Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-19
From the stubenviiIs Herald .

j Oetet 0"totfsOs 4etot VI tue sIlutUOIQ-
4 Military called om- Corkonidn.
] drioen off the Line-500 Far
dOtoHS dricen into the citg 6y 81
Farmers, 8rc. s-,s e.s'6-a5 6 q
4 We had another "speckn OF wal
on Yesterday. Esq. Read, of Gros:
| iCreek, came into the city in the
forenoon, in great haste-stated thai
the Fardows had made hostile dem,
onstrations along the improvement
upon larmers-entered their houses,
and demanded provisions, threaten.
ing il they did not get them, they
would fire their mills, barns, and
houses. They also swore vengeance
against any one who would harbor a
Corkonian. II this is true, land we
have no reason to doubt the authori.
ty, though we know all reports have
been exaggerated) such insolence,
we can't ascribe to 1T any thing else,
deserves severe reproof. To bring
the offenders to justice, the Sheriff,
atthe head Of a posse Of armed men,
comprising the "City Greys,n left
about l O'Clock, P. M. for section Ia
the field of action. ~ e--"-'
When only few miles from the
city, they met the Fardowns, num-
bering 500 men. who had been taken
"prisoners of war" by some twenty
odd farmers, under the command Of
Mr.. George Mccullough. who, with
his men, have done themselves much
credit.
1t appears that The Fardowns had
driven the Corkonians back upon the
line TO section 25-and supposing
themselves "monarchs OF the soiI,"
entered farmhouses, and demanded
what they wished 20 satisfy hunger
and comiort-enlorcing the same by
presenting pistols at the heads Of men
and women. ~ aeU f-e ,rE
One of the leaders attempted this
sort Of intimidation upon Mr.. Adam
Reed Of Cross Greek township
drew a pistol upon him, which was
no sooner done than Mr.. Reed
brought him to proper sense Of du-
ty uy knocking him sprawling upon
his back with that very convenient
weapon which nature gave him-his
fSu After which the aggressor was
taken into custody by one of the
Guards, not far distant at the time.
As this herd Of 500 lrishmen re-
turned down the line from section 25
to Reeds Mill, the farmers had assem-
bled with Iifes, where they COM
manded the Irishmen to halt-lay
down their arms, return TO the main
road-and were. thus driven into
town. ....-..... - r.
Some ten or fifteen Of the ringlea
ders were also arresied--and will be
dealt with severely--at least should
be-for they have been guilty of
many criminal acts, which permanent
citizens would not have dared to
practice with impunitv.
The report is, that the chief aggres-
sors, whether Corkonians or Con-
naught men, would be discharged |
from the line eniirely-which, if all
reports are true, or one half OF them,
they should be--the farmers in the
vicinity oil the Railroad, determining
not 10 be further annoyed--and, in |
the absence and disregard of law,
have resolved to protect themselves,
and protect the peace, if at the ex-
pense Of a small amount Of lead and I
gunpowdrr. Goodl
From the Pittsburgh Gazette, llth.
OUTRAGEOUS -Betweentwo and three .
hundred Corkonians, from the various
plank and railroads near Pittsburgh,
marched into town yesterday, in squads
of from ten to fifty, many of them arm
ed with guns. with the-avowed intention
Of going 10 SteubenvilIe, there 10 aid
their brethern, who have lately been
worsted in hostile encounter with the
landowners. They passed through Z
our streets, some of them firing off
heir guns in various quarters, and at
tempted to take passage down the river
on some of the steamboats,, but, UNDER
standing the nature of their errand, the
captains very properly refused to ac.
them. By noon, those who
had not weapons when they entered (
Iown, had bought sufficient number Of
rifles. and pistols, and all
had supplied themselves with an ample
supply of ammunition with which to
carry on the war. Shortly afterwards
a body of about a hundred, moved TO
The wharf and insisted on taking passage
on the steamer Governor Meigs. but
Capt. Skunk promptly refused 10 allow
them to go. down on, his boat Afteri
in the rain for'sonle time they
dispersed, declaring they were deterIni-
ned to nnarchto Steubenvile7 by land,
if they could not get there by awater-
The Mayors police arrested a number )
Of those who were engagedin the pleas I
ant pastine ofpraetisiDg with their guns
IN the streets, and they were conveyed
%, the watch house, where. their arms
we're taken from them. They were
afterwards, we believe discharged. the
Mayor retaining their weapons Quite
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