New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-29

ture of the opening scene in that carnlYa ol IIiNi
Outbe morning Of Monday the thirteenth OF July, be-
gan this outbreak, unparlIed ~ % nv & horrors Of
tue worst days Of the French ReVuiutol N"nhs ~ an
and boys. composed OF railroad slnino!es' iNeb by
machine shops, and vast crowd OF thosc Nho ~
proving anon Others thieves, lllnpS Ii oIlns
Tho scun Of the OK tnose be,an 70
ning with swift feet TO enter me y ,e,,
ra her on the corners and in streets ana sy u!
lived irom thence issuing ioIth lne! Nlsseu va,
fablshueus the lhe OF their advance coiiianue
hcir instant close and the compmoiShP Oh 'ie W. ~
men, many Of them peaceful and orderly melon mon
the destruction OF The and nhrderonS assul catn
the other did not their orders meet Win lns'"
BODY 81 these i've or six hundred strong W tee
about one OF tue enrOIugOtccs in the upper oDeled
city whore tie dit was quietly pr1cee "a and pay.
the assault upon u by shower OF clubs, ~ N mn by
in stones torn, fOn the streets, folOMf hrok4 me
fous rush utO The office Lists fecou ror IN, fine
dTdlnewheel every article of fBrnls" The floor or
rnor Was rent M uieees ana sffewn anOub ino ''o
Hung into the street; while the NV % 100 6ereand
per reporters who are expected 10 pe IN make
haSty retreat through IA % N,ia, a. '
~ 'S go ~ 80 o Which contsmed some of the hateu
records was fahen mon py lHG Do aitl tber naked
Fai o5 bsnled. beat them on its iron doors anu ao
IN try were stained with blood IN u mao lIon%y VI
VI ny at ana fury And them hnding every porta
es ro,cd-their thirst for ruin growing bythe
55earink it mad Ladand believing, or rather hOpng,
maj fhe officers had taken refuge IN me upper loou
We 10 tbe house. ard stood watching tue SLOW ana sleay
In Of the namds, filling the air with denonac sAloAs
ana wells whle they waited Tor the prey 10 ts'le M
some door or window, from the lnerlless 1re 10 lit
reTcics hands one OF these, who was on me osh2 IKE
al the street, aseOusly stepped 1orW9u du' .elis
them that tAey had utterly demolished all they ene 20
seel, informed them that helpless women ana eallSI
were IN the house ard bes0ught them 10 e%isulsh IN
flames and leave he ruined premises; TO p'Ise' oi at
lkast 20 seek some otter scene. . MI,
y mis- dress recognizing in HIM Government oiheiai,
so IN from hearing needing his humane appeal thy
set puog him with sticks ana clubs, aud DAJ Elm ul W
ewes were blind with blood aud hebrisod aid mang.ed
s-cceeted IN escaping 20 the handful OF police VINO
stood plcss before this bowling crew. now
t5 tEorls5nfs With difficulty and pain the in1nenslvc
tSngurf the Splt.tlNE Ult' NthN'
having dCyUuged tie house originally ligli th sWVFt
ecrosa tp ,sir nboinp buildings I'LL the Whole block
stood a mass eli burning flames. The iiremen came up
tary and reluctantly, many or the same et,s 80 'o
mscrcants VINO surrounded ihein ana VINO eAecIeu Ct
tiv gpurosch. but either made 10 attempt 20 peiioh
tler duty.0r feeble and frctcai one as 70 oIiig
disgrace upon service they 50 geneia1y Ho"o' anu
At last, whom there here nothing more to accom-
pllsh tile mob, swollen TO plsnli slIe, A.
grown. vagabond boys " the pavements rushed hlVusn
the intervening streets, stopping cars ana Insults
pvacoa1le cia2ens their way, to an armoiy Whe'e
WEI manufactured and stored earbues ana guns Tor tLe
Government In anticipation Of tho attack TINS earlier
coiug uIt III ordinary crowd of ruhanS, Dutas cah be-
l0ro gc IN the preseuce Of these murderoNs loa"s
Here, as lore, the attack was begun by ram Oh mis-
sies, gathcrad the streets; less Idtal doubuess
than more civilized arms, but irghiHI III the thsy
taken by those who stationed within; II wasTcpeaied
At asst finding they treated Win cohtemptuohs
crowd : aged back-then foFward--in y combined at
tempt 10 force the Wide entrance-d0oTs Heavy hdt3
workshops, caught mp hastily as they gathered the me
charles their ranks were used M1th f1gliu VIC
enec 20 beat them ut last Successfully. TIC Foremost
4apts began to climb the stairs, but were cAeShed
and Tor tie moment driven bacS by the fire oil the
officers, who at last had been commanded 10 reSort 10
Their revo!vers lalf-scOre fell wOnhded ana one, who
had been acting as toir leadeTa BIZ bra-
qe pause was but Tor an Instant As the cleared
away there "a general and feiocios onslaught upon
blasphemy, with terrible yes aud cries filed tie ar In
every accent Of the English tongue save that spoken by
sound but they so few aud weak as 10 be an
noticeable in the Of voices. TIE paySstones a."
