The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-30
THE TROUBLES AT OCCOOUAN.

| LiNCOLN AND UAMLTN POLE CUT DOWN-sCENES,
| CIDENTs, &c.
| A correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette OF
Saturday, announced that the Occoquan difficulties
were ended on Friday without bloodshed The fol-
owing the particulars furnished by the writer:
On the 4th of July last, the Black Republicans
of whom some sixty reside in the vicinity of Deco
guam, Instituted association and agreed to erect
| pole-tO bear aloft flag with the names of Lin
coin and Hamlin. The pole was accordingly erected
the following persons participating in the pole rails
ing:
John Underwood, W. G. Athey, Robert Curtis,
Oliver Underwood, I'll. w. Rives, J. w. Miller
VIM. Davis, (boy,) Stephen Hammi John Taylor,
Andrew Underwood, Marion Grigg, Il. o. Coulter
James Gould, Thomas Rives Jr., H. f. Duty, W.
ID. johnson, I. l.. Seeeman, John Wright, VIM.
lishman,) Tasco Harris, (free negro,) Jim Snyder,
| (free negro,) Albert Harris, (free negro.) Upon
the raising of the pole, the participants armed
with muskets, and made quite military demonstra-
| ton. A meeting was held at which Black Repub-
lican speeches were made by W. C. Athey and j.
Wright, the latter whom, new conner, is said to be
quite an orator. Many persons in the neighbor-
hood, opposed to the erection of the pole believing
it to be standing to the peace of the coun.
ty; but at first there indication of an at
tempt to disturb it. An indignation meeting, how
ever, raised much feeling in the neghborhood, and
at a meeting at Brentsvie, some time about last
court, it was agreed that the flag was an insult to
the people of Virginia, and incendiary in the OBJ
ject it was raised to promote, and should be torn
uOWn ON friday, the Zlth day OF July.
Being apprsed of this determination, the Re-
publicans dispatched Mr.. Athey to Washington,
for aid in supporting their cause. Whilst in WASH
| lngton, Athey made arrangements with certain
'Repubcans" to furnish forty or fifty firearms of
| approved make, with ammunition therefor, which
were to be sent to Occoquan Tuesday night by
wagon. The despatch from Governor Letcher,
| however, induced the abandonment of this plan
| At the meeting at Occoquan, and amid great en-
thusiasm it was resolved that the pole should be
defended to the death, unless the assailants num-
bered more than three to one of the Republicans
I'm the night of Thursday, several of the wives of
the residents at Occoquan, fearing bloodshed
would occur the next day, attempted to demolsh
the pole. In the attempt, the wife of Mr.. DUTY
was seriously wounded by blow from her axe
The men gathered, however, and took the woman
| away from around the object Of their attack.
On the morning of the 9th Yesterday the Re.
| publicans hoised the American flag and the party
ensign bearing the names of "Lncoln and Hamlin"
During the morning most of the women left the
village and the place seemed quite deserted but no
preparations were made for defence, and memo.
rial to the Colonel asking protection was prepared
and numerousIy signed. At halfpast three O'Clock
| the Prince William Cavalry, Captain Thornton
commanding, entered the village and ranged them
selves in the neighborhood of the pole. They were
| followed by company, about forty, strong under
command of Captain NJ: Fitzhugh and Major Carter,
who, paying no attention whatever to the Horse.
men, quietly formed in a hollow square around the
pole, facing inwards. Whilst this company was
surrounding the pole, Mr.. Joseph Il. Janney ad-
Horse
claimed protection for his property, upon which
the pole stood.
At the word of command, Jas. W. Jackson, of
Fairfax, stalwart yeoman, sprang forward and
gave the first blow, others followed "redoublinp
stroke on stroke" During this time there was no
interruption, save the Republicans and others who
stood at corners near by, would cry out, CANT
your axe dull" .'Hope you're having good tme,''
&C In lew minutes, however, there was a cry
of "stand from UNDER" and the pole came to the
| ground and shivered. Instantly the crowd give
three cheers when the ''Republicans' responded
by, giving three cheers for Lincoln and Hamlin.
All were quickly at work the fallen pole in less
time than it takes to tell, it was chopped up and
the pieces carried Off The flag was sent to Brents-
vile. So soon as the flag pole was eveled,
Captain Fitzhugh ordered about face and his COM
pany marched off, saluted as they went by mingled
Jeers and applause During the evening there was
some excitement and personal rencontre took
place between Col. Brawner and Jos. T. Janney, in
which the latter was considerable injured The
crowd cleared away during the evening and at
shutdown all was quiet. The Republicans say they
will putup another pole on the same site
THE INCENDIARISM IN TEXAS.
