The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-08-06
DisgraccfuI Riot i'm Phila-
dclphia.
TERRIBLE CONFLICT BETWEEN
WHIT Els AND BLACKS
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During the whole day of Monday. and
until late hour at night, the city of Phila-
delphia was the scene of most disgrace
full riot, the particulars Of which we gath
err from the Chronicle.
During the forenoon, procession of a
part Of the colored temperance societies
paraded through many of the streets in
the city and county, carrying banners with
valious devices upon them, and some, it
is said, of an Objectionable and danger
Gus character. One of these last was de-
scribed to us as having bold letters upon
il, the words,
CELEBRITY OR DEATH"
Intended we arc told, as it was the ami
versary of the Liberation of slaves in the
island of Jamaica, to have reference to
the subject of slavery and abolition.
Another banner had on it the words
FREE TRADE, & SAILORS RIGHTS.
When the procession reached Forth
and Plumb streets, in the district of
Southwark, it was attacked by volley Of
stones, thrown by the whites, and mis-
chievous boy provoked fight with one
of those in the procession, lad of about
equal size, which was the origin of the
whole serious results that followed. The
black boy was cons iderably beaten by the
white one, at which black man struck
the white boy over the head, and then a
general fight ensued, in which thousands
took part, and continued during the whole
day. The blacks were seriously beaten
at the onset, but rallied and ihrashcd the
whites. From Fourth and Plumb streets,
the crowd of both coIcrs ran 10 Fifth and
Shipper, then up to Sixth and South,
fighting with clubs, sticks, stones, brick
bats and whatever missiles they could OBJ
tain, until they reached the corner of
Sixth and Lombard streets, within the pre-
cincts of the city. Some Of the blacks
took refuge in their own meeting houses
in that neighborhood, and their procession
having been dispersed, the whites went to
work and destroyed houses and property
ndiscriminately, so that they belonged
to or were occupied by blacks.
During the 6gh. we have attempted to
describe, several persons engaged in it
were very seriously hurt. One white man
had his arm broken from blow inflicted
by huge club in the hands Of black;
another white man was stabbed with q
knlesor dirk in the eyes, black man, ma
med Metcalf, had his right eye laid open
by blow from the weapon of a white,
and some fifteen or twenty others more or
less seriously wounded. The most des-
perate of the blacks was deaf and dumb
man, who did much mischief, and seri-
ously injured several whites ere he was
arrested by the police.
The destruction of property was seri-
Gus in several parts. In Lombard street
below Sixth, small court adjoining the
African Wesley Meeting House, was fill
ed with whites,w Who dashed bricks through
the windows, smashing the glass, frame,
and sashes of all in three or four houses
Othe, buildings in the same neighbour
hood were treated in like manner.
The frame house on the corner of south
and Hist streets, presented the appearance
of fort, after fight with musketry; pie
ces of brick were sticking in the boards
where they had been thrown by the whites
two of the window shutters were smash
ed in, the door broken, and windowsshat-
ted to atoms.
In Mary street, from Six III to Eighth, g
similar state of things was visible, as il
was in most Of the alleys and by-ways ii
that section, so also in Bedford (Small
| street.
The police arrived OH the ground du
ring the skirmish, arrested several (tht
names and examination of whom will bt
found below and succeeded in restoring
something like order, although thousands
still rema med standing about discussing
the propriety of the farther destruction o
property.
The Chronicle here relates the doing
of the rioters up ITO Z O'Clock, during
which every negro who could be iount
we're attacked, and so badly beaten tina
they were left for dead-lheir house,
were entered both in the city and county
and their contents destroyed. Meanwhile
the negroes fed in all directions, to saw
their lives. The mob continued to in
crease in numbers SO rapidly, that at 8 o.
clock an order was issued to close all the
public squares, the state house, and thu
public offices at dark, the same pape
says:
E. Woodruff, one Of the special officers
was struck a blow onahe forehead with
bludgeon, which laid it open about two
! inches.
There are now in the Hospital, no les!
than eleven persons, who have been seri
ously injured in the tight-the names 0