The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-06-06
Bls,.opyllle Dlylslen, No. 80,

s.. OF r. 80
We received a letter from as friend i,,s
Bishopyille, ssubsequ TO the pnblieatiorssdi
our last, containing I'm accounted tlis meet,
ing, and enclosing the subjjoined resolutions:
At q subsequent meeting of this Division
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted. ss .s53
1st. Resolred, That the thanks Of this Di--es
visin are due, and arc hereby offered 10 the
brother Conductor, Wa. RoGERs, ESD, for
his able, efficient and interesting address boz
fore our late Public meeting; and that the
w. r. communicate this expression of our
feelings to him. ,s.sl .,;,
f I'd. Resolred, That this Division sincerely
appreciate tile favor conferred upon them bys
the use of the Presbyterian Church for their
late public meeting; and that our hearty
thanks are hereby rendered to the Faster
(Rev. w. WILsoN,) and Elders for The: nee
OF the same. ~ fs =.
Sd. Resolred, That the brother r. 81, CON CON i
munlcate this expression of our sentiments to
the Pastor and Elders.
4tll Resolred, That we are not nsensible
OF the favor conferred upon us by the gentle,
men who kindly volunteered their services as
Musicians, and hereby offer them our gratfied
Acknowledgements i{
5th Resolred, That these resolutions, TO.
gether with notice Of the public meeting be
published in the Sumter Banner and Tenn
perance Advocate. rs, s!sSS sI sI
- J. w. sTUCKEY, r, 6.
May 26,f, 1949
INTERESTING REImIN1scENcE.-Gr g rnntL
Thorburn, thus writes to. The N. Y. Morn.
ing Star, in reference 10 the celebrated
Doctors Riot, which took place in 1898.
It is peculiarly interesting in consequence
ofthe prominent military men who sub.
dued it, were active participates in the
Revolution. :stf
The great Doctors Mob, as it was
called, took place in 1888, in this civ.
only six years before ] landed. & | have
often heard Gen. Hamilton (xho fell by
the cruel hand Of Col. Burr, Vice Presi.
dcnt,) tell the occurrences. Some Doc.
tors students exposed one Sunday, from
the Hospital windows, dissected bodies.
A mob collected, assaled the building,
and the Doctors fled to the jail (now Hall
OF Records,) for protection. The mob
attacked the Jail to drag them out, and
the military were ordered to assemble by
Mayor Whitehead Hicks, TO project them,
as well as support the laws. They were
led (the military by General Lord Sir
ling, Generals Nash, Hamilton, and Ba.
ron Sleuben, with Col. Stevens artillery
of three six Founders. The mob persist.
ing in The attnck, the artillery was fired
and six men killed, with ten wounded. II
is TO be remembered that the good effect
lasted for sixty.one years, 1888 10 1s49.
Mob riots are generally without reason,
and most unfortunately the innocent are
usually the sufferers, for being caught in
bad company like poor Tray. Homo il
the best place, when the disturbcrs gath.
er in mobs--''a guile wife makes a guide
hame," as my old book Of Scotch pro.
verbs says. lfyou publish this, will
send you some more Of my recollections.
GRANT THORBURN,
Scotsman, aged so years.
p. S.-The General Nash, mention.
cd, was from North Carolina. He led
the cavalry and horsemen at the battle Of
Germantown, near Philadelphia, when
Washington commanded. After the
revolution he brought his family north,
and settled at Hackensack, N. J.
He first introduced sweet potatoes rs q
cultivated vegetable this side of MARYLAND.
He also raised tobacco, which was high
ly praised and very costly, selling for
two hard dollars the pound. He wns tho
largest man ] ever saw, being six feet and
five inches high, and weighed near four
hundred pounds. He died in 1901. G. II.