Carroll Free Press from Carrollton, Ohio • 1

Carroll xu press VOL. IF MOb AT CINCINNATI. About iwn months ago an abolition paper was established in Cincinnati edited by James O. liirney and entitled "The It had not been issued out a few weeks before public excitement was full in reference to it, and on the night of the 14th of July, the press room, being in a separate building, was broken open, and the press and materials found in it defaced and destroyed. The parties injured applied to the mayor to issue a proclamation, offering a reward to ap prehend the perpetrators.

This he declined until they should deposite the amount to be offered. The deposite Was made) and on Monday morning July 18, the proclamation was published. Two or three days afterwards a notice was inserted in the daily newspapers, calling a public meeting of the citizens on the 23d July, to decide whether they would permit the publication or distribution of abolition pa persinthat city. At that meeting resolutions were adopted condemning me spirit with which the "Philanthropist" was conducted--and it was denounced as unjust to the other stales, as at variance with the opinions of the great mass of the population, and in direct violation of the solemn pledges given by its conductor. The meeting also resolved to use all lawful means to suppress every publication of a similar character in the city, and appointed a highly respectable committee to wait upon Biroey and his associates to remonstrate with them upon the dangerous tendency of the course they were pursuing, to communicate to them the actual tone of public feeling in the city, to request them by every motive of patriotism and philan throphy to desist fiom the publication of their paper, and to Warn them that if Ihey persist the meeting cannot hold themselves responsible tor the conse quences.

In 'accordance with their instruc she CtJinmtnee through their Chairman H.ldie-srd a note to Mr. 'Biiney, dewing an interview. This was answered by a noie from Birney, of rather an evasive characier, but re ten ing Hit- committee to the abolition executive committee. Several notes Were passed between the respective patties before an interview could be ubtaioed. At length the parties met, fcnd, after a long interchange of senti-Wetiis the committee of the meeting fottnd it utterly impracticable to ac complish any of the primary purposes for which the interview was sought.

committee then passed a resolu tion desiring the abolitionists to give an explicit answer in writing, whether the abolition paper would be discontin ued or not. lo this resolution the committee received the following re sponse: Cincinnati, July 29, 1836. Sib: Whilst we feel ourselves con strained altogether to decline comply ine with your request, as submitted last evening, to discontinue the Phi tanthropist, we think it but just to ourselves, and respectful to our fellow citizens generally, to oner a brief ex position of the reasons that persuade us to this course. l. we decline complying, not so much from the fear that the particular cause in which our press is employed may be injured, but because compli ance involves a tame surrender of the Freedom or the prjbss the right TO DISCUSS.

2. The Philanthropist isthe acknowl edged organ of some twelve thousand or more of our fellow citizens of Ohio, who believe that slavery, as it exists in oir country, is altogether incotn batible with the permanency of her institutions; who believe that the sd very of the south or the liberty of the north must cease to exist; and who intend to do what in them lies to bring about a happy add peaceful ter mination of the former, and this as speedily as facts snd arguments and appeals to the consciences and understandings of slaveholders can be made instrumental to effect it. 3. The Philanthropist is the only journal in this city or neighborhood through which these facts snd argu mewis and appeals can be lawfully ad dressed the community. It has been Pundui ted fairness and mod era a hm tie abundantly proved by ii (Igemenis of those who are to lis object It has in ine slaveholder! themselves to th, iis of ns columns fur the defence of Uvery, and nas given up to a re publication of their arguments a large share of its space.

To discontinue such a paper, under existing circumstances, would be a tacit submission to the exorbitant de and ol the south thai slavery shall never moro be mentioned among us, 4, We declinecoroplying with your request, because, if it has originated among our own citizens, it is an officious and unasked for intrusion on the business of others, if among the citizens of other stales, it is an attempt at dictation as insolent and high-handed on their part, as a tame submission to it would be base and unmanly on ours. 5. Wa decline complying With your requset because we would not preclude ourselves and others from discussing In the most advantageous manner a subject which, by the acknowledgement of all, is of momentous consequence, and wh eh is now occupying the mind of the whole nation. 6. We decline complying because the demand is virtually the demand of slaveholders, who, having broken down all the safeguards of liberty in their own states, in order that slavery may be perpetuated, are now, for the fuller attainment of the same object, making the demand of us to follow their example With these reasons to which many more might be added, did time permit we leave the ease with you; expressing) however, our Arm conviction, should any disturbance of the peace occur, that you, gentlemen must be deeply, if not almost entirely responsible for before the bar of social and enlightened public opinion.

