Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18
From the y. s. Gazette.
MORE OF THE RIOT IN KENsINGToN.
"WEDNESDAY. MAY 8.

If we were panied yesterday TO refer TO the |
situation of affairs in Kensington, where murder
had been committed in the midst ofo,her violence,
we naturally feel that pain enhanced to-day. |
when time has been allowed for cool reflection,
and has produced only additional violence, blood.
shed, and murder We use strong terms. but
they are indicative Of the acts committed More
lives have been sacrfced-more of public peace
volated-and new, and, we fear an neffacea.
bic stain fixed upon the character of our neigh.
boring district
We have rarely, il ever, seen Our city more
excited than it was yesterday, in consequence of
the outragcs committed in Kensington on the day
previous /; and at an early hour, Brgadier Gene.
raj Cadwalader issued orders to his Brigade THAT
of the city propcr) to parade in the afternoon.
Meantime, meeting, (hed by resolve of one
| that was held in the Assembly Building on the
night previous,) was called in the State House
Yard, for 3 o'clock, P. NJ. Previous to which,
great number of persons bore through the streets
the American Flag much injured accompanied
By placard, bearing in large letters the follow.
! ing: "This is the Flag that was trampled under
( foot by the Irish Papsts."
! At o'clock, the meeting in the State House
! Yard was very large, and as the call contained
the addition that those who came should be pre-
| pared for Defence some appeared with deadly
weapons. The Mayor, who was walking round
the yard quietly " withdrew " the persons whom
he saw armed One of the persons thus arrested
had gun, and smother double barreled pistol,
Among the speakers were Col c J Jack, and
General Smith. The Rev Mr. Perry offered the
following resolutions, which were read and
adopted by reclamation:
Whereas, gross and atrocious outrage has
been pcrpetrated in the District Kensington, by
which a meeting OF American citizens, assembled
for the purpose of deliberating on the affairs OF
our country, was broken up, and the lives of cit
liens wantonly and murderously sacrificed by a
band ofruiiians firing into the crowd from places
of concealnant,
We the Native American citizens Of the City
and county of Philadelphia, in Town Meeting as
scmbled, do hereby present to our fellow citi.
zens of all shades and distinctions of party the
following resolutions:
ty of all citizens peacefully to assemble for the
purpose of expressing their sentiments on tn,
principles and actions by which our nation shoulc
be governed.
Resolved, That the interference with such as
scmblages by others not participating in them, i
an infraction on the rights guaranteed to US by
the Constitution and Laws of our country.
Resolved, tha, the recent outrage in Kensing
ton, BY which meeting was disturbed and brok
en- up and the lives ofcitizenS sacrificed, is an III
fraction of those rights which meets with the alb
horence of this meeting.
Resolved, That whilst as men and American
we are determined at all and every hazard to re
sis, unto the death every infraction of our rights
we are determined that we will not be led b,
provccation TO retaliate on the rights of others.
, Resolved, That the proceedings of portion
of the Irish inhabitants of the District of Ken
, sington, on Monday afternoon, is the surest evi
dence that can be given, that our views of tn
Naturalization Laws are correct and that foreign
crs in the short space Of five years are incapabl
. of entering into the spirit Of Our Institutions.
b Pablic Schools as necessary for faithful cours
4 Of instruction thercin, and we are determined I
maintain it there in despite ofthe efforts Of nat,
I ralzcd and unnaturaizcd foreigners 10 eject
: ;herefrom.
Q Resolved, That this meeting believe that n
Y recently successful efforts of the Friends of Il
:. Bible in the District of kensington, was the II
=. citing cause which resulted in the murderoI
e scenes of the 9th inst
h Resolved, That we approve ofthe proceedin;
?. Of the meeting held at the Assembly Buildin!
last evening by whcha committee was appoin
5 ed TO make suitable preparations for the inte
y ment Of the first martyr in the cause OF Civil al
% Religious freedom among us, and that we recon
- mend that the friends of our cause shall attel
!, the funeral in body.
b Resolved, That we also approve of the res
!, luton passed at the same meeting by which r
., ward of One Thousand Dollars is offered for Il
J. apprehension and conviction of the murderers.
Of Resolved, That a collection be taken up f
NJ the benefit of widows, mothers or children of Il
l. murdered,
S, Most Of those present moved in body TO Kc
c. sngton, (at the corner of Second and Mast
I'd street, aud proceeded 10 organize meeting, b
n they had scarcely nailed up their flag, 0he sar
Is that is spoken of above,l when number of DO
I'd made an attack upon the Iliberna Hose Hou:
T. A number of shots were then fired from houses
MS the vicinity toward the meeting, and the Natl