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Dozens lay bleeding on the ground at a/
time, and report soon spread that several
had been killed, and that houses bad
been destroyed. In consetéuonco of thi-i
intelligence being conveyed to the lower
wards, the inhabitants of that part of the
city proceeded to the scene of action
and its neighborhood; dnd Duane, Elm,
Pearl, Cross, Augostus and Chatham
streets, in the Gth ward; as also Broad-/
way, were filled with from 15 to 20,000
citizens, determined, il necessary, to pre
vent lurther aggression, ‘
It was now obvious that a military
force was indispensably necessary . In-|
deed, the civil authorities should havol'
procured military assistance at an earlier,
day. But the Mayor disliked to call in!
the aid of the troops, wlile it seemed
possible to avoid the necessity. Ablei
counsel were now consulted, and it was
decided that the city was clearly in al
state of insurrection. The course to be!
pursued was no louger doubtful. A
messenger was sent to the Navy Yard,
to solicit the presence of a body of Uni-'
ted States Marines for the preservation
of the peace. On application to Colonel
Gamble, the Commander, he said he,
would very readily furnish a detachment
and head them himself, were it not that!
he had just sent them on board ‘he lhiplj!
Brandywine and Vincennes, in conse-||
quence of which they were no longer |
under his orders. Application was theni{
made to Commodore lfidgely, comman- |
der of the Station, who declined interfer-li
ing, stating that whatever his personal
feelings might be, he did not deem him
sell authorised to do so.
A request was also sent to Governor’s,
Island to the same effect. Melntime,‘*
several hundred patriotic citizens, being !
apprehcnsive that the rioters would ob-'l
tain possession of the Arsenal, and em-t-.
ploy the arms against the peace ol'thc,'{
city, and the safety of its inhabitants,—-||
assumed the responsibilty of taking pos-!f
session of the Arscnal, to prevent thch
arms being taken by the mob, and to |
protect them from destruction. The ri-||
oters immediately surrounded the Arsen-,
al in large numbers; but the Whigs kept|
possession until relieved by the Mayor |
and his posse. “
Having ordered out a strong detach-||
ment of our city infantry under the orders,‘
of Gen. Sandford, with two squadrons of‘l
cavalry, a counter-request was dinpntch-!
ed to Governor’s Island, so that no U. S.
troops were eventually called in. The!
Military assembled with considerable|
alacrity; there was ‘“‘mounting im hot|
haste,” and much of the activity and|
bustle incident to the unexpected ap
proach of a foe in times of war. The or
ders were immediately from Gen. Mor-,
ton, who detached 1200 men for the ser
vice; and by three o’clock, they wrre{
upon duty, at th* arsenal. But afier,
these demonstrations, the courage ofthe
mob evidently began to ooze out, and|
order scon resumed her sway. '
There were to be sure, many threats
against the United States Bank, and se- |
veral of the anti-Jackson printing offices;/
and some of our cotemporaries took the|
precautior: to arm with great efficiency. |
The night passed away without inter- |
ruption of the public peace. At the
closing of the polls, the ballot boxes of
the Sixth Ward were removed to the Ci-‘:
tv Hall, fofowed by four or five thou
sand people, whence they were kept
through the night. No attempt was
made to seize them. The Infantry were
chicfly quartered for the night at the ar
senal—reposing upon their arms, and
the Cavalry at the City Hall. A small
detachment was stationed in the Mer-|
chant’s Exchange, to be ready to act if
the Bank or printing offices should be
assailed. But happily there has been no
further disturbances. ;
Annexed is a list of the persons re
maining at the Hospital last night, all of
whomn are seriously injured. Several
other persons, who were less injured,
have left the lospital, and returncd to
their homes. They all belonged to the
corps employed on the part of the police.
William Allen, John Ottiwell,
John K. Munson, David Goold,
Samuel Ward, Wm. Robins, |
John McGowen, Ira Munson, Cap-f'
(tain of the watch.
