Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-08-15

DIR DOHtc ana flcV. fiOTton, WIZ
opened the rioters convention with
prayer on the 30th ult. } both died on
the 5thinst, from the wounds eceived
in the late riot at Now Orleans.
They were both specimen bricks OF
the stuff of which 'loyalists" are made
in that city, and the South generally.
We have been enabled, through our
exchanges, to learn something of the
antecedents of Dostie. About ten
years ago he kept barber shop in
Amsterdam, New York, where he
became indebted to everybody He
left the town abruptly one night,
forgetting to pay even his washer
woman. About six months after, he
turned up as Dr. Dostie, in Chicago; ;
having spent nearly two weeks time
in the office of dentist, he for several
years followed that business. In 1859
he left Chicago as suddenly as he had
Amsterdam, and for about the same
reasons. He soon turned up in New
Orleans; and when the war broke
out he became one of the most violent
secessionists in the city, constantly
haranguing the crowds on the street
corners, and calling on the negroes to
defend their masters against the north
ern hordes, who, he said, were then
approaching the city, Thus he con-
tinued, until Beast Butler took up his
Quarters there, when he subsidized for q
while. But he soon fell into the
graces of that hero, and was made
one of his chief spies and detectives,
while they both preyed upon the val
uables of their neighbors, to their de-
, cided advantage in dollars and cents
, When the Beast left the city Dostie
again subsidized, until we find him lead.
ing the black riot on the 30th ult
We take from the New Orleans
fI Times extracts from speech he made
, to the negroes in that city few days
before the assembling of the rioters
We have been furnished, by gentleman Of un-
. questionable respectabity, truthful abstract O
the remarks of DR.. A. 2. Dostie, at the mass meet
ing on Friday evening last, 9th ult This speech
q was delivered from the platform in front Of Me
chanics' Institute, to the large assemblago Of ne
groes on Philippa street. and must not, therefore
be confounded with the still more incendiary and
violent address made by him, about an hour sub
!, sequent from the City Hall steps to a colored
crowd which followed the band of music from tn,
Institute. The citizen TO whom we are indebted
= for the report which is appended, is willing TO TAX,
OATH if necessary, that it contains nothing but the
: truth
( Dr. Dostio, in the course of his remarks on Fri
day night, said "I want the negroes to have tn,
right Of suffrage, and we will give them this rirh
/ to vote There will be another meeting here to
morrow night, and on Monday night | want yo,
;, to come in your power. ! want no towards {,
come. want only brave men 10 come, who vii
stand by us, and we win stand by them. Come
& then, in your power 10 that meeting or never 2,
to another political meeting in this State. W,
/ have 100000 black men with white hearts, alsi
100000 good and true Union white men, who viii
fight for and beside the black race. against tn
" 100000 hel-bound rebels, for now there are bu
two parties here. There are no Copperhcads now
/ Col Field, now making n speech inside. is hear
4, and soul with us. lie and others who would not
year ago speak to me, now take me by the hand
l. We are 900 TO 800 600, and cannot only whr
but cxterminatc the other party. Judge Abel
with his grand jury may indict us. Harry Hay
~ INrtfI Iafa -fmg.. l. Al
and the police, with moro than a thousand me-
sworn in, may interfere with the convention
therefore, let all brave men, and not towards, com
here on Monday. There viii be no such peuril
q affair as at Memphis bit u infcrfered tcifh N
n streets Of lNer Orleans 'rM run 'oith blood!
p" "Tho black race with 5000 600 600 arc bound {
e rule the white of 800 600 600 The rebels sa
! they have submitted and accept the situation, bu
u want you TO do the work and they will do tn
voting and will you throw over them the mantl
Of charity and oblivion"
"Wc will % "wc will" was the unanimous re
lsponsc Of the excited throng to which DR.. Dosti
. vehementy responded "Nc, by God we won
I' We are bound to have universal suffrage. thoug
e you have the traitor, Andrew johnson, agains
you," &c.
[sWe think the Doctor has made an error in hi
m calculation.
In this and other speeches Of like character lie
O. the whole cause Of the bloody and distrcssin
scenes enacted on Monday last, upon the very spo
G. where the infammatory language was uttorct
Had the leaders Of tho negro suffrage clique pun
sued n similar course to that of Mayor Monro,
al and advised the colorcd people to keep away fror
the convention and carefully avoid collisions wit
of their opponents, as the mayor did the white cit
zcns, all would have been we'll. Even had the oA
. convention members been arrested by virtue Of a
order Of court, II would thon have been performe
~ In quiet and pcaccabc manner, pnd justice woul
4. have been done them; for had the District Coui
decided againstthcni, II cannot certainly be charge
le that the Supreme Court would have been influence
M by prejudice against the men or their principle
But the more closely the affair is investigated III
s. clearer II becomes manifest that collision bcwcc
our citizens and the negroes was part of Ii
III Radical programme to wrcst the government of OF
Il State from its citizens.
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n The CHoLERA.-Nec York, Aug. II
ID The reports in relation to cholera i
Dr. this city and at the various institr
!. tons continue very favorable. 1t