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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Letter from Pittsburgh dated September 12th reports on subsiding disturbances in the country. Meetings in districts to sign submission to laws had mixed results: successful in writer's district, but in others, war party intimidated peace supporters. Leaders now favor peace but lack influence.
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"The present disturbances in this country have a good deal subsided, but are yet far from having lost their original spirit. Yesterday the people of the different counties were to meet in districts and townships, to sign the submission to the laws—at this district it was conducted and ended with great moderation: the people almost all signed the submission; but in the other districts of this county, I am afraid, it has not terminated so favorably. In one district, the two parties, one for peace, the other for war, separated, when the war party appeared the most numerous, and the peace party were intimidated from signing. Almost all the leaders in exciting the present disturbances are now for peace and submission to the laws, but they have no longer influence when they become peaceable citizens, which establishes a melancholy truth, that men can raise an insurrection when they cannot conduct it."
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Primary Location
Pittsburgh
Event Date
September The 12th
Outcome
mixed results in signing submissions to laws; intimidation of peace party in one district; no reported casualties.
Event Details
Disturbances have subsided but retain spirit. People met yesterday in districts and townships to sign submission to laws. Writer's district succeeded with moderation and near-universal signing. Other districts less favorable, with one where war party outnumbered and intimidated peace party from signing. Leaders who incited disturbances now advocate peace but have lost influence.