The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-11
The Beginuing Of the End.

from Memphis, Tenn, recording Il no
Their, between the "ncgrocS and police,
in which d" one policeman and eight or tel
necrr,s were killed." A despatch TIT
next Day read Ike this : About thirty
house. occupied by colore'l persons, ant
all III. school houses in South Memphis
Were ;aIllcl down or burned last night
The ne -.roes all id to the woods las
mint. but have returned this morning.
The ten persons spoken of in the las
despatch We're negroes, OF course. and the
school houses were those in which the
NEGROES were being educated The Gin
cinnati Gazette Of the 5th has the follow
ins in conlilAlton Of thi, outbreaks
Last night "wednesday was emphat-
ica!ly a night Of terror. As earl y as 8
o'clock the torch Of the inrendlarv was
applied in almost every quarter OF the city
inhabited by the freedmen. and at md
ni@ht the heavens were lurid with the
flames from ~. many IA thirty negro
churches. Schopl-houScS and dwellings.
This was unexpected. n, there had been
little or 10 disturbance since noon. and the
city wlS suddenly thrown into fever heat
Of cxritrin MT. I'LL sorts u horrible lumorS
hcin" III circulation. some to the effect that
the heroes haI obtained arms aid were
sacI,in@ the city. and others that tormid.-
bic riots lad rccomm need in various parts
of the city, accompanied by the hatchery
o. innocent men. women and children.
When the truth became known. however.
the excitement somewhat subsidized in
quarters remote from the conia"rationS.
though all kept close vigil, fearing that
the tlalncs wonld spread over the city
Before morning hundreds of poor ne
noc3 Were rendered homeless and entirely
destitute. while several We're killed by the
mhulnan prosecutors. wEo We're of the
very lowest caste, i'll 10 wise representing
the feeling Of the community al large
Hundreds % armed citizcn- patroled the
streets. but despite their cxeriions. aS well
as those of the police. who are Of little ac-
count under the most ordinary circum-
stances, the work Of destruction was car
RED out as above, and this mornings sun
revealed the smoking ruins of at least fifty
structures, none OF which were very valu-
able, havin. been used or occupied by ne
groes
A. evidence OF the fact that these nor
rors are not the worl, and ,,o not meet the
sanction o. the respectable portion of the
citizens. | viii state that Gen Stoneman
has authorized the reorganization Of tie
- 18th Tennessee Infantry. which went
from this city into the rebel service nearly
Tive years ago, and will furnish them with
arms. to assist in maintaining the peace
and put stop TO further violence Of any
description, either on the part OF whites or
blacks
The only whites disposed to violence,
except in Scit-dcten-c, are of class, if
anything, more debl<cl and lcludal than
the negroes themselves. Had it not been
for heavy rain which set in about two
O'Clock this (Ihur>day) morning. the con-
ta@fNtlon might have been OF still more
serious character. The c,v has been
quiet all day. but further disturbance i,
expected tonight. and the streets are
doUbly patIoIlcd with armed police. cili-
zrns and white soldiers The negroes are
leaving the city by the river, and going
into the country in drovcs. am inclined
to the belief that there will he no further
trouble
1t is true of this riot. as of all others,
that most Of The persons killed and wound
ed were @ull'le>s OF any participation what
ever The events of the past three days
are greatly dcpiorcl by the mass of citi-
zenS, As it Is feared they will have the eff
tect OF Placing them in a false position be-
tore the authorities at Washington and
their Northern brethren, with whom they
We IN loyalty and devotion to the Union"
The above is but the beginning OF what
may be expected all through the South.
lie rebels, S,ung by defeat in their resort
to arms 70 >ubvert the government. and
exceedingly mad because of the Emaneha-
ton act that depriye> them of their human
property, will and do attemp, to wrooL
their VpU0r1nr. an 1ha ippo.,,,+ 81