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Pocomoke City (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ssible regarding the deplorable events. As nearly as he could learn, the following is a brief outline of the proceedings at Stepney and Bridgeport: Notice had been given in Bridgeport that a peace flag was to be raised at Stepney, ten miles north of that place, on Saturday, afternoon, when a peace meeting would be addressed by Schnable of Pennsylvania, a well-known stump speaker in the last presidential campaign. E. B. Goodsell, ex-postmaster of Bridgeport, and G. W. Belden, lawyer, of New-town, were also advertised to speak. A large number of the citizens of Bridgeport, including many of the returned volunteers, decided to take part in the meeting, and for that purpose procured five or six large omnibuses, besides other vehicles, and proceeded to Stepney, where they found a pole with a large white rag floating at its top, and a platform for speaking. The crowd immediately surrounded the pole, and one of the volunteers climbed it to let loose the secession banner, that the Stars
Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
Doc. 6. the riots in Connecticut. New Haven Palladium account. last Saturday evening, August 24, the telegraph brought word that the office of the Bridgeport Farmer had been cleaned out by a mob, that a peace flag had been taken down in Stepney, and that two or three men had been killed at New Fairfield. In consequence of these reports our reporter proceeded to Bridgeport on Sunday, to gain such facts as possible regarding the deplorable events. As nearly as he could learn, the follod banner was sung, and the meeting adjourned: Resolutions. Whereas, We claim for ourselves, in common with our loyal fellow-citizens, to hold sacred not only the liberties of our country, but the peace of our glorious old Commonwealth of Connecticut; Resolved, That as good citizens, and a law and order loving people, we deprecate and utterly condemn all those public exhibitions, falsely called peace meetings, but really intended as secession demonstrations, as insulting to the honor of
Fairfield County (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
strong, and a general fight ensued, the weapons being spades, axes, and clubs. Being soon overpowered, though not till after a hard fight, the Union men fled, carrying away with them Andrew Knox, John Allen, and Thomas Kinney, of their party, all very badly cut about the head with spades. The first blow struck was by a peace man, who inflicted a fearful blow upon one of the above. Of the tories two were probably fatally wounded, (one report, and apparently authenticated, states that the first one named is dead, and the other beyond recovery,) named Abraham Wildman and----Gorham. The Union men of course returned home to Danbury, and the peace flag still waves. It may be mentioned as of interest, in connection with the trouble in Fairfield County, that a peace flag was taken down in Easton on Thursday of last week, and brought into Bridgeport; and that preparations were making in Bridgeport on Sunday, to proceed to Hatterstown (in Monroe) to-day, (Monday,) to take down another.
Danbury (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
d on the street. Fight at New-Fairfield. On Saturday afternoon, an even more fearful riot than those at Stepney and Bridgeport was under way. It seems that a number of tories at New-Fairfield had a white flag up, which certain Union men in Danbury determined to take down. Some thirty or forty of them, therefore, repaired to the location of the obnoxious rag, taking an American flag with them to put in its place. They surrounded the pole for this purpose, when they were attacked by a par Of the tories two were probably fatally wounded, (one report, and apparently authenticated, states that the first one named is dead, and the other beyond recovery,) named Abraham Wildman and----Gorham. The Union men of course returned home to Danbury, and the peace flag still waves. It may be mentioned as of interest, in connection with the trouble in Fairfield County, that a peace flag was taken down in Easton on Thursday of last week, and brought into Bridgeport; and that preparations w
Bridgeport (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
n consequence of these reports our reporter proceeded to Bridgeport on Sunday, to gain such facts as possible regarding the ing is a brief outline of the proceedings at Stepney and Bridgeport: Notice had been given in Bridgeport that a peace flaBridgeport that a peace flag was to be raised at Stepney, ten miles north of that place, on Saturday, afternoon, when a peace meeting would be addressepresidential campaign. E. B. Goodsell, ex-postmaster of Bridgeport, and G. W. Belden, lawyer, of New-town, were also advertised to speak. A large number of the citizens of Bridgeport, including many of the returned volunteers, decided to take paroon, an even more fearful riot than those at Stepney and Bridgeport was under way. It seems that a number of tories at New-Fown in Easton on Thursday of last week, and brought into Bridgeport; and that preparations were making in Bridgeport on Sundations were making in Bridgeport on Sunday, to proceed to Hatterstown (in Monroe) to-day, (Monday,) to take down another.
