The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07

great excitement was caused in this city
| as elsewhere and during the day follow
ing the announcement Of the outbreak
there was manifested the greatest eager
ness to learn of it's progress and success.
At O'Clock of the morning of Oct IS,
1883, Gov. Wise, Of Virginia, arrived
in Washington, accompanied by the
Grays of Richmond, about sixty in num-
Der, and the Alexander Rifles. Gov Wise
found Mayor James G. Berret at the CITY
hail, surrounded by the police, and re-
manned there most of the time until 6
o'clock, when he took the train for Har-
per's Ferry. At o'clock in the after
neon the mail boat from Acquai creek
and other boats on the Potomac river
brought up five companies of Virginia
troops numbering about 800 men. Two
or three Of these companies marched i'm
mediately to the railroad depot, but, re-
ceiving there a dispatch from Gov. Wise.
they returned, the Young Guard Of Rich
mond taking the opportunity to parade
along Pennsylvania avenue.
THE suspense in this city for the fol-
lowing couple of days was painful in the
extreme, no one knowing what to expect
and hence fearing the worst. On Sunday
NOV 70, Gov Wise, with q regiment of
Virginia volunteers from Richmond. 404
strong arrived in Washington, leaving
Tor Harper's Ferry at 10 a. m that day.
- NAAS SNAIOl llOOII lllIte companies from
petersburg arrived and, as they could
not get out of town, they remained until
next morning
'On NOV. q, 1889, a company of troops
arrived in the city bound for Charles
town, Va, and or the 2Sth three other
companies arrived, bound for the same
destlnatlon' Notwithstanding there were
then stationed at that point $50 men and
IN the entire country there We're under
arms not less than LEGO men; thus Indi-
eating the necessity for strong force to
prevent the spreading of the insurrec-
tlonary movement into Virginia. The
execution Of John Brown followed in
lew Gays afterward, on Dec 2.
THE ferment caused bv The John
Brown raid did not cease before other oc
casions Of excitement arose. The Repub-
llcan association Of Washington. on Nav
70, 1860 held meeting to ratify the nom
NATION OF Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal
Hamlin to the positions of president and
vice president of the United States B. p
French, president of the association. ad
dressed the assemblage which gathered
in front of the city hall, and read a series
OF resolutions expressive Of the sentiment
OF the Republican party. Hon. J. r. Doc
little senator from Wisconsin, presented
very briefly the positions of the two great
parties Hon. Israel Washburn, Of Maine
said that while he had favored Mr.. Sew
ard, yet he would do all he could to Sc
cure the election Of Mr. Lincoln.
1T was on the day following the cleo
ton of Mr. Lincoln that tnera occurred
in Washington what I am disposed to
consider the first battle os the Civil war.
Late on the night of the election the re-
suit became known, and towards mid
night it was proposed and agreed to at
the Breckenridge headquarters on Perm
sylvan1a avenue, between Four-and-a
half and Sixth streets, that the fifty or
sixty members Of the National volunteers
should repair in a body to the RepubH-
can headquarters, at the corner of Indf.
ana avenue and Second street, and wreck
the shanty.' There was then a large
crowd of Breckenridge men at Browns
hotel, which united with the National VOL
unteers, making in all about 300 men,
Proceeding to the Republican building
they began, when in front of it, to fire
pistols and throw stones at the windows,
soon demolishing all in the second story
of the building. Going around to the
Second street side, they broke open the
door, which was locked went up stairs,
and commenced the destruction Of the
furniture of the rooms. They also enter
ed the room above the 'wigwam' and
destroyed the stands Of type scattering
the material about the room.
Some half dozen scared Republicans
retreated to the roof Of the building.
Soon several armed men entered and took
possession of the rooms and made ar
rests among those in the building in
GLIDING three Republicans and five vol
unteers. An investigation followed at the
Office of Justice Dom, but no severe pun
ishment was inflicted. "-Washingt
Times.