The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-18
THE NEWFOUNDLAND RIOTS


The last session of the Legislature opened amid
the lntensest excitement-occasoned chiefly bv the
known determination of the Government 10 reject
the claim OF Messrs Hogsett and Furey to take their
seats IN the Assembly as members for Harbor Main
| " MS Excsllency and suite having arrived at 2
CLOCK al the Council Chamber, the members of
assembly, were summoned in the usual wav to the
retne9 e.nGr presence and, after appearing there
! rEe'urhed TO elect Speaker. The Hon. Attorney
| n e.ai Mr; Hoyles) Immediately objected to the
P.esehce oi Messrs HOgsett and Frrey who there
! Horias "seI'eu IS tnelr right to their seats Mr..
MOVIES then summoned the Inspector of Polica .nd
| one or two consables and tbs I,ro L 49, iu w
| tired upon compulsion. '' ie
Alter the election of the Speaker, Mr.. Kant ro-
marked that, though unable to resist ,h;. S
ing, which most unwarrantabla in f ~ s1i
ti0n which The House had been reduced to h. ~
act of the Government in deprivinp il uf two NJ
bers, and DISTINGUISHING their district, he wouid
at all events, record protest against il On tbo
ground of the House not being then comnetnnt IN
proceed to the election of a speaker Hs referred
to the conduct just exhibited by the Government
leader as about the most tyrsnnical that had ever
been witnessed in this country, and to the scene
just enacted in the expulsion of members as one
winch would have disgraced the sixteenth not to
speak of the nineteenth century
lie then traced the conspiracy of which this
act was the last from its commencement within
the last year, referring to the Government House
intrlgues Immediately preceding the last session:
the calling OF the Legislature together at so up-
usual and lnconvenient time last winter for tho
pretended object of atfDrding relief to tho NOV
but for the real one of breaking down the fnrmarr
Government; to DR.. Fields letter as an insfru-
ment OF new COMMISSIONS; to the scheme of the CIV
ernor upon the Judges salary question; and to the
dismissal OF the whole executive for the al
legged offence against his excelency of one oF II,
members. He the glanced at the subsequent nro.
! ceedIogs OF the Governor and his chiet ndvixar
Mr lI0yles, In the conduct of the general eIection
which they had forced upon the country and IN
the climax Of despotism in the disfranchsement of
Harbor Grace and Harbor Main, for the sole nnr.
pose Oi Dv hook bV CrU0k Srcu-iuy a r,o;or;
ty in the Assembly.
The honorable gentleman concluded warning
vet canciliaory speech, by moving that his nrnteSt
against the election of Speaker form part of ths
question, as he wished it to be recorded on the
journals. u" ''0
The House thus being organized, the Governors
speech was delivered without iuterruption Rpt
out OF doors, matters very soon grew serious The
papers say:
The scenes which took place outside were of n
character wholly unparalleled here, and such in
their awful consequences must make evsry friend
OF the country and every friend OF humanity shud-
der to reflect upon. The day was one OF dread and
horrors which assuredlg can never be for gotten
and never atoncd for We have already said that
the persistence OF the Government in the arbitrary
cSurse regarding the iiarbor Main members against
winch we warned them on Monday, had spread an
| prehersion and excitement throughout all classes
from the earliest hour. These feelings atiained a
| fearful height at the time when Messrs Horsett
| and turey were obliged to withdraw from their
seats and it was with the utmost difficulty that the
! crowd who surrounded the Colonial Battery couId
! be restrained from violent demonstrations bv the
| presence Of the military and police and even by
that which always proves powerful than eitIi-
er or both-the presence and exertons of the Cath
olic priests.
At one moment, in spite of all these restraints,
riot seemed inevitable, and the Chief Magistrate,
MIR. Carter, read the not act, which was then
| handed to Colonel Grant, Il. n G. in command
of the military. The crowd, however soon after
became gradually more tranquil and it is is hardly
possible to over estimate the services of the priests
! in tle DrpsprVatjnn ofp Al.
! hours from to o'cock. They never ciased
! moving about among the crowd, calming soothing.
c0unselllng them, and putting down the angry tor
rent which threatened from time to time to sween
all before it. They succeeded at length in inducing
group after group of great multitude to break up
and disperse.
The crowd having left the Colonial Building
yard, scattered about the town, and as evening
began 10 close in, an attack was made by a party
OF them, chiefly lads, upon the shops and stores Of
Mr. Michael Nowlsn and Mr. Kitchin in Water
street In both Cases they smashed the windows
made away with some goods, and flung others into
the street.
But the melancholy sequel is yet to be told
After the last named mischief was done the military
were summoned into the town. Those who had
been before then dispensing began to collect agan
stones were thrown at the soldiers Colonel Grant
was insulted and struck; pruy0cation followed after
provocatiOn, and the order given to fire. Sew
en- shots told, three of them mortally. One man,
named Clifford, an aged widows only son and sup
| port, died on the instant. The two others Hunt
| anu FltZpatTlck fingered but a short time.
