The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-29
The Wa.hinV,en Aanir.

There are one or two things which We desire
to notice about the Washington disturbance,
aud more especially most Of our free State
friends dwell upon il with much bitterness Of
remark.
The mob was in the South-among slavehOl-
ders Compare it, and the cause Of il, with
similar outbreaks in free State cities, and what is
the RESULT In the latter. mobs have generally
brOwbeat the authorities, and carried their point
Twice in Cincinnati did they tear down the abo-
litiOn press there, aud destroy it, Yet in
Washington, bad as was their conduct, they
were restrained from doing any material inju-
ry.
The authorities of Washington, one and all
Of them, did their duty. Fifteen policemen
subdued the mob! NOrmust we Omi, to do am
pie justice TO the course Of the President of the
United States. He consulted with the suthori-
ties, and gave prompt orders to ensure the main
tenance of the peace. The result was, that the
mob dispersed, without accomplishing their OBJ
ject-
The National IntelhgeResr, after alIuding to
the cause of the excitement as being one which
could not fail to excite shareholders and the COM
munity says;
"This excitement found an object for its man
| Hesitation on the establishment ofthe National
Era, paper for some time past published in
this city, in which the abstract question OF
slavery has been freely discussed, but not more
freely than it frequently is in Congress. IL
seemed to be thought, because a paper of that
description was published acre, it must have had
some influence in the disaffection Of the depor-
ted slaves, and some hand in the conspiracy
which must have preceded their evasion. The
reader will have seen, in our paper Of yesterday,
what the publisher of that paper says for him
self, and in his declarations lce ourselves place
full confidence. This publication Of his, made
on the preceding evening, either did not circu-
| late generally not satisfactory; and on
Wednesday evening, Us on the evening before, a
considerable gathering of persons took place, in
the neighbOrhood and in front of the Office Of the
"National Era" threatening its demolition, but
without committing any actual violence, other
than the breaking Of some of its windows by
boys, whe were glad apparently Of an oPpOrtu-
nifty, in the presence Of grown men, TO indulge
their mischievous ProPensities OF the assem-
bled multitude, few probably were intent upon
violence. Some doubtless were present under
the influence of curiosity merely, 10 see what
was going to be done; and a number certainly
went TO the scene with the discrimination to do
what they could to preUeat the city from 6eine
disgraeed and degraded in its and ire
IoOrtd's estimation, By any act Of HniaIctUI siO-
Issee."
The Washington Union says:
"The excitement in our city is absiing All
signs Of violence, we hope, have disappeared
On Thursday evening another large crowd as
seInbed in the vicinity Of the Office Of the "Na-
lional Era" but no violence was attempted The
common council Of the city had taken some ac-
tive measure fer arresting any riotous outbreak
Mr.. LenOx, tho acting mayor. (COl. Seaton, the
present chief magistrate of the city, being con-
lined 10 his room by severe indisposition,) had
issued In the course of the day calm and tran
quilizing buleEin, appealing to the love of order
that prevails In Washington, whichhaPply con-
trbuted to have the desired effect. The police
were on the SPOT, and all the constituted author
tiles performed their duty, and, by their firm-
ness and promptitude, have saved the peace anc
character of the city All is now quiet, and
the excitement has happily subsidized.
Indeed, the Press, so far as II has given an
opinion, rejoices that the law was SO prompt,
sustained, and gives uniform credit to the author
tiles, and bears uniform testimony to the charac.
ter of DR.. Bailey. We copy one extract from
the baltimore Clipper:
''It is stated that an attack was threatened OF
the Office Of the National Era, In Consequence o
the excitement in Washington. We are glas
that IL was not made; for, so far as we have seen
that paper has been conducted with temper an,
moderation, repudiating the fanatical spirit dis
played by some abolitionists.'' fo
But the most authentic and detailed aceoun
of the disturbance we have seen, is gwen in tn
following letter to the Herald, Of Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. April 20, ls4s
Dear Sir:--Last Saturday night, as the paper
here state, seventy eight slaves escaped fIon
this place IN the schooner Pearl, which had beel