PROM TEE Bosros GALAXY.
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Riot and assault on The Montgomery Guards
The court room was thronged at an early
hour on Saturday, by spectators Messrs. Phil


lips, Brigham and Park, severally spoke in mi
tigation Of the sentences Of the prisoners A,
the conclusion Of their remarks, Thatcher deliy-
cred the following address to the prisoners.


AFTER a long and patient trial, in which you
were faithfully defended by learned counsel you
have been convicted by the verdict of an impair
tial jury, of the offence for which you are now
to receive the sentence of the law. 1t was an
unprovoked riot, without the shadow of iustiflca-
ton on the part of the rioters. Your counsel
were as eloquent in their denunciatior of the
crime, as they were ingenious IN their efforts to
free you personally from It's guilt. The Mont.
go.nery guards stood from seven in the morning
until six in the evening on the field of duty, sub
jected to your insolent taunts and violent assaults
in presence of the Major General and the other
officers and soldiers OF the division, and of their
fathers, wives. children and brothers. On re-
turning from the field. they were followed by a
furious mob, and assaulted with stones, brckbats,
glass bottles. and other dangerous missiles,


For the personal injuries which the gentle
men of This corps thus suffered, they were hap
PLY restrained BY the prudence Of their officers
from making any return but that of patience and
forbearance But it cannot be forgotten, that you
did all in your power to close the pageantry OF
that day with scene of blood Is it to be un.
dersteod that when citizens are called to perfom
military duty they are to be subjected TO the M
suits and assaults of worthless mob2 Had
these soldiers in the absence of all other pro.ec
ton, defended themselves with the arms which
the country had put into their hands, and had
thoughtless ASSISTANTS fallen in the renconre. an
independent jury OF their fellow-citizens would
undoubtedly have acquitted them of biame. and
the highest Judicial tribunal would have approx
ed of their conduct Take from the soldier his
honor. and degrade him in his own estimation,
it will soon follow that the defence OF the State,
will fall into incompetent hands, and with the
spirit 10 defend their liberty. the citizens will lose
It's substance. .sss ..,ssstS. q =


Your. offence was rank. twas direct in
sui to every officer and soldier who was on the
field; and you did all In your power TO subdae
the spirit of the Militia Of this Commonwealth.
Il is for these reasons that the law will infict
upon you severe punishment; and / hope thai
others will be deferred by your fate. from imiia.
ting your evil example, -


After delivering The above address, he pro.
nounced the following sentences upon the pris.
oners Ez 1850 - So So


Thomas Tucker three years la the Hons a of
|correction; Joseph Pierce, three years House of
Of correction, = e-..:s' :. VS..
ssIce was afterwards sentenced ot, arother


Hsaneet Hansu ee 70 four months imprisonTerf n The


Andss ~ Correction, for assaults on Cons.b bl.s
fron. ssS on ahd Hosea to- be.executed unon ~;


! '''er the expiration Of the FIRST Sentence.