The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1844-07-26

they could not have been fired without burst |
ing the peace. The City Guard remained
in possession of the church all Saturday
morning.
About half past two o'clock in the
afternoon General CadwaIader rode into
the street on horseback, and in a short adj
dress to those gathered about, endeavoled
TO persuade them to retire to their homes,
but without having any effect Alderman
Saunders also used persuasion to get the
throng to retire, but in vain
The Alderman of the district swore in
extra constabIes during the afternoon ten
/ for each ward.
AT o'clock, the sheriff arrived from the
city with posse of about $50 strong.
During the evening the military force was
increased. The crowd gradually increased
in number and turbulence. Gen. Cadwal>
lader then with a platoon of men charged
upon the throng in Second street below
Queen street, driving them Christian st.
The same measures we've adopted up Sc.
cond and in Queen streets, above Third and
below Second, and a good many arrests
were made by the military and police. In
Third street matters appeared 10 haVe.a Sc
rOus aspect. Stones having been thrown,
and the officers in command struck by them
preparations were made to discharge the
feld~pieces stationed there The address
of General Cadwalader was received with
groans, and he was dared TO fire.. Il IS SAID
the General had given The order and the
pieces was levelied SO as 10 take effect a
mong the mo-, when Charles NayIor, Esq.
; rushed before the cannon, and either count
ermanded the order or begged the Genera
not to do so. He was Immediately arrested
u and carried into the church. The deter
$ mined spirit of the military appeared t
> check tho b, and they gradnTr| If W;Ter
bed. The most of The l.aihtury se''red abe
4 daylight on Sunday, leaving the church i
2 charge of the Mechanic Rife and anothe
company said to be the Hibernia Greens.
The crowd rapidly increased IN front Q
& the church, and about IL o'clock threat
I were made that the church would be al
! tackled, if Mr.. NayIor was rot released
I An old foul FOUNDER was brought in flon
F of the church, dashed upon timber wheels
! This was loaded and pointed against th
i door, the mob declaring that they would fir
+ if Charles Nayor was not given up to then
F They did not fire, however, but several gC
pieces OF scantling and burst a. the panne
y of the door west of the principal entrance
Upon this being done Mr.. Naylor W;
L, released, and getting upon the steps,
! made a short address, in which he begge
r them, as they loved him, to doas he ntcnt
ed TO do, to retire to their homes. The
a. cheered him in reply, and mounting him {
!, their shoulders, they marched off towar'
/ his house, large number of the crowd fc
| lowing him, and great many also left Il
Il spot; thinking that the people would no
7 dispense.
h In the meantime they hauled off the
e gun, and posted it in an open space
i Christian street, commanding the back
the building. 1t was then pointed at o
of the two circular windows III the wa
about ten feet from the ground. The G
~ was then fired, but, missing the window,
broke brick or two along side it. 7
~, ~. gun was not charged with proper ball
MI is said, small pieces of old iron being Us
np again.
At this time, Thomas Grover and Lee
c. Levin arrived, and the latter, mount
one Of the pieces, made an address to
z,st crowd, at the same time stones were fly
has Agalnst the "aiis a"u 'ne "'nuO" "a
;. left side of the altar.
;nc Mr.. Levin was followed by Mr.. Gro
;ll;n and others, who succeeded in pacifying
49, crowd, so far that they promised to ST
the church if the Hibernia Greens "
taken out of the building. This wa
'0D9 last done; and the Markle Rifles came
80 guarding the Hibernia Greens. They
PS" ceeded together up Second street, as IA
; that German, crowd following and chez