Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-05-31

J UlHeu bUdt VIZ WIZ wv Oo ibu Wy pIoNV
cation to rels'iats on the rights Of 9th
ers,
Resoiped, That tho proceedings Of a
portion Of the irish INHABITANTS Of the
District OF KensingDon, on Monday al
ternoon, il Ibe surest evidence that can
be given that our vIews oI the Na'urah
iZatlon Laws are correct. and nat Tor
elgners 10 the short space Of five years
ore incapable OF entering into the spirit
OF our Institutions
ReSolUed, That we consider the Bi0ie
. in lhe Pubic Schools as necessary Tor a
faithful course of instruction therein,
and We are determined 10 maintain il
: there in despite OF The efforts oil natur
J aIized and unnaluralzed foreigners 10
eject it lhereIrom.
q ReSoiUed, That this meeting believe
. that hs recently successful eifnls OF
r the Friends Of the Bible 10 the Dlstrct
s Of KsDsiOg,on, was the incHrng cause
8 which resulted 10 the murderous scenes
Of he 9th inst
, ReSoiued, That we approve Of the
, proceedings of the meeting held al the
+ Assembly Buildings lssl evening. by
which committee was appointed to
, make suitable preparations for the in
, terment Of the first martyr in the cause
, Of Civil and Religious freedom anon e
( u.s. and that we recommend that the
' friends OF our cause shall attend the
unera in body.
Resolved, That we also approve Of the
3 re solution passed at the same meeting
= by which a reward OF One Thousand
q dollars is offered for the apprehension
and conviction OF the murGsrera
6 Ga motion Of John Perry, it was
i keSolred, That a collection be taken
a Up for the benefit oflhe widows, mothers
= or children OF the murdered
n Most Of those present then moved il
body 20 KensUgou, (ar the corner O
d Second aud Master sreels,) and pro
f. ceoded to organize a meeting, but lhey
had scarcely nailed up their flag OH
e same that is spoken Of above,) when {
y number OF bows made an attack upor
e the iiibernia Hose House. A numbe
Ie Of shot we're then fired from the house
y IN the vicinity, towards The meeting
re and the Native Americans, after dispers
lr ing for a moment, rallied and altacko
d, the Hose House took out lhe Carriage
re ran the hose off the reel, and then brok
The apparatus up. An old tender, III
y, property Of the Washington Hose Com
NJ pany, which was also in the house wa
: broken up llkew ise, The Native Anne
e. rcans then (belween four and five o
~ cock) took possession OF the Mark
n House, aud for he next three hours, tn
shots were frequent from the houses i
d, lis western vicinity. Men were see
@ yng upon the roofs Of row Of house
fronting the Market, and in every plac
Of conCeaIment near the same plact
others were occasionally discovered. -
We give below the list Of killed an
m wounded so far as we can ascertain
About FIVE O'Clock another attack wa
u made upon the hose house, end IaTg
" new bell found in il was brought out il
" to the open square and shattered {
10 pieces. Shortly after this, a fran
IT, dwelling house next 10 the hose hou'
Gu was fired, and from that time up to niO
W O'Clock in the evening, the flames cor
rnued to spread without stay uni
o Twtniy- Yine houses were consume
ID the great par; Of them being upon Gao
as waader street, and four upon the stree
as facing The market. About seven o'coC
70 all lay 10 heap OF ruins.
~ ~ AT seven o'clock, the first Brigade an
ho two companies of The third BrIgad
In came on the ground, under The commar
- OF Gen Cadwaladder, and formed G
"a Master street, facing north. Canoe
- were stationed so as TO range on Il
y street fronting the Market, and on Ma
:, ter street westward. A detachment
~ ~ two companies under command Of ca
~ Murray, marched TO the north end {
W. W. the market, and formed a Gordon acros
~ the street. The Military had prevlou
~. -" Iy been formed in like manner on Ma
-, ter street,
l" " The Sheriff then detached a numb
-. OF bis Constabular force (Which prece
ho ed the Military on lhOir march up,) al
~ proceeded TO examine all The hous
to from which shots had been fred in OIL
=. " Of them a man named John HoImt
- was found, and in the same room
'n which he was, was rifle loaded, I
~ was brought out and consigned 10 Il
or care OF the military,
~ In the meantime Gen, CadwaIad
t, % made brief address 10 The great crov
III ~, assembled below Master street, urgr
~ them 10 preserve peace, and 10 act
y cooperation with the military. T
+, whole affair rested in The hands Of t
'"' law, and he was bound 10 see that Il
NJ ~ settlement wss lawfully made.
md He made no distinction knew netI