Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-16

Office Of tie Democratic STANDARD 4"
Ruins-SeUeraJ Men Uouaded-I The
Publishers barely Escape aoih their
Lives.
CoNcoRD, n. H., ) p. M. Aug. 8.
A very serious riot took place this af-
ternoon, which resulted in the total de-
struction of printing office of the Dem
ocrahc Standard. This paper has been
too well known to require much com
ment in this connection. For the past
few weeks it has reflected quite severely
upon the character and conduct of our
soldiers, until they could endure it no
longer, and concluded to take the matter
into their own hands. Early this after
noon several of the First Regiment went
to the printing office and asked for some
of the papers, with the intention of pur-
chasing them, and it is reported that the
publishers refused to sell them. The sol
diers afterwards went into the street, and
by some means procured several copies ;
these were read to an excited and in
creasing multitude. In ore article the
editor spoke of the premium which Con-
gress 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 to another, in order to get clear
of obnoxious or incompetent officers, and
concluded by remarking that
"This may be the case with a certain
Northern New England Regiment, a
portion of which actually mutinied against
the abolition Colonel who commands it,
before leaving for the seat of war. A
number of his men having demanded a
furlough to visit their friends over Sun
day, were refused. Whereupon they
formed into line and charged bayonets on
the recusant commander, who made sud
den tracks for the nearest fence. This
movement the men greeted with shouts
of derisive laughter, and three cheers
for Jeff. Davisp They were subsequently
granted the required furlough, ard order
reigned in Warsaw After reaching
Washington, it was found necessary to
divide this regiment, and station portions
of it at different points"
There is no question but what the above
refers to our regiment.
The following is another specimen Of
the matter which the edition of the paper
referred to contained:
"Our Southern papers are filled with
Notwithstanding accounts of the murders
and robberies which individuals in Old
Abe's Mob are perpetrating on the South
ern people. Innocent women and chill
dren are shot on their own doorsteps, for
wearing what is called secession bon
nets. No wonder the Northern people
run, when the honest men of the South
march toward them"
We could quote others equally obnox-
ious, but we have not the room. The
excitement to which | referred previous
to this depression continued to increase
until frantic collection had surrounded
the building, and were filling the air with
loud shouts and imprecations. 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 a revolver
was fired, and the ball passed through the
floor into the second story, into a room
occupied by Tailor Stewards sewing wo-
men, causing, of course, great consterna-
ton. From the direction of the ball, it is
evident that the weapon was fred for the
simple purpose of intimidating the crowd.
Soon after the publishers, four in num-
Der, appeared at the windows armed with
revolvers, guns and axes, One of them
very impudently reached forth a Colts
revolver, shook it, and told the crowd
they we're well prepared and should de-
fend themselves to the last extremity,
Those who composed the mob answered
with CALCULATIONS like the following
" Fire you traitor -" you rebel and Sc
cessionist -" fire if you dare" AT this
time the City Marshal appeared and read
the riot act, and with great difficulty pre-
vented the soldiers from ascending the
stairway. John NJ. Hill, Esq, and sew
eral prominent citizens endeavored to
calm the excited populace, but with no
effect they then went up 20 the office
and told the publishers that if they would