Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-05-28
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On Thursday morning there was among
The people very general manifestation OF
indignation in relation to the fearful. doings
oil the previous night. The rioters wert
denounced IN The strongest terms, and the
leeling eyeryw here was in support Of the
public authorities. Under,hese auspic Gus
circumstances an immense town meeting
took place at ten O'Clock, in the State House
yard, John M.Read presiding. at which was
adopted series OF resolutions, presented
by the Hon. Horace Binney, pledgng the
services Of the citizens in aid of The legal
authorities TO maintain the laws and pre-
serve the public peace; in pursuance Of
which, meetings in all the wards were held
and by five O'Clock upwards Of fourteen
hundred men in tho city proper had regis
tered their names TO act as II guard for the
protection of life and property, and i'm
medlately went on duty. In the districts
OF the county adjoining Philadelphia the
friends of law and order also held meetings,
and adopted measures having the same OBJ
Icct in view. In the mean time, the Gov
ernor oithc State had arrived aud prompt
~ aided in dcgis;ng measures for enforcing
the laws. The military arrangements IN
all respects were made as efficient as prac-
IcabIe, the points most liublc % be assaulted
being strongly guarded, ingross and egrcss,
within those points prohibited except TO
resid' MS, and field pieces stationed in the
streets for the purpose Of clearing thsm it
necessary. These precautions had secured
quietncs, up TO twelve o'clock at night, at
which iImu no disposition was evnced. in
any quarter OF the city or county, to dis
iurb the general tranquility.
During the day there was some bad
feeling exhibited by groups of men and
boys of thu lower CLASSES, al one period
considerable excitement prevailed at Moy-
nmensing, in the neighborhood of -. Philips
Church, because of an expected attack on
it in consequence of eighteen or twenty
loaded muskc's and pistols having been
found there, bu, no actual breach of the
peace occurred.
All the Roman Catholic Churches in the
City aud Liberties were we'll garrisoncd
with troops and citizens, who were re-
solved to defend then, 10 The las, extremity;
and this spirit was general with the PEG
pic OF all parties, embracing the Native
Americans, who. we observe. held large
meeting at Southwark and unanimously
adopted re solutions cmbodying the deter
'ninaton Of those present to aid in protec-
ting the Churches from every species oil
Of violence.
OF St. Augustino's Church nothing re-
mains but the bare and blackcned walls
The house Of DR.. Mor,ari,y is in the same
diapidaied condition. The damage to sur
rounding property il not very great The
library Of The Church, very valuable one,
was taken out by the mob and burnt. ST.
Michael's Church and premises are in the
came condition. 4 number OF troops had
reached the city from the adjacent districts
from Mann unk, Fraakford, and Ger
mantown-and four companies from llar-
risburg and Lancaster. The United States
Troops from Fort Milllin were also called
into rcqusition, and the sailors from the
United States frigaio Princeton.
The whole number of persons killed and
wounded during these riots is stated at
killed Ia, wounded 80. There is now
every reason to hope that these disturbances
have terminated.