The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-30

The Memphis Bulletin of Monday, has an
account Of a negro riot IN that city. 10 SAYS
a drunken coiored soldier, and some drunk.
en- colored citizens rot into q SIGHT ia 6dyos0
street. Yesterday uftprnoou. cll0red SOLE
der tried 10 part them, but could not. The
police tried 90 arrest the disorierles, but
failed, and the other blacks taking part, an
extensive fight eusued. General saith be
ing in formed Of the disturbance. reps irei Co.
the spot. He Wss accompanied hy General
Morgan and twenty-five or thirty coiored
soldiers. When 10 IVES aaerrtaiucd that
these guards were approaching. Che rioters
tried % escape by secrrting themselves in
an adjacent house. Starch was made, and
six Of them caught. identified, ADD taseu
away % be- locked Up. The original rioter
was quite insolcut 90 General smith, who
bore IL patiently Tor some time, but fina ~
detailed three men % take the fellow away,
and buck and gag him. Ancr the house
had been searched Tor rcvolvrrs aud other
arms, General Smith delivered an address
% the crowd, informing the colorei people
that they were just lse other citizens, snd
had no more rights than uthers. Tie id
them very distinctly that an Their free fight
in Gayoso street would De followed by the
clearing of IL out. De drunken disturbances
would not be allowed. The same pap'r has
an account of a very serious disturbance o.
a col0red ttir held u that city, i1r the BEN
eft of the C0lored church. AZ O iste hour
some police officers came to the entrance OF
the hal and declared they would let no.
body ont until Gen, raj Smith came. Gen.
Smith did not come. 10 is noe certainly
known that he was sent for. a Licutcuant
came. and declaring that the coi0red people
were behaving themselves properly. ordered
the police 10 let them alone. The police
finn ~ If .r....s IL ffrs harH
the assemblage wus disorderlv, and also RI
legged that it had a bad tendency. The
Lieutenant went away, bus came back
with "a party aud hcgan searching al who
come out. 90 hud arms end knives. Before
this, some col0red soldiers at the fair went
% their camp, aad procuring their guns,
placed them in the hall where the fair was
held. when the searching began the police
declared they were acting under orders. a
fight soon ensued; The police fred their re-
v0lvers and three colored soldiers fired their
guns. Some colored cavsirymsn sided with
the police, but were driven Oft. Seve al On
each side received slight hurts. The lracas
81 much alarmed "a sick c0lored woman that
death ensuad. This account is gwen BY q
number Of parties. and muy, perhaps, do in
Justice 30 the olice, who had been instruct
e 4 that the IN citing of the blacks after eiev-
en- O'Clock was illegal. The allair coming
10 the h.aring Of Gen. smith, lac immedi
aielF ordered the arrest oi the soldiers inn
plica'ei, had a fair and impartial inve -tiga-
iiou Of an the facts IN the ease, and decided
adye. sly 90 the soldiers hy sentencing q
number of them 10 Irving Block, while the
more guilty were consigned with ball and
chain 30 hard laboT in Ft. Pickering.
The Bulletin highly commeuds the action
Of Gen. Smith in bringing the offenders 90
speedy Justice. and saws &c gives the assuf-
ance that the civil power f. to BE- recognized
in ~ its force, and fall Profession viii be-
guaranteed % Oh civl oiiirera in the right
raj discharge Of their Legitimate duties. The
riotous conduct Of the negroes 81 attributed
20 the mean whisky sold 20 them hy un-
principled men.