The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

tyrannical, and despotic risation h4i II aa
ynomiAM ERICANS ,l wv ~. h. w. /,
who will lnstb Ssmevssubmt to he shot down by-
mercenary Maiihssy in American uniform.
at the biddihGcf adespotiare requested TO meet at
the AmeriSAn Office on Thursday evening next, at
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LOCALlA 44tALl<i ENCE. fyoln
RIoT.-9 Baltimore" the Union says, one
of the most disordeF1y and riQtous cifies IN the
United States, and that she ,A 50, attributable
TO the fact that she is under AmerscGn' rule.
Washington city IL, par. ercstlaacs, the most
riotous anu notorionsiy disorderly city the
Union, and the reason y because she is under
Democratic rule me foliowing is IN evidence
On Tuesday night LAST, Ilsnrsy!yafsG avenue
between Third and -Four, a-half streets, was
the scene OF q most gdlsgracefnlr and nnproyoked
attack BY Inembers tof the United States Hose
Company upon the members gof I the Northern
Liberties Fire Company. Inc latter, Is w. well
known 10 TINS Community afc mating extensive
preparations " VHit fnuaueipnla 70 Parucipate IN
the grand Firemen,e parade so9n 70 come oK "a
that city they haa adYerused ths cify papers
tnat upon snts evening tney mouio nave .aTets
parade, ana members were nonned 70 De IN attend
ance, &cs - sgi8 '.9. Ky blEn,
Having formed their Inc OF march, they pro.
ceeded down Four.and- a,half stres1lto Pennsyl-
vania avenue, On turning INTO winch, they were
assailed BY q discharge OF fre, arms, pistols and
muskets, rom party concealed IN houses penino
tree boxes, ana otner convenient places Of con-
cealment some nred nom the strecs INTO Their
ranks. one man, VINO had on WINE pants, aDiack
coat ana White sloucned nat, vas observed 70
rush into the street ana nre ms nre was returned,
and It is believed, mtaiiy. announcer was seen 70
ire from behind tree Dox, loading ana nrmg
several ZINES AnIsner "a ~ seen - u,Scnargs
musket nom window IN the second story OF
house into the head OF the column, ana rom
another mouse, near the corner, m "a, was
hred info the rear o. tne column. fhere were
several discharges rom nose wlnaows q man nan
was also noucea 70 open nis iront aoor, n.e, anu
retreat into the house, (adjcinng Fauikners Shirt
Factory closing the door hmmediateiy. Inis ne
repeated severaf times; nhere were se'erai sho's
nred nom. Jackson nan allsy !.
is esnmated tnat nearly, u not quite, nun.
dred SHOTS were nred. Inc avenue was crowded
with people drawn 70 their doors Dy the music, and
TO witness the parade, nouce OF winch had been
pu6hciy gwen 20 %, ala.lf cd siil,aaI, u
one genuemm with wnom we conversea, s.ateo,
that, nearing tine music, ne walked rom ms mousse
near the corner OF inaiana avenue ana second
street 10 -Four .a-haif street. ana was standing
at or near uilmans corner wnen the nrIng coms
menced ana that some nfty or more citizens
rushed into Glmans Drug store 10 escape the
danger Of oemg snot, I,. u. D.,
Inc star OF WEDNESDAY, says Respectable
mercnants IN tnat neignpornood say tnat symp,
toms OF row haa peen proving an gay, ane nad
been evidently Purposea y tne TWO companies IN
settlement OF deaaiy ieuo d ru.., no q - 7.
This Dc likely enough as lar as one oil the parties
to the ARRAY is concerned-it 10 not at all probable
that members OF the Northern Liberty company
were seen m Mds neignoornood curing the Gay,
and u not Al the symptoms must nave oeen con-
nned 70 one sioe; lnceed, " salo, tnat curing
the day men ana inaitgroWn poys were seen 70
enter Q certain shop on Pennsyiyania avenue With
carbines and short muskets we 40 not youen
Tor the truth OF TINS, pu' SIMPLY give u as We heard
on the street, ~ ~, !, 7,
IL immeteriai 70 y, n Oh tne companies rs
TO blame ~ tins natl mere is Diane some
where, and all we wans - M the responsibility
where oeionga 10 TINS emu we nave opalned
al the information we could from eyewitness o.
tina, the sttsck WAS pre. determnately made bS tho
States Hose Company, and the fact that the attack
line Of march on Pennsylvania avenue, between
Four.and -ahalf and Third streets proves that pre-.
= paration was made for their reception and the
additional fsct their neao-quarters ,s'n this inn
mediate vicinity, Will account jior houses peng
occupied for hostile parpose---ior IN no other
neighborhood In the city could like demonstra-
ton have been attempted by the same party 20
III the truth ware known In relation To the riots
and d;sordere which have dsoraced onr citv s;nca
a plosd. Mnnd.vn The aston;sh;nc e., .go,,,d ~
s,sy A.. :.'s;r;s.,.is n.,,,,,, ~. "ol,a :.
reveaieo, a's. oi'puas, ocouPylng prominent
positions IN society, are cnargeaois with encourage
ing and melting this rowdy action for political pu
poses and this may, and no doubt Is, one reason
why no arrests are made only when an unfortunate
g American IA hauled up before the CONT and
no,-i,bstsnd;nr NOTHING can ba nroved soa;ns
NV :. s,.,n;shsd AZ ~ a,sn,nle - 49, =,
nian,I ' - ri''." ~ " e'"-eoe's ~
general hN'"" ,'''F Ah'H".l btb1Jqs syudH
There are Americans now in jail, undergoing
an unjust sentence for rioting, when 10 r. known
tofive hundred good and responsible men in Wash.
;noton that tbsv 've,e mot ouiItv ~ tba cbs,.a
- - - 80 ~ -. ,o,,H 80 - ;a..as
or VI n 80 49,. ~ w tpe, W
loss Oh npe..y, VI even ~ ~. A.res', nsu tney oeen
members OF the Democratic, instead OF the 'Ameri-
can psrty q e,l3Ih D1f'1g3n og bH. n.
Sinoe writing the above, BepIariir, Bevet;dos
,r ...,l ..,.e, 80. - 80. -, ~ y, 4 O.
mas peen arreseeo, eAan'ineu, anu uiscnar8ea rom
custody, on the following evidence. sn1of -
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