Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-05
VOL. XIX. NO. 80
From the Eransri!le Journal
Liberty Of Speech in Southern
Indiana.

Indiana.
D Outrageous assault upon a RenuhI;-
: can Neeting-A Democratic offic.
T -iai leads the Attack by Fi ing un-
on an Unofiending Crowd.
According to previous annoupcer,o,,
republican mass meeting vas hel8 La,
! night 10 Newburgh, Warrick countv
most infamous attempt was made bv = few
ruiiSns oil that place TO break il I'M Tbo
) time of writing this is late. and we "a, o,
~ give a brief sketch of the proeeed;ros
on The occasion. We shall have sometb;S~
inither 70 say IN our next issue
Inc wide Awakes. TO the number Of
| oout 29O. accompanied by the Crescent C;tv
oand aud Glee Club, chartered the ora.
ley Bowen, AMI. starting az seven o,ciacL
! arrived there shout niue. The companies
on disseminating, formed into line and
started Tor the place OF speaking.
Ihey marched up State street TO the in
.ersecton 1a OF Second, ,sand halted In front of
rheips' corner Immediately on land;no
they were met with taunts spitbets sns
eT1es OF "nisger thieves .abolitiopistss"
9ohn Brownies" "0ssawatonies. and
a'i such Infamous slang, which was ION,
up al along the line of march. and Al lie
stand. ''''
Alter music by the band, hon. II. "
Efilsworth was introduced by James q
Jones. ESQ, and proceeded TO Iaake a calm
dlspassionate speech. half an hour lopo.-
The interruptions were SO constant :,
LOUD that many doubted whether he could
oraVe II out; but he did, and made telling
speech
The Giee Club then sang a song. and Mr.
j. u Jones arose Go speak. He said he had
head cries. of "woUly head" and "negro
equality Such cries, said he. could o9lv
come from men who we're infinitely below
the negroes.
Here the din became deafening. Ii pro.
ceeded from small squad of r1ffins. led
oy the Marshal of the tOwn--a blood-thirs.
ty miscr9ant named Sol Koker. Peacea-
BILE attempts having been made TO ouiet
the noise. few OF the Wide Awakes sur
rounded the Taffisns in order to take them
away. koker aud Two others then drew
pistols, and Koker fourished a bowie
knite and deled the peace makers. Sud
denly he fired oh the Wide Awakes. and
then I've" oihrr shots were fired The first
struck Mr. NJ. B. Suiier, member of COM
pany Z. Wide Awakes, In the right shoul.
der. making painful wound, but not Sc
-ious.
a portion OF the Wide-Awakes recoiled
rom this unexpected attack, but soon ralli-
I'd, and made a rush for the ruffians One
oi the latter. named Bill Lee, was made TO
bite the dust. Kokcr fed towards the riv
er, aud by the dint of skiliful dodgIng uar-
-owly escaped rough handling. Dnring
he melee, Mr. Stephen Sharp, a Wide A
wake, was struck in the head with q stone
an stunned for short time. The affray
1t one time threatened serious results. but
luckily no one was killed.
The meeting being over, the band play
ID an enlivening tune, and the Wide a.
wakes fell into line, aud marched TO the
'oat iu perfect order The Wide. Awakes.
Is they had done during the W hole evening,
Except when the speakers were interrupt
"a, paid ne attention to the insults thrown
It them, but acted as respectable men
hould. They arrived at home about half
,ast twelve o'clock.
Most of the citizens of Nevburg, aud
many Of those fTem the interior of the
county present, were extremely mortified
'ver the disgrace which had fallen on their
own and county. They owe it to them
selves to, and we believe they will, see
he outraged law vinGicated, and their
own and county relieved, as far as posi-
Die, from the disgrace resting on them.
We regret very much to implIcate any
citizens of reputable name in this shame
ul interruption of a peaceful meeting; but
I is well known, and can be proven by
wenty or more witnesses, that Captain
{. F. Bethel, formerly Representative
rom Warrick the Legislature, and Nathan
'iatt, President of the County Agi cultur-
! Society, both leaders of the De1ocracy
nd eretofore regarded as ordertloving and
men, we're prominent in dis
urbing the peace themselves, and instig-
ting the ruffians who attempted TO commit
murder in their attemp: TO stihe free
peech in a free State.
We shall close by remarking that Koksr
also prominent Democrat, aud is now
be Democratic nominee for coroner OF
Vsrrick county.