like hail. until the street was torn into gaps and rats,
and every WIndOwpane, and SASH and doorway, WIS
smashed broken. Meanwhile divers attempts were
fectual materials OF the vigant watefhlIess OF the
Desieged ia MIDST ef this raliaBt defense wor was
ght to the defenders from headquarters that nothing
could be done for their support ana that, they would
their lives, they mast make quick ana orderly re-
treat Fortunately, there side passage With which
the mob unacquaiHed, and one by one, tey sue
ceeded in gaining TINS, and vanishing lew TOO iaii
in remaining at er posts I'll the fire, which had at last
been communicated to the building, crept unpleasa9uy
near then, by dropping from s 10 sill OF The broken
windows, or by sidug by their hands aud feet down the
rough pipes and stones, reached the pavement-but lot
disabled for lifetime, II indeed they did not die IN tho
hospitals to which few OF tie more mercnuy disposed
carried Them
The position of Gov. Seymour in that fIiehtful
drama is set forth in faithful sketch which antlci-
pates the colOrs Of permanent history
The next mornings sun rose OF city which was ruled
by eign Of terror. Had the police possessed the heals
Of ydra and of Brarcus, and had these heads
pDwerlcss against the multitude Of oiposei Outbreaks
made crowds gathered, houses burned streets bar
tie Gers appeared they ireiIeyaDly beaten and
overeOmg Aeir stand were 1t eyersOs short but ininmng
were eOsed business portion OF the ciy deserted the
large WORKS and factories empted OF men, who had been
ranks Of marauding bands. The city cars Omnlbuses,
hacks we're unable to rum ard remained under aheier
Every telegraph wire was cut the posts torn up the ope
ratios driven from their offices. The Mayor seeing that
cfV power helpless 10 stem this tide, desired To call
LAW but was opposed by the GoverpOr-a Governor wio
but few days before had pronounced the war failure
and not Only predicted, but encouraged this mob rule
when was crushing everything beneath IT'S heavy
and ensanguined feet This man. through almost two
days OF these awful scenes. remained al quiet seaside
retreat but few miles toln the city, Coming 10 IL on
the afternoon Of the second day-lnstead OF ordering can
non planted in the streets giving these creatures oppor
Juny To retire 70 their homes and ia the event OF refu
sal blowing them there by powder aud ballhe first went
the point where collected the chieest mob aud
proceedcd TO address Them Before hm stood hcendia
ies thieves, and murderers, who even then sacing
dweiug-hOlses. ard butchering powerless and monen
sivc beings. These wretces he apostrophzed as My
fends repeating the title again and again In the course
Of Lis hangue assuring them that ne was there rs
proof OF MS irendslp-Shch ne had demonstrated by
seDdiHg his AdjutantG General 10 Washington To have
inc DRAFT stopped " begglng them 70 wait Tor his re-
promise that ihey might assemble AGAIN whenever they
their rights THIS model speech was necessarily inter
rnp,ed by tremendous cheering aud frantic demUnsra
tiOs Of degLtOno great fellow almost crushing the
Governor ia his enthusiastic embrace This ended
he entered carriage, aud was driven through the
blscKeued. smoking scenes OF Mondays devasatiOns
through iTs Nisas OF outrage, OF the days executions
bland gracious, smiling Wherever he appeared eneer
upon cheer rent tue air from these crowds Of drunken
basphemers and IN place the carriage In which he
actually lifted from tile ground and carried some
rods by hands yet red with deeds OF arson and murder;
while from all sides voices cf1ed out viii ye stop the
draft, Gov'nurF "Rully b0Y!" "Ye're the man for
usl' HOordy for Goy'nur saymoor" Thus, through
the midst Of dis adlnrng aud applaudiDg crowd this
nigh officer OF the law. sworn 10 maintain public peace
moved 10 his botel where he was met by dispatch from
Washington, informing him that five regiments were
under arms ajd their 10 put end TO this bloody
assistance 10 the Southern war. fJ.g
Tie vivid intensity of the portraitnres in this story
may saggest a doubt of their accuracy, but we have