New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-11
DEMOLITION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SrANDARD


On Thursday afternoon about O'Clock some persona
returned soldiers and ohersprobably on account OF
the reasonable character of the aforementioned pa
per- and its offensive language applied to soldiers who
left this State at the call Of the President o. the United
Staesasse mbied in front of ts place OF publication,
and Two or three OF the number waited upon the pnb-
Usher and inf,rred that he must change hs colors
he would receive another visit from then Ibe re-
ply was that Edmund Burke Of Newport was the ed
tor Of the paper and responsible for is Contents. AS
the men returned down the stairway, pistol was dis
charged in the Office, the bullet from which iouDd It's
way below to the sewing-room OF 1. w. d j.. III.
Stewarts clothing abshment, creating much alarm
among the seamstresses employed there.
Shortly afterward the publisher appeared at the
window with his brothers, displaying firearms ana
other weapons of defense. rush was then made
from the street, and the Office entered. Mr. John Is.
Palmer publisher Of The Standard, fired several
shots from revolver Of the foremost lad Of sixteen,
or Of which rlowed across the crown of his felt hat
a low one-aBd two others at his comrades, both Of
which took efect one woundng in the ha.d, and one
in the arm two privates of the lst Regiment. Tie
Pamers-of whom there are five the father and four
sons retreatedthe going into the attic, and the
materials Of the Office nesry all thrown from the
windows to the ground, the signs torn off and burned
upon fire hndled in Main street. together with files
of pa ers manuscripts type-cases, sands, &C., until
nearly nothing remained OF tie materials except
portion Of the band-press, upon which tie paper was
printed. The trout and side windows Of the room
were all broken oat, lot OF patent medicines
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perte, I wreck
While this was going on the street in front Of tho
Office was the scene Of prodigious hubbnb. Stories
were ahoat that soldier had been shot by the Palm
ers aud as the pistol thots had Leen distinctly heard
some dittance around the neghborhood the report az
Iears to have been credited, for some Of the soldiers
rashed 70 the Staieiouse Tor their guns but at the
licitation and comU and of Capt. Bell they cid not
take up arms. The Palmers could not then be found
in the attic.
After the Office was cleared, and the bonfire had
burned low the throDg began slowly to dsperse but
about clock the PalmerS ascertaiued to hive
made q eir way to apartments In an aojoning build
ing, whence they hus led with considerable vio-
lence; but, under the protection OF the Police, the
sons taken to the Mars aPs Off ana the az d
parent was conveyed in coach TO the dwelling Of
Mr.. Warden Foss, connected with the State Prison.
Ii is under sood that later in tire evening the sons
were also conveyed thither place OF refuge from
tue mob A crowd fingered in the street until late in
the evening, and closed out with lighted barrel.
The City Marshal, John kimball, esq. did all in bis
power to the office, and assured the Publisher Of
the paper that he would certainly be able to do so il
the Phners gave up their arms. They are said to
have declined this proposal.
Among papers found in the office were letters and
manuscripts Enthusiastically fixing the editorship OF the
paper upon Mr.. Burke, of Newport. Some were notes
simply returning communications which bad been re.
ceived from abroad and forwarded to him prevail
One proof sheet Of matter, which was TO have ap-
reared in The STANDARD this week, contained on the
margin these words in the handwriting Of Mr. Burke:
Pint 300 half sheets containing my reply to Wheeler
and send by express on Saturday. shall have i'm
portant corrections to make 10 the article which can
not do tonight" Large amounts Of manuscripts of
Mr. Burse were saved from the flames. letter was
found from the editors of The Nec. York Day Book
asking for st If the Democratic papers in this State
and information TO which Of tbeee papers are pro-
war, which anti-war, and which on the fence" Here
is an index TO reasonable ramifcaions in the North
For what this list except ba,isfor correspond
ence aud concerted opposition to the Government
Much other matter of like character, found in the
Rubbish. Concord Statesman, 10th.