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MOBBING JOHN GLENN'S HOUSE. 179.
hannah Bank, the Bank of Maryland, the Maryland Savings Institution, with
the United States Insurance Company, and two or three other rag shops,"
they bore all this with astonishing meekness. ,
On Monday, August 3d, 1835, another weighty pamphlet appeared, which
was immediately sharply commented upon by Mr. Poultney. The people
being in a "feverish" state of excitement, and thoroughly disgusted with the
management of the bank affairs and regarding the failure as "one of the
most stupendous and general frauds ever committed—bearing especially
hard upon the industrious poor," proceeded to take the law into their own
hands and to punish the participators.
On Thursday, August 6th, a small'number of persons assembled at the
residence of Honorable Reverdy Johnson, on the northwest corner of Fayette
and Calvert streets and began breaking the windows, but were induced to
disperse by the mayor, who very indiscreetly gave notoriety to the matter on
the following morning by calling a town meeting at the /Exchange on the
same afternoon "for the purpose of adopting such measures as may be deemed
proper to. insure the preservation of the public .peace."
At the appointed time and place an unusually large and very respectable
meeting of the citizens of Baltimore assembled and called Mayor Jesse Hunt
to preside. After the selection of a number of officers and the adoption of
a set of resolutions, on motion of James H. Thomas, the meeting "Resolved,
That in the opinion of this meeting, it would promote the peace of the city, if
the present trustees would relinquish the trust held by them, and transfer over
to the creditors of the Bank of Maryland the books and papers connected
therewith." The meeting' then adjourned, and a number of those present
again assembled in front of Mr. Johnson's mansion and began breaking the
windows again. They were addressed by the mayor, and General W. Jones,
of Washington, who happened to be in the city as one of the counsel in the
case. These gentlemen were respectfully listened to, and the crowd dispersed
about eleven o'clock.
It soon became apparent that a mob would make a serious attack on Mr.
Johnson's house on the following night, and also on Mr. John Glenn's. The
mayor called a private meeting at his office on Saturday afternoon, and
assigned six hundred organized citizens to prevent persons from entering
Monument Square. "These were supplied with badges, or strips of muslin,
to be worn on the left arm, and with sticks of turned poplar, or some other
light wood." About thirty of the guard were mounted on horses. By dark, a
large crowd of people assembled in Baltimore street, at the intersection of
Calvert. Here the crowd made frequent rushes upon the guard, at the same
time hurling showers of brick-bats and stones, which were returned by the
guards. A large number finding it difficult to get access to Mr. Johnson's
house, started off to the residence of Mr. John Glenn, on North Charles
street, which was not protected, and commenced throwing stones and
missiles at the windows and front door. The house was of brick, strongly
| 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 | 00000210 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | MOBBING JOHN GLENN'S HOUSE. 179. hannah Bank, the Bank of Maryland, the Maryland Savings Institution, with the United States Insurance Company, and two or three other rag shops," they bore all this with astonishing meekness. , On Monday, August 3d, 1835, another weighty pamphlet appeared, which was immediately sharply commented upon by Mr. Poultney. The people being in a "feverish" state of excitement, and thoroughly disgusted with the management of the bank affairs and regarding the failure as "one of the most stupendous and general frauds ever committed—bearing especially hard upon the industrious poor," proceeded to take the law into their own hands and to punish the participators. On Thursday, August 6th, a small'number of persons assembled at the residence of Honorable Reverdy Johnson, on the northwest corner of Fayette and Calvert streets and began breaking the windows, but were induced to disperse by the mayor, who very indiscreetly gave notoriety to the matter on the following morning by calling a town meeting at the /Exchange on the same afternoon "for the purpose of adopting such measures as may be deemed proper to. insure the preservation of the public .peace." At the appointed time and place an unusually large and very respectable meeting of the citizens of Baltimore assembled and called Mayor Jesse Hunt to preside. After the selection of a number of officers and the adoption of a set of resolutions, on motion of James H. Thomas, the meeting "Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, it would promote the peace of the city, if the present trustees would relinquish the trust held by them, and transfer over to the creditors of the Bank of Maryland the books and papers connected therewith." The meeting' then adjourned, and a number of those present again assembled in front of Mr. Johnson's mansion and began breaking the windows again. They were addressed by the mayor, and General W. Jones, of Washington, who happened to be in the city as one of the counsel in the case. These gentlemen were respectfully listened to, and the crowd dispersed about eleven o'clock. It soon became apparent that a mob would make a serious attack on Mr. Johnson's house on the following night, and also on Mr. John Glenn's. The mayor called a private meeting at his office on Saturday afternoon, and assigned six hundred organized citizens to prevent persons from entering Monument Square. "These were supplied with badges, or strips of muslin, to be worn on the left arm, and with sticks of turned poplar, or some other light wood." About thirty of the guard were mounted on horses. By dark, a large crowd of people assembled in Baltimore street, at the intersection of Calvert. Here the crowd made frequent rushes upon the guard, at the same time hurling showers of brick-bats and stones, which were returned by the guards. A large number finding it difficult to get access to Mr. Johnson's house, started off to the residence of Mr. John Glenn, on North Charles street, which was not protected, and commenced throwing stones and missiles at the windows and front door. The house was of brick, strongly |