| The Texas papers come to us with accounts of
the extraordinary destruction of property by fire
| that has recently occurred in Texas. The Houston
Telegraph, of the 10Th inst, says:
| Mr.. E. M. Stackpole, of Dallas, called upon us
yesterday, andinformed us that in addition to the
Dallas confagration, and the other fires we have
| was set on fire last week, but it was discovered
| in time, and put out. Mr.. Miller, living near
Dallas, had his house and wheat stacks all burned
An extra from The WcKinneu Messenger Office
also gives the details of other fires in that section
all OF character to induce the belief that there
systematic attempt being made to burn the towns
and the private dwellings of the best citizens OF
the country. Suspicion has fastened on two men
who, we hear, have been arrested. These men
came from Kansas, and pretended to be looking at
the country. They have been seen in the neigh
borhood of several of these fires just before they
broke out. 1t is thought by the people that they
are Abolition emissaries, and there is good reason
for the belief.
Last year an Abolition parson and one or two as
sociate were run out of Dallas by the people,
When they left they gave out that the movers in
the affair should suffer for it.. 1t appears that
most of these fires have been set as insure the
burning of the property of persons who were con-
nected with the Committee in that matter. Ifit
should turn out as suspected sincerely hope the
New Y ork Tribune may have something on which
to hang sensation story of Abolitonists being
burned alive in Texas Ifanybody ever did de,
serve this fate 1t is these men, if they are really
guilty. The people in the towns in Northern Tex
as were forming themselves into Committees OF
Safety and employing large squads of special po-
lice to watch for the incendiaries. Doubtless eve
ry suspicious character will be arrested Such
should be, and kept in close confinement or fol
lowed out of the country. These scoundrels have
the enthusiasm of a zealot. Like John Brown,
they will, some of them, 60 through fire, and en-
| v,
is not righteousness, or Mohammed might have
usurped the place of Jesus Christ. Nor because
under the influence of this zeal, these fellows NAV
regard revenge as piety, and murder and arson the
means OF serving God, are they the less dangerous
Let their crimes be washed out in their blood
And, ifthev are insane, their insanity is of ma.
ture that burning alive will cure, as well as pre-
vent the spread of.
In the Austin HteUigencer, of the 18TH we find
the following statement
Since we issued our extra, containing intelligence
OF terrible fire at Dallas, has been received
in confirmation of it, and giving the particulars OF
many other fires in Northern Texas, which have
destroyed vast amounts of property and beggared
many families BY letters, and by an extra from
the Mckinney Messenger, we have information
waleh leaves no doubt of there being an organized
band of villains in the country, who have regularly
laid their plans OF arson and robbery, and by a
preconcerted and simultaneous effort ATTEMPT to
put their dabolical plans into execution. On Sun
day, the Sth instant, about two O'Clock p. NJ. the
hire commenced in Dallas, and in less than two
hours every building on the western and northern
sides of the square, and about one-half of those on
the eastern side, were entirely consumed. Every
store In the town, both hotels, the printing office
and many very valuable buildings were burnt to
the ground. The loss is estimated at $500 900, on
which there was only about $4,000 insurance
| On the evening of the same day, and about the
same hour, the storehouse of Mr.. Dupre, at La
donna, was destroyed by fire, together with mate
rial for new building, etc. The loss is estimated
at S25 900. On the same day and hour the store
|
was burnt up, together with some 50, 900 in money
making loss of $4,000. At the same time the
stores of j. NJ Smoot, of Jacobs, and of Benge &
Turner with their heavy stocks of merchandise
were consumed The loss exceeds 100000. Or
the same day and hour, the town of Milford, il
Ellis county, is reported to have been burnt
h an hre also occurred at Black Jack Grove
1y which the large store of Mr. Cate was DESTROYED
Inc loss OF Mr. Cate is stimated at $50 OOO By the
messenger We also learn that the large steam flour
ing mill at Wildwood, in Collin county, was destroy
ed by lire. The loss is stated at SlO.OOO
The dwellings OF j. j. Eakins and Silas Taon,rd
about one and half miles from Dallas w. oou
su1ned by fire with everything in them. Al ab bo
tie same time that the town of Dallas was fred :.
fire broke out in Waxahatchie, which was Eor,tr
nately discovered and extinguished before muct
damage was done. And here we NAV also remart
that the day, and about the same hour. a fir,
was discovered back of the rooms of the Intelioen
Ger, in the rear of the Swenson building which wa
fortunately put out before it had succeeded bevonC
charring the door and stills of the building w,
thought but little of this last fire at the time bu
since learning of the others, it really looks a.
though there might have been something turtle,
meant by it than was at first supposed In view O
all these fires, and in consideration of the facts pre
sented, who can doubt of the fact that there is ,
regular organized band of hell-hounCs who bay,
secretly plotted the destruction of property and @
life? Who can they be, and what motive can they
have?
MORE FULL-BLooDED AFRICANS IN ALABAMA
Says the Mobile Mercury ofJuly "a:
| Some negroes, who have never learned to tai
English, went up the railroad the other day. They