The last named individual had sever-|
al of his ribs broken, and his head shock-|
ingly mangled, and was in such immi-!
nent danger that the Hospital Surgeon’
thought it necessary to send for a mag-|
istrate to take his deposition relative to
the riot, and the persons who assaulted’
him. Mr. Lowndes, police magistrate,
immediately proceedety to the Hospital,
but Munson declared himself unable to
identify any of the rioters. John Me-
Gowen, however, deposed against two
persons who were concerned in it, and
who assaulted him, as he believed, with
the intention to kill mm. Warrants were
immediately issued for their apprehen
sion. John E. Munson is son of Cap
tain Munson. !
The rioters amounted to some hun
dreds, most of them armed with clubs
and other weapons, which it would seem
had been prepared for the purpose be
forehand. g
While preparing this account, we
koow not what the result of the election
is; but apprchend that Lawrence has
been elected by a smal) majority. In
deed it will be an astonishing event if
he is not. When we consider that the
Whig party has been compelled to con
tend agninst an army of custom house of
ficers, say five hundred, and their con
nexions and dependunts; an army of
more than a thousand corporation depen
dants; and a large host of state oflicers,
all organized for action the whole year
round. When, moreover, we reflect up
on the fact, which is clearly and indis-
putably established, that the leaders ofl
the Jackson party, aided by a ferocious
{lnd jacobinical press, had been for
‘weeks organizing, the only matter of as
tonishment is, that we have accomplish
ed 8o much. In this point of view, it
‘may be wsaid, that although the election |
{tself is lost, yet we have achieved al
‘mighty victory—that wé have ensured |
at the next conest, the (riumph of the
yree ! |
| lothe large majorities for Mr. Ver
|pluuck in the first four wards, may be
'read the sense of the merchants in re
gard to the U. S. Bank. That the
ichoice has been determined by illegal
lvoces, tlicre is no doubt. During the
whole contest, it was both melancholy
and amusing to see the immense number
of foreigners who were driving up every
momeit to the Marine Court to get out
!certificatel of naturalization. Almost
(every five minutes an Omnibus came up
filled with them. Nine-tenths of them
\were of the very lowest class, and muny
Inot long enough in this country to wear
lout the clothes they brought on their
\backs, They went to the Court, fo
;ruigners in every sense of the word, nl-!
together ignorant of the institutions of
"this country, and of almost every lhing‘
‘else; but the moment they enter—hoc
presto they are instantly altogether chan- |
ged, and in five minutes they come out
intelligent American citizens, burning
with love of country and patriotism, nndi
are sent ofl' to the polls to support the
Constitution and break men’s heads. |
All those persons who were wounded
in the riot of yesterday, and taken to the
hospital, have so far recovered *as to be
able to go to their homes, with the ex
ception of Capt. Munson, of the City
Watch, who was severely wounded in
the back of the head by the edge of an
axe. llis situation is very critical ; but
the Surgeon has hopes that he will sur
vive the injury.
PERPETUATION WITH A VEN--
GEANCE}
~ The following article from the New-
York Commercial Advertiser, exhibits,
in its true colors the reckless corruption
of the Albany Regency, alias Van Bn
rex Tories,
Usurpation at Home.—llt seems as if|
'no proceeding was too outrageous for the
'sanclion of our Legislature. Finding
[that Andrew Jackson can violate the
| Constitution, with impunity, they hasten
‘ed to follow the example. A bill passed
,tho Assembly on Wednesday, to alter
‘the charter of the city of Albany, by
'postponing the next Election of Charter
Officers until the first Tuesday of May,
1835,—and providing that the present
imcumbents may hold over until that time.
This is done because they dared not
‘trust the people, at the legal period of
the Election, with the right of sufliage.
