Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-09
RcpubIIcaIfsIn Budding out In Ne"
York.
An ESTEEMED CITIZEN SHOT DEAD BY NEG

AN ESTEEMED CITIZEN SHOT DEAD BY NEGRO
The bitter and bloody fruits Of the Republic
can Negro-Equality doctrine are beginning, to
bloom out even before the election. Murder
and outrage 60 hand in hand with the alnalSa-
nation theories Of the party, whose maxim
would seem to be Every thing for the Negro
Nothing for the White man. But to the facts
and the proof.
Intense excitement prevails throughout
Orange County, in consequence OF the heart
less and deliberate murder Of Phineas l..
Wood, ESQ.,, highly respected resident OF TO-
shen bv black demon in human form, on
Saturday evening last, and, as near as we can
ascertain, for no other reason than that the un-
fortunate man was Union man, and, therefore,
opposed to the Republican principle of Negro
Equality.
A Union meeting was held in the town on
Saturday evening last, and after the adjourn
,nent most Of the people having gone homo, o
gang of black ruffians, some fourteen or fifteen
| in number, made furious attack upon hand
full, who remained in the public house, where
the meeting was held. The negroes being all
stalwart, ferocious fellows, and outnumbering
the whites, succeeded in dispensing the latter,
and leaving their marks upon them, in many 4
wound--the negroes remaining masters Of the
| field
The news Of the outrage spreading, the
white men returned with fresh recruits, and
administered to the negroes severe ctastlse-
ment, after which everything was quiet. THIS
took place on Thursday evening.
On Friday, one of the negroes, thlrStng lor
revenge, paraded the streets Of Goshen, with
rife in his hand, saying he was going to
shoot q G. id white Democrat, and baw!-
ING out that "every Democrat ought to have
his throat cut" People thought that he was
not in earnest and did not mind his threats
The negro then, with his gun loaded to the
muzzle, proceeded to his home, about three
| miles out of the village At this time Nit.
Wood happened to be coming along on his way
to Goshen, seeing whom, the negro came out
and deliberately levelled his gun at him. The
cun missed 6re-whercupon some words pass
cd between Mr.. Wood and his assailant, after
Which tho latter, unheedins OF the remon-
strances Of the unhappy man. reprinted ms
gun, and SHOT MR.. WOOD DEAD On The
SPOT-the ball taking effect in the back Of the
head The miscreant was subsequently arrest
cd by the authorities and conveyed TO prison.
When Intercepted concerning the murder, nc
only replied that he was sorry that any more
Of the Wood family were left.
The murder, or the circumstances, has created
deep feeling of excitement throughout the
country, and people are beginning to ask, if the
Negro Equality doctrine Of the Republicans is
10 nreya white men OF the North, unless
Abolition Republicans, will soon have 10 look
out for their throats and for negro.uprlsing, rs
we'll as our countrymcn in the South.
The foregoing fact we have from the lips oil
Mr.. Israel Wood who called at the Express Of.
fec last night. Mr.. Wood is brother OF the
murdered man, and is gentleman Of respcc-
liability and standing in Goshen. He was nc
companicd by Mr.. J. L. Davis, of lS4 South
street, in this city.
IP. S.-This happened in Van Wyck's Con-
rressional district-the NJ c. who, last winter,
in Congress, held up the South, as in the com,
mon practice Of burning negroes at the stake.
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