Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-09
From the North Carolina Standard.
HON n M SHAW.

From the North Carolina Standard.
HON. ii. M. SHAW.
1t will be seen, by the proceedings of the Gates
vile convention, that this gallant Democrat and
able public servant, has been nominated for re-
election by reclamation and amid much enthusi-
asm. Speaking Of the convention, the Pioneer
says: sits proceedings were marked by the most
| perfect unanimty and the most ardent enthusi-
asm. Not single dscordant note disturbed its
| harmony. Every act Of the convention prevailed
without dissenting voice. and the members
seemed to vie with each other in harmony and
| good will. All looked with an eye single to the
success of the cause which all espoused. There
| were no chickering's, no heart-burnings, no dis
| content, no repeated ballots. The name OF DIR.
Shaw was the only one presented, and he was
unanimously nominated our standard bearer
| in thr present campaign. Able, eloquent, and
effective speeches were delivered by VIM. r.
| Martin, VIM. G. Hunter, and ]. p. Jordan, esqs.,
and the audience manifested their appreciation
of them by frequent busts of enthusiastic APP
plause. Know nothiagism Jared badly at their
| hands"
Dr. Shaw is opposed by Col. r.. t. Paine, the
| candidate Of the Know-nothiDgs. The contest
will be animated, and may be close; but there
can be.no doubt to the result, provided the
/ Democrats of the district true to themselves,
| to their principles, and to their candidate We
Il
learn that they are fully aroused, and that they
will be aided in the contest by the voices and the
votes of gentlemen composing .sthe flower of the
Wing party" Colonel Paine lacks what DR..
| Shaw possesses in high degree-to wit, popu-
| larity; and the want Of such an element cannot
| be supplied in free country like this by the
threats, the oaths, and the drilling of the dark
lantern lodges.
| The Liquor Riot at Portland, Maine.
! The violent excitement at Portland, Maine
growing out of the late riot, had measurably sub
| sided on Monday, the crowd around the City Hall
having entirely dispersed. Two hundred special
police, however, were kept on duty. A letter
from that city, dated Monday night, says:
! large number Of arrests have been made by
the city authorities, among whom is Lieut.. Z. M.
Patten, of the "Rife Corps, whose only act was
presence of the military. He was taken at his
residence, while quietly smoking cigar in the
garden, at midnight, by file OF armed soldiers
with fixed bayonets.
The public feeling, generally, is that Of univer-
sal Indignation against the Mayor, and large
portion of strong Mdine law men denounce the
late event in the strongest terms.
The public meeting this afternoon, at the City
Hall, was immense. Quiet regned, and it is evil
dent that nothing but law without violence shall
test the matter. Judge Wells presided at the
meeting, which adopted the following resolutions:
\
Mayor of the city, in reference to his alleged
illegal traffic in intoxicating liquors, should be
subjected to fair and impartial investigation
| RESOLVED, That while we regret that the conf
dence of the people in the integrity of those pr-
marily charged with the administration of justice
| is in great measure weakened by the recent
course of events which has invited opposition to
the city authorities, cannot justify any acis of
violence or any breach of the peace by the people
at any time, or by any unlawful assemblage.
i Resolved, That the shedding of blood by the
order of the mayor only be justified an act
of extreme necessity, and then only in conformity
| to legal principles-which necessity should be
made so clear as to preclude the chance of any
sense ofinjustce feeling of revenge on the part
of the friends of any man summarily put to death
by violence.
Resolved, That for the due and proper investi-
CATION of the conduct Of Neal Dow, Mayor of the
city, in reference to the discharge of the duties OF
his office, as well as in regard to the proceedings
of Saturday night, June I'd, 1855, which resulted
IN the loss of life, committee of nine be appoint
ed to cause such investigation to be made with
authority to take such action in the premises as
the peace and good order of the city may require
and to report in writing or otherwise, at their
discretion, and to aid the officers of justice in view
of this solemn and momentous crisis in the his
tory of the city.
Hon. Nathan Clifford and u s. District Attor-
noi Gheplry are two of the committee appointed
/
| The account of the Portland Advertiser, the
editors of which bitter partizans of the Maine
law, and one of whom is the Judge of the Police
Court of Portland, has a different statement of
the riot from those contained in the Argus and
State Of Maine, and gives the origin of it fol-
lows:
AS early as the third day of May, the board OF
aldermen passed vote appropriatng a room in
the City Hall building TO the use of the agency
| for the sale of liquors, and chose a committee of
three, consisting of the Mayor and Aldermen
Brooks and Carlton, to make all the necessary
arrangements for putting the agency into opera
| ton. To facilitate matters against the time
when the room should be ready, and as being
strictly within the line of their duties, the com
| mittee negotiated with an importer in New York
| for the purchase OF liquors in the original pack
/ ages, stating in what capacity they acted. The
| liquors were finally sent, invoced to the "City
/ Agency of Portland, = which invoice has been
accepted by the aldermen. Whatever has been
done by Mr.. Dow, has been done under this vote
| OF the board OF aldermen, passed May 3, 1855,
and a member Of the committee appointed by
the board, and in conjunction with other members.
lie neither bought the liquors on his own ac-
| count, nor paid the money for them, nor kept
them in his own possession, but he acted through
| out as member of this committee regularly APP
| pointed by the board Of aldermen. Thus the
/ liquors were obtained in the manner required by
4 law, were received and taken in possession as the
| law provides, and for the and benefit of the
! city.
| There is also great discrepancy between the
| papers to who shot and killed Mr.. Robbins.
/ The Advertiser says that he was shot by the po-
| ice, and the other papers say that nc was shot
| by the Rifle Guard. We do not see by any ac-
count, however, that there was any collision be-
tween the police and the mob that justified the
calling out of the military the firing upon the
assembage.
| In reply to the statement Of the Advertiser that
the Mayor made the purchase under resolution
| OF tho board Of aldermen, it is said he should
have hesitated, az the resolution adopted by
his own casting vote, after the popular branch Of
the city government had laid upon the table pro-
position emanating from himself, appropriating
two thousand dollars to enable him TO make such
| purchase.
/ The N. Y. COMMERCIAL whose position on the
| temperance question is we'll known, says il can
i not see, even in the account most favorable TO
the Mayors cause, anything approaching ne
| cessity for resort TO such an extreme measure
as taken on Saturday evening.
| dispatch announces that the coroner's jury
| on tho body of Robbins, the man that was shot by