At the same time that it furnishes palpa
ble proof of conscious weakness, it is a
most outrageous violation of the people’s
rights. If the Legislature may, fora
political purpose, postpone the Illection
for one year, why may they not for five
orten? True—this act may not be a
jviolation or the letter of the Constitution,
(but no one can hesitate to say that it is a
flagrant départure from its sparit. When|
‘that instrument recognized the right of
‘suffrage, it recognized by implication ull}
‘those accompauniments that were requi
site to give it force and value. To this|
‘end was the recurrence of Llections at|
'regular and equal periods, so that the
‘exercise of the rights of franchise should
be fanly and impartially distributed.—
But by this act of usurpation the present
| incumbents of the charter officers of Al
bany hold for two years—whereas their
‘predecessors and successors hold only
forone. All those voters too, who ar
rive at the age of twenty-one years, the
present season, or become otherwise
qualified, are deprived for twelve months
of the sovereign prerogative of freemen'
Perhaps the next vault of our redoubta
!ble Legslature may be to enact that no
(man, in the city of Albany, shall vote
,until he arrives at the age of lwenly lwo
' The editor of the Antimasonic Boston
'Advocate, (Benj. F. Hallett,) has seen
ffit to trouble himself a little about the
'politics of New-York. The N. Y. Com
;’mercial Advertiser gives him the follow
‘ing gentle admonition in regard to that
'matter.
’ **Would it not be as well for the Edi
tor of the Boston Antimasonic Advo
cate, to leave the affuirs of New York
to the care of those who know, at least,
‘as much concerning them, as he does?--
He crows very well on his own dung
hill; and perhaps he can dealin political
Antimasonry a short time longer, down
East, to some pecumary advantage,
since the wise man tells us there is a
tine for all things. Butthe time for po
htical Antimasonry has gone by in this
State—the time having fully arrived
‘when it is necessary for us all to leave
minor considerations, and join in a great
‘efiort to save our covntry.” |
~ Public Celebration m New-York, The
glovious victory just achieved over the
Tories in New York, was celebrated
yesterday afternoon by a collation at
Castle Garden. !
| Consumption of Tea in Englaml.-—I
Some idea of the consumption of tea in
England, may be formed from the fact
that the East-India Company have deter
‘mined to put up nine million pounds, at
‘ench of their quarterly sales, during the
present year. | Bos. Transt. |
HERALD OF THE TIMES,.
CILIBERTY & UNION.”
Nehemiah R. KK night,
SENATORS:
THOMAS WHIPPLE, -
BYRON DIMAN, - -
GEORGE ENGS, .
SAMUEL W. KING, - -
IRVIDUDORR. « - o
WILLIAM PECKITAM, -
JEREMIAH G. CHADSEY, -
REUBEN WHITMAN,
JESSE BROWN, - .
ZELOTES W. HOLDEN,
HENRY BOWEN, -
ALBERT C. GREENE,
PETER P. REMINGTON,
NEW I,Ol"l‘, ' given up all hope of success, since the
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Vlon;‘lß:M. " glorious news which has been coming in
REMOVAL.
The Office of the “HeraLp oF THE
Times,”” will be Removed this week to the
Rooms next South of ils present location.
Entrance in front over the Colonnade, in
Thames-street. |
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Highly Important,
GOV'R. KNIGHT'S LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE.
Provivesce, April Bd, 1834,
Dear Sir:—
At a General Convention called to
gether (without distinction of parties,)
by the present condition of our country:
the undersigned were appointed a Com
mittee to acquaint you with their pro
ceedings, and to request your accep
tance of the nomination for Governor,
‘unanimously made by them.
| We are aware, that in making this
request, we are asking of you a sacrilice
of ndividual wclination and feeling; but
we ure equally convinced that this sac-,
rifice is demanded of your patriotism. |
- In tendering this nomination the Com
mittee feel a confidence in giving you
the strongest assurances ol success, both
from the character of the Convention
‘and the state of public sentiment. '
| We will only add for ourselves, that
our personal exertions shall be such as s
due to the cause we have espoused, and
the respect we have for your individual
character, and the elevated stand whichy
you have taken in the public councils ol'{
the nation. Accept the assurance ol our,
regard. !
| James D*Wolf,
; Kimbal Perry,
John G. Watson,
“ Wager Weeden,
| James . Simmons,
; George Curtis,
’ Richard K. Randolph,
’ Benjamin Weaver,
, Chnstcpher Rhodes,
' William Anthony.
i To the Hon. N. R. Knight.