JAMES C. LUDLOW, ISAAC COLBY, WM. DONALDSON, A MS G. BIKNEY, THOS. MAYLIN, JOHN MELBNDY, C.

DONALDSON, OAMAL. BAILEY, Executive Committee 0. A. fl. society- Burnet, chairman, Ciniin natu Thereupon the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the committee: Resolved, That the members of this commit eu reluctantly accepted the responsible trust committed to them no other motive than the hops of being able lo allay the excitement which they believed to exist, and to prevent the violence which they fear ed might be its result, that in discharging their duties they have used all the measures of persuasion and con ciliation in their power.

That their exertions have not been successful, the above correspondence will show. It only remains then, in pursuance of their instructions, to publish their proceedings and adjourn without day. But ere they do this, they owe il to themselves and those whom they represent, to express their utmost abhor rence of every thing like violence, and earnestly to imp ore their telluw citizens lo abstain therefrom. Note. Juhu C.

Wright, one of the committee, has been absent during all its proceeding, and Stephen Bur rows, another member, declined ac ling. JACOB BURNETT, JOSIAH LAWRENCE, ROBERT BUCHANAN, NICHOLAS LONG WORTH, OLIVER M. SPENCER, DAVID LOR1NG, DAVID T. DISNEY, THOS. W.

HAKE WELL, JOHN P. FOOIE, WM. GREENE, WM. BUKKE, MOKGAN NEVILLE, TIMOTHY WALKER. The above report was published on Saturday morning, the 30th of July, and on that night the public feeling found vent in acts of open violence the following particulars of which are published in the Cincinnati Whig of the lslinsl.

About nine o'clock on Saturday a tl. evening, between tour anu live inou sand peoole (as is supposed) had as sembled around the publication tilm of the abolition paper, edited by G. Birney and primed by A. I the N. E.

corner of Main and Seventh streets. In a few the types and printing materials oi that estab lishment were seen dashing out of the windows into the street, amid the cheers of the immense mass of the peo ple below. In a very short time the windows of the building and every thing in the office were completely demolished and sire wed about the streets, The printing press was broken to pieces, and the largest piece dragged through sev eral of the principal streets and then thrown into the river. Thus fareVe ry thing was done in the most systematic order, and as is believed, was tacitly countenanced by a very largi number of our most respectable citizens. At this juncture, however, the names of Birney.

Donaldson, Colby, (all leading abolitionists) were shouted by CARKOLLTON, FUIDAY. numeroos voices and immediately i uiree or lour nunarea ol me mob rushed to Birney's dwelW. The mob Were well provided with tar and feathers. On striving at Birney's house, the abolition editor was de-manded his sop, a youth of about sixteen, came to the door and assured the multitude that his father was not St home; It was soOn satisfactorily ascertained that he had left the city in the state for Hillsborough several hours previ-, i i. I 'U I.

.1 i. u' i ue moo men aireciea ineir course to the house of one of the Don sldsoos, (the other res.din'g in the country), and demanded him to be delivered up to them. Some ladies came to the door, and pledged their word that Donaldson was not at home, and assured the multitude that no one but ladies were in the house. The mob immediately departed in search of, but did nol succeed in finding him. It was afterwards ascertained that he Add from the house a few minutes before the arrival of the mob, and had escaped through art alley or retirfed street to some unknown place-.

The cry of ''Church alley' was now resounded through the mob. This is a place where a of black and white men and women, of infamous characters leside, huddled promiscuously together in five tor six Small buildings. In a few minutes Ihe inmates of these wretched brothels were turned into the sireets, and the windows of the buildings, and ev. ry article Which the building contained destroyed and Scattered lo the four winds of heaven. Here by the peaceable interference of -veral citizens, the progress of the mob was arrested, (as was supposed, finally.) every body, nppsrently, promising to disperse Snd go home, An hour or tvvO afterwards, tWO Or three hUndrtid sgsltt collected together and demolished the windows and ill the furmiOre of 6 or smsll negro houses of bid character on and near the corner of Columbia Elrh streets, in the part of the town commonly called ihe Swamp.

In the course of this attack a gun was fired from the window of one i the hoUseS, and a young msn by the name of Kms-y was severely shot in the hip and leu with large siz pigeon shot. 'The Wound we believe, is not considered Very dangerous, though he was per fora'ed with twenty odd shot. 'The mob having accomplished all they filially dispeised aHoul tmee clock on Sunday morn'iw. Some further movements occuired oh Sunday nitv, caused by an im pression Ihil Burney Was concealed in a house In Fourth street. But a committee having examined the prem -ises and reported that he was not there, the mob, after having been addressed by the msyor, dispersed The city has since been quiet.

