The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-23

came EaTwsra. Trs1 o. Riol Aef. snd es-
drred he mob iaslsnds y dlsprrse. Thsy
did NOT a. s0.-bns coniinnrd their assault
upon The if0ops.-sha srre Iherenpoa
ordered 10 Gre. They cred frss upoa he
squad between ihssa and me Bsssrs.-
snd imnediaisiy alter upnn he other
er0sd near Mr.. f.angdon's HOUSE. Most
Of The markets We were laid. sonisinrd
only blank cartridges some. hoass
were loaded with hall. By Ibis disrhslgs
one or lwo we've klllrd and sessral olllrrs
wounded.
The naise Of The firing vent Ike an
electric shock ihraugh the vast niuliiinde
eongFegzied in The adjoining sireei. Every
one SEEMED asIounded--sll were inlrnse-
II sseileJ-snd al who had taken psr in.
az ~ apalhized with The riniers.were tr-
afp-raied 10 the highest pllrh. Soon one
or Two woundrd persons were carried on
shutters Ilraugh Broadway 10 tie conrr
Of Eighl, Street. This added fuel 10 HE
fame. Many u lhr rinleTs srized stones
II Broaduay-whers The paselhenls had
been l0rn ~ Ii make sewer-snd rnsI-
i ei lhrnugh Actor Place. and presently an
other rolley IL muskrlry hid q lheir re-
erpllon. Alter ten Or fifteen minutes.
ihri ,oIley Was iirrd--and The nab msin-
Is Isll The street. and gathered in separate
crowds al different points in The sirinily.
i AIieI third discharge company Of
Light Arillrry arrived. and were pnsied.
portion in The Eighth street and the rest
III Asi@ Place. cannon sweeping every
i street. Tie lnlanlry also ionk up position
about the Hause.-so that the whole
ground Was held By the military.
The presence. however. af so rasl a.
crowd al onre gave Them andacily. and
D impededihe aciion afihr authorities. The
appearance of The military undoubtedly
CREATED a good deal Of feeling even among
The spectators. and their tifing among The
crowd. and especially their killing so
many who were merely spectators and
some not even that. raclled The minds Of
thousands 10 great degree Of exssIjerz.
ton. and profound regrets III The mind Of
every one present.
u paper was circulated among The riot.
| ers calling . meeting Cor this afternoon
IL tie Pa,k.--hui We believe The design
was abandoned. A large number of them.
! however. assembled al yanAhall Garden.
/. and listened 10 lie ninsi iSlemperair and IN
, Giammaiory hsirangnes from their leaders.
! Comparative quiet. however, had been
/ restored al 2 o'clock. The latest hour to
: which we can bring dawn our report
II The lis, Of killed an this occasion comprises
the names Of 81 persons. and Of the wounded 81
OF the last u belonged to The military comrs-
. mics.
|, The testimony Of the witnesses taken before
the coronel's Inqucs, upon Ills terrible e.l..-
,rcphe ellis a largo space in the papers. Tho
facts. which seem to be fully made out by tho
evidence. are summed up BY the National Intel.
: lisencer as follows:
hThs, I've Military, though ordered 10
be held inreadiness. were noton The ground
10 provoke The lnob %. commence its out.
RACES against the public peace.
2. That. though asseDihled al their ar.
mories. The Military did not proceed 10
The scene If the rioi TIL they were sent for.
q. Il la, ihey were mol sent for until
! the Police had been driven by the muh
7 into the theatre. The doors nf which wero
2 being bait. red in. aud the lives OF III &C.
i cupan!s placed IN imminent jeopardy.
+. 4.fhal The Dragons were mol supplied
: with powder aud ball. and had no means
Z of protecting themselves but their swords.
and hence were unable TO maintain their
j ground against the rioiers.
!. 5. That the Infantry. though supplied
: with ammrnlIinn. proceeded 10 the srene
r OF disorder viii, empty muskels, and did
!. moi load them until alter they had been set
: upnnby the mob, and assaulted and manecd
e ~ the most harbarous manner.
i 6. That, before The Military discharged
! the firearms a, The mob, il had been duly
Y warned. and refused 10 drsist from further
i acts III Violence.
i Z. And thai, without he aid Of tho
: Military. the Police we're dna6le 10 sup
!. press The outbreak.
lilt ilitHus Vi law anu OtuCt
to perceive with what unanmi,y the authorities
!, are sustained on this trying occasion. The tone
Of the Press generally is well represented in tho
following remarks Of the Philadelphia North
= American:
- We know THAT human life Is precious;
3 we know thai blood which is shed can
q never be recalled: We know that we must
> lament deplorahle calamity. But, on tho
+ olIier hand. we also know that in every
!. civilized community the laws must he en-
forced and order maintained. and mohs
must be prevented and riots suppressed by
whatever means are aGlualy n, cessary 10
tie end. Peaee--lhe public secu,ily-lhe
, protection OF life and property, are the
, ainis 81 all rational if,en and the law; and
, while rational men remain. the law should
!. never be suffered ID lie delhroned by ir-
rational men. revoiulionizing society from
4 is foundations, for one single moment"
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