Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

and fired at once. They were hurled into the
upper windows, and there was every danger OF
setting the place on fire.. Finally the Asyor
lighted up the gas In his entry, and, dashing out,
lseized on one Of the ringleadcis, and dragged
fhniup the steps. lie had got him on the door,
sill, and was just about pushing him into the
entry, when several of them rushed up, rescued
the prisoner, dragged the Mayor down amongst
them, and commenced an attack, Three heavy
men were on him at one time. During his strug-
giles they got him down the street, a considerable
distance from his own residence. They sur
rounded him so close, that he could not draw his
revolver, which was in his coat pocket. He
finally got it out, and firing IL off, got back, and
telling them II was now his determination to
'.shoot then to killl," succeeded in getting
away from them. The family fthe Mayor, and
the neighborhoca were in horrible state of mind
during the atiray His wife had just risen from n
sick bed aud his mother for the time was nearly
hereit of reason. This is one Of the most viii
famous fiots that has ever disgraced our city, and
every man thas was engaged in it, should receive
the seyerest penalty of the law. 10 attack the
chief magistrate Of the city in his own residence,
\ is an outage of the deepest die,
/ II is said that warrants are out for the arrest of
some Of our most influential citizens fer being
Engaged in this affair, amongst which are the OK
Mayor, J. A. Ailderdice, Joseph 7. Price. Charles
Gordon, and others. We do not pretend to say
that this rhmor is correct, but merely that il is so
asserted.
On Wednesday morning Mr. Valentine was to
have his hearing before the Mayor. A large
crowd collected in the City Hall, who made so
lmuch noise cheering and kissing, that the Mayor
liouud it impossible to proceed. He was about
ladlourning tho case up stairs, when Me-. Yalen-
tine demanded public trial. The case was ac-
cordlngly adjourned untsl this friday morning,
at O'Clock.
j On Wednesday evening r~blic meeting was
held at the City Hall, TO support the law md
maintain order in The city Of Wilmington. The
lcall for the meeting was printed and posted on
the corners, aud circulated in the various pub
lie places throughout the city and suburbs on
the afternoon of tho. same day, signed by hun
ldnads of our most respectable and influential
citizens, and the consequence was the hall was
lcrowded 10 sutiocation. At a few minutes af-
tier O'Clock, the meeting was organized, the
venerable Judge Hail presiding, assisted With a
number Of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The
Chairman arose, and bfiety adyertel to the out
: rage at the residence of the Mayor on Tuesday
} evening. He SAID that he had been resident Of
: Wilmington about thirty years, and this was the
first meeting ever convened to sustain the officers
In their efforts to execute the law The Mayors
dwelling had been attacked at a late hour in the
evening and his person assaulted by an Infatuated
: mob, and an aged mother, wife and children,
I were almost frantic with irght-that mans
r dwelling was his castle, and any invasion upcn
: that right, so sacred, is bafbaious, cruel and
1 should receive the scverest punishment ct the
. law, and cited instaRces where that respect aud
! reverence is shown TO the most humble peasant
= in monarrhial governments. (IIe took his seat
8 amidst great spplause.) f-.l-.9'
d AT this juncture q committee Of citizens was
appointed to report resolutions expressive of the
y sense of the meeting.
/ After the committee retired, the Rev. Mr..
4 Pollock, who was present, was loudly called for
i and responded to the call. He said he did not in
e. fau 10 olrn a Lufo lta
! witness to the disgraceiml proceedings at the
s. house of the Mayor, he had been requested IL
! make ptin statement as il occurred. He had
l. ~ inkling in the carly part Of the evening that
Is spmu mede OF maniicsliug dsapprobdtion to.
|, wards the Mayor would take place at his resi-
: dence. About II o'clock, he heard noise al
the corner of Shipley aud Ninth streets, by the
u explosion of fire CRACKERS and went tothe piazza
81 Of the back building and observed large crowd
at the gate Of the Mayor on Shipley street, firing
crackers, and loud conversation with persons Al
the Hotel. Thinking probably, THAI tho mol
would dispense, he eturned 10 his chamber
IS lie was not long there until he heard the APP
irfoach Of the rioters, who halted in front Of tho
>. Mayors house on Market street. lie had "a iail
3 view of what TRANSFERRED, living next door, Will
This head out of the window on the second floor
N The mob commenced firing crackers, thro~ins
), ithem sio tho asciras,.rs OF mo cnrrrt'vt-si
70 twIrsa Win the sfa,ee'A family, causing frca
lconsi einaiion and alarm, feared the buildin,
might be fired from the large quantity of cracker
81 Unnecessarily thrown rsirst the curtains and int
y, tho toom. The Mayor, could no longer endur,
lg this aggravated and outrageous attack upon M
@ lcISile, which contained his mother, the wife o
&c his bosom and children, opend tho front door
Re- rushed INTO the street amongst the thickest o
. 1.-THE mob, md fought his way through twent,
at men. lie observed him throughout the CONFLICT
OF from his well known white pants.n Single
erl handed aud alnne he befnc himself trihmphanly
ie A more intrepid, aud chiTalrous act he nevc
III Witnessed, and one Of the individuals concerned
oil is indebted TO The forbearmce of the Mayor fo
e. his life. more disgracuful and coward,
nj mob he never heard of; he had read of mob
re in daylight which was to be dreaded, but enc tina
u assembled at the midnight heur to attack on
Is dcfcncecss man in the dwelling OF his family
IN exceeded any thing in the history Of mob vic
I'd lence he had ever kpown. (Mr. Pollock whci
Of speaking was frequently interrupted with sp
h,iplanse.)
er Daniel NJ. Bates. Esq. and Rev. Mr.. Charlton
lsl addressed the meeting in some Appropriate re
II marks.
vel DR.. II. F. Askew. member of the commtte
TO on resolutions, stated that he had been requeste
li,lby the chairman to read them, after which the
nd were unanimously adopted.
Judge Hall stated to the audience that he has
lheard with regret that the Mayer was eompelle,
" to adjourn the Court on Wednesday mornin
owing 10 disturbance. He called upon ever
he citizen to consider himself All especial police /
Of assist the officers in their efforts TO execute tn
IN law. The meeting then adjourned, giving thre
ed cheers for Hayward.
We learn that the names of several person
lite have been haDded to the Mayor who were presei
ies at the riot on Tuesday evening at the Mayor
house, and it is whispered that they have here
fr. tofofc sustained reputation, that no persc
no would have cause to suspect them of being CT
on gagged in the riot. Amongst those who il is sal
yn will be arrested, Of our wealthest cit
v liens and Others who have held high official st