On the 3d of August a public meeting was called, which was addressed by judge Burnet, Joseph Graham and Joseph S. Becham, Esqrs. sfier which resolutions were adopted pledging the meeting to support the civil authorities in their efforts to preserve the peace, and expressing an opinion that the recent outrages were caused by the establishment of the abolition press. From CoU Stone's Nctc Bo0ic SCENES IN THCLOMBKDS. I had scarely made kr.own my busines8 known nt the first of uw uncle's" establishments to i had been directed, when a rriiddi j(je0 man entered with a bundle, op.

vtfaieh he asked a small advance, rind which, beina opened. Was bit' ad to contain shawls and two or three articles of female apparrel. The man whs stout and sturdy, and, as I judged from his appearance, a mechanic; but the mirk of the destroyer Was on his bloated countenance, and his heavy stupid eyes. Intemperance had marked bint for his jWdi 'The pawnbroker was yet examining ihe offered pledge, when a Woman, whose pale fat-band attenuated (orm bespoke long and intimate acquinntnrice wiih sorrow, came hastily into the the shop, and With (be single eXdamation '-0 Robert l1 darted rather than run lo ihe part of the counter where the man was standing. Words were not Wanted to ex plain her story Her miserable husband, not satisfied with wasting his own earn, nings, and leaving her to starve with her Children, but Had descended to the mean ness of plundering even her scanty ward robe, and the oittance for obtiiininu of which this robbery would lurn'sll means, was destined to be squandered at the tip pllng llouso, A flush of shame aroseeven or! his degraded fuccj but it quUkly pasted away the brutal Appetite prevailed, and the belter feelings that had apparently stirred within him for a moment, soon gave away before his diseased and insatiate Cravings.

"Go home," Was his harsh and angry exclamation; brings you here, run ning after ma with you everlasting scold AUGUST your uwn business Uitl.prll ilM.ir kiiueYl'1 anfiMnrnrl lltn pawn my si.uwu Unr children m-e cry lug lor Dread, anu I have none logive them. Or let me have the money il is hard to part with that shawl, lift it was mother's gift; but 1 will let it go nlher than let my children s'arve. Give inu the money, Robert, and i J. i i uuni iuavu us iu ueiimi. 1 wuicneu me' face of Ihe -pawn -broker, lo see what effect this appeal would huve upon bun, but 1 watched in vain.

He was hardened to distress and had no sympathy to throw a ti. lll'ivulvu iltlllililir. un Ihiiau idi nnu rrajt i ncii. 01 ujj. v.

iiibsc he said tossing them back to the drunk ard, wiih a look of pt-riect indifference. "Only twelve shilling!" murmured the heart uruken Wile, in tone of denpair. -O Hubert, don't let them go lor twelve shillings. Let me try something elsj." 'Nonsense," auswertd ihe brute h't as much as ihey i. re worth 1 suppose.

Here Mr. Crimp, give us ihe change." 'The money was placed before him, and the bundle consigned 10 a dmwer. 'The poor woman reached lorlh her bands towards the silver, but the movement whs by her husband. There Ma ry," he said, giving her half a dollar, "there, go home now, Hnd dmu malte a loss-. 1 am going a little way up the street, und perhaps Til bring you some thing truirt market whem I come home 'Tile hopeless look of lie poor woman, us she meekly turned to the door, told plainly enough bow little sue trusted to his ambigious promise.

'They went on their way, she to her tarnishing children, und he to squander the dollar he had retained at tbo den ol intemperance. Wnen this luile scene was in progress another hud been added 10 the uumoer ol Spectators 'This wus a young mun un-si ed in ihe height ol Lehin, thai is lo Suy, in be rugged and Oe-laceJ Iroek com, with a slunuiiig collar, a pair of Cossack panlabons inhered down it Wu loot wilb a notch cut In the front lor the insi'epand a hat about twite 2S large at the crown as at the rim, much resembling slmpe an inverted sugar loul, wi ll.e smuliusi end cut uWay. He had a reckless-, dare flevil, good hiimCred look, and Very much iht nir ol' hut is called "a young mun a uoui lo-tfni" that is, one who rides out to IJalo's every alieriiunn, eats oysters sup pers ut VYiudusi'd every night after the play, arid spends the rei ut his lime und money ut btliliirds. 1 hail cusl my eyes upon bun occasionally during the ol iho shawl, uoj su.i Unit he look a deep in tere.st in us termination. I he moment thu woman gouo, be twitched from his neck a gold chain at ihe end of Which was a small gold watch, and placing il in the hands ol' ihe pawn broker with xhom be seemed to be oti terms ni acquaintance ho eXulailrted, in now Crlillpv thirty dollars iliBtiou've hud il liulore, and in eil ot Stop to examine II.

