Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19

Inc military authorities of Peunsyl,,,,
are determined To make short WON
Furnishing the Thugs of the coal dist.
IN That State A correspondent o
New York Times, who dates his lep..
Beaver Meadows, on the llth no
Tho call of the nine owners e..
lance, was promptly answered on So, Na'
by the arrival az Beaver Meadows , ~
companies of the Invalid corps ma, W
command of ID. Il. Beckwith a.
Captain and ranking officer On .,s s
at bis Post, Capt. Beckwith, wen,
ously at work, and he results of t~o ~
determined action have eftec,pallv Az.
an outbreak which threatened M vs
disastrous consequences to every coaD Y
er in the land. During the nigbl
Burns of the 9th company, with a I S sa
Of men, under the guidance Of 49,
sheriff Eberly of Mauch Chunk n',Pa
the hamlets Of Yorktown, French,oa0 ~
Audeuned, exploring the numerals :,
and dens which curse every acre Il
township. Over thirty five prisons,. :.
brought in, against many of whom y.
tive evidence can be adduced Of ~, y =
derous and riotous propenSihes, ,s,..
three of them the strongest rssss.
testimony exists of their oompEcy =.
actual participation, in the murdsg n
Smith. On their arrest, every Ops ss..
was subjected to an examines ~
the commanding officer, and cstr,,.i !.
the citizens whose lives they ha ~
e., and to whom many Of then Ssa
violence and murder were iamila,
These ruttians are ignorant, brusl -,
in the majority of instances animl =
pearance and instinct. Yet many d.
exhibit a degree of information n,
from mob incendiary orators, and 4
cunning, sharpened by self,interest n.
makes IL evident enough that TIE ss,x
ic measures adopted by Capt. Belv
are the only remedies that can be d
efficacy.
Proof is abundant that this embm,
bellicn covers wide surface. A fa Il
will illustrate this.
On the occasion Of any force arryn
any point in the township, the raa
Immediately telegraphed by sens
picket shots, for distance of maay J,
For one week, Capt. Ystc deischmss
60 men was the only force in the Ia
ship. On the night of saturday kr,
force estimated AT over 1000 armed ~
assembled in the brush surroucdisg 4
house of Mrs Smith, the tampo17 hss
quarters Of the detachment. p1 4le
vowed intention of butcheriEs Ar Hal
Philadelphia, the partner Of the late
Smith, and an owner of the most exied
. sive mining lands in the county The 1
, rival of cavalry force from fotsl
sent to reinforce Capt. Yates, VA 4
graphed by succession OF sts u
/ were heard in rapid succession asas
e along line Of four miles in eyten.
\ One sNot is the signal TO dlspen
: battalion. Two fired in rapid suCs
. is their assembly Sometimes
shots are passed down the line, the a
=, ing of which has rot yet been develops
3 The motive of the leaders who hav'
P gun this aocursed work Of death q
/ douhiedy political. The stoppaFe a
I coal snpplv, or such an advance "a
price. as would create.a panic, is 'h I
iect aimed at. Among the rank si(
the motive is rise OF wages and re \
a solute control of the mines. Mgs |
: but the means. a mere auxillsT EN
I however, is used unspariugly sad Sahesl
e tatingly. ''Notice to quit" Is sr's' Y
c wavs served upon the victim, net y "
expectat on that he will leave, but ~
h der to give publicity TO their 4aa
terrorism.
p" A mere punishment of these Il
will not prove an effective remedy Y
y a military force invests this dlsiHs I
e will continue. Remove the force y
e carnival of bloodshed and riot vii 8
d The mine owners are the men % 4
g matters. Let the government lasaaA
r timed protection to The latter, 50 il.7.
q clear the vicinity by the discharged U
e ruffians, and one third more coal al
third less price will replenlsh the na'
,e and the copperhead poison Taeh
ID murdered so many good and true ne y
le be purged from the body polite oiVa1
IS county"