Wasmisaron, D.C. April 11th, 1834,
Hon. J. D’ Wolf ;& others of the Commiltee,
Gentlemen— Whatever reluctance |
may have expressed, in regard to be
ing a candidate for public office, I hold
it to be *he undoubted right of freemen
to vote for whom they please, at all Flee-!
tions of public servants. And at a time
when the Constitution of our country is
disregarded, when laws in a measure
have lost their foice, and the most salu
tary powers of the Government are a
bused, it is the duty of every man to as
sume that post to which the voice of his
fellow-citizens may call him, and to per
form that office to which he shall be
elected, according to the best of his a
bilities and understanding .
N. R KNIGHT.
The Jackson party throughout the State
we learn, from the best authority, are
depressed, dispirited, and have in fact,
1834,
FOR GOVERNOR,
FOR LIEUT.-GOVERNOR,
&eorge Irish,
“upon us for several days past.
~ The following gentlemen were unani
mously agreed upon to represent this
town at the next session of the General
Assembly, at a great meeting held in the
Court House on Saturday evening last,
at which Geo. Exas, Esq. was Chair
man, and Geo. G. Kino, Esq. Secre
tary: ‘ : |
Benj. Hazard, |
N. S. Ruggles, .
IHenry Y. Cranston, ’
John Stevens, |
George G. King, {
John V. Hammett. ;
The I'reemen we trust will he punctu
al to the polls, to ensure their Election.
Freemen of Rhode-
Island !
TO THE POLLS!!
,’ Let every freeman who knows liow to
estimate the value of hberty—who still
entertains the slightest veneration for the:
memory of ErLery, of Horkixs, and of
Wiasimxcron, and the pure band of il
lustrious spirits that purchased with blood
the invaluable privileges we now enjoy—
let them ALL come up to the great and
decisive battle which 1s THIS DAY to
be fought, Lay aside, lay ‘aside, fellow
citizens, we conjure you, every kind of
business—close your stores, close your
work-shops—llet the farmer leave his
plongh—let your school houses be clos
led, let your sons be invited to gaze upon
the acts of their fathers as they shall be
this day exhibited at the polls. Let
those young men, upon whom hang the
hopes of coming gencrations, look earn
estly at the scenes of this eventful day,—
let them see wno are base enough to
lend their aid in adding to the distresses
of the poor by voting for Francis and his
companions, the known and shameless
‘advocates of Jackson’s ruinous policy.
It is a notorious fact that Gov. Francis
APPROVES of the Removal of the De
posites—his particular friend, or he who?
claims to be his {riend, Dutee J. Pearce,
has publicly declared at Washington
that he knew, and that he was anthorised
to declare, that Gov. Francis FULLY
and MOST HEARTILY approved of
ALL Jackson's measures, We have no
doubt that such is the fact—not because
Dutee J. Pearce has made the declara
tion, but because we know that measures
were taken by the most influential anti-
Jackson men in the State previous to the
meeting of the “LIBERTY and UN
10N Convention, to ascertain what
Gov. I'rancis’ sentiments were upon the
OF PROVIDENCE.
OF MIDDLETOWN.,
- Of Covenlry.
- Of Brislol.
Of Neaeport.
- Of Johnston.
Of Cumberland.
- Of South-Kingstoun.
Of North-Kingstown.
- Of Warwick.
Of Hopkinton.
- Of Fosler.
SECRETARY.
= AtrrorNEy GENERAL.
GENERAL TREASURER.
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duty!