The nwney was lustanlly produced and p. ltd over and tbo young man of fashion crumpling the notes up in his hand, ran off at full speed, first looking up and then down the street in a manner that gave a suspicion us to the cause of his husle. I took the liberty of following him to the door, and was in abundant nine to find tnv cunieciure vurifiud, by seeing him cost the pour woman who had just le' i shopt and thrust, either the whofo ot part of ilte sum he had just reco'v 01, ()e pledge of his watch and into her hand, and then hurrv rfay l0 0iher side of the street, with 'Vi Stopping either lor i hanks or for sr.planalioo The 0f miisgled surprise und ad which I was throWn by this ected m.inifustulion of benevolence ''as. iuleriup'ed by a loud outcry from Mr. Ciimp, the puWn broker, and by see ing him with a look of wraih and horror hurry around Ins counter and oui fhrough the door upon the sidewalk', where he stood for moment straining his eyes down the street, as if in searchol the kii.d hearted youth who had by this time disup peared Up one ol the cross streets.

'The villian," ho exclaimed; "ihesvin dling scoundrel I Which way did he g.i. the ungrateful thief! Tell me" fie confin ucd, turning to nie which way he went, and I II give ou hall a dollar, il you II shew me where he is." I Was not a little astonished St this, but deferring the Bratificaiion of my curiosi ly for the present, pointed oui lo Mr. Crimp ihe course taken by his latecusto. mer, und mentioned a so what 1 had peen lake place between him and the poor woman The information or perhaps even the brief space employed in giving it seem ed to produce a change of imentlun in the mind of ihe estimable genllbman. "Ah! it's no use;" he said ''he's got off clearly by this time, und my thirty dol lars is a Case.

But I'll find him yet some day." And thus soliloquizing, Mr Crimp returned iiito his shop. Tile explanation which I was socn rioiis, wms afforded us. The young mah had several limes before deposited the wutch In the hands of Mn Crimp, as tlie quid pro quo of certain needful advance and as often redeemed it, when accident or luck at the billiard table placed the requisite funds nt his disposal. Taking ad vantage Of the familiarity that had ttidS broken up between the broker find the trinket, as a means of dispensing with the usual requisite examinittion, A gilt chain hnd been substituted for the gold the deception had passed unnoticed until it was too late. 'The watch il elf was probably worth ubout the som s.d iMiu'wrl From the Wheeling Times, EXECUTION.

Thomai Wintiinger was yesterday ex-' cripiinn, dime too, several steamboat ecuied in this place, in conformance with loaded to the guards with passengers, fill-the Sentence of the Court, for the mfirder ed wharves, and before night our ol Jesse Uhnsman, in April last. A vast j- r'rini' IfY.iri nuartj Hi.ui- ir.n mil VTwt.v iix.it W.VI I VJ II I. v. I 1 I I tf l.tll. from a great distance, attended to Wit ness the sad spectacle.

A warrant for the reprieve ol Bjm Z.ong, the accom-, imo a company, resolved loiee the lawi pi ice in 'he murder, until the 23d of aepi. Virginia and of the United States tn-was received from the acting Governor on all hazards; and their resolu-Saturday last, fon was needed, for overy arrival from This is the first capital offence ever tlie rivr since, announced that the committed and puniahed, within ihe sec. excitement on the Ohio Side was great in lion of country of forty miles in extent fvor of the criminal, and that a general from this place. The long agony is over, at least We hope a respite will nOw oe given lo our citizens wno have been harassed for a week past to an extent Inconceivable by any Who have nol witnessed it. We have seemed to be under martial law.

Martial music has every evening been heard in our streets-, guards and bayonets have gt is I tensd in the light ol tne night lamps und 1,16 river a Short distance, to inlorm their the measured tread of the Soldiers On 1 company that ftri attack would be useless: guard, the muttered call to stand and give Bi the town was so well guarded as to af-! the countersign by ihe patrole in the later f'Jrtl them no hopes. Two of Our citizens watches of ihe night the resileSs and proceeded with them about two miles up fearful looks of the citizens as they have I 'be river to the residence of ihe family of gathered in groups and discussed the probability 01 a'u attack upon their persons or property for ihe rescue of the prisuners confined to our jail uudvr sentence of death, have been calculated to cast a gloom over every mind. To Walk our streets where we have brten free as air, und hear at every corner 'he wi poised musket at one's breast, "who comes ibere," and the answer, 'a Ine lo the laws and ihe city ol 'Then the call lor 'the countersign, or sour nama and has seemed to Cast us back near a century into the daS when men's lives were preser- I VerJ Only by Ihe sword or bayonet. Yet such has Icen ihe lale ol our Cl'ltsnS) and nut without suliicietil cause. Soon alter the aitempt nude to escape by the prisoners in the jail in this city, there waS a iiimor thai certain friends ot Wintringer ono of the prisoners at SleubeiiMlle, intended makiugun attempt lo rescue bun The guird ubout the jail, w.is liieii, Wnha very proper precaution, doubled: bul no exulement prevailed un-ul this rumor become a certainly from Va i lous sources whe.ice correct tniurmation had been obtained.

