The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-10-23
From Tie Syraense Star, 81 inst.
The Late Disgraceful Riot.

ldO VIC OitJ OF CttaNuce WilS utS4 tlceu on
Wednesday by the occurrence 81 riof du-
ring which the authorities were paraiissa or
REUSED 10 pcrjo,a Meir aaiN Is By tins time
a matter Of notorioty in every State and CIV
cry cts in the Union. The fact 10 one but
traitor or a knave will have the hardihood
TO deny
Eor the outlines of the affair we must re-
fer to ourpaper Of Thursday. In thatreport
we find nothing that requires altcration.-l
These outlines we now propose to fill up,
TO render the picture of their infamy more
complete, who occupying arespcctablc station
in society melted, Icy the basest MEANS a
horde of ruilians to desecratc the the temple
of justice, and to violate law Of the United
States.
The riot commenced in the commissioners
office, in the second story of the Townsend
block The principal instigators of it were
two physicians and clergyman Of this city.
The fugitive was seized by negro carman Of
this city.
The fugitive was recaptured and consigned
to the police office. Then the abolitionists
renewed the excitement, and their orators, by
inHammatory appeals to the crowd which col
lccted in front Of the office, strove by every
means in their power to incitc them to an as
saultupon the marshal and his assistants
This disgraceful state of affairs continued
from pm. till the rescue of the fugitive at
81 am. and all this while the mayor made no
attempt to dispense the mob or to restore or
der and obedience to the laws, further than
to ask the rioters individually to go home
lie never addressed the mob; never read the
riot act never, in word, exercised so much
authority as an efficient magistrate would
have done in the case of an ordinary affray
among two or three persons.
The sheriff being called upon for assist
ance by the marshal, very promptly request
cd the commanders of the Citizens Corps,
the National Guards, and the Washington
Artillery, to order out their companies. This
order was as promptly complied with, and the
companies were assembled at their armories
ready for duty, each man being supplied with
three rounds of ball cartridge. Before
marching to the sheriff office, however, COL
D. 3D. IdRdcaJVrgh, the commander Of the
regiment, issued his order to tie captaipS Of
the Hgee companies, .forJiddjng them to turn
ant! lie did this at the solicitation of Chas
a. Wheaton and other leading abolitionists,
and in accordance with his own personal pref
udccs-since he was heard to express de-
sire that the lar Should MT be crecated, anil
his arm discrimination 10 d0 all IN his pOlcer
10 prcrcat It's execution.
Having received an order from their colonel
to djsband, the commanders of the companies
had no alternative but to obey, and the troops
yypr1 accOr,liuulV dismissed
When it became known to the mob that
the troops were dismissed, they renewed their
mcnaccs against the officers, and the black
and white scoundrcls who addressed them re-
doubled their excrtions to infame them to
the point requisite for the accomplishment of
their Internal purpose. The police office, in
which the commissioner was then holding his
examination Of the case, was assailed with
stones and the windows broken until it be-
came impossible to proceed with the case
An hour and half after the adjournment,
the doors were forced in and the fugitive res
cued.
For the continuance of the riot after the
military were ordered out by the sheriff, Col.
Ycndenburgh is aloneresponsible. Had even
one military company been marched to the
scono Of the outrage and taken possession of
the platform in front of the police Office, the
mob would have quietly retired, and either
dispersed altogether or maintained a respect
able distance. This is the opinion of every
intelligent citizen with whom we have con-
verscd on the subject. But Col Vanden-
burgh's political aspirations and his desire
to truckc to the abolitionists for their votes
next November, were too powerful to be re-
sisted; although they involved a sacrifice of
his duty as a soldier, and his character as a
citizen, and must finally lead to perpetual
abnegation of all Office atthe hands of acom-
munity which he so wantonly and SO grossly
insultcd
Col. Yandenburgh's conduct in this affair
is aggravated by the fact that, after the final
escape Of the fugitive, he issued an order for
the Citizens Corps to turn out Immediately
thus virtually acknowledging, by his own
hand, when too late, that he had been guilty
of an uujustifable act in previously counter
handing the order of the sheriff.
Several prominent citizens of Syracuse
were engaged in theriot, and have, therefore
rendered themselves amenablo to the law
The punishment for their offence is a fine Of
$1,000 and imprisonment for three years in
the State prison. This will be a severe pen.
atty for them topay for the misdecds of Wed
nesday last, but not more severe than many
apoorman is compelled to undergo for crimes
far less enormous, all things considered, thar
theirs. The offence Of which they are gull
ty, if frequently repeated, would sap the We
ry foundation of civil society, and reduce the
country to a state of anarchy and all it's at
tendant miseries. The ordinary offences a
gainst the laws, of daily occurrence, relat,
chiefly to the property of individuals -ant
however criminal in themselves, are of les
dangerous tendency than treason against tn
State