Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23

ton going Oh at Portland i, elieting some
curious statements. According to the tts-
,imuny of Captain Charles L. Roberts, he
and Ala,or Dow and two or three men be-
longing TO The Rife Guard, went down m
10 The cellar under tn. agency, onthc night
of The massacr :. and by orde, o. Dow. two
OF the men took guns. Doiu mishea &c ire
Up through the grasings : Capt r. under
stood Msy wcat dozen for that purpose But
as the cellar was dark. and Capt. Roberts
left befnse the others, he cannot say
whether any pfr.en IN the CELLAR flied
through the gra.ings Of Glt. ~ 9.
William G. Ten Broeck testified that he
SAN the whole affair from the eindow OF
the United States. and that the grea.y; part
ofthe crowd seemed to be spectators, and
TO take no active part ia the, proceed
ings. ts..... .,rf .f,s. s. Is
lyon say but a small part Of the crowd
engaged in acts Of violence did they seem
p'syf' lzszsa
"Bvfore the firing. commenced II seem.
ed to be boys play. | think that before
the firing that II any gentleman had gone
and spoken to them they would have dis
persrd.' g. 4. .-...... Il ..e--
by Mr. Fessenden--' Why didn't you
eof sfali.
a. was afraid Mr. Dow would take me
for mob and shoot me. Laughter.
The reason think ,hs crowd would have
dispersed is that Alderman I'hams went
on. the next evening and addressed the
crowd and they wen: away peaceably.h'
According 10 the Testimony Of John Z.
Begg. the crowd had no intention of doing
any thing kept 10 spill the liquor which
they said they might destroy because II
WAS not property! H. saw the Whols
riot. and his evidence makes the. con
duct Of 1.-The authorities :. appear redi. u
lous as well as wicked. Alter the firing
was all over, Mr.. Brgg says: - 20,
"Nral Dow cane opt. wIipsing hi
hands. and said, In thf nave ef tn
State command sou to disp~rse-i: 70,
don't I'll fire on YOU instantly There
were bout hall a dozen standing rount
the door. Neal Daw followed me. wiring
ing his hands. We backed off the side
walk. A young man on the left Of thu
door on the Middle street side he ordered
70 disprrse. He SAID he was a quiet ci.i
zen. and he didn't SIZE why be should b.
sent away On that Mr.. Dow ordered hin
arrested in the nine OF the State. l.walk'
ed over on the other side os the street.
gentleman hal ed m--said Mr.. Dow wa
crazy. He, had known him q be SO 70
five years. Lasghter ] said # it va
publicly known hp raight mai his plea
insanity. Al thai lime Mr.. Dow had civ
en- orders charge bay pnets where two o
lhve were seen SANDING and on the side
walks. TO clear the stree ,s,' and the, III
So" s.5si,l g g .. 81 .,.. = .asg.s.s
q. The Washington correspondent; 9
q the BALTIMORE Clipper says: + g s,
"Mr. Farley, formerly messenger, bu
latteIly asclerk in Tie General Post Ofic
Department, has just been removed. BE-
cause II is said. he voted the Know Moth
ing licked aFths gsesns municipal cleo
ton" ~ 1850. ~
This is right. The Postmaster Genera
in this act. has set az example worthy q
imitation by other members ef tae Cab
net.gsA set of men who prescribe their te
lows en- account Of their religion aud birth
place, not onIy politically. bat also IN
business point OF view, deserve no encoui
agemenf III the hands Of Democratic ad
ministrstion. No Democrat holds sffic
under the present piebslh X. N. mpnigE
al government Of baltimore, or under th
K. N. Mayor at Washington. Ever
d. mectst. Catholic and citizen Of foreig
birth, is prescribed ny the bigots. tn
cdito, Of the Am<ricap OrGGn, the metre
politan meuthpieee OF tbs. K. Ms. public
~ avows. that he v illsot even employ
prin,es-~ ho N not a nsea,bsr ofthe secr'
baltimore Rcpu6iicaa.