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'great and all absorbing question relating
tothe Removal of the Deposites; & they
‘were ascertained to be what Pearce de
‘clared them to be.—And because such
were his sentiments--because he was
‘opposed to the best interest of this State,
and for no other reason was a nomina
tion made against him—it is for this rea
son we call upon every good citizen to
D cast his vote aganst John B. Francis,
‘and in favor of that honest, old and well
‘tried friend of his country, of the Con
stitution, and domestic industry—NE-‘
HEMIAH R. KNIGHT,—the man
who has sacrificed his own private wish-‘
es, feelings and interest to gratify the
‘wishes of a large number of the best
‘men of ALL parties who urged, and be-i
:sought him with earnestness to lend his
name to assist Rhode-Island in the great
struggle to rescue the country from th
| Tyrant’s unholy grasp. Shall we nc
ilhen give to him a generous, a manly
‘nnd a strong support? Look at the prou
‘and triumphantly glorious example o
chw-York and Connecticut-~they stan
Credeemed, regencrated, and disenthralled.
{Shall the Sons of Rhode-Island, the lan
'in whose bosom rests the hallowed an
'venerated ashes of RoGer WiLLIAMS, o
!HOI’KINS, of KrLenry, of GreENE, and o
'Perny, shall they prove recreant in th
“hour of their country’s agony? No
‘they will not--they cannot!
YOUR SERIOUS ATTENTION!
‘ An article appeared in the Rhode-Is
Jand Republican of Tuesday morning
asserting that one of the respectable del
‘cgntcs who renresented this town in the
IG-eneral Convention at Providence o
the 2d inst., made a wilful misstatemen
[relative to the political conduct of Johr
‘Sterne, lisq. for the purpose of influenc
‘ing the €onvention to nominate a mar
;against that gentleman as General Trea.
fsurer, which they say ““was the only ob
Jection wrged against that highly accom
‘plished and intelligent officer.”’
! In answer to this, we have to state
that Mr. Sterne has been one of the
most active supvorters of General Jack
'son’s administration; that he has repeat
‘edly declared his sentiments in favor of
ilall the measures of the President against
':(ho U. S. Bank, and the withdrawing of
the publie deposites, and (hat he was one
of the signers of the opposition memorial
t:scnt on by the supporters of Gen. Jack
| son in this town,
"' The delegate mentioned in the article
above referred to, in answer to the en-
I':quiries of the Chairman of the Conven
tion; made some gencral remarks which
‘are well known to be substantially correct,
!und did state upon information he had
received from others, that Mr. Sterne
;'Was one ofthe minority who voted against
‘(he Newport memorial, which particular
cireumstance we have since learnt, is
incorrect, and that the Gen. Treasurer’
being prevented by a press of other bu
siness, did not attend the town meeting,
but the FACT remains incontrovertible
that he did subscquently sign the oppo-f
sition memorial, ’
L.ook at This!!
The Hon. Nicholas Brown, of Provi
dence, (father-in-law of Gov. Francis,)
and Col. Ephraim Bowen, one of the
brave spirits of the revolution, next door
neighbor of Gov. Francis and his person
al friend, are both actively engaged in
promoting the election of Gov. Knight!
' The Republican of yesterday morning
says—‘‘Nehemiah R. Knight has ac
cepted the nomination of the Constitu
tional party.” This is nol true, & the au
thor of that falsechood knew better when
;hc penned it. The truth is, Gov. Kmght
has accepted the nomination of the friends
of “Laperty and Uxiox,” and the Jack
sonites are alarmed, and publish the
above falschood to deceive the farmers
and those who are opposed to Free Sul
frage. |
: Elisha R. Potter, |
THIRD SENATOR in Congress.
