Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-19


ing were, declaring that the loyal men OF
LeavenwOrth were determined that no traitor
Gus propositions should go unpublished in
Kansas, and the punishment to all staining our
loyalty by such ntamy should be death. Col.
Jennlson followed, amid the widest enthusi-
asm, III hispeculiar style, to declare what were
the intentions of loyal men hereabouts. He
introduced couple of resolutions, in sub
stance as follows:
''By the unconditional Union men of Leav-
enworth, resolved, that any man who shall
| propose peace with the rebels now in arms
against the government of the United States
| on any other terms than those of uncondition-
al submission to the constitution and laws
thereof, is a traitor, and deserves to die. Re-
! solved, that he shall die
Capt Geo. H. Hoyt, secretary of the meet
| ing, then followed in favor of the resolutions.
Judge Mcclellan moved as an amendment that
a committee of five be appointed to call an
adjourned meeting on the next Friday to
whom these resolutions should be committed,
with power to draft such others as may be
esteemed necessary. The amendment pre-
vailed Judge McCahan Capt. ID. W. Hous-
ton, and r. j. Hinton spoke, urging the dan
gerous character of the movements now seek
ing to create sectional prejudices against New
England; and OF the necessity for organizing
to prevent treason in the free states showing
It's head. The meeting adjourned at late
hour, manitesting throughout the utmost har-
mOny and earneStness.
Nothing further occurred of importance till
last night, when it became known that body
of armed Irishmen, headed by pestilent
demagogue named John p. Mitchell, were in
the Inquirer Office. The rumor circulated
that 1t was intended to mob the Conservative,
the leading anti slavery daily. As a conse-
quence there was counter preparation. About
nine O'Clock party of young men, under
Capt. Hoyt, assembled in front of the Inquirer
and amused themselves by singing John
Brown" with variations, intended for the ben.
eht of the editor. No violence was shown.
except that the party were armed, and a few
shots were fired in the air. The stairway
was lined by men, who fred into the
crowd twice, but without hurting any one
Colonel Anthony came up and persuaded
the party, to retire. The shots from the In
| quirer mob were fired at him. The "John
| Brown" singers left, and about an hour after,
while Mr.. Anthony was standing in the door
way of his boarding house, which is directly
opposite the Inquirer, Mitchell, the leader of
the gang, was heard to shout, ''There's DR..
r. Anthony-shoot him." The whole party
of cowardly assaSsins fired at him from the
door, stairway and windows of the office
above. Colonel Anthony's escape seems
almost miraculous, for mimic balls entered
the door within an inch of his head, and that
and a neighboring window was completely
perforated by thevolley. Anthony utterly fear
less, fired three shots from his revolver at the
ruffiians, at the same time advancing into the
middle of the road and challenging the villains
to come out and fight him fair. They ran up
stairs into the printing office. Anthony then
retired to his room. After he had gone to
bed, the secession mob crossed the street,
broke open the door and fired into the house,
going up to the head of the stairs to fire into
room they sgPP9ssedto be 9GGq9gsI AnhRapYGSSs
wife, over whose bed lodged three mimic balls.
This was late in the night, and but few per-
sons were aware of the transaction until
morning. Colonel Jennison came on the
scene after breakfast, and examined the bullet
holes. He then walked over into the printing
office, declaring that he wanted to look at a
rebel fort again. He was followed by the
crowd. No one was found in the Office ex-
cept one of the proprletors, son of b. b.
Taylor, and five minnie muSkets, all loaded
and capped. In very few minutes, with
wonderful celebrity and quietness, the printing
office was demolished. After the destruction
was accomplished, Col. Anthony addressed
the citizens, who were looking on in half
amused amazement at the proceedings, and
gave brief statement of the attempt made
to assassinate him the previous night, out of
which had grown the destruction of the In
quirer. Col. Jennison followed. He stated
that he was opposed to the mobbing Of print
ing-offices, believing that it was a crime, but
when such establishments were used to con-
ceal and defend rebel murderers, it was neces-
sary to suppress them. Yesterday, the In
quirer was a printing office, and he had de-
Tended it against threatened attack; to-day,
it was a rebel fort, used to protect traitors and
murderers, and he had cleared them out. He,
Col. Anthony, and all concerned were ready
to answer for what they had done to the civil
authorities. But so long as he lived in the
city, he proposed not to allow traitors to even
peep, and to save the government the expense
of their board by killing them. Five men had
followed him last evening with the intention
of assassination, but he had evaded them
while going home. Capt Hoyt was called
out and defended the action of the people.
A procession was then formed and the three
loyal newspaper offices visited and greeted
with three cheers
During the day committees of citizens Wis
tied the houses Of rebel sympathlzers and took
possession of such arms as could be found. |
The muskets found in the Inquirer belonged
to the government, were sent TO fort Leayen- |
worth, and the others retained. This evening
an open meeting of the Union league was
held, at which place arrangements were made
to sustain the action above taken and prevent
the expression of dislOyal sentiments. Lieut..
Col. Burris sent force of cavalry to this city
to maintain order. b. Burrill Taylor is be- !
lieved to have escaped to Missouri, from
whence it is not supposed he will soon come
back. After the meeting the members of the
Union league marched through the principal
street, signing John Brown" The newspa-
pers were cheered, and Col. Burris visited, at
the Planters House, and greeted with hearty
cheers. The people then dispersed. All is
now quiet. There will not, in all probability,
be any more disorder, for it is believed that
the rebel sentiment is completely overawed.
Should it again show itself, lit may relied on
that its manifestations will be short lived. Nor
need this movement be charged as the work of
rowdies, &C.. as it is, whether fortunate or I'M
fortunate for the fair fame of Leavenworth,
Endorsed by nearly all classes. II.
Prince Paul Demidof is wild young man,
well known about town in Paris for his in
trigues, duels and extravaganza. He is now
in possession not only of the enormous for
tune of the Demidotf family, but also, besides
other gems of price, of the celebrated dia-
mond known as the "Sancy," of historical re-
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