New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25
PEACE.SECESSI0N TROUBLES.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN CONNECTICUT.
FLAG TORN DOWN At STBPNEf.
SECESSION MEETING POSTPONED.
TEE BRIDGEPORT FlRgEg DESTROYED.
A FIGHT AT FAIRFIELD.
TWO nxnw SERIOUSLY HURT.
TEE BRIDGEPORT FlRxEs DEsrao,ED
A FIGHT AT FAIRFIELD
TWO nxnw SERIOUSLY HURT.
A New-Jerscy Peace Paper Suspended
A DELAWARE PAPER ADMoNIsHgD
Special Dispatch 10 III. N Y. Tribune

BRIDeKPoRr, Saturday, Aus. q, 1881.
A Secession flag, under the Dome OF peace, y
was hoisted at Stepney ten miles north OF
Bridgeport, Conn, this afternoon at o'clock.
According to previous announcement a meeting
was TO have been addressed by Scbnable,
broken.down politician from Penng lyanai also,
by ex-Postmaster GoOdsell of Bridgeport, and
one Belden, sIih-rate lawyer from Newtown,
Conn; but before one Of these SecesIcnists had
line 10 open his mouth PROCESSION OF Carriages
appeared, CONTAINING one hundred Of the first
citizens Of bridgeport, and twenty-five of the re-
turned volunteers In less than forty seconds
the Secession flag was trailing in the dust, and
in twenty seconds more it was torn in FIVE hund-
red pieces. Several pistols and one gun were
taken from the Secessionsts, who drew but da.o
not FIRE them.
A Union meeting was then organized, Of which
Elias Howe, jr., was appointed President, and
p. T. Bsrnum, Secretary. Some glorious Union
resolutions, denounciBg pence Secession meetings,
were passed, which We send you b. mail TO-
night.
The Volunteers are determined 10 sack Iae
Farme. Office at Bridgeport to night, but our eit-
zeus are emdeasoripg 10 have them wait the ac-
ton of tbs proper authorities r. i. BARSuM.
SECOND DisPATcu.
HGif.paa Eight p. n.-The Secession Farmer
Office has just been eutted by the volunteers in
presence of 5000 to 5000 citizens. The windows
were smashed the type all thrown into the streets,
and the presses destroyed. +. A. BARsuM.
cssrsspspdencs Of The N. Y. Tribune
BmDGEPoRT, Conn, Aug. "a, 1861.
An advertisement appeared yesterday in The Farm.
g, Ia Secession paper published In this cty snnounc-
iug that "a Peace Meeting would 10 held ~ Monroe
to-day and that fssc. nhs svuid Do raised Su tts
occasion.
Quite q number Of the most prominent citizess Of
this city desired 10 know the Of those peace
meetings loo called, aud decided 10 attend this one
merely 10 satisfy themselves whether they held
for the purpose Of upholdng the Constitution and the
Union, or whether designed aid Secession and en-
courage rebellion under the false cry Of peace.
Accordingly, at the hour appointed quite goodly
number had assembled al the place appointed and the
meeting was called TO order But before any speaking
had been attempted, the FolHaters, under Captain
Frye Of the Third Connecticut, who have been for
three months past defending the field Of battle the
Starr and Stripes appeared Oh the ground. The Peace
Flag had Just been nlised but the instant the first
Volunteer reached the ground he " Skinned the
pole let lose the halyards, and the Peace
flag, embszoned with black eagle, vas the picoeiea
flag ever saw. A barge portion Of It was torn 10
tatters and the remainder brought 10 this city. Aner
this was done the Sia,s aS Stripes were run up and
loud calls were made fox tie speaking Of the occasion.
A. none appeared z. T. Bsrnuin esq took the stand
aud stated that the people from Bridgeport bad cone
10 bear Mr.. Ellis G.. Sehnabel t. Il. Coodsell, aud |
Others aud that II they would take the stand they |
would be heard ard If they for the Union and /
the Constitution they would be defended 10 the last
but if they spoke treason they might expect the just
deserts Of traitors The Seccssionss did not appear.
The meeting was them called ORDER and elias Howe
IT,, wac appointed President. and p. T. Barnum Sec
relary The following resolutions were offered and |
unanimously passed.
Bheas We claim for ourselves, IN with errloys
iy tu. the peace Of glorious old Commonwealth Of Cor
R.oiS.d Th-i good citizen. and law aid order loving
peope deprecse and utterly condemn all thess public
Secession dsonsson' in.nIinr me honor Of our
soiiOus hss dissisceful 20 oar country. and
open dl.ed, to tn. said public demonsraop aud
cal upon 81 Union and beryfoys nea to place the ban Of
Ks'oi,d Tnss in the pesenl e. Of the country there
TniCn he Con,titpcn aud ,te NS,ionsi dovsen, and
those Who Oppsse ethr open Rsben the onforconeni
the AID and assist the enais, Of ths country
tnsnz esoession through falsely called peace
Resoised That until this ended IN the complete
preson wicked rebellion viii stand by the old
aud Stripes and hereby pledge lives, fortunes, and
s.creA honor 20 defend 1t 70 tie lsst.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted, the Star
Spangled Banner was sung. and the meeting ad-
journsd perfect ovation attended the return Of the
volunteers to bridgeport.
P.S. TIE Former Office Is being cleaned out Ms VIC
write.
RAISING OF A PEACE FLAG AT NEW
EAIRLIEIn C0NNECTICIfT