It was known; tod, that not only tho friends of Wmtnnger in Sieubenville, but his reckless and depraved associaies on ihe river, even dbivn to Cincinnati, together with some lew df the same etanip in and about Wheeling had euleieil into a solemn league to recue ihe criminal from his impending 10 Lwl11' Pr'd'g for its poblica-From the nearest estimate lhat could be 'ion, burne the most emphatic testtmct. lound, th sb desperidoej wou'id number nv 00 'be subject, whilst directing the from 3 to 500, many ol whom it was known id themselves with five arms for th expedition. Then the patriotism of our volunteer corps was ut once inaiiilest they came forward prepared to defend the city and ihey have not been lax in their duty at ihe event has shown. With the increase of their arduous dut es their perseverance has increased, end tf.ey have nobly earned and now receive the warmest thanks of ihcir fellow citizens whom they have protected'; and we trust Ihey will receive some decided IntUiinonial bl' ibe obligations under wh ch uurcilizuns as a body now rest lb tbeiri. Some have doubted the existence of a ny conspiracy to prevent lbs execution; and the fact that everylf.iug has passed off wiinuutany more riots than such as always disgrace every public execution, has increased their doubts, but circumstances have proved to those best acuain ted wiih them, that there would have been an attempt to that effect, a desper ate and bloody one, had not the conspira tors been overawed by a Superisr force prepared at all points lo ttieet contingencies', it Is now nearly two Weeks since a military guard consisting of a detachment from the volunteer companies was firs', called to gdrtrd Ihe jail.

This for two or three nights Was considered duffi cient, until the threats ol the criminals ssop.iaieS'lri hdrh the townor free induced the placing a gdurd at the water Works, Which might have been rendered inefficient by a lew moments eiii-rgeib labor on the pari ol the evil dispos d. Tho plbt ihickedeil as the fatal day approach ed. Clubs of armed men were discerned In the woods at evening and early in the morning in each direciior. It was then thought necessary that a patrdle Should be drawn, of a certain number of citizens from each sard In addition to the three efficient rfiilitufy companies, the fire and hose companies guarded their oWn premises and apparatus, shd wefe ready for af-lioh a moment's notice. On Saturday last many strangers were seen in town whose appearances, in ma ny instances; Were anything but calculated to excite confidence', and in the evening it became known tbut the authenticated statement Of the postponement ol Long's execution by the Gov.

wag corried up the river as fast as horse could move. 'This was calculated still friofe to increase not ihe alarm, bul (he general interest and precaution of our citizens. On Sun day moriilngsirnngcfs commenced thiotig NO- SOWhOLU NO. 102. mg our .1 horse -i men from a distance were seen rtdinir to- and Iro, and endeavoring to obtain qunr-tra; carriages and vehicles ol everv bes- was almost a solid crowd.

a AUOUl SIJriHl'l fill I 111! fitiTand ww wu I ll. V. I I Ml- 1 1 '0" pcssession of 'hat number of guns re- celvd from ot. Clairsville, and formed uui-ureaaing in consequence ol ihe reprieve Of Lou" and nol of Wintringer. was to be apprehended The nighi came on gloomy enough; but one resolution was eeO among our reapeciable CitiscrM, and th.it was in have ihe laws respected.

Ln'e in the night, twi men frOin Sieubenville were laken up, and on examination COn- 'essed that they were of the gang, and "dt 'heir object was at that time to go up Long, where they found 19 persons, with he lather of the criminal who suffered yesterday, all armed to the teetb. Alter learning the state of things in town, the father, who was the leader of that jand, exhausted with want of repose and food, of which he aSser'fd he had not partaken for several days, gave up all hopes apparently, and gave the pistols ho carried into the hands of the citizens; ncknowledgf.d what his efforts had been; nut that he lound them useless and would nol proceed iuriher. All was then quiet until the night guard was relieved. Yesterday passed off with no signs of agitation. THE HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION.

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