Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-05-03

Between himself and the crowd there aas for
| moment an intervening space of considerable
dimensions but as he shouted for the boys to
leone on general rush was made to the spot
ECaptain Brashcars ran up to Levy and TIED to
| seize him. He fought the officer and sacked
him down over a bench, at the same time ad-
ministering several hearty blows upon ilsbreast
/ and shoulders. =.
| The support that he had expected did not
come up quick enough, so that Levy after worst
ing the Police Captain was compelled to Keep a
pretty sharp look out for himself. He succeed
ed however, in keeping from being captured
and after laying about his blows for FEW Sc
combs, his friends succeeded in calming, MN
down. The crowd were masters OF the fled. the
Republicans drew of-all except the President,
who shortly after leaving his desk came back,
and from the elevation watched the progress OF
the row.
Levy's friends, had crowded around hin; he
broke from them and chased prominent Re
publican over two or three benches, but the
gentleman feeling no inclination to showhght'
Levy cursed him and suffered him to retreat be-
tween the settee and the wall.
While this was going a gentleman named
Alfred Maddux, formerly of Virgins, large
man of exceedingly fine proportions, lntgfered
with the policemen, who was on the point OF
arresting Levy. He seized the officer BY the
collar of his coat and dragged him over tench.
His example was followed by number Of 9TH
ers, who sprang forward toward the rosruin'
greatly increasing the confusion.
Finally two officers seized MIR. Maddu1 and
dragged him out-he in the meantime Shouting
for assistance No one, however, attempted
rescue-his friends advising him to 60 along
A ~;
parties and the few remaining policemen re-
NAMED in statu quo, except that the victorious
outsiders formed mock meeting, and offered
motions to request the President of the Mpub-
lican meeting to leave the room.
They caught up some Republican campaign
documents among them paper with flaming
heading, setting.forth 'Declaration of Sentl-
ment," and comprising the Constitution pf the
Republican Association of Baltimore" together
with the Republican Platform" fremont
Letter of Acceptance" and an address to the
Republicans of Maryland, signed by Francis
s. Corkrah, Jonathan P. Creager, We ID
Pyle, VIM. Gunnison, Francis Z. Blair Com
mittee.
These documents were torn up by the excitet
crowd and thrown into the faces of the Repub
icans.
/ It was some minutes before the crowd became
que when the President of the meetings witt
a perseverance which, under any circumstance
and in any person, would be commendabe, made
/ a final effort to get the Convention in business
order
4 The return of Marshal Herring at aneappor
tune moment, facilitated the accomplish ht
this desire, and the meeting reorganised.
Immediately afterwards, and on mot o
Dr. Harris the body adjourned to meet tw'
o'clock at the same place, with closed DORIS. l
was also determined to correspond With pc au
thorities to secure protection.
While these proceedings were going on fithll
the Hall, large body of people had co}ectef
upon both sides of the street without. As tn
Republican members issued forth, hea(ed b,
Messrs Gunnison and Cochran. the crowd Sc
: up series of shouts and ran after the two gen
tlemen above named.
= They proceeded down Gay street to Baltimore
) where the crowd, greatly increased set up shont
: and wells. which forced them to take t thel
rHs Bank, and the other gentleman to ralf VII VI
talt:his might. Here strong police protecte
MIR. Gunnison. He desired them to escort hin
home. AS he made his appearance from. tn
Bank, the pavement was cleared
Shouts of ::Here's the spirit of John Brown,
Look at him." Lynch him, tar and feathe
him." "Ride him on rail a. 'He stole mig
ger" &c, &C., were raised by the excited mob
and had it not been for the police guard, bodil,
harm would have come to him.
AS it was. Gunnison was followed along Sc
cond and South streets by an immense mass O
people, who shouted and hallooed, until he reach
ed Baltimore street. thence to Barnum's Hote
where the offensive parsonage was beyond thu
| reach of the mob.
:. In the afternoon the Convention assembled il
| the business office of Mr.. J. G. Coale, Agent fo
the New York Underwriters, Mr.. Montgomery
Blair was in the Chair, but the two Secretaries
in the morning did not make their appearance
Here they appointed their delegates to the Obi
cago Convention, and passed their resolutions
There was no further difficulty or disturbance
The Baltimore american whilst it deprecates as
we do all violations of law and everything like
riot or illegal proceedings, say that perhaps nc
greater folly could be conceived than the at
tempt to hold State Republican Convention
in Maryland. That party has no existence in
the State, could not under the most favorable
circumstances poll one thousand votes, and any
attempt therefore to appoint delegates to repre-
sent the people of Maryland in the Chicago
Convention, savors alike of folly and imperti-
nence.