of stun pas,ors. W. have al
ways wlrcd agars; ,hom, but advice has not been
needed,
No matter WIN, may be thu object, such scenes aud
such transactions bring lasting disgrace city. and
every rruucnce ofthon rehlers the law less effective
! IN the Protection Il ! IL and property.
Quarter Ia9t l2-e rot still continues. The sheriff
Is 'ut on horseback irne II d,sPerse the crowd Some
Of lc iemon are oul IL uatarm lpr the same purpose.
They as still trying u break upon the vault of the
+ VI aml Eluk.
Half past 2-thes hay. succeeded and scattered the
books and papers in the street. Some II Is Of the
tu2cns Guards made then appearance at the Mayos
office ~ uniform They wtre formed and marched with
fixed though tn crowd IN front of the Banks
and Bates exchange Office The mob rctreat,1 short
distance bat commenced m assault upon the mllta, and
the lcw members Of the Protection Fro Company, who
/ had Ellwcd them, with lrck hats and clubs The
Captain fired pistol. and VIC understood wounded
very severely IN tn. cg by one who had asealled hun.
lhs caused an lacrosse Of the violence Of tho mob
--lrck bats and clnts flew mere rapidly at the military
and hrcmcn; several ii the fromen stood their ground
maufullN tr short time We saw one of them break
his s'atovcr the head oi an assaln The military
ordered 10 me which many ol them did as they
treating in order towards the Mayors office.
/ The guns musthayc been charged with blank cartridges
because they fired directly into the crowd, and
have not lccn allie 10 team certainly that any was
injured by them, Ned.d hear that one man was wound
ed N the head aud another in the face, with shot, but
could not learn certainly that this tho case.
/ The military and tirenen etroa,cd to the Mayor
Office where upon consulting with the Sheriff it de
determined to be mfst prudent for them to retire. be
cause very few OF the citizens seemed disposed To lend
them any aid, and their numbers were too small to ac
compsh any thing efectua
he MlNOr had t,,a tay N t\yo nd "
with difficulty he Was able to get to his office; he onl,
remained SHIRT time, and returned home.
luc after one o'clock the mob commenced break
ing the windows and furniture of Bates office, pre-
sumo because he did not redeem West Union, tic con
tnucd to redeem Exchange Rank notes very prompt,
up to this tune. hut when the breaking commence h,
gathered up what he could aud rc,reacd The intcro
OF his Office was demolished and the content.
thrown into the stTeetbppks papers, and all that coul,
be found. The doors, windows, and counters com
petoly demollshedthe slgns torn down and split t,
pieces.
After this the attack was commenced on Iougee's
office. the opposite of Man and Sd streets.
had not been opened during the day The doors and
windows were soon breken-the crowd rushed in and
this tiro shared the fate with Bates Iouge,
issued the called the Savings Bank Of Louisville
Atr the crowd had completed the work of destruction
here, they went 10 Brewsters and Easons Offices, bu
at halt past three, they have done no other damage Il
them, than TO phil down the signs and destroy them
he crowd in the streets Is still immense There must
he three or four thousand people assembled, but the
great majority mere spectators. They are pleased
al the prospect of banlshng the shupaser trash, hut
they do not approve Of the We doubt whether
more than hity Were actively engaged, and many O
these werc boys of Z or Is
At abcat II o'clock there attcnp, to get
meeting Of Council TO increase the police for the time
only eleven members assemhed Ordinance intro
duccd iut the purpose but IL necessary that thcr,
should be eleven IN favor OF ii before it should be pass