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THE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN OFFICE MOBBED. 5
crowd of three or four hundred lawless men and boys assembled with
axes, hooks, ropes and other instruments of destruction, at the office of
the Federal Republican, at the northwest corner of Gay and Second streets,
broke into the house and threw the types, presses, paper, etc., into the street,
where they were destroyed. The house itself, a frame building, was torn to
the ground, in which process a man who was knocking out a window fell with
it into the street and was killed. The rioters then visited Mr. Wagner's
dwelling and searched it for him, but without success, as he had left the city.
The city being now in the possession of the rioters, they attempted to wreak
their vengeance upon various obnoxious persons, among the rest, upon a Mr.
Hutchins, whom they proposed to tar and feather for alleged expressions
derogatory to the character of General Washington, but he had secreted
himself. They next turned their wrath upon the blacks, who, it was reported,
had been holding meetings and making threats; and several of their houses
were sacked, and some violence done to their persons. To protect them, a
troop of horse under the command of Colonel Biays, by the mayor's order,
paraded the streets, which show of force overawed the rioters.
During the progress of these riotous proceedings, several vessels lying at
the docks, and bound to Portugal and Spain, were dismantled by the mob
under the idea that these vessels were to sail under British licenses. A number of respectable citizens were also ordered to leave the city; but no further
violence was committed.
The Federal Republican, thus driven from Baltimore, was re-established
at Georgetown, where, in spite of threats from both Baltimore and Washington, it was published until July 26, when Mr. Hanson, with several of his
friends,x came to Baltimore and took possession of a house on South Charles
street, lately the residence of Mr. Wagner. Here Mr. Hanson determined to
re-establish his paper, hoping that the presence of his friends and the prospect of determined resistance, would prevent a repetition of violence; but
resolved, in the worst event, to stand to their defence and repel force by force.
On Monday, the 27th of July, without any previous notice, the paper was
issued from the new office, though printed in Georgetown.
In it Mr. Hanson thus commented on the conduct of the authorities and
people of Baltimore:
" Five weeks have elapsed since the suspension of this journal by the demolition
of the office, whence it issued in Baltimore. Most of the overt and prominent circumstances connected with the outrage have already reached the public ear, but others of
deeper interest have been concealed or permitted to remain in obscurity. To suppose that
any part of our publications, immediately preceding the attack, formed the motive to the
destruction, is decidedly erroneous. The fact of such incendiary meditation was communicated to us nearly two months before the crime was perpetrated. K. conspiracy against
the editors was then known to have been digested. It was positively asserted, and reiter-
1 These friends were : General Jas. M. Lingan, Ephraim Gaither, and John Howard Payne (the
•General Henry Lee, Captain Richard Crabb, Dr. actor).
Philip Warfield, Charles J. Kilgour, Otho Sprigg,
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000030 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN OFFICE MOBBED. 5 crowd of three or four hundred lawless men and boys assembled with axes, hooks, ropes and other instruments of destruction, at the office of the Federal Republican, at the northwest corner of Gay and Second streets, broke into the house and threw the types, presses, paper, etc., into the street, where they were destroyed. The house itself, a frame building, was torn to the ground, in which process a man who was knocking out a window fell with it into the street and was killed. The rioters then visited Mr. Wagner's dwelling and searched it for him, but without success, as he had left the city. The city being now in the possession of the rioters, they attempted to wreak their vengeance upon various obnoxious persons, among the rest, upon a Mr. Hutchins, whom they proposed to tar and feather for alleged expressions derogatory to the character of General Washington, but he had secreted himself. They next turned their wrath upon the blacks, who, it was reported, had been holding meetings and making threats; and several of their houses were sacked, and some violence done to their persons. To protect them, a troop of horse under the command of Colonel Biays, by the mayor's order, paraded the streets, which show of force overawed the rioters. During the progress of these riotous proceedings, several vessels lying at the docks, and bound to Portugal and Spain, were dismantled by the mob under the idea that these vessels were to sail under British licenses. A number of respectable citizens were also ordered to leave the city; but no further violence was committed. The Federal Republican, thus driven from Baltimore, was re-established at Georgetown, where, in spite of threats from both Baltimore and Washington, it was published until July 26, when Mr. Hanson, with several of his friends,x came to Baltimore and took possession of a house on South Charles street, lately the residence of Mr. Wagner. Here Mr. Hanson determined to re-establish his paper, hoping that the presence of his friends and the prospect of determined resistance, would prevent a repetition of violence; but resolved, in the worst event, to stand to their defence and repel force by force. On Monday, the 27th of July, without any previous notice, the paper was issued from the new office, though printed in Georgetown. In it Mr. Hanson thus commented on the conduct of the authorities and people of Baltimore: " Five weeks have elapsed since the suspension of this journal by the demolition of the office, whence it issued in Baltimore. Most of the overt and prominent circumstances connected with the outrage have already reached the public ear, but others of deeper interest have been concealed or permitted to remain in obscurity. To suppose that any part of our publications, immediately preceding the attack, formed the motive to the destruction, is decidedly erroneous. The fact of such incendiary meditation was communicated to us nearly two months before the crime was perpetrated. K. conspiracy against the editors was then known to have been digested. It was positively asserted, and reiter- 1 These friends were : General Jas. M. Lingan, Ephraim Gaither, and John Howard Payne (the •General Henry Lee, Captain Richard Crabb, Dr. actor). Philip Warfield, Charles J. Kilgour, Otho Sprigg, |
