Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-16
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Tn. RioTs.-'The plain truth l. this nc IA,
tive American parry Of this city Is now q. is:ea
into iwo distinct i;lctions-'!:e enc colfEs % ~,
( t.;.cn, discreet, sensible men, who are sihc'le
in their advocacy Of reform, ard desire 10 dcoo,
plish il by legitimate and reaceat!e hleili's--.
other of The very dTegs OF society, benz upon iiiv'
I der and mischief the destruction oil piolei., a,e
sacrifice of life and especially devoted 10 the an
initiation of the Roman Catholics ana III, ,ic en
laora,ion Of their Religious Temples. lhisidi
/ Ter portion form. unfortunately The more actlVe
( body of The new party; and encouraged ~ one u
/ Two organs of msruc, which constantly, '''o"1A
covertly. urpcd them OH to deeds OF violence, mas
placed itself at length in direct and murderous
opnasition to the laws and the military force uc-
| tailed 10 maintain The supremacy oil lie cNii W.
vernmcni. an,
| On SUNDAY the conte>l-a rather quict one
was generally between these TWO divisions
of the Native Americans" The one aes,!ilS
10 destroy the Church OF ST. Philip de Ser''
and ,e other hauling 10 preserve il from Gestruc-
ton in order lomainiain for The party Il chafac.
Ter for the love of law and order. From ne nrS'
moment 10 The last, neither the Irish nor Inc -
| ihocs have heen engaged, directly or ihu,i
in this rio,-if We EXCEPT the Hbcrna Greens,
who in obedience To the impoliIic orders oil MAJ
! Gen. Patterson. and in the very face oil Dcatl
held possession oil The Church, until, ahahoo''eu
! by their fellows, they were compeied u S,'il,n-
! der and retreat. The conflict was orlgiHails nc
tween the respectable qnie, ana orderly p'nioh
q, Tho "Satiyrs" and the ioious incendlaIies VINO
arr noltically attached 10 tina, party. Since Sun
day noon j, has been altogether between The latlcf
rioters and the volunteer troops OF horse and loot
between an organized ard armed body OF t'iibe-
len, spirits. VARYING in nunier al times rom live
hundred To fifteen hundred individuals oil HE
most desperate determined and wicked character
and from two 10 five hundred citizen so!aicfF 6i-
der the command of the High Sheriff OF 'hc Coun-
,y. and Robert Patterson Major General oi the
First Division, L. NJ.
The first offence was taken b; the Natives al
the presence of the Stale musket' placed III 81
Philips Church for lis protection Inc eoii>'i'u-
ton. The law the decision o. our Courts and com
mon sense itself all dictate The RICH, OF citizens 10
arm themselves, and provide for the security OF
their property from the assaults OF mob, by pre-
variations for defence The act placing mu>kclS
in the Church therefore. though certainly in'.iS-
Greet, was perfectly iuSliliahle under any circun-
stances: and those Natives" who made ii the
ground of Offence ana those organs OF mi>ruic
which ere seeking 10 countenalcc Tie resistance
of The rioters 10 the authorities 10y urging II as an
apology Tor their conduct, have placed themselves
in position of awful responsibility. and upon
their heads, in The sight of Heaven. will rest Inc
hloodshcad which has diScraccd oar city ana dcl-
ugetl our streets
BURIAL OF THE RroTERs-About / O'Clock. =.
NJ, on Monday, the boGy Of John Cook The rinS-
leader Of the Rioters who was killed while dis
charging cannon on The military on SUNDAY
night, and that Of the waterman. whose name was
unknown. were buried from the Weccacoe Hose
/ House attended hv 4 crowd of persons calling
themselves Native Americans, and followed to
the grave by 4 multitude OF women, who mus
died fighting against our laws. The bodies oi
these rioters were rr0ppcd ~ an he imef'cGa
fec. Minute guns were fired during their inter
ment! and the women collected in trays, in every
direction, the money 10 dclray the expenses OF the
funeral.
| TIE KILLED ASp worNDED.-Thc persons
known 10 bc killed are Enos Walters, VIM. Gro
zicr Messrs Fairfield and Freed Capt. Teal,
| John Cook James Doughcrty. g. Eheres, Ser
geant Guyer Corporal Trouman, and few
| others. names unknown The wounded are Ed
ward LYON. Capt r. X. Scott. Col. PIcasanon,
| Jas. I.insenbcreer, L. c. Saunders, David Nth
cart. VIM Manning James W. Barr, John Hu>-
ted, Z. lester James r. Tully, WIN. Baggs. Dr.
! Appleton. Lemuel Pavnicr, Jno Houston McsSrs
/ GUY. r. D. Grover, +. Warner, Grey, Joseph
| Silbv. H. Slack, II. Jones, Frost, Carter Thai
bert John Quinn James Lawson, Eli. Mcclure,
| Thomas Street, Mrs Lislc. young lady, and a
] child. Sergeant Starr, Sergean, Marsien. PiivateS
! Russell, Morrison Ashworth. Watcrhousc Wool
bridge Crawford, Williams. Ball. Doughery
Mccarren, and many others on both sides. Sc
vcra persons received bavonct wounds, o. whom
Mr.. Grover was one.
! CoRoNERs lNoCEsTS.-The Coroner held IN
quests upon the bodies oi James Doughelty, lad;
! Corporal 1'routnan OF the Germantown Blues;
VIM Crozicr John Cook, Gerhard Ehcres, and a
man name unknown, ali deceased.
IT, Al
Linsenberger Thos. G. Saunders David ki;hcaIt,
VIM. Manning, James w Bar John Hustled
Elijah Jester, James r. Tully, ami prvatcs Nc
Carren and Crawford.
DEAD AT Tue HosrrM-Corporal Henry G.
( TioWman.
Sergeant Guyer was the only support o! mo
cr ami sisters Lnsenicrger, Saunders and hiii!-
I cart are motally wounded
! The man shol on OF the garnet window IN
Queen Stree, below Front. was named EhiercS-
WnGs AND NATrvrsTs-Thc Albany Evening
Journal, Wing paper, unlike The resi- oil ms
Wing co-laborcrs, has attempted To warn INC
VIII" party OF the ruinous effects winch nuSt re-
suit 10 Them in consequence OF their alnal@alna-
pnu with and espousina the cause oithc Nativi>,>.
Blu, they. so far from needing his wcl!-tmci ad-
vice, are so deeply mprcgnaied with hatred To To-
rcipners that they have prescribed The editor HIM
self. and carried their resentment 20 lar a. 10
cause him 10 express a wish 10 retire from the
edi,orship. He gives his Wing frient;S the fol-
lowing warning and prophecy OF The consequent
ccs OF their eager colGlins OF Native American
ism
In two years from This, when nothing OF the
Native American party will he remembered bat
its madness and impotence, tic phig wrtH by
It's own folly, will lie held 10 a long and cinbar-
rassing-bu unless such sentiments as are put
forth in Wing papers b disavowcd-no' nn5Nst
accountability"
TIE EXACT TnrTn-Thc New York Fri
/ bunc with candor which We honor, alluding
10 the trick to make ii appear that this last rio is
one in which the Catholics or The Irish are en-
/ gagged, says, with singular truth, ''rhcre can he
no shadow of ground for charging the origin OF
his riot To the Catholics or Irish On the con
trary, it appears TO have originated entirely i'll the
efforts OF The authorities 10 overawe the ruilian>
! who assumed the garb of Nativism TO cover their
| incendary and numerous designs, and III the
/ determination Of those ru1anS 10 break into and
! destroy I; Catholic Church" This is thc literal
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