The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-11-14
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Secession Not Tolerated Sorth-Newspa-
per Office Mobbed.

Boston, Angus; 10, ls6l,
There were spicy times At Concord, n. H., OF
Thursday afternoon last, the occasion being tn,
: smoking out of 4 weekly journal, called til,
Democratic Standard, Of Secession views, who's,
Office and materials were whelly destroyed. 4
connected narrative of the affair is as follows
The paper has all along been known as q sym,
~pathizer with treason and rebellion. 1t has as
saultcd the Executive, maligned the soldiers, and
aided in all possible ways the enemy. For the
past few weeks it has ontrageously and wantonly
reflected on the character and conduct of the re-
turning soldiers, until they could stand it patient
ly no longer. Early in the afternoon several
soldiers of the First Regiment went to the print
ing Office and asked for some of the papers, with
the intention of purchasing them. The pub
fishers refused To sell them. The soldiers after
ward went into the street, and by some means
obtained several copies these were read TO an
excited and increasing multitude. In one article
the editor spoke of the premium which Congress
had offered to induce the three months men to
re-enlist for three years. The writer then went
on To state that the men would be allowed to
change from one company or regiment 10 another,
in order to get clear of obnoxious or incompetent
officers, and closed by remarking that. this
may be the case with 4 certain Northern New
England regiment, 4 portion of which actually
mutinied against the abolition Colonel who COM
mands it, before leaving for the seat of war. \
number of his men having demanded a furlOugh
! u WISH inclr lrIenus over SUNDAY, were refused.
WhereupOn they formed into line and charged
bavonets on the recusant commander, who made
sudden tracks for the nearest fence. This move
ment the men greeted with shouts Of derisiye
l%aughtea, and three cheers for JEFF. Davis.
They were subsequently granted the required
furlOugh, and order reigned i'll Warsaw After
reaching Washington, it was found necessary to
divide this regiment, and station portions of il at
different points,
The following is another specimen of the mat
ter which the edition of the paper referred to,
contained 80 Our Southern papers are fllcu with
heart-sickening accounts of the murders and rob-
berries which individuals in Old -Abe's Mob are
perpetrating on the Southern people. Innocent
women and children are shot on their own door
steps, for wearing what is called secession bon
nets No wonder the Northern people run,
when the honest men of the South march toward
them
The excitement continued to increase until 4
frantic collection had surrounded the building,
and were filling the air with loud shouts and i'm
precautions. At this time, several persons went
up to the printing rooms, which Were in the third
story Of Lows block, and found the doors locked.
Immediately after, 4 revolver was fired, and the
ball passed through the floor into the second
story, into a room occupied by Tailor Stewards
sewing women, causing, Of course, great con-
sternatiOn. From the direction of the ball, it is
evident that weapons was fred for the simple pur-
pose of intimidating the crowd.
Soon after, the publishers, four in number, APP
peared ut the windows armed with revolyers,
guns, and axes. One of them very impudently
reached forth a Colts revolver, shook it, and told
the crowd they were well prepared, and should
defend themselves to the last extremity. Those
who composed the mob answered with ejacula-
tions like the following Are you Il traitor ?i
:. You rebel and Secessionist--frc if you dare -
At this time the City Marshal appeared and read
the riot act, and with great difficulty prevented
the soldiers from ascending the stairway. John
NJ. Hill, Esq, and several prominent citizens
endeavored to calm the excited populace, but
with no effect; they then went up to the Office
and told the publishers that if they would give
up their arms, they would endeayor to protect
this, but before anything could be done, the
soldiers were at the head of the stairs, and all
parleylng was at an end. The rioters attempted
to enter, but the door was bolted, and they COM
menced staving out the panels. Firearms were
then freely used inside, and several of the crowd
were wounded-one in the arms, another in the
hand, while bullets passed through the clothes of
q number. The firing was distinctly heard in the
street, and thousands filed the way to Il long dis
lance above and below the building.
The soldiers Were unable to procure their mus
kets, and they had no weapons excepting dirks.
The publishers escaped into the attic by a ladder,
and the rioters took possession. The work of de-
was now commenced in good earnest
types, desks, paper of all kinds, and in fact every
thing which is used about a printing office, came
tunlDlliS GOWN on the slueHdlh III Il fearful nl;lll-
ner. BOnfires were Immediately kindled, and the
of the secession press were thrown upon the
burning pile, while the soldiers gathered around
the smouldering ruins, and gave vent to their JOY
in the widest acclamations. After the fires had
abated, and nearly everything had
been consumed, the City Marshal went into the
office and prevailed upon the rioters to so into
the street.
The soldiers discovered the hiding places of the
publishers, and seized their unfortunate victims,
but the citizens rescued them, and with great
difficulty carried them to the Police Station.
Their preservation from death was a very remark
able circumstance, and had it not been Tor a few
brave men, their lives would have paid the penalty
Of their deeds. Among those who displayed the
most commendable bravery in rescuing them, l
would mention John Foss, Esq, the Warden of
the Prison. The victims were hurried to the
Police Station on the full run, the crowd follow
ing after, and shouting, % Lynch them ~ Lynch
They were taken to the State Prison
Tor safe-keeping.
Letters were found in the Office from Union
in Virginia, asking them why they pub
ished such articles and saying even that in
that country such q paper could not I've" etc.
Papers in abundance were found fixing unlnis-
aakably the editorship of the obnoxious paper on
Burke of Newport, n. H.. 1t has always
been surmised that such was the fact. but now it
s conclusively shown by abundant proof.
\ coat of,tar and feathers was prepared for the
Palmers, publishers, but the police and the war
len of the prison saved them from it. The streets
we're Illuminated in the evening by the burning
ar in front of the Office. but the crowd, however,
vas very civil and orderly.
Tie building IN which the Democratic Stand
'rd was printed is owned by George Hutchings,
md is not much damaged. The windows were
,roken in, signs and blinds torn down, and the
lOors broken up. The type belonged to John b.
and is said to be mostly the old material
by Odlin & Wilson when they printed the
The ringleader of the crowd was Charles T.
lark, a boy IA years of age, who has been with
Japtain Sturtevant, of Concord, as a clerk.
The soldiers, after the shots were fred, went TO
work coolly and took down the blinds of the