Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-07
The Reign of Terror an Baltimore.

The Baiim1re EreIa:ge, IN = lsad;Dg article on
he recent bloody outrsges in Baltimore, which
have Ie-inauguTstGd In that city the Plug Ugly
ign OF tegyor, after scne very bitter, aud We pre-
sumo truthful, rensrke about the municipal au-
thorisies Of ihst city states the following facts
G-eg ~ Barrett, the nolorions President of the
R,p-Rsp Cub an DeIu y Warden in the Maryland
Sta Penitsatiary Commits q murdercus assault
upon mesa for the Stats In the OF his friend
Marion Crop, who vas hung for the murder Of Off
Ger RigdoB, Nisausg fer the State in the case Of
their mutual friend Gambrn draws a deadly
veaDon upla the officers who attempt 20 interfere
tor the protection Of the party ssssiedand is the
next day arrested upon complaint Of the individual
assaulted, end ternad loose by one Justice Logan,
urou two hundred dollars 6ail-Thonas II. Gard
n the Clerk Of the Criminal Court, becoming his
sur, ty.
until thst time sd slost eSeiusiVe possession Of the
businfs4 OF Ehip csplkiBg in this port, were, day
sf,er day snd without fageT being lifted for their
pr,,ec,lon by MF Swami suhj eoied TO series of
S-ut 81 spa 60 Rsriy assaults, which eventually re-
suit q 10 the expu sion Of that class Of laborers
from he shjp-y tTds on Federal Hill, and in the se-
II us j, Jury of that branch of business in Bati-
m re. In al those disturbances. ice Edwards
President of the notorious Tiger Club, was the
kooy7stzrd leader; YET, 50 Ear from being punished
orife esnce any more than fSr his previous crimes,
Fivari- has eve since eee0 qUite pet with q G
nR1ie 81 auihoFi les, as well 8 81 de9ided lion u
e tel, piou. ~ ,tii. His convsrs..u and pretended
chsH a OF heart" have been herslded everywhei
g. : gna triumph Of the GoFpel, and his prayers
and d eaaa ng have baen found equally acceptable
By tie mixai audiences that assemble to hear m
ct the Richmond Iasrket, and By the more select
Gorge sarioes that attend the UOioa prayer meet
irg- in q basement of the Charles Street Meibo-
s. Church On Il lnday The negro caulkers we're
again ssssiled and driven from their work, by q
bud Of rUfiaDs led by The Same Edwsrds, and III
d oircumst nee strongly analogous TO those COM
nsued On hy rs one year sgo--the only difference
that FeIs Pom, instead Of Federal Hill, vas the
scene Of this last outrage and that two OF most
respectable citizens, ere Of them Grand Juror
we're inolud-d with TIE defeHseless negroes smoug
the victims
Agaio. among tho pGaes that have been most fire.
ourntiy INJECTED With deeds Of bloodshed and
vioeLce ia this city, those Of The two brothers
Coulsou-Willism and George. at enc time one or
the other Of these men vas almost constantly in
the hands Of tho poiiSs-sonetimes arrested-ss
was the case With George Coulsoa, on the occasion
OF the attack upon our otiee last August-Whe in
the actual commission Of deeds Of violence. Meth
or of the two have ever been made 20 suffer the
psnaity Of HE crimes, and therefore We arc not
surprised to ii6d both, upitiDg on Sunday last IN
he commission Of what the circumstances leave US
no room 10 doubt, vas deliberate and premeditst-
oi murder.