Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-23
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From the Napoleon North -West.l
The Toledo Riot
LETTER FROM A RESIDENT OF TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, July IL, 1862.

TOLEDO, July III, 1862.
To the Editor ofths North. West
You have already heard of the roit In this
city on the 9th inst. through the columns of the
two negro organs, the Blade and Commeyeial--
each paper giving to the affair the false color.
ing Of Its own editor, and each one vieing with
the other in spreading abroad falsehood and un
truth. The Blade, in its Issue Of the lltb,
makes the bold assertion that the affair was con-
trived, concocted and urged on by party Of
desperate politiclane, whom he suspects Of hav-
ing reasonable designs against the Republican
Negro Despotism that Is now urging on the ma.
tion and lite people to ruin. Who but the ma
levoent- hearted, lying editor OF the Blade could
think of such falsehood7 The truth of the
matter is this: the tide and food of negroes
poured on this city for the last elk months has
been Objectionable and disagreeable to the peo-
pie; the city has been flooded with them, and
new recruits arriving every day; all of them
idle, icdcsept, and following no regular avocs-
tion but theft and plunu5s; naughty and inso.
lent Ia demeanor, strutting along the sidewalks
like 80 many peacocks, and oftentimes obliging
white men and women to leave the sidewalks
and let Cuffee pass. The only portion of this
negro population (nOw varionsly estimated to
number from LOGO to ! ,500) that work and la
Dor, are those employed on the docks and at
the hotels Those working on the docks have
been employed, principally, by Abolition cap
tAins of vessels, and by Warehousemen, who
have been arrogant and insulting to the white
laborer, expressing preference for the black, !,
refusing employment to the white, and insult
ing him with slurs and epithets when he hap
pened to have to work by the side of the black
man.
Out of this state of things grew the riot of
the 9th. 1t commenced on propeller at the
dock, when the captain and mate took part with
the blacks, and encouraged the blacks to use
deadly weapons, which they did, mortally
wounding one white man and seriously iDjuring
others. This boat showed off from the dock,
and when clear, the mate or captain fred several
shots into the crowd, and refused to deliver up
the negro that wounded the white man, and
carried the negro off in their vessel. The city
officers played off fraud that operated in favor
of the guilty negTo they privately carried to
Jail negro, but managed to not have the right
one, while they reported they had the Identical
person under arrest. This quieted down the
iDfuriated crowd, and when the mob dispersed,
about o'clock, the gallant Marshal, and Mayor,
and Sheriff rushed to arms, called out posse
OF Columbia's gallant sons, took possession of
the field after the enemy had fed, and shouted
aloud that "Americans were the men on guard
Americans to rule AmericA" Peace is
now restored, and Black Republican officials,
juries and witnesses, with the aid of Jack Fal-
staff, the Mayor, are reaping a rich harvest in
fees. The Inquistion is in session; the two
Abolition papers of the city are busy CLOSING
over their acts; their black deity is insulted
the eky is overcast, and awful forebodings are
wrapped up In the future. The seer OF the
Blade has had visions of that futufe-dark,
dreadful visions-"treasons stratagems and
spoils" undermining his throne; politicians, in
great numbers, plotting his ruin; himself and
his friend Sambo in a boat alone on Lake Erie,
and it drifting toward the Falls Of Niagara
Democrats, numerous as the leaves of the forest
springing out of the ground; the Stars and
Stripes a6oat again; the Reign of Terror over
the Black Republicans disbsnded; peace and
order again restored--Wbat wonder poor Wag.
goner should feel bad over his own dreams.
s. F.