Among the wouaded we grieve TO saw was the
Rev Jeremiah O'DOnnell one of the most esteem
! ed AM loved priests the island. When the
alarm ran through the crowd that the priest had
been shot down, their strongest feelings we're
| aroused to degree seemingly beyond all control,
and infuriate demands for vengeance we're heard
in all directions. At this critical juncure came
again the most praseworthy services of the Catho-
| hc clergy and Judge Little.
The Judge, at imminent peril to his life from
a'"i77 - INC hand "ud rnU-isst h"lls tho other
] ruSheQ to the middle Of tho naIaa
| then asserted his own superior authority and as
sured Col. Grant of peace if he would Withdraw
his soldiers The Colonel at consented with
| an expression of regret for what had taken placa
ana requested the Judge to accompany him and
hls men to the barracks, which was ACCORDINGLY
done. Meanwhile, between and o'clock The
powerful summons Of the Cathedral bells made the
tetIlhed and enraged multitude repair from amid
| scenes OF crime and blood to tho house of God
there to hear the voice of their chief pastor The
!hoToughiares began at once to empty themselves
IN that direction and in few minutes a vast nul-
! ttude had assembled within the Cathedral Tba
| Right Rev. Dr. Mullock appeared on the altar in
pontlfcalS, and with heartfelt and melting suppli-
cations CON ured tie people to be calm TO keen the
peace, and to go to their homes; he then presented
the chalice containing the most Holy Sacrament,
ana eXacted promise from all present, that, for
me honor OF the Divine presence, they would obey
MS instructions, and end avOr to induce all to do
the same. Soon after this all externally WAS re-
stored to tranquility, aad no disturbance or breach
OF the peace occurred during the night.
TIE VIRGINIA STATE GoXvENrIox--The Virginia
State Convention met at Richmond on Thursday
last. In the proceedings of Friday we find the
foowing
In the course of calling the roll several members
who had voted against the ordinance Of secession
asked leave to say few words in exclamation Of
the reasons why they were now going to sign that
instrument.
The argument used by Mr.. Armstrong was in of-
!ect the same that those who follnwcd used, that
IL, Nt-h III
Convention, he had voted tor it at the polls and
would now sign it, because circumstances had tran
spIred, in the actien of the Federal Government
and IN the overwhelming voice of the people of the
state, which made it the duty of every patriot to
stand BY the State.
Mr.. Esey and Mr.. Woods, of Barbour, followed
IN the same strain in explanation of their course
Timothy Rives preiaced the act Of signing the
ordinance by saying that he had regarded secession
as Revolutionary right, and he desired to put the
word revolution against his signature.
Many members absent when the roll was
called. SeVeTal came in after their names had been
called and signed, others military duty and
were absent from necessary causes.
After the ordinance was sigued the Convention
went into secret session.
ARMY CoHTRACr FRAUDS IN PEYysYLvASrA.-
Presentment By the Grand Jury On the subject of
the alleged army clothing frauds the Grand
Jury made the following presentnent to the
| Court:
In the Court of Quarter Sessions of the county of
Allegheny, OF June sessions, A. D., 1861. AL
legheny county, So:
We, the undersigned, Grand Jurors of the Com
monwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, now, inquirng in aud
Tor the body of the county of Allegheny. upon our
oaths and solemn affirmation, respectfully do pre-
sent:
That from own knowledge and observation
| evidence before u.s. Emanuel FrOwenfed Maurice
| Frow wenteld, Ashar Prevented, Abraham Proven
! teid, Joseph Morganstern, Louis Murganstern, and
Louis NJ. Neal intending to cheat and defraud the
citizens of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
did on the twenty-third day Of April, A. d. 1861,
nt tie city of Pittsburg, conspire, combine con-
tederate and agree together to deceive, cheat and
Pennsylvania, of The sum of ten thousand dollars,
by divers subtle and fraudulent means and devices.
FRoM DEMERARA-On the Sd April the Cover
nor announced that the applications for coolies had
amounted to 1915, or 3,3l5 more than, according
to his previous representations, they were
Likely to obtain. The applications for Chinese i'm
migrants have been increased from l 100 to OS5.
The Court determined to limit the applications for
the former to 3 600.
The number of Chinese to be ordered at once has
been fixed at three thousand hundred but it is
understood that further applications will be re-
ceiv ed, and orders for any additional numbers sent
on.
Plot TO Blow Ur THE LONG BRIDGE-Two Sc
cessionists arrested by members of the Third
! New jersey Regiment on last Thursday night at
Hunters landing, the Long Bridge. They
| had in their possession four kegs of powder a
bundle OF fusees, and package of matches. They
had taken boat and were moving in the direction
OF the further draw of the Long Bridge, it is sup
! posed with view to blowing it up. sergeant of
| the regiment overheard them essayiug their plans
The men were sent to General Mansfield Wash
ington Star.