Monroe (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
strong, and a general fight ensued, the weapons being spades, axes, and clubs. Being soon overpowered, though not till after a hard fight, the Union men fled, carrying away with them Andrew Knox, John Allen, and Thomas Kinney, of their party, all very badly cut about the head with spades. The first blow struck was by a peace man, who inflicted a fearful blow upon one of the above. Of the tories two were probably fatally wounded, (one report, and apparently authenticated, states that the first one named is dead, and the other beyond recovery,) named Abraham Wildman and----Gorham. The Union men of course returned home to Danbury, and the peace flag still waves. It may be mentioned as of interest, in connection with the trouble in Fairfield County, that a peace flag was taken down in Easton on Thursday of last week, and brought into Bridgeport; and that preparations were making in Bridgeport on Sunday, to proceed to Hatterstown (in Monroe) to-day, (Monday,) to take down another.
Easton, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
strong, and a general fight ensued, the weapons being spades, axes, and clubs. Being soon overpowered, though not till after a hard fight, the Union men fled, carrying away with them Andrew Knox, John Allen, and Thomas Kinney, of their party, all very badly cut about the head with spades. The first blow struck was by a peace man, who inflicted a fearful blow upon one of the above. Of the tories two were probably fatally wounded, (one report, and apparently authenticated, states that the first one named is dead, and the other beyond recovery,) named Abraham Wildman and----Gorham. The Union men of course returned home to Danbury, and the peace flag still waves. It may be mentioned as of interest, in connection with the trouble in Fairfield County, that a peace flag was taken down in Easton on Thursday of last week, and brought into Bridgeport; and that preparations were making in Bridgeport on Sunday, to proceed to Hatterstown (in Monroe) to-day, (Monday,) to take down another.
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
three men had been killed at New Fairfield. In consequence of these reports our reporter proceeded to Bridgeport on Sunday, to gain such facts as possible regarding the deplorable events. As nearly as he could learn, the following is a brief outline of the proceedings at Stepney and Bridgeport: Notice had been given in Bridgeport that a peace flag was to be raised at Stepney, ten miles north of that place, on Saturday, afternoon, when a peace meeting would be addressed by Schnable of Pennsylvania, a well-known stump speaker in the last presidential campaign. E. B. Goodsell, ex-postmaster of Bridgeport, and G. W. Belden, lawyer, of New-town, were also advertised to speak. A large number of the citizens of Bridgeport, including many of the returned volunteers, decided to take part in the meeting, and for that purpose procured five or six large omnibuses, besides other vehicles, and proceeded to Stepney, where they found a pole with a large white rag floating at its top, and a plat
New Fairfield (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
reme. The active riot ended on Saturday night, but the streets were thronged on Sunday by excited group's of men, and Nathan F. Morse, the junior partner in the concern, was vigorously groanedZZZ when he appeared on the street. Fight at New-Fairfield. On Saturday afternoon, an even more fearful riot than those at Stepney and Bridgeport was under way. It seems that a number of tories at New-Fairfield had a white flag up, which certain Union men in Danbury determined to take down. Some New-Fairfield had a white flag up, which certain Union men in Danbury determined to take down. Some thirty or forty of them, therefore, repaired to the location of the obnoxious rag, taking an American flag with them to put in its place. They surrounded the pole for this purpose, when they were attacked by a party of tories, some two hundred strong, and a general fight ensued, the weapons being spades, axes, and clubs. Being soon overpowered, though not till after a hard fight, the Union men fled, carrying away with them Andrew Knox, John Allen, and Thomas Kinney, of their party, all very b
Stepney (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
Farmer had been cleaned out by a mob, that a peace flag had been taken down in Stepney, and that two or three men had been killed at New Fairfield. In consequence oarly as he could learn, the following is a brief outline of the proceedings at Stepney and Bridgeport: Notice had been given in Bridgeport that a peace flag was to be raised at Stepney, ten miles north of that place, on Saturday, afternoon, when a peace meeting would be addressed by Schnable of Pennsylvania, a well-known stumprocured five or six large omnibuses, besides other vehicles, and proceeded to Stepney, where they found a pole with a large white rag floating at its top, and a pland continued cheering. [We learn of only two persons at all seriously hurt at Stepney; we were unable to obtain their names. Both were of the tory party, and both w-Fairfield. On Saturday afternoon, an even more fearful riot than those at Stepney and Bridgeport was under way. It seems that a number of tories at New-Fairfiel
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