Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-27
BRIGApx HEADQuARTEss
Knoxville, August IA 1851.
PERFORMANCES OF A pESSsYLvAsGA MOB.

evening" or rather nght the OF most disgrac(fu
meb, originating In toe df.reaees between Col PEiip
johnson menher OF Congress- and the Ultra Republicans.
The Democrats held county Convention yesterday sf.
ternoou at which COL johnson took OCCASION TO defend
his 10 the late extra session OF Coogefs, and 70
make pointed rem ks In reference 90 tie admins.
rstiou After the meeting was decsret 80 burned, the
Rev Mr. hitchsh OF Poiilps5urg N J sfvemp,sd 20
reply Colonel JShnson bat vas prohibited TGis natu'
rally created excitement snd Of personal warfare
was kept up nobg the crowd I'LL evening. wlcn large
number Of men aud bays resolved upon burning the
Hon \. 10 .fasy. Tito prelude having been g"ps
hrouxh With hey t,sn repaired 70 his fssdelce and de-
usnded atonepept for the Gins Of the sf efnooa.
Tbs Colonel having sstke,d them Of his patriotism,
and The spirit Of uobocscy hsiDg BY this I'm npsn
the CRY vas for Vengeance upon ne Ssnun.l tee,
dsnoorado paper, and thithsr the crovd rushed al
breaking open the doors and siodovs, tney laid The
esszhlshnens In ruinf or the phrase goes ciesped
Il out" The work OF destruction being complete, on
tbsy marched for the Argus o6cethe property OF Col
Hotter ex lmntsr-vhch vas soon broken INTO, and
the gsrous sofk Of eonvincing against bis ~l
comusnced but it finally volsd 20 suspend opere.
tiuns here for fwentyIour heun give one. Of
oys STRIPE occopyiDg the story above, chsno to
ous--or for Col Huttsr TO rei2n' Th. next 10 ord.r
uas sx Senator Brosdhesd, vssu on rushed the mob,
uos 10 De osugh, mapping God Ss rosdis. found In.
cot only suI under bis own vine and ft tree but
uuder the fills OF the Sars and Supss vhch graceu
H,ated from the vudow above hhn-tfus Literally pro.
claiming his hou.e Bis c.s,e,' nhsre "nore should
modest or m,ke him. afraid. A Few uorls from tie
Hon. ex-senator, aud again the moved on TO the
residence Of Colonel Huer and demanded the Ssrs and
Stripes.
. | being absent on hs smiable and txeel.
lent wife devolved the duty, or csssiy Of oss,Ipg
pearl, before swine" and beu ul aud noble TN.
Diem wss made to Goa, upoa The brsess paut ~ The
presence Of mob The neIt on the Il gran N VAS
District Attorney Schuyler and here again the az was
displayed and few e eDt but sarcastic rsmarAs ssFs
! made By NJ. Schuyler. Tns order seain vas given,
.0n to Porters' halt vas soSn orcpret In iront G!
the residence Of tho hon Jidse Psrsr-one Il the old
est and most exalted ciuzsLs OF our common sesltb
and uotuishstsndns the fact that be Hard aled
70 his room harsngus from him vas nss,rIhess de-
msnded In obsd ence therets, Of ths scccmpthrd
daughters Of the adge made her appearance the vim
dov, and 10 language most shsss ssd besudiu ss ured
the mob Of The love and rsversnce which The en.fe
household bare for the Union and for s bhshs sa
| rious emblem, but wished them 70 rnderGsbd that
though the hoass should be rissd about them the sacred
folds of that Dag would not be usfasd by bar or her
| family at the bthsst OF Q mob. -
The firm and eloqasnt li2le speech too much e7ta
for the mob spit-snd quietly, snd almost silently, ths
demonstration broke upAnd the disorders Of tie pesos
soon afsf repsired their homes 70 rr Ct rpon, ara
doubt NOT regret The work ,heyh been engaged ''
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION 0FdENERAL MCCLELLAN.
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