Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-10-11
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clmrly To violeaoe. Tleps.5A.sed charosof
Jujge AIsR to ihs GrB,a ,Jsry Mayor
Honroe's declared nit6li.a+s 70 espLoy he
poitce against the ConJe'ltIOr, anless prevent
en- Jy the DiLit0ry; The sDceches made NJ he
untre,sal sg6rags meeting Of FGday night,
and de ennrgrated reports thereof Published
in the p0psrs-al these combined, in the
/ opinion OF the Board, 70 produce convic
/ ton among the large class always ready for
violence, hat His meet,n0 might be oons;dey
( ed as an the condition; or status Of complete
omio,ory, ioih no right 10 protection and
f1ir game Jor he pistoL aud tie knife. With
rs2srd to the meeting on Friday bjaht,
there can be no doubt that it exercised q
highly excspersting influence on the minds
Of the opponents Of the Convention Ne
gro suffrage was opeSy advocated. violsu.
speech es were roade, in which Rebels"
we're denounced, and there can be no doubt
that almost ill-sdvised appeal was made Ly
Que speaker 10 the nekroes to 'eame in
their might" on the next Monday TO the
meeting Of the Convention. 10 oae respect.
this meeting Was certainly inosHdiary in its
effect. Il fired into absolute Jury the
snoldering wrath Of the ola ses alluded to.
against the Convention arty and, by briug-
ing a procession Of negroes to the HaB,
gave 40 OCCASION and pIetox, for the eoa-
templ1ted asd prsmadtaiei oliack As an
indication Of the intensity Of feeling thus
excited. NAV be mentioned ths remsrks Of
"iddies" ddyoCd'iag tie tnmed1ts killing
of tie Ls1tieTS, Dostie md Headers9n, ~
their hoUse.
In regard TO the expressions used by the
speakers outside Of the Hall. the evidonos.
the speakers from his balcony on the corner
~ tho block opposite TO that OF which the
Mechanics Institute is the csBtsr, testi6ss
to tho most violeat sppsals to "hght fct
their votes TO came armed TO the Ceuyen-
ton no towards wanted the stones Of the
streets crying out for the hiaod OF Rebels"
etc, etc. Thesa expressions transcend even
the reports published in TIE city papers
while on the other hard Mr. Shelly. the
New York rspor'er. who was present on the
platform within few feet Of ths speakers,
hears nothing OF the cell to the negroes to
come armed, ans givgs very different de.
scrintion Of the srFsches.
TIE 3. ard are compelled to s'ste that
ar. 1fllon's manner and appearance while
giving evidence indicated altnast ps sipfuy
his lisfility 10 The bshe degree Of Bervous
excitemeat; and, without Implying any in
territorial falsisoation, the Board cauuet
bnt thili that his confessed condition Of
alarm and inliguatioA at lie iins caused
him 10 greatly di,toTt tks sapse of the eK-
p7ess;sus vaioh he caught. That his posi-
ton was not such as to sasble bim 10 judge
of the speeches in any eanueeted sense,
would saem probable from bis ewn testimony
concerning the eveats Of Monday. when.
from the Same balcony, be watched two
sDeaksrs Addressing the negroes, and iDser-
red FROM THEIR GEsTuREs that thsy we're
exborting them IN disperse. Mr.. TL,ou's
feelings toward the Convention are stated
with greet franknsss. Ho would not have
done what the police did in protecting mem
bers: on the contrary, as propsrty holder
ana tax payer, he would have been for the
Killing of every nan in the room. Tue un'
consclons influence which such feelings eau
not but exert upon testimony is we'll sxem'
plifed in this case.
To return to the narration of events. 1t
seems that, on the Saturday before, sn in
formal meeting OF the 3ayer, different inem-
hers Of the Citv Council tie Chief Of Pclios
and some Of the prominent merchants, was
held for the prrpose ofconsidering the situs-
ton, aud deciding 90 course of action. -
To this rasiir- ves invited ex-Gen Z. J.
Herren, who Was asked for his spinion Ra
replies. that thcngh politiesliv opposed 10
that party, h. trovtl .cere he Mayor atLolc
the Convention to meet and send has ick0iS
police force there for Its protection and let
Me nlotter ofarreJt Jy tae .S.eT!5 be referred
10 Washington Us proposed. 4 ht, optlion
meets lciH taror, eoc:lrt from one person,
,rto thinks tkGt the C5aUeatjon Should be
h,mg; aud Gen Heron leaves with theiu'f
impression that suoh course has been deci
ded os--rhst the meeting will be protected
by the police, and no violence occur BUI
AT IL 0'C&oCK. SESD4Y MIGHT, Tug NIGHT
WATCHMEN ARE DRAWN cFF THEts sEATs-
AND HELD At TIE VsRIoCs STATIONS IN
THE MORNING Tgg WHOLE UNIFORMED P0-
LICE ARR SO MAssED AFp Usi.D IN sRAnt-
NESS, WHETHER BIZ ORDERS on TITEnuT
Orders. NEARLE EVERY NAN II ARhB3.-
TuEY ARE NOT aEST TO The CoNVENiInN
FOR IT'S PROTECTION, As ADVIsRD BY GRN.
HERRoS; on TIE CONTRARY, THFY ARE
6CRUPULOUsLY KEPT FROM APFEADING ON
THE STREETS TIE MAYOR As HE STATES
RELYING ON HIS PROCLAMATION TO KEtr
AWAY THE WuITEs, AND on TIE TROOPS,
WHICH. Az DE sTAItS AEN- DAlhD hHD
PROMISED TO SEED To KEEP TIE AEGROEs
IN oRDEu HEF AIRS TUE APPEARANCE OF
TUE POLICE MIGHT CvERAwL LII CoNYEN-
TIoN.
1t was during this sdjynrpmenk that
procession Of negroes With drum snd bie,
and United States Gag. approached tue
building As migb, have heep expected,
in marching through the excited crowd that
filed the streets, collision occurred; the
procession was insulted, and shot or two
hred-it would seem at the rrocessien,
though there is conflicting evidsnce uEon.
this point. But this disturbances is quickly
over, u negro is arrested and taken away
The PROGRESSION | . forms and marehes on to,
the building On arriving in mont, the
street is nearly clear, the crowd If negroes
previously there having been addressed ny
members of the Convention and advised to
disperse. There is, however, a crowd Of.
whites and some police, -neT the Garner Of
Canal ST. While the procession Is standing
there, it is in.ulted by white boy whe in
turn is set upon by the blacks. he is rec
cued BY poieemsD, Ihs takes him in the
direction of Canal Strest. Bricks are
thrown after them, and shot fred, whether
from the uegroes or white crowd, oauuet be