The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-08-20
DEMOLITION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
STANDARD.

| bTANDAhDs
On Thursday afternoon, about O'Clock,
some persons-returned soldiers OF othors-
probably on account Of the reasonable char
acter of the above mentioned paper, and its Of
fensive language applied to soldiers who left
this State at the call Of the President Of the
| United State.-assembled in front of its place
of publication, and two or three Of the nun.
Der waited upon the publisher, and informed
/ him that he must change his colors, or he
would receive another visit from them. The
reply was that Edmund Burke, of Newport
was tho editor of the paper, and responsible
for its contents. As the men returned down
the stairway, a pistol was discharged in the
office, the bullet from which found its way bo-
low to the sewlng.room Of i. w. d. j. Ii.
Stewards clothing establishment, creating
much alarm among the seamlresses employed
there.
Shortly afterward the publisher appeared
al the window with his brother displaying
firearms and other weapons of defense. A
rush was then made from the street, and the
Office entered. Mr.. B. Palmer, publisher OF
the the Standard fired several shots from a
revolver at the foremost, lad Of sixteen, one
of which plowed across the crown of his felt
hat-a low one-and two Others at his com
radeS, both Of which took effect; one wound
ing in the hand, and one in the arm OF two
privates OF the lst Regiment. The Palmers
of whom there are five, the father and four
sons retreated-the sons going into the attic,
and the materials cf the office were nearly all
thrown from the window TO the ground ,
the signs torn off and burned upon fire kin
died in Main street, together with files of pa.
pers, manuscripts, type.cases, stands, DC, un'
til nearly nothing remained OF the materials,
except II portion of the hard press, upon which
tie aaper was printed. The front and side
windows Of the room were all broken out, a
lot Of patcrt medicines scattered about, and
the establishmant ralaesd To "a p"rfnn. w'osL.
While this was gong on, the street IN front
of the office was the scene of prodigious hub
bub. Stories were ahoat that soldier bad
been shot by the Paners and AS the pistol
shots had been distinctly hoard some distance
around the ueighborhood, the report appo'rs RS
to have been credited. for some Of the soldiers
rushed to the State House for their guns, but
a, the command and solicitation of Captain
Bell, they did not take up arms. The Palm
ers could not then be found in the attic.
After the office was cleared, and the bon.
fire hal burned low, the lhrong began slowly
to disporse, but about o'clock the Palmers
were ascertained to have made their way to
apartments in an adjoining building whence
they were hustled with considerable violence; !;
but, under the protection Of the police, the
sons were taken to tho Marshal's otfco, anl
the sgei parent was conveyed in a cosch to
fhe dwelling Of Mr.. Wardon FosI, connected
with the StAo Prison. 1t is understood that
later in the evening the sons were also con
veycd thither, as place Of refuge from the
mob. A crowd fingered in the street until
late in the evening, and closed out with Il
lighted tar barrel.
The City Marshal, John kimball Esq. did
all in his power to save the office, and assured
the publisher of the paper that ne would Ger.
tanlv be able to do 50, if the Palmers gave
up their arms. They are said to have de-
cline1 this proposal.
Among papers foun in the office were let.
tcrs aud manuscripts unmistakab|y fixing the
cditorship Of the paper upon Mr.. Burke, Of
Newport Some were notes sinpIy y returning
communications which hadbeen received from
abroad, and forwarded 10 him for appro-
val. One proof sheet Of matter, which was
to have appeared in the Standard this week
contared on tie margin these words, in the
hand writing of Mr.. Burke: "Print 800 half
sheets containing my reply to Wheeler, and
send by express On Saturday. / shall have
important corrections to make to tie article,
which cannot do to night" Large amounts
Of manuscripts Of Mr.. Burke were saved from
the flames. a letter WAS found from tn eli
tor of the New York Day Book, asking for
a list Of the democratic papers in this State,
and information as to which Of these papers
"are pro.war, which anti war, and which on
the fence" Here is an index to reasonable
ramifcatious in the North. For what was
this list excep, as basis for correspondence
and concerted opposition to tha Government?
Much other matter Of like character was found
in the rubbish Concord Statesmen l0th,