Evening star., 1944-08-06

of which Alexander Contee Hanson was
editor. 1t was election year, and 1t
was also the beginning of the War of
1812-18l5, war having been declared
against Great Britain on Friday, June
10, 1872. Gen. Lingan, in politics, was
Federalist and the Federal Republican
was the organ of that party.
The sentiment in Baltimore was not
in harmony with Lingan's party and
the Federal Republican, which was
against the administration, and so, on
June 21, 400 men and boys assembled
with axes, hooks, ropes, ETC., at the
Office of the Republican, corner Of Gay
and Second streets, and destroyed every
thing in sight, including the furniture,
presses, type and even the house itself.
The paper was then removed to
Georgetown, where it was published for
a short while, when Mr.. Hanson returned
to Baltimore and continued the publica-
ton Of the paper in small house on
South Charles street, although the ac-
tual printing was still being done in
Georgetown.
When Editor Hanson returned to Bal
timore it so happens he was accom-
panied by Gen. Lingan, Gen. Henry Lee
Light Horse Harry, father of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, c.. S. A.; Capt Richard
Crabb, DR.. Philip Warfleld, Charles j.
Kilgour ,Otho Sprigg, Ephraim Gather
and John Howard Payne, the author of
Home. Sweet Home" all being ardent
supporters of the policies for which the
Federal Republican Stood
Fatal Beating
And so. on the evening of July 81, at
the Charles street address, the publish
ing house was again attacked by mob
and the Lingan party, in self-defense.
was forced into shooting Dr. Gales and
William Smith while they were attempt
ing to gain an entrance into the house.
Both parties were heavily armed and
determined and the militia was ordered
out and those within the house finally
marched to Jail. Here the mob soon got
the upper hand of things and so brutally
beat Gen. Lingan that he died shortly
afterward. Gen. Lee-whose tribute to
Washington, First in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of his country
men, will ever be remembered-re-
ceived fractured skull and other in
juries from which he never fully recov-
cred and which undoubtedly shortened
his life.
Hanson, we are told: 90 was
then dreadfully beaten, trampled on
and pitched for dead down the high
flight of stairs in front of the Jail.
The fate of Mr.. Hanson befell
Gen. Lee, Gen. Lingan, Mr.. Hall, Mr..
Nelson, Mr.. Kilgour, Maj. Musgrove, DR..
P. Warf1eld and Mr.. William Gather,
all OF whom were thrown down the
steps of the Jail, where they lay in
heap nearly three hours.
Lingans body was returned 10 WASH
ington and all respect due to his hon.
orable services in the Revolutionary
War was paid his mortal remains. There
was then no church or structure in
Washington or Georgetown large enough
to accommodate the crowd which de-
sired to attend the services.
The procession started from Union
Tavern, at Thirtieth and M streets, to
the strains of a funeral dirge, and
moved thence to the appointed place,
where the services were held. Minute
guns were fired from new ship in
the harbor owned by Washington Bowie,
a Georgetown merchant, and named
the Gen. Lngan, and Washingtons
tent, now in the National Museum, was
spread over the stand erected for the
speakers.
Francis Scott Key, author of "The
Star Spangled Banner" was invited to
deliver the grafton, but so bitter was
the party feeling that he was unable to
accept the invitation and George WASH
ington Parke Gusts, owner of Arling-
tor and grandson of Mrs Washington,
was substituted
The interment of the body of Gen.
Lingan was made on his own estate,
known as Harlem, in Georgetown. In
May, 1908, Dolly Madison Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton put bronze marker over the
patriots grave and in November, 1905
the body was transferred to Arlington
National Cemetery and reinterred with
the honors due an oficer Of his rank.