The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-16


10 save her ifv fromtbe brick -bais and
violence OF tie mob ;iliai. Sir. IS Tie
question. Here. n,och aH. cied and
overcome by hi. feeling. lie burst iuio
tears Many. not excepting hi. ene-
mics, wrpl several sobbsd aloud. anil
Tie synipalhies a The whole meeting
was deeply excited. He continued /.
Forgive me, Sir, that ! have thus be-
iiayed my weakness. ltaas the allu.
SION 10 ny family that oiercamc my
feelings. Not, Sir, assure you. from
any fears on my part. Not that ! I, el
able 10 contest the matter with the
whole communiiyi | know perfectly
well thai am not. know, Sir thai
ou can tar and feather me. lang me
up. or put me into ihe Mississippi.
without The least diiiicuiy. iiut what
,hrn Z Where sl,ali go Z have been
iniade io f.tl thai. i ! am nol saE n
Alton. ! shall not be safe anywhere.
! fecenily visited 81. Charlie, to bring
home ny family, and was torn from
their frantic embrace by mob.
have been beset night and day Mt Al.
ton. Aud now, il leave here aud 90
elsewhere. violence may over AXE mc
I ii my retreat AMI have no more CAIN
upon the protection Dt another commn.
nily Than have upon this and have
concluded, after consultation With MY
friends, aud earneiIy seeking counsel
OF God, 10 remain al Aitoa. aud here
to insist on protection ia the exercise
Of my rights. II the civil authorities
refuse TO protect me, ! must look to
! God aud. If die. have determined
TO make my grave in Alton
Another piess was procured and il.
reception is described rs follow:
On that evening (Novembe, O., be.
tween forty aud hny ciizen> mel ia
the Warehouse Of Godfrey, Gilman 4
Co, where the press w,s 10 be stored
10 organize Il volunteer compaay to AID
IA the defence oil law and order. Al
ten O'Clock, several leit; but about
thirty remained IA the building, viii
oHe city constable to command thea
| They were armed. Mr., Lppeioy VA,
not among them. HIS dwelling hac
been attacked but a lew nights before
" hen he and sister narrowly escaped
a blick bat, throwl with sulIiten
force to have done mortal injury. Ex
pecting an assault, his wife IA very deli
cate health, and in a stale Of ncrvou.
alarm from her recent experience a
| ST. Charles, Mr.. Lovrjoy had a rang
ed with u brother that they -houl,
watch alternate nights at home aud al
the store. AT three IA the morning
a steamboat brought tae expeeIe,
press. A sent ual of the mob wa,
watching for ii, aad immediate y .ay,
the alarm when horns were blow
throughout tie city. The mayer had
already been called, aad was in III,
building. lie requested those wk,
guarded there, 10 remain aud keel
quiet till he called for them, saying tia
le would attend TO the storing OF til,
press, which he did. 4 few stone,
) were thrown, but no serious damag,
eff cted, and the press safely depo>ilet
IN the garret OF a stro e stone ware
house, where it was thought 10 DC safe
Most of the volunteer company ther
went home, apprehending no farihc
, violence. But The worst was TO come
About len o'c|ork, some thirty per
sons, as il by prcconccrt. suddeul,
emerged from a nelghborma gr,g,ho!
Ia few OF them with arms, bat h
, maj rily with only stones in the.
hands - formed a line at the south cn,
! Of the store, next the river, knoe 4,
and hailed. Mf. Gilman, from Ill,
garret door, asked what lhty wanted
Their leader replied; he press.
: Mr.. Gilman assured them II woult
e moi be given up; adding, " We laN
no i'll feelings toward ANY OF you, al,
should much regret 10 d. you auy in
jury but VIZ ire au'horiz by tlf
t Mayor TO i frnd our property, an'
shall do % viii our lives Tbc lea
4 der rcpii' d taat they were resolved {
Z have the press II any sacriiice, am
/. presented a pistol, whcreupon Mr.. &
t ctired into thr building. The no
] Then a,sed around % the oppo,it
] md 81 the warehouse, and commence
!. throwing slone-, which soun demo-
IA l-hed several Of tlle windows No re-
d sisiance was offered the inmates has
o inp agreed Lot 10 lite unless ihci
+ lives we're IN danger. Tie warehou.
: b. ing Of stone, and -oldly buill, u
! urIher impression was made upon
t by this assault. Finding their mis-
{ siles ineil, ciual, the mob fired tpo d
i ii,ree guns into the building. by whic
r no one wA- hil. The fire was then r.
: turned, and several d the rioier
d wounded, one Of them morially. Here
npon, The mob recoiled, carrying d
| their wounded. Bot they soon rt
{ turned with ladders, and other preps
: rations for firing the ROOT Of tie ware
house, cur.ing and shouting, Bur
! them out burn them out!' The
: kepl carefully On the side Of the build
ing where there were no windows, :
. tilst hey could not be injured G
. repelled by it, defenders. Tie May
!. or aud Justice we're now depust.d b