American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-08-02
MARTIAL Law Proclaimed.
PROCLAMATION OF THE Major. 4


m PROCEEDINGS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
of We were an eye witness to a great
part OF the proceedings inside the build.
III ing, Of which faithful account during
Il our stay is appended:
President pro tenn. Howell took the
Chair at 1910 o'clock, after which \
prayer was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Hor
ton.
IT The rol! was then called, and TWENTY
e i've members of the old Convention found
+ TO be present.
: AS 'herc was no quorum present "a
= quorum Is 76), X. King Cutler moved to
| send out the Sergeaut-at-Arms for abb
| sent members.
An amendment was offered authoriz~
ing W. p. Judd. Acting Sergeant.at.
Arms, to appoint number of assistants
to aid him
The motion, as amended, was carried,
On motion of K. King Cutler recess
OF one hour was then taken.
Mr. Judd then called out the names of
The assistants be had appointed, and Mr.,
waters called out 10 Mr.. MiIspaugh
(door>k eeper) to allow no member TO +
leave the hail.
AT this moment number did leave e
The nall, and the mass of colored men p,
who were outside the bar were admitted
10 The inside Of the chamber.
simultaneously with the adoption of 't
the motion to take recess, a band head. c.
ing 1--WE understand a procession Of me- b
Eroes, came up PhIlippa from Canal p
street. ana was received by the black OF
crowd outside with the widest and most ct
excited cheering. The excitement was pc
communicated 10 those assembled inside IA
NE 'oobles, and the cheers from the street
were responded to. tn
la moment aiterward the band ed
marched into the representative hall mi
where the Convention members met, and ce'
was stated difficulty had occurred on ct
canal street. VIC
While this event was being discussed. ed
'umuItuouS shout arose from tue street, ant
nd rushing to the windows on the Canal
treet side of the building. we saw abort POI
dozen negroes standing at brick nile rep
lrowlng these missiles in the direction do'
Canal street, while two apparently tori
'aders were firing new, glistenng, long. Lo
arreIed revolvers. Other shots were gro
eng fired from the front Of Mechanics
,slitute, but the crowd here was out of fee
,Dge Of our vision. lin
In probably minute and half the
'groes fell back and the police and I'll. frs
ems came in sight por
a rush was made up TO the assembly A
ON by both coIoIed and white men lion
IN The street, and asking what had oc. with
rred, were answered by coored men p'is,
follows: then
"a llght.colorcd mulatto was stand. flock
IN front Of the hall haranguinr marty B
mixed c0Iors. lie called the polica four
,eIs sons Of ---. and said any blacL mas.
o permitted himself 10 be arrested hv polio
m was a coward" Apr
Alter continuing this strain for some chan
r, policeman, who had been behind came
all The while unobserved. arrested and
Tor attempting to incjir disturbance stone
the peace lie resisted. and at This III
ment a boy COT abour 70 years) be- pears
swearing at the negroes. repea
he boy was knocked down. and &c tongu
policeman endeavored to run away. pule,
vas struck with brick Almost sim. on th
neously, the policeman turned and he "
|, and black man fred AZ him from, negro
ss the street. No
he shooting then became rapid from street
side with
lille listening to this Statement, there volIey
been Iull. DR.. Dostie ENCOURAGED I'll,
party By repeating a remark he had and
lously made, viz There is not a street
o IN New Orleans who is not orran- street.
and prepared" This was received The
marked satisfaction. back {
lie next evidence Of fighting that we some
came from the yard Of a colored portco
erWOman, next the Institute. toward row Of
street. This old woman was. an. take re
tIy, exhortng number OF black tute, o.
o go into the street and fight, but who hr
sy refused, she locked the gate and negroes
lie key in her pocket With tb
s seemed to give the men conf. semble
for they seized bricks from pile Asst
in the yard and threw them in the pear fro
on Of the police, who were again tbemsel
lied from view. fcers, j
ash was then again made from in Of the ST
( the hall. and the Sring from both and the
became rapid. The negroes, as a the poll
soon again fell back, but Two or from th
with revolvers' stood their ground. No p
-, one black man tell apparently citizens
n the bauquette nearly opposite and ever
and ~ SIGHT IRON the Hfhdo" rally
We stood. one that
Cutler was asked what lie though; ubile ih,