Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-18
THE EXCITEMENT IN Observation-Disclosures
PROCEEDINGS.

We gave Yesterday brief account Of the excitement
and swless proceeding in Philadelphia on Mondiy The
events of the day do speak favoraby for the city OF
"Broherly Love" The papers of that city furnish the
following additional particulars
Near eleven o'clock in the morning, On excited crowd
gathered in front of No 337 Chestnut on the north side
of the street. owing to report that paper, called the
,lmetto Flag published in the building Before the
crowd was very large several men, aborng under con-
sderable excitement entered the door leading to the
stairway and attempted to 60 up TO the third story in
which the publication Office said TO be. policeman
was in tue neighhOrhood and lnteriered and the men
were forced out agsil In few minutes the report OF
their movements spread and the crowd soon sweled to
many hundreds At the time the report reached the
MAYORS office the mayor engaged in official bust
ness and all the eutenauts OF tie oiy at the
-, station He dispatched the heutenans at once to
. ~ as many of the reserved corps as were at
the scene, a. "'alv. with the chief Of police
hand FOLLOWED i71meul-.-.. much excited, and
W en- he reached the crowd,it Sss'U.. - from
in isted that the American flag should be suspenuv
one of the windows of the room in which the Palmetto
paper was said to be published
The MAYOR subsequently, arrived, and made few re-
marks The crowd did not disposed to retire, and
the Mayor again appealed 10 them as good citizens to
leaye the place BY this time large flag was obtained
an thrown across the street, amid much cheering This
had Il effect to moify many in the ss'embage, and an
old hat which thrown from an upper window OF the
threatened building upon being kicked aud torn to
peces seemed still further put the crowd in good
humor number remained in front Of the place until
some time in the afternoon.
The crowd then proceeded as an organized body the
customhouse and mn and ordered the national coorS
to be raised upon their flag st,fs which was done.
Al one O'Clock the Argus Office surrounded by an
infatuated mass of human beings who would have torn
down had not the proprietor promised to Hing out the nG-
topal colors he could obtain one These law
less proceedings caused much alarm TO the orderoving
citizens reyiyng the memories OF the riots OF 1914 TIE
nf Grrv vOutns from
disricts.
After visiting the newspaper Offices ard government
property they marched in body up Market street. bear
ng iig At all points the roue, well known Union
men were obliged to make all haste to borrow, beg,
steal something red white and blue to protect their pro-
perty with Searches we're made for the publication
rooms Of the Southern Monitor but as tina, paper has
suspended the mob unable to carry out their nten-
ton Of destroying the forms They satisfied tn mselves
with breaking the signs pieces The rngcaders were
furnished with ropes with which TO hang the editor ii
caught.
Between eight and nine o'clock on Monday evening,
several thousand persons assembled around MeJor Gene
raj Pat,esons house. at Thirteenth and Locust Streets
who amused themselves by shouting and grooming. Soon
after this number OF stones were thrown and several
windows broken in his dwelling and green-house. The
Genoa appeared aud scattered the assllants by short
speech He said 'You have come here to fight, it aI-
pears now if you will enlist yourselves will lead you
wherever you wish to 60" The police having arrived IN
of the General visited a; an earlier hour by mob
much smaller in number. many OF whom were bows, and
gave great annoyance TO the neghbOhood by their rude
conduct They demanded that the General should ex-
hibit an American flag which he willingly did, stating
that he wondered hatany should doubt his loyalty TO
the flag he had fought under, and willing TO fight I'M
der again. This appeared 10 their minds OF grave
doubts as to the Generals sincerity, and for moment
left them wit out target.
Several prominent Southerners, with secession pro-
cliyes including Robert Tyler have received warnings
from so-called Vigilance Committee. The cause OF
the visit to General Patterson report that he had
resigned his commission; but this false. General
Paterson has issued notice to Lis volunteers to pre-
pare for service, obeyng the call OF the President
The voluntary or compulsory exhibition Of the Ame-
rcen colos was not confined to the secular newspaper
oices-the Episcopal Recorder aud the Catholic Herald
haying also been visited.
The flag at the Continental having been taken down
in consequence of the rain large party visited the bar
room aud demand that il should be raised. The pTopn
etor at acquesced.
At six O'Clock, an individual with Southern symplthes
expressed them rather ee at the Of Third and
Dock Streets He was immediately seized by the crowd
and severely beaten before he was rescued His life
would undoubtedly have been forfeited but for the time
ly rescue OF the police.
The excitement seems have extended into the rural
districts At Frankfort the people attacked the works
Of Messers Perkins & Bolton, who were reported to
have been making cannon primers for the SoutErons
To save the building from destruction it agreed that
all the stock on hand consisting Of two furniture
loads OF primers ard other munitions OF war, SHOULD be
placed in the station house, which was done Tney were
also compelled to raise fig on the building.
THE WAR NEWS IN NEW ORLEANS.
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