Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-26

among the blacks tonight. This occurred be.
fore the riot. Saw q aoodly number Of young
fiurnce of liquor, who were quite NOISY Soon
after heard firing Of PISTOLS. Saw q colored
MAJ come from the upper part Of the circle,
and was knocked down by several white men.
Saw John Janney much excited &C the upper
part OF the ground, urging TO form or unite
white people to drive the blacks away This
occurred after the firing was over; met Thomas
Weilham, who was also urging the crowd TO
attack the colored people, met large man
with others who said we have cleaned or
cleared out the niggers' s'we will clear up the
who that big man was; said it was p. H New.
bern, who was the register of the 4th district;
saw Mr.. Wewbern urging the crowd TO burn
tents and other goods that belonged to the
"Auguslns w ats testified that he lives at
Brushy Neck, Anne Arundel county; was at
the camp on the night of the 30th Of August;
about III or ~ O'CLOCK at night went to the altar,
and was there till the firing commenced; then
walked out of the circle to the road; staid there
till everything was quiet; saw Charles l.. Sap
pIngton, white, with pistol, near the road, at
the time of the riot, when / was walking out
from the altar; after the disturbance. saw white
men walking all round with clubs; saw no
blacks with clubs or pistols: heard a white man
say that every man ought to have q club, saw
only one rebel soldier on the ground that night,
who was the brother Of witness; don't believe
he was armed" .-e .--.+ =
"Rev. w. +. Speake testified that about d.
m colored man came to the pre- ichers' tent
and said the colored people were being dis.
turbed, and asked for protection Rev. DIR.
Lanahan, who had charge of the camp. meet
ing, went down with the colored men The
result witness knew not Ar the time of the
rio: be was conducting the religious exercises
al inc altar. AT asont IL o'clock, while stand
heard rapid firing on the right and left of the
rear OF the preachers stand, and the whizzing
sound OF balls. The meeting at the altar was
broken up in great confusion, and he FASTENED
from the altar. After he had got outside of the
altar he saw a tall man. with a white linen
ceat, standing on the left side of the preachers
stand, hring with pistol towards the colcred
camp. After that crowd of excited men
gathered within the circle of the tents armed
with STICKS and clubs, and large man urged
the crowd to organize to attack the negroes or
resist the attack of the negroes Some one IN
the crowd exclaimed, "Let the sheriff attend
TO that matter or words to that effect Those
men VINO were excited IN the crowd were
swearing in the circle of tents, and using
threatening language towards the church min
listers and negroes. Retired to a tent when
some one exclaimed that they were burning
the colored peoples camp. Came outside OF
the tent, and say a large fire in the rear of the
preachers stand. and heard sounds resembling
the breaking of crockeryware by sticks.
civilian Ellis testified that about O'Clock
he saw three young white men shouting among
the coloTed folks; saw young man walk MP to
the colored people and ask them what thew
would fight with. if they had to fight! The
colored man said they would fight with guns
knives, pistols, and swords, If necessary Then
this wife man struck the negro with a stick
The friend said we had better get away, there
would be a melee. By the time we got to the
preachers stand two shots were fired by the
whites-could see them. The fire was then
general; saw two or three white men getting
their pistols ont Of their pockets; they were
standing between the preachers stand and
colored camp" ID. -.
With such evidence as this, as basis t, cd
upon, the resolutions above quoted are Ger.
tainly curiosities in their way.
Such occurrences IS those at Memphis and
New Orleans, and this at Shipleys woods, are
calculated to do infinite damage TO the South
at the present juncture OF affairs, and any
Southern community fails in duty to Its best
interests that does not promptly disavow re-
sponsibility fo- such deeds. Failure to do so,
and TO nix the responsibility upon the guilty
parties, invites their repetition and fixes stig
ma upon the entire community.