Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-20
JOHNSON RIOT AT INDIAN
APOLlS.
4 Loyal Irlshman Murdered
bya COpperhead.-An Unsuc-
cessful attempt to Clean out
the Radicals,
From the Indianapoli, Journal.


Amidst the excitement and conflicting
rumors of the night previous. we could not
particularize as was desirable, in yester-
days issue, and therefore give brief re-
sumo.
After the arrival of the President and his
party at the Bates House. they were shown
into the parlors ON the west side. y dense
mass ofhumanity was. by this time closely
packed in front of the hotel. The clamorS
of the crowd becoming dcaicning. the par
i ty commenced making their appearance on
the balcony. Dave GOoding was the first
to shy his castor into the ring, and, one by
one. introduced the nOtables. The Presi-
dent was astounded at the hurricane of in
digant groans and misses that greeted the
introduction of himself. The Evening Ga
Zette truthfully describes that moment as
follows:
Jude Gooding was the first to appear,
and he was greeted with babel of noise
The different members of the Presidential
party were then introduced. the President
being perfectly overwhelmed with storm
of indignant groans, Kisses and cries of
Grant" The Commander of the armies
of the United States was welcomed with a
storm of huZZas, but Johnson was compell-
ed To retire, the Indignation of the peo-
pie being too strong for even his bull-head-
ed nature to brook. The retiracy of the
President was hailed with shouts of delight.
but his reappearance with long Sol. Mere
dith was again the signal for the same show
of turbulent disapprobation. As the inev-
table ''oblique commander" unfolded the
manuscript of the reception address. there
was scene which rivals the worst descrip-
tions of 'Dante's Inferno
There was no putting down ''old Inter
nal Revenue" and the gallant SOL" there
fore. gave vent To the following:
We omit General Meredith remarks, for
the reason that they were of no sort of con-
sequence. They consisted of the same
siereotyped phrases with which the Presi-
dent has been addressed by his lickspittleS
throughout his tour, and were spoken by a
man who has no party TO back him except
that composed of Copperheads and rebels. ]
In the attempt of the President IN res
pond Ia the reception speech of General
Meredith. the crowd in front of the balco-
ny manifested their rcpugnance of ..my
policy" by the most tumultuOuS shouts and
groans of disapprobation. With evident
difficulty the President gave birth to the
following:
Fellow w-citizens:-(groans)I II is not my
intention. (groans,) if you will (groans) give
me your attention (groans) for five min
utes (groans) would address the crowd
tonight (Groans.)
The excitement at this moment was ter
riblc and never before WAS such scene of
frantic tumult and confusion witnessed in
our city. Johnson. with all his brazen-fa-
cednesS, had not the hardihOod to- endeav-
or TO stem this storm of honest indignation.
After standing upon the balcony few mo-
menis. he gave up in despair, SAYING to
General Meredith, ''lct Us 20 in; it's no
use"
The bottle-holder of the President. ''rIbi-
cund Dave" was highly indignant at this
moment over the treatment Johnson had
received, as it was proving, beyond doubt,
that the power of both was forever broken
in this land.
Shortly after the retirement of johnson
and lengthy Sol. from the balcony, the riot
on the street commenced. 1t was brought
about by the outrageous conduct of Captain
OLcary and others, who rode through the
assembly on horseback, crying out, "Clcan
out The RAIDS" Give EN- hell" &c. The
rampant. hot headed Democrat from the
Fifth Ward. Persons standing near testify
TO seeing him draw his pistol. and fire into
the crowd, apparently not aiming at any
particular person.
The Herald charges Noah Roads as hav-
ing fired the first shot, and that John III.
Robinson (both Union) followed it up
TruckseSs admits himself that he original
ed the melee. Some six or seven shots were
fired. most Of which took effect upon those
standing near. nearly all of whom were in
offensive spectators. Trucksess was the
only one deservedly hit. Had it not been
for the immediate and prompt interference
of the police, there would have been no
foretelling the result. As il was. the ring
leaders were arrested instantly, and the as
sailants lodged in jail.
In no case were Union men the assaii-
ants. They stood simply upon the defen-
sive. so far as blows were concerned.
The Indignation of loyal men at that
meeting was spontaneous and Overwhelm-
ing. and Johnson will do we'll to heed the
terrible rebuke there administered. con
cerning his present unmanly. vascillating
course. The citizens of Indiana are nc
halfway loyalists. They are determined
that the reorganization and reconstruction
of the rebel States shall be so effectual that
none hereafter will be foolhardy enough to
attempt secession; and any man, no mat
ter how exalted his rank. must expect, and
will meet with rebuke, and an unqualified
condemnation from their hands If he fail.
to carry out this doctrine.
The charge of the Herald, that this was
a prcconccrtcd movement on the part O
the Radicals, is so outrageOusly false, that
it does not need refutatiOn at our hands,
We leave it for his own conscience to con
demn the author.