The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-01
oUTRAGRs OF BALTIMORE RIOTERS

The city of Baltimore infested by organ
lied gangs of villains, whose outrages upon
peaceable citizens have become so frequent
that nothing but an extraordinary freak of vii
lainy is sufficient to arrest the public attention.
Single instances Of midnight assassination, or
outrage upon females has ceased to awaken a
sensation. 1t is only ci,ses like the follow
ing, detailed by the Baltimore papers, that are
thought worthy of netice. Have the respect
able portion of the inhal itants lost all spirit
And will they forever family submit to be ruled
by cut-throats and murdeIers
A series of outrages OF the most dreadful
character occurred on Saturday night week, as
the steamer Express was conveying a large
company to camp-meetiBg on Choptank river
party of 6ends in human shape, styling
themselves Eubolts," Ranters," and Rip
Raps," got on board, and, after the boat had
got some distance down the river, they began
their outrages. The Baltimore Sun says:
Shortly after passing Fort McHenry. it be-
came evident that there would be trouble on
board, and alarm took hold of the passengers.
Before reaching the Bodkin, a party of disorder
ly men, who rallied under the cries of Eubots
Ranters, and Rip Raps went forward, and made
an attack on the colored people, who occupied
that portion of the boat. At first they amused
themselves by knocking down the males and
females of the colored passengers, when appli.
cation was made to the Captain to take some
measures TO put stop to such proceedings
Nothing was done, and, after time, the disor-
derby disposed went down into the forward
saloon, where several colored men had taken
The aocaila ntS opTroo obad -. IL
one of them stabbed him in four places, in the
side and chest. They then blew out the lights
in the saloon, and began an indiscriminate at
tack on white and colored. Mr.. Jeremiah
Slaughter was robbed of $28. Mr.. William ID
Glass was robbed of $50, and another party
was robbed of valuable gold watch and
chain.
" There being no prospect of any more booty
in the saloon, the disorderlies again went on
deck, and, blowing out all the lights, went to
the forward part of the boat again, among the
colored people. One man and his wife were
standing together near the bow, and thought
they would escape observation. The man,
however, was knocked down, and he was held
while his pockets were riaed of all they con-
tanned. BE was then stabbed several times,
and his wife, who had witnessed the whole pro-
ceeding, was outraged in his presence, while
she vainly cried for help. Some of the passen-
gers again called on the officers of the boat
and the committee who had chartered her, and
volunteered, if called on, to quell the riot, and
conine the disturbers of the peace in the hold
until the boat should return to the city. The
attack was continued until several colored men
were severely stabbed, and a much larger num-
Der horribly beat. Among those that were
stabbed was man employed as drayman by
Mr.. WEIGH, in South street; one by Messrs.
Smith 4 Edmondson, on Cheapsidej and one
by Messrs. 7. T. Martin a Brother, on Calvert
street Who the others were was not ascer-
tanned, but it was said one of them died from
the effects of his wounds. About daylight on
Sunday morning, the boat approached Cam
bridge, and the Captain, at the request Of the
passengers landed at that town.
"Sheriff Vickers, of Dorchester county was
notified of the outrages that had been commit