Spirit of the age., 1863-07-27
Great Riot in New York.

'.en eo'unlns nliea with the details of great |
TO, " whicn convulsed that city on Monday
aho tuesday; The scenes which we're enacted |
tnto" mo the shade allformer popular w.
IlslhsS Oh the KIND Opposition to the en-
lorcement OF the conscription law was the
cause ol the outbreak, which seemed to per-
Vaoe almost the entire population. both men
anu women. Ihe enrolling officers of the |
eiShtn anu nln.n districts were demolished, |
Two whole blocks of houses were burned on
ihlrd Avenue and Broadway, and the enroll. |
ing hsts were torn up Great confusion
prevailed In the Twenty-frst and Twenty
second wards the armory in the Second Ay-
enue was attacked and destroyed a raid was
made on the negroes; the Colored Orphan
Asylum was laid in ashes Bulls Head Hotel
was destroyed; two mansions in Lexington
Avenue were sacked the Seventh Avenne
Arsenal was threatened, but was protected
by strong guard of militia and regulars.
tue Tribune office was attacked, an6 negro
was hanging in Clarkson street. Colonel O.
Brian, who commanded some militia who
were resisting the mob, the Herald SAYS
was seized by the rioters, beaten almost to
death, then hung up to u lamp post, then
cut dowu, thrown into the street and again
beaten until life was extinct"
On the second day CTuesday) the riot con-
tlnued with perhaps increased violence The
rioters to the number of perhaps 5000 took
possession of the Union Steam Works, in
which the arms takenl from the Arsenal on
Monday had been stored. A fight with the
police ensued, in which fourteen persons
were instantly killed, besides number who
were instantly killed or seriously injured ty
Jumping from the second story of the build
Ing. The police retained possession Of the
works. The crowd was fired upon by U. S.
Regulars IN two or three other places and
quite number killed. In various parts of
the city private residences were sacked and
then given to the flames, and stores plunder-
ed. No part of the city appears to have
been xsmpt from the riot The negroes
| seemed to have been special objects of hate,
| and suffered extensively. Many of them
were killed, and their homes burned or torn
down.
The scene Of bloodshed, rapne and law
lessness with which the New York papers
are crowed reveal a reign of terror which
bids far to rival any which the annals OF
Paris have furnished. il
Governor Seymour issued a proclamation
on the second dsgaefflaEf 81 tk
order from Washington, the draft has been
suspended for the present; but it does not
appear that this announcement quieted the
sxcitment. The people seem to be dissatish
ed with the war under any circumstances
and ripe for revolt. a@t
The Petersburg Express has received New
York papers of the 10Th and 18th from which
it learns the riot continued on Wednesda,
and Thursday. The Herald of the 10th says
The reign of violence and bloodshed con.
tinued all day yesterday, notwithstanding
the vigorous measures adopted by the au
thorities to check it. The announcement Q
the suspension of the draft seemed to hav
!, ocassioned no abatementAin the popular ez
citement. AS will be seen from our cop
ous reports, frequent collisions between th
military and the populace occurred, and nun
hers of lives were sacrificed, while an in
, mense amount of property was committed
! destruction. In one of the fights 1t is ST
, ted that forty dead bodies were left on tt
: field of conflict. The poor negroes we
hunted, driven about and hanged, just as {
, the two previous days, and hundreds of tt
unfortunate creatures fed terror strickt
from the city. There were scenes of vi
|, lence to be witnessed IN every qurarte
. Around the Third 6th street arsenal hume
= measures had to be adopted by the militia
: authorities. The multitude was exposed
= the fire of howitzers, and several persons we
, killed
:. THE DISTURBANCE CONTINUES.
IF In its editorial department. the Herald
e. the following:
!. There was little abatement in the displ
le of violence manifested by the excited peol
S. throughout the city yesterday. Notwit
S standing the order of the Mayor, announce
j. that peace was restored, and the proclamat
o. of Governor Seymour, invoking the unfuria
ID crowd to retire to their homes, promisi
81 protection to the rights of the citizens a
" the vindcation of the law, scenes as viol
,st and more bloody than on Tuesday were
ira acted in various quarters of the city.
cd people seemed more desperate than ever,
ar, the military force employed, though stro
were repulsed in different localities. Un