Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11
THE RED REPUBLIC.
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMER

| FROM THE PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERICAN.
| The Reign of Terror has commenced In Philadelphia
yong lads for giving expression tie natural enthusiasm
witch youth feels for the honofei heroes Of the land, and
sced soldiers who venture to applaud tue Generals by whom
thy led to victory, are stricken down in the streets
beten, and bruised, and MANNED and kiled-by ruans
men, who under better circumstances would have been
shocked a. nay, would have resisted and prevented the out
rags, have been nsed hardened by political pasons
stand by, giving them the Of their suierance,
If lot the encouragement Of their appreciation.
And while there Killers 10 take the lie of men in
Philadelphia il appears there than killers" in
Pburgwid beasts that have fly assumed the designation
Of Hyenas-who have in that city, directed their feocty
against The from Pltbugs published yes
eray under teegrnhc head, Of act Of incredible vii
lar perpetrad ny these dospcradoes, enough 10 make
American doubt his existence his county Are in the
n Of Of those socalledand falsely caledsocia
uthns which, Europe 10 be breaking the bonds
OF saves but Of thieves and eoC and Offering the rens OF
power to the hands of brayoes and mudeers Has justice
beer dehtcned aud Law deprived Of her seeptre Has the
aag # the Red Republic really been raised in our count
How else is it that the villains of soeey become bold and
wckd, and The men Of the land tame and patient
It's time that this righul STATE Of things should
that kcs and ''Hgeno, and al such wretehes should
be Opposed Of in the as ard mad HOUSES their proper places
and tat youth and the SEX the anocent and tie helpless
may R safe from danger and from wrong under
Rgs the law aud the protection OF brave ard humane c
The flag Of the Rad Republic mus be pulled down
the Of the ag3, the friends o. law and order, per
form great duy ,odayp4uorm at the ballot box, by
The exucise Of that sovereign power which enables the Ae
fcen rebuke the demagogue aud punish the criminal
ANOTHER Foul Locornco OUTRAGr.--We are called up
this morning record the particulars Of another dlsaIdy
foul and mnrdeous outrage, al The hands q The raans who
disgrace The Locofoco patty Of the city and county What
to Re the end Of these oanns proceedings any longer
allowed TO 80 on, Heaven only knows.
On Saturday evening" list between ten and eleven o'clock,
three young men, named Daniel Copeha, Edward Delaney
n.I D rtaI
Alee in Master street, hcusng5n They had neen sing
ing Taylor songs, bu bal occasoncl disturbance what
any where They ced for oysters, ard served
by McAeer. He (A!cA and his vile the ouy per.
IN the house at the tue Cupshart and his conpan
ions entered.
After serving the three guests MctIser took eff his apron
and went out In few he returned wl.h some six
eight persons with bin, locked the door, AM then sad
Kill hem-gve il to hnn." Copehart, Delaney, and Ma
gee Immediately led by scAlslr and the rufauy
that lie had teacuGsy bgorsht in with clubs and
cysleknie. Copcha stabbed iii the neck and thigh
with the oyster knife H. also brutality kicked and beat
the head and lie aud his comrades all three
left serseess upon the loE.
McAeer arreste ysterav afternoon AMI brought be-
fore Alderman Dare, aDi committed - prison the
Chcrge of assault and tItu upon CopchArt with intent
kill The other mscreant have yet been identified
Copeha a younter Captain Nag ors company, (Phi-
a2epaia Rangers secord Pennsylvania regiment and the
terrible slaughter the tar Btlen received bal! in his
thigh, which no sill c1es II into this very wound
erooay and honoFaby received that tue ssa plunged
the deadly oyster knife
At the moment this bic fcnder of hi7 country sink
ing insonb'e from the hows with which bis coyardy asa
ovcpowerns him. ne struggled rise 10 his ,nees
and with ls; mighty rort, defiance TO bis murle-e
in the shoa, into the gt Of which his whole soul eucod
"Come on am Taylor man. and General layor never
saryenisrs."
In concluding the uorquat Of this fouest Of ouagcs
will II, Copshaus irnlnu ,nmandEg officer IL the bril-
liant battles Of Mexico trumpet his praise Capt Naylo', u
letter dated Naionl PaaC., Mexico, October l6 Sl7
thus speaks Of g.: " Daniel CaPehar, Of Kensngtor,
also SHOT ia the thigh whist by NY side lie shot the
pal, ard fell not two 'fct from me He too, behavei with
great galnnv and coonpss lie left ire, hut followed
up ell the DAY OF u, battle il he would have ed FOR
ne, uatil he finally shot d .wn OF my side
We may add a earn that IL the opiuou al DR.. J. X
knaI Copthart hardly he expected 10 live. The wound
his aeck, is feared, pro fatal and lis e des-
psired o. Thus il is than probable that another citizen
viii fail Laco!1Co rulansa iur exercising the
dearest rights u American fcemaa-P.tiqd " Agsr.