Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-07-29


wr,st- aod under oath. IT, Ffssitsuz az
~ ~ Ground. ss s8saIaed, thai ms
-sl 49, vas inrn1icieatk0 repress t1t tio-
,-eeeafings agairstthe dsa9ers.e ana g
,rmtp~- 81 the dieturt4rs Of tae Funite
AerorsiuelV. ofhcai oTders were Mie'
80, d,a.ssched to the Garrison, requiring
~ nsriaes 20 repair to The tity ha"' aH1 ma
ftes report to the Mayer tot 10y. v.ra
IN. (. became known az ne Navy AsI'
-3,es had been ordered out a sn-
- s-l5-piece was taken from inc An,
.,r;1e house By a party OF Deh 80
-. sr,grsslv FOR hostile purposes, ahc 1n
-. - onsrats aeainss the military ts
-, b,vSng IL in possession drew 20 80
Sat precinct Of the Fourth Ward
marines reached that nrighborhooe, - -hs-
f,verty TO twenty-five minutes anterie. -.
fine. The MsTor, returning y rsi ner-
'-sn3ea fhat \ be opened bat se.o-1
i9terpossd. saying that they should ho.
sou. = narines were removed, While ~ao m
until Ia AZ tie same time hersnsains ~
person Wa he Mayor attempted 80 az
excited crowd. ~Gsz5 thsm that ne ma
lrsss them, and to. StReR, bot 70 Protee,
rines we're not there 10 h was saleteo
c~fizens IN their rights b. Turn AIN
with cries OF 9 Drive him on
- and ether similar expressioL tSSnts1
Tie marines, On their arrival were We
lr ~ rioters. and provoking language =
mao use Of With a view 20 ir1tate ana ins1-
hem. Durihg these proceedings a message
vas sem bT The party ia possession o. ~
cannon. SAYING that If the otleer ~ eonI
idsdnbt abandon his position they @oulH M
n-.r him. Il was then that a charge Was
~s5srnon the gun By tue frs. platoon Of the
e5nraey OK mai aes and after two Of me ma
4rs. asa bosa wounded by t1e rioters, u
itsfrn without blooished. just before tlls
u.rs arcornlisheA an attempt was MADE 10 hie
me discharge OF pistols continued IL quleA
--rression. and stones were thro"n bg ue
,tars = thev retreated from the cannon ana
aos until then dsd me marines IRE their hasAeAs
n The direction Of their assailauts.
T1e MAYOR aid not give the order to hTe' nor
"a rl.ber The officers in command, according
to the testimony, ~eliciteds ana me maInnss M
tlass m.s-ook For an order to lhat aIseI tas
..arss WHY donit you Ere the language W
- same person unknown 20 the witnesses
.ssha point. Ihe marines auQ-
ae,- ~ one SradTed; they we're nearly
an aw recruits, and principally AmeiieaA-
7 born citizens. AFTER the hrst IRE =
70 The pistol shots, the marines were greer
tischarre their guns u The dlreetion -
aashss OF the pistols. he fset Is wen
-bs-a number Of persons were killed aud "ouuu
isli7 Co sequence OK he discharge " firearms
on that secession
hi aoq,d here be stated Inst the cannon,
fron irs p~osition. woElL. it fred, h2Te Tskea
N. r,ils snd Street: and what TIE effect Wonio
55vs EasD nav be conceived from the fact th3'
lfrwas loaded with about hall a pound Of pow
der. Sky CT seventy rifle cartridges (tiea N q
& handktrchief,) eight large stones, and several
pounds 81 shot.
Tie marines were Supplied each With twenty
-orr5s sf ammunition; ue cartridges contain
10 I'D ad1itioa 10 the usual quantity o. po"oei'
g. n1U and Three huck-slOt.
According 10 the testimony, Il twas notkno8h
until . few minutes previous u the marines pc
.ae ordered out that their services would be re-
9sired nor were any PsTso1s II tie RANKS De-
sides tie enlisted men.
Herepeat that the police force on that day
was insufficient TO preserve peace; and there
fore It was deemed necessary 70 apply TO me
Executive for a military force, which was
I sraatsd under he representation Of ~ciTcumstan-
ses to which we have already alluded II
should be stated that the riot at the FIRST pre-
einct Of The Fourth Ward was far more serious
tnau elseWhere in Washington.
The same parties who there drove peaceable
citizens from the polls proceeded, at a later
Ihour. and before The arrival OF The marines at
the CITY Hall, to the neighborhOod OF the south
precinct Of the SecOnd Ward. Pistols were
5red and stones thrown, from which the police
and citizens resreated. Alarm and consterna-
lion were naturally produced by these rioious
Proceedings. At the Seventh Ward polls there
AS an exhibition, IN one respect, similar to
Ie5st ia - Fourth Wsrd-naInely the prevent
log Of persons Of foreign birth, but natGralized
citizens. from voting.
The Grand Jury consider it unnecessary 10
present 4 longer Statement Of facts. IheyheV
aulssvcred, as far as the evidence and the na-
sure OF the oath administered to theG permit
tsd. 60 discharge their duty impsTliaily, aHdir-
respective OF whatever Individual opinions may
e expressed az to the manner Ia which they
HaFs performed Il.
The privileges OF a citizen are too dear 10 De
i1friugsd or destroyed by a rgthan force acting
% disregard OF all law, and hence Il becomes
the duty " good citizens to Indignantly frown
down any and every attempt to unjustiy inter
1 fsrs with constitutional rights, and TO provide
against the recurrence Of such wrongs ssthose
waich we're psrpetrated on the first Monday Of
June last. Were such things to be continued,
self-goVernnent would exist only IN theory,
and a reproacb be cast both upon the city which
bears the name Of Washington and the insti-
tutons reared BY patriotic ancestry for holy
purposes and phl,ahthropic ends.
lL view Of all the circumstances, we declare
or opinion that the police force, as at present
Organized, is not adequate for the purposes IN
tended ; and that the law which cTestedi it should
Be amended, SO IS to enable the fo.ce to betsm-
parzrlY strengthened as occasion mag demand.
ESQ. W RIGGS, Forearm.
WAsurSGToN, July II, 1891.