The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-22

purpose beginning wss nenssary and ~
oppotunity"was sought fotA> This ssoonnoc'
CURED BY tho arrival Of : procession q Of blacks
With music, a.. their w.y nto1tbo ,psoe o.
Meeting Of tho. Convention; which procesaor
bad, to enter tho h' st.oct through tbe, crowd q
policemen and citizens; at The oorncr. of Canal
thsy wcrc met with insults and. jtors, whsl;t 4;
brought on Collision A shot was fred
but ended In nothing ssriouse"I b.'!o1.t
H.. The next act Of iyiolOneo was tho .alTcat q
colonel man in. front Of ihs Institute, but
t0r what onsnse Fam uuablo' to '4Th.
esoEd Of sSlood pcrsonI Il. q 4 nAtaFn n ll lJ
became excited at these occurncnces; tho oAuat
as 1 body Of white mon would do under TN
samc circumstances, Some took, the .sidoSo
the policemen, others tho side Of The prisoners
Brck.bats wec thrown and i'shot fired, the
testimony going to show it. was done by one
Of tho colorod crowd. = 1t was answered I'M.
mediately, by several shots from tho crowd 9
policemen at, the corner. md, followed up 10y
rapid.Aring on tho crowd Of blacks who re.
turned tho fire as fast, ,,as they could, b1'
being ovcrpowered and driven from tho strot
they took shelter In tho Mechanics Institute
. II tho object Of tho police was simply. te
prcscryc tho public pcaoc, why did tliny. not
after tho men had takcn refuge in thclnstitutc
return to thoir original position at tho eornor
ofths streets, which efiectually. cut of, ogsss
from the front, and placing q guard to watch
the rear Of tho building, await tho Arrival o.
the military, who were known to bc on then
way w. .... - ,,. ~ ....''.'..' .'r -. -.
Their only. reason for this course is that il
did not suit their purpose. '';Thoy according
| y advanced in the front Of the building and
bcaeged it on all sidca Every negro who
attempted to escape was murdered: The
erowling climax of these murdercrs' bloody
acts is wcll known. Whom the white flag was
hung out as o token Of surrender, the po.
lico arrested tho members Of tho Convention
aad other ,white citizens and brought them
into tho street, whsrc the most prominent for
thoir Union sontin,cnts werq shot, STABILIZED
and boatcn in the. custody and dprescucc Of thO
ontirc police Of, tho city,, .iri' G,70:4 :;
;, Why did not tho Mayor er.his Chief station
aguardnt tho door; then forbid iny person
from cntci;nr. and swaitr tho; ARRIVAL of,:thr
military2t BY this means tho last most de-
libcrate and horrible phase of'this bloody
tragedy would hhvc been avoided. go; ,,a'
'Itis also notorious that tho police failed
to arrest or to attempt toIf+est even ono Of
the riotous citizens who, according 10 their
Oft. repeated statements, wser continually
attacking, wounding ant" killing " Pers6ns,
who had surrendered and were IN their cds-
tody. '.!.'"'' - :" '''''''''' "J'''
I think I have falIy shown that it wasithe
design Of those opposed to tho ConSchtion to
break it up by force. Tho inference ',ta 'bc
drawn from the letter Of tho Mayor, Is that
such a course was resolved on; and the mass
Ing Of the police, and their Willingness torush
into tho fight, think fully establishes tho
fact that the causes of this exhibition Of vic.
lcncc and mob Law must be traced further
back. It is tho embcrs Of the fires Of the
rcbcllious feeling which plunged this country
. u i =.
into.a desolating civil war, and Iwhich, Anmo
is not yet extinsuishcd in tho breasts Of the
former slayc.holding aristocraey. ...,,c,.
Havins failed in their d.st Iattqmpt to DE-
stroy tho Government thoy; ssok' to regain
political power by tho samo spirit Of violence
by which The leaders and chiefs had main.
tained their supremacy Of tho people before
tho war. .,a,- .;:Iy. .,a,,tr, ~ Il, -! /!
My deliberate conclusion;is, that f; Tho
military forces. bcn withdrawn tho li!cs. of
Union mon who proved themselves conspicu.
;ous ;in maintaining, their, allcgscc will not
be saio.. Tho ultimate security both, OF The
Government and Union men Of tha. South, Dc:
pends, in my opinion, upon, The: ratifcationof
tho Constitutional Amendment peeposed, BY
.Consprss, and tho rslehisemen1 Of The loyal
black mau ~ he mAy become educated and
fox thstjmportsHt privilege. L.! X
oiT:the kdvocacJ Of thoAs: msaAutps identify
me, with the party ss it,.is, called, in
opposition siIths President Imust acoctt tho
Eithation. + Bcsidsa Il csdnot' change ny oeu-
vistim in.respsct toIprtneiplss and measures
/ deem neec,sary to rrdiii1;ss' andtporfotskte.
the Union. ti;aYnys ~ :i"w 9dT ~
orr ts;podpdI d:MADIsoN' WRhLsj 4
un,uG WYL %. Governor Of LosiEiina.
pi. 4 -=-:-::- ;:..-'s..--':= =7-ssnIa 1
TIE PrussannecdIe.ssn, which has just
ueir;cvsd cso ,much ' npatidou, .iuI tho i Ger; !.
n.u;waz, is A.bssech. .loa6bgpiecc, sopemAAat !
heaEier than our ssiapsash sa kiabf: It is paea
with /" fxcd ammunition,p but tho cartridges
lis ii;1ads nide o psper iinstssd eoppe, @ ia d.
psins, iEiia xisr of tal&hhi fd poRRaasi oRRaass P
sdaHs4eto+ss .bsasstj sidb''isdiao4 Sy a1
,stsa.4 which ~ a. att;sD d, fhaIl6sk,
II''ece4ahspsvds. asiiiAe ~ L p..;iaiar
produces ~ interior en- ,o.iono htts l, !hats h
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