! This man, who for the last forty years
. has been one of the most noted office
. seckers that could any where be found,
f!wns, last January, to the utter disgrace
"of Rhode-Island, elected by the Jackson
[party with Gov. Francis at their head,
;lhird Senator to Congress. Potter has
been at Washington all winter claiming
(the Seat of Mr. Robbins, and at the
'same time assuring Gen. Jackson that
the Removal of the Deposite s—the pros
itration of the U. S. Bank~-the derange
ment of the currency, and all the mad
ymeasures of the administration, were en- |
tirely satisfaclory to a vast majority of the
ficemen of Rhode Ldand, For this in
[fomous service, this same man claims of
the PEOPLE'S MONEY over THIR-
I;TEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS, be
ing his Eight Dollars per day whilst he
‘remained at Washington, and for trav
‘elling fees. What think you of this,
freemen of Rhode-Island? Is it honest?
‘But this is not all, disgracefu! as it is.——
He and Dutee J. Pearce assured Gen.
Jackson that this State would sustain his
measures—-and that Gov. Francis would
be elected. Potter has therefore come
home to influence the election--he says
Francis shall he elected if he spends the
whole Thirteen Hundred Dollars he
“gouged” the People out of whilst at
Washington. Freemen of Rhode-Is
land, see to this matter, to day, or your
ruin is inevitable. If Francis should be
re-elected, it will give strength and con
fidence to the Kitchen Cabinet--our dis
tresses will be continued, and before an
other winter passes away, our Asylum on
Coasters’ Harbor, will be filled with the
honest laborers of the town, who will
have been driven there for want of em
| ployment,
[\ o st
Once more we would remind the freemen,
. and we wish it might be indelibly im
' pressed upon their memories this day,—
that the question is not which will fill the
office of Governor the best,—Governor
Knight or Gov. Francis;—but the ques
. tion is, whether we shall vote for a man
+ who approves of the measures of Andrew
Jackson, by which almost universal dis
tress is brought upon the land,—or whe
| ther we shall vote for a man who 1s op
' posed to Jackson—one who is for sus
' taining the laws and the Constitution of
the country, and preserving unimpaired
your invaluable rights and liberties, I
‘you vote for IFrancis, you lend your aid
in propping up this administration, and
its ruinous measures—if you vote for
Knight, your vote itis certain, will count
against tyranny and [xecutive usurpa
tion, and for anght you know may lurn
the scale in which the liberties and des
tinieg of your country must eventually he
weighed. Let what you owe your coun
try then, remind you of performing man
fully and faithfully, what you know to be
for the best interest of your country,
/ P et EN. .
More of ¢<‘the Experi
-1 3
ment.”’
Pet Banks!!!
4 »yeoooe
From the N. Y. Evening Star of Monday.
| g E ¢
I'he Bank of Alex
-4 A
andria, the Farmers’
& Mechanies Bank of
1
Georgetown, and the
Bank of Washington,
suspended paymenton
-1
waturday. Mr. Van
. ‘e , ol
Buren’s experiment
comes on bravely.—
rge
Fhree banks broken
within a circumfer
ence of 6 miles, with
in three days, and 1~
SIGHT OF THE CaApi-
ToL---all under the
patronage of Tine Go
vernment, & all with
in hearing of the Pre
vious Question.”
HOW MANY MILLIONS of the
People’s Money have been already lost
by these failures, and where is this de
struction of the public wealth to find an
end! Perhaps Dutee J. Pearce, the
particular friend of Gov. Francis, has
informed his Excellency, and his Ex
cellency may inform the people of Rhode
Island some time next week.
- FUNNY ENOUGH. Wm. Sprague,
the former anti-masonic candidate for
Governor, declared a few days ago to a
number of gentlemen, that the anti-ma
sons owed Elisha R. Potter nothing--
they paid him off' for all his services by
electing him last January thivd Senator;
and added, that they would not have
done even that if they bad not been sure
that he could not be admitted to take his
seat in the Senate. Very well-—very
good.
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POINDEXTER'S REPORT,
The very able Report of Mr. Poindex
ter on the contested Senatorial Election
in this State, we shall endeavor to pubs
ish in our next number.
§7*We shall be able, having got
through with the Election, to furnish our
readers in future with a larger share of
miscellaneous matter than it has been in
our power to do for a considerable time
past,