The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-24
GOV. sEYMOUR's ADDRESS.
INCIDENTS OF TUESDAYS RIOT.

INCIDENTS OF TUESDAYS RIOT.
We have not space for the disagreed.
BILE details of this bloody uprising, We
give here some of the incidents which
took place on Tuesday, the second day
of the great riot.
From the New York Herald.l
ADDRESS OF GOV. SEYMOUR.
Tothe People of The City of NetO York:
A riotous demonstration in your city
originating in opposition to the con-
scription ofsoldiers for the military ser.
of the United States, has swelled into
vast proportions, directing its fury
against the property and lives of peace.
ful citizens. / know that many OF those
who have participated in these proceed
ings would not have allowed themselves
to be carried to such extremes of vic.
lence and of wrong, except under an ap-
prehenson of injustice; but such'personS
are reminded that the only opposition
to the conscription which can be allowed
is an appeal to the courts.
The right Of every citizen to make
such an appeal will be maintained, and
the decision of the courts must be re-
spected and obeyed by rulers and people
alike. No other course is consistent
with the maintenance of the laws, the
peace and order of the city and the
safety Of its inhabitants.
RiotouS proceedings must and shall
be put down. The laws of the State Of
New York must be enforced, its peace
and order maintained, and the lives and
property of all citizens protected, at any
and every hazard. The rights of every
citizen will be properly guarded and de.
Tended by the Chief Magistrate Of the
State.
do therefore call upon all persons
engaged in these riotous proceedings to
retire to their homes and employments
declaring to them that unless they dc
so at once, l shall use all the power ne
cessary to restore the peace and order
of the city. I shall call upon all well
disposed persons not enrolled for the
preservation Of order to pursue their or
dinary avocations.
Let all citizens stand firmly by tht
constituted authorities, sustaining Law
and order in the city, and ready to an
swer any such demand as circumstance
may render necessary for me to make up
on their services, and they may rely upor
> the rigid enforcement ofthe State agains
! ! all who violate them.
! HORATIO SEYMOUR, GoV'r
NeD York, July IA, 1868.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AND BLooDsHED II
NINTH AVENUE.
Previous TO the attack an Allerton'
q Hotel the crowd Of persons were attack
. ed by q detachment of invalids, som
forty in number. The crowd soon over
= came them and wrested their muSket
from them. with which they beat then
= over their heads, and some nine CT th
soldiers were carried away terribly mu
h tillated In some instances the womel
drew the bayonetS from their socket
and plunged them into the alread
wounded soldiers. Blood covered tn
pavements and streets in many place
when our reporter visited the scene q
: about FIVE o'clock on Monday evening
: The hotel was built of brown ston
u up to the FIRST story and was very hant
IL somely fitted up and furnished. I'll
J. crowd after cutting the building of eve
: rything they could carry away, SCI it o
l. fire. The loss is supposed to be $4,000
= During all this time the leader of th
II crowd mounted on fine cavalry hors
u fully caparisoned and brandishing SO
e bre, galloped up and down the stree
apparently engaged in giving instrut
tions to his followers.
s, ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE TRIBUNE oFFIC
y The crowd made another attack q
~ the Tribune Office yesterday Afternoon
3 They attempted to fire the building, b'
% the reams of paper with which the ofiC
}, has been protected since the attack
10 Monday evening being wet, prevente
II them from accomplishing their purpose
D. The police force soon afterwards arrive
., and dispersed the gathering.
!, THE MILITARY OPEN FIRE,
There were two howitzers placed
position, supporting which were tW
). companies of the llth New York Sta
~ ~ Volunteers under command Of Colon
- a O'Brien, who was on horseback. tt
~ ~ military were formed on Second Avenu
u a at the corner of Thirty-fourth stree
~ with the crowd on either side Of the
and few in front, none expressing IL
T. slightest trepidation at the dangerol
n- position in which they were placed. =
j. Bricks few like hail stones among Il
is soldiers. Col. O'Brien rode up al
y down in the centre, and then gave IL
A command to fire. Some alege tn
50 these pieces were loaded with grape al
ID canister; but however this may b
there were several seen to fall at th
time. The two companies of infant
o. of the Eleventh regiment, which we
under the immediate command Of Col
ID mel O'Brien, also opened fire Of Min
bullets and committed some havoc amor
in the crowd which was firmly maSsed t.
Ia gether at this point The balls whistle
/, around in almost every imaginable q
- rection. Several fell on the sidewa
N and in the middle of the street, al
M were carried into the various house
a. where their wounds we're attended to.