Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-16

necessary for him to flee fran the BiAes at night Determined to be heard. he shipped his press to Alton, where he pro- posed re-establishing hinaself. IL chAnced to be Sunday, and consequentiy his goods were left lying tnkuarded on the 1haff. no one suppoeins any trouble would oe- eur. That night the boxes were broken open and the printing press was thrswn into the river.
 This act aroused. great ifldlghatisA in Alton. and a meeting of protest was held In the Presbyterian church, at which Mf. Lovejey and others spoke. Hs expressed himself that he was not an abolutionist, but desired to establish A religious paper l in Alton, and used language which his | listeners interpreted to be a personal pledge that It's columns should be kept free from all future discussion of the slavery question.
 As direcN result Of this meeting, funds were raised, another press was sent for, and on Sept. 8. tSss. the first num- Der of the Alton Obsefv6f was issusd. Tht paper soon gained a vide cifchiation and 1t was not long before the editor again boldly attacked slavery.
 In the issue of June go, 1887, Leve1oy sdvocated petition for the ab6lishlne of Eslavery in the District of Columbia. and in the next advocated the organizing of an anti-siavefy society In Illinois. 4 committee communicated with the editor warning him to assist. to which he re piled somewhat tAftiy, denying the rieh of anyone to dictate to him what h, should discuss. and offered them the us, Of his columns to krswer his arguments
 They chose. however, a different meth II cd, and on the night of Aug. as a mol suddenly stormed down upon hIs of1lce wrecked it with bricks and stones, drov out the employees, and completely demoI lshed the press. The anti-siavefy oart at once rallied about thslr champioa. an
 third press was sent fer but when
 arrived in September Mir. Lov6to
 chAnced to be away, and 1t was immsdI
 ately seized by another mob and prompt
 thrown into the river.
 Again and again during the weeks C
 continued excitement that followed th . life of the editor was threatened. an
 twice he was the victim of Ttcious al ! saults. But his friends Nsant for a touit press, and ne remained enaannted at AI s post.
 On Nov. 2, 1881, the bat arrived beai f ing the fourth press, which was at onC ; removed to stone warehouse. Mf Low, joy and a number, of friends assemble n with arms for its defense. No troub o occurred until night, when . mob of pei q haps 90 pereons. mostly intoxicated, d ( manded that the press be surrendered
 them. Refused this, they at ence con r nnenced nerce attack on the bulldir n with stones, bfiokbats and guns. Tho s within fired, killing enA Sf the mob d 1. ~oundins several ethera
 It Soon after the cify h4tis were run d horns were blown. and q uaaddened mutt t tude surIed down towards the besleel n warehouse. Ladders wefo placed again
 the Windowlese sides, and . uumbef c r cended to set fire to the roof. Mfr. Lov n joy, with c few others of the aefsndeI s- fired upon thsso and drove them ava le returning below to load their RU d Shortly after he again stepped out ef q ,e roof to reconnoitre. But this tins co ird cealed members of the mob were watc l. ing; . number fired, and five buiieB c p. tered his body. He feii, eryiug 'Tfy ca 2 am shctr' and instantiy expired. 1t With the deAth of L0setsy the skhe ie tsnrrendered and the msb broke the pre D. into fragments and flung tAem into q
 river. The day following c ernve VI
 dug on the high bluff ln the southern pa = of the city, and the body, without zi
 religious ceremony. was thrown into
 and hastily covered up. A iarEA mon
 ment, was later erected h the Alton cen
 tery to his memory. Puniahm6nt for murder eeefnsd Co foilew without hum
 intervention. for most Sf those who to .s part in the riot met violent death. n1E CMcndsy: TAA wysmiae Massacrs.)