The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-11
The Rebel Report.

recess. 1hlS, IL Is WIN iy
was done in order to await the gather-
ino torether of quorum, only one
third (7G) of which had up TO the time
of recess assembled.
simultaneously with the adoption OF
the motion to take q recess, n band mead
ing 1--WE understand a procession OF ne
rroes, come from Canal-st., and was re-
ceived by the black crowd outside with
the widest and most excited cheering.
The excitement was communicated TO
those assembled inside the lobDles, ana
the cheers from the street were respoii'l-
ed to.
Tn n moment afterward the band
marched into the Representative Hall,
where the Convention members met,ahd
it was stated difficulty had occurred
on Cannal-st. :.
While this event was being discussed,
a tumultuous shout arose from the
street, and rushing to the windows on
the Canal-st. side Of the building, we
saw about dozen negroes standing at
a brick pile throwing these missiles Ill
the direction of Canal-st., where&wo
apparently leaders, were firing new,
glistening, long-barreled revolvers.-
Other shots were being fired from the
front of Mechanics Institute, but the
crowd here was out of range OF our Wis
ion.
In probably minute and Il half the
negroes fell back, and the police and
citizens came i'll sight, having up to this
time been hidden from view by 4 new
building that is going up next the HALL
A rush was made up to the assembly
room by both colored and white men
from the street, and asking what had
occurred. were nswercd by colored men
as follows.
A light-colored mulatto was stand
ing in front Of the hall, harranruinn
party of mixed colors. He called the
police Rebel sons of -, and said any
black who permitted himself to be ar
rested by them was 4 coward.
Atter continuing in this strain for
some time, policeman, who had been
behind him all the while, unobServed. !
arrested him for attempting to incitc 4 !
disturbance of the peace. He resisted, |
and at this moment Il boy TOT about = |
years) began swearing at the negroes |
The boy was knocked down, and as
the policeman endeavored to run away
he was struck with brick. Almost /.
simultaneously the policeman turned |
and fired, and black man fired at him
across the street.
The shooting then became rapid from |
each side
While listening to this statement
there had been lull. DR.. Dostie en-
couraged the party by repeating re-
mark he had previously made, viz =
"There is not negro in New-Orleans
who is not organized and prepared"
This was received with marked salts
fation.
A rush was made from in front of
the hall, and the firing from both sides
became rapid. The negroes as body
soon again fell back. but two or three.
with revolvers, stood their ground Fl
nally, one black man fell apparently
dead on the banquet nearly opposite the
hall, and in sight from the window
where we stood.
Mr.. Cutler was asked what he
thought of that, meaning the body
He replied: 'That fixes us, and ends
the power of the id Rebels" or words
to that effect.
Mr. John Henderson thought the
best plan would be to rush out en- mas
Sc, and all who were not armed procure
weapons and return to $ fight it out"
Both MeSsrs. Cutler and DOstie were
at this time upon the platform, order
ing the doors to be shut and fastened.
This was done, but we could not gath
er what else they said, for the contus-
ion, which had now become intense
One poor frightened darlev attempt
ed to pray, but being stopped in this, he
unsuccessfully to get Il
hymn sung.
We got away, and what followed no
pen can tell. The blood splashed walls.
the masses of clotted gore, the wrecked
furniture, and other evidences of mob
passions tell fearful story which is
slckening now to think of.
THE RIOT AS IT OCCURRED IN THE STREET
Meantime the crowd of citizens on
the corner of Canal and Dryades in
creased until citizens and policemen in
dense mass filled the whole corner
The procession gathered in strong force
in front ofthe building, and were ap-
pealed to in words which could scarce
[y he distinguished from the rapid man
ner Of their utterance.
-Ao Wills Guc dGJeUllOn OF our
was attracted by loud cries
rapidly repeated, and, in looking out Of
the window, he saw police officer, in
the uniform of the force, dragging off
a prisoner. Loud cries arose from the
crowd of negroes.
"Kill him!''
No-he's police officer.''
"Kill the d-n Rebel"
"Take him off,
"Let him go''
Such were some of the cries which at
hrst attracted the attention of our re-
porter.
At first there seemed to be no dispo-
sltlon on the part of the negro throng
to interfere with the policeman in the
arrest of the prisoners the negroes, af
packing themselves close to-
gether, much as flock of scared sheen.
But one or two, followed by three and
our, parted from the outskirts of the
mass, and advanced steadily toward the
policeman, who, with his prisoner. had
approached the old fence that closes in
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