Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-13

the army, theysnOpld be afforded an ON
p9rt unity 70 deserve the praile bestowed
on them by theft admirers for military and
Ipugthsttc proweSs. Fhe residents nf
ktehmond located I'D the vicinity OF Main
and thirteenth Streets near this Office,
IylsEe Sqllfied med yesterday by the pleasing
| spfSI9Sle seaIS;le OF Two hlen WalI0WiHS in the
MUG, ,L.Ll : tne TOP ono pounding thoniher with
hls hsti and kiGkinE him iil the face ON his
attempting to rise; while several gentle.
il,n nilsn khloT1 llso1T1 3Y tpe generic application of
/ plugs, stood around aud preyeh(ed Hnv-
body from Interfering aud nnttlar ~ si9,,
20 lheidisgusttng. scene. q Once parry who
lnteSisEsa got :n1G from tho sb0uldcr,
\ wbicn; eHeetuAllY c1lingnished 6is desire
To- To- net asa consetvat6r 6f the Teacc Where
the actors were sIifuSS.ts "A savage per-
sonAi encounler alad occurred Ycs,urlay
noEPlpg, on Ninth. street, between two
men who were said TO be from AitssjssipDi.
unfortunately. in neither of tho N6oye ia.
slauccs were the police notified In sum !.
Gient time toselfcss the arrest Of The ofra1,
commentS - aiss'fsi. L . =
Tho oeeurfe6ses ~ AIon.iuys nitut, Ne
thiptl, UglltEtOa satisfy ioyery. renSonnbiS,
person that it is tihle, lhe strong arm. of,
power was put forth 10 hold ia check the
SplElt OF lawlesS brutality now rumpant ID
taehmond. lt is stinle, too, that wo should
eau thingssby tbeir right namess for, disc
gglse Y as NO may, tbs city is at thistimc
lgtested with gang uE rutfiaps, whose
presence, morally speaking, is ;ls mdclIlt6
oe'uepreeatel hS4hRt Of the enemy of our
race Tho shnmeGu practices oil drunk.
ARDS Llhsrtines and proaigates, who have
leltner senslbtlity, honor nor 6hamc, are
not natural TO the South md Ii IS with
pain andFTcgret tunt wc contemplate the
lutroduetionzlero of these controlling ole.
lllents OF AortllGrn sDeiety, The first open,
lq9!lestatlon lil! Of tic new order of things
III idchmond Was developed at tiic theatre.
aud II shortly 6luniuuted in the BURNING
OF that building. III n 55sz5=s..,
The, Intervening period was filled up by
vtllalules OF the minor sort, which gencr-
any had their origin IN whiSkY, until linalg
~. on Aondayanght, we wpr6 entertained
Will, q Spectacle Mt Metropolitan Hall,
Whlch, Tor opeu. violation of decency and
law, IS entirely without parallel ia This
community, TIE row, as II matter Of
course occurred in tile gallery, where n
nlm0eE OF gbrazen women Yere surrouuded
9y q crowd OF drupkcni iupprincipled men.
oeFhs ana cprses, shrieks aud yells, iutcr-
minglcd with tile rapid discharge OF deatl-
y weapons, tue. sudden panic and flight Of
tue tbrong in other portions of the house.
made up u picture OF Northern rowtlyism
winch could not DO looked upon without a
shudder. Ifathere were any t,oIicGfnen
present, whtch4ws doubt, they WIRE now,
erlcss 70 suppress the, tumult, and il went
on until one party of tho bclIigereuts with
drew from the scene, and the lights in tie
hall were extinguished!9 II is1hOt.for rs ia
suggest n remedy for these things. aa
f The civil and military auth0rilics me-
doubtless competent to devise 4 scI,emc
which must strike at the very root of t6r
eyilI+whtch must remove the temptations
ssaien All g-the ian Ceueas We'll Rs stiInJt
l2le Iqe WlckedT-and then We may see our
S9Em.mlunlty restored 70 Tie happy rondi-
tion of peace and harmony which wGs
our boast in former days. There are MON
strous eYilsiu Richmond, to which file
gambling-houses bear no comparison; and
while the efforts Cfntile though they may
have proyed) of the Mayor to break u1
these establishments are commenIabie
enouBbtwe would have tue .authoFitles
agree upon some method to extirpnte the
base intiuenCes which inflame the passions
OF bad men. There needs no ghost. come
from tue grave TO point out what these
evils arc, or the place where they flourish,
The people expect protection from inter-
nal vices, as well as external foes; and this
they will have, MT any sacrifice of Official
position. II ohr citizens cam
mot be permitted 10 visit plnce of afuuse-
msnt Or recreation, or Eycu walk the sIreets
az night, without The risk OF Interruption
from these O'ttchsts of civilization, then
there mightas .Welt'be no laws for law is
no better thnpa farce unless stsrnly adj
ministerial especially. in times like the
present" -