Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-05-24
The Democrat" Office.
HOW NARROWLY 1T EscApED AN INruRrArrp
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[From the Missouri Democrat.

| From the Missouri Democrat1
The excitement on Friday, over the cap .
ture OF Camp jackson, increased as night ap-
preached, and by eight o'clock the citizens
were collected in immense numbers around
the Planters House, listning to the violent
| language of several mob orators "To the
DEMOCRAT Office" Down with the Demo-
| GRAFT" Down with the Anseiaer Office"
To hell with the Black Republicans" were
the frequent responses Of the swaying and
excited masses.
Wewerc advised in due season ofthe spir.
it OF the mob, and with our force of compos.
itors, OF about twenty men, made prepara-
tons to meet them. About 8 o'clock, de.
| tatchment of police, numbering about twen.
ty-five, under lead Of Chief McDonough,
made their appearance, and took position be-
fore our doors. Chief McDonough drew the
men in line, and gave them very brief and
emphatic instructions, ordering them to fire
promptly upon the mob should it make an
attack. He then left them in command of
a sergeant. In less than an hour the mob
were heard coming, and soon were in sight
pouring down Locust street yelling and hoot-
ing like set Of infuriatcd devils, waving
secession flag in front, and threatening the
office with complete destruction. The DO.
lice, with muskets, about twelve of them,
were instantly ordered in line across the
street, and were just numerous enough to
take up the space between the curb stones
on either side. The body of the mob made
halt at the intersection of Second street,
but some twenty or thirty of the leaders rush.
ed down towards the police and discharged
volley of stones at them, bowling at the same
time like wild beasts. The sergeant of no.
10 fhn n,..ln k, ob0 IT
astonishing alacrity and good order the men
cleared the street, and drove the mob back
to Second street. Here they held it in bay
with bayonets presented and guns cooked
To attempt to describe the fury manifested
by the mob at this moment would be folly.--
They waved their flag over the police and
blackguarded them in the grossest manner,
but the men stood calmly and firmly to their
posts until further reinforced from the police
office. In the midst of their fury, j. Rich
ard Barret, Esq, appeared on the scene and
addressed the crowd in short and very
Judiclous speech. His arguments, enforced
by the spectacle of the glistening bayonets
of the police, finally induced the mob to retire
though in leaving they gave parting cheers
for jeff. Davis and parting damns for the
Black Republicans, the DEMocRAT Office and
Dutch.
But for the gallant and determined bear
ing of the police and the timely speech of
Mr. Barrett, our Office would have suffered
great damage and perhaps destruction at tho
hands of the infuriatc mob, though they
could not have taken it without the most
desperate struggle on the part of our corps
OF well armed and resoutc compositors
After this demonstration the night passed
quietly off, our Office being guarded by a
company of Home Guards from Col. McNeirs
Regiment until midnight, and small de-
tachment of police continuing with us until
morning.