New-York tribune., 1867-05-20
TENNESSEE.
GRAND TOURNAMENT Al MEMPHIS.


~ rELEsRAPH TRIBUNE
MEMPHIS. Saturday. May ia grand tournament
for the of the widows and orphans Of Confederate
soldiers of Wednesday next Preparation has
been made to seat 10000 persons
TIE ATTACK UPON THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AT
BROWNSVILLE.
The Memphis Post of the l4th gives the following
report OF the Rebel riot at Brownsville Tenn the day
previous
The Republican Union delegates OF Madison, Lauder
dale Haywood and Upton had been notiied 10 meet at
Brownsville Yesterday TO nominate candidate LOT tue
Senate and the delegates of Haywood TO nominate can
The Convention organized by appointing Dr. II. o;
Whitcow, Deputy Clerk Of Haywood. as Chairnai ana
1lc delegates of the county called and retired TO
select candidate The Committee came IN and reported
I'm favor of W H. Moore esq as the candidate LOT hepc
sentative in the Legislature from Haywood. aud
The pnorning session had been very harmonious ana
every body Many went to dinner. soon shouting was
heard the square and word flew that eie was row
ing revovers had found Messrs Carter and Harris
the two coored men from Memphis who had made ts
of them that they should take back what they had sad
threatening their lives II they did not Messrs' Carer
being charged by the assaants with saying what they
had not denied IT, The assaanls charged theu We VII VIZ
derstood with sayne that Rebel ought To have MS
throat cut and his hearts blood let out. ArcIwatds
when conversing with other gentlemen OF the oonEcm
ton they charged that of the speakers IN the motl
ing had said all who had owned slaves ought TO nave le
neartstrngs ont neither Of which declarations any
member OF the Convention heard made. Indeed any
pretex OF the ka vas plainly only " cover the cohuv5
they had already determined upon Hurrahing Ior !f
Davis aud cursing BrOwnlOw were heard from the
parties The proper officers we're called upon anu
warrants issued and put into the hands oI the
men, though present in town 10 The number OF 1000 h1d
shown no spirit OF violence th94gh T5Shtg ,ichtg!
The sheriff proceeded to execute the process
when the rowdles resisted nl9 H ' I'M i ConTt
house but soon rallied IN considerable numbers ana mere
and there a man who had returned the fire The
n ftf 90 "a =
Some Of tie negroes IN ralypg seized bricks OF WntY
else they could find for sei defense Inc leaung ro ~
iaored men several shots took effect but none were
fatal and indeed we could not find that any were ,c
rious few on the other side were also active lh
irving 10 preserve order Many men could be get
ting their IN the shops around the square. some
stores were pointed out where ammunition haa peeh
init that tine disturbance had been contempt b5
I2heRGo rfARe dsF E3w Zone II the as.aug parties
but the citizens appeared 20 know them all 1t was Nty
apparent that bad whisky had been freely used alnohs
the rioters The forhearauce OF the coloren peoPe Wa
the most striking feature OF the sccnr had th'l !.
do 10 the spirit the assaants the life and property OF
every rotcr IN town would nave been ~ nh ~
tWinkng But IL required at the moments OF the msh
est excitement, only feH words 10 Keep an i iIieC con
gumed large portion OF the afternoon. but some gen
tlcmeD. active among the assallans To Keep te lu,
assured prominent Republicans that th're "ou nc 1
the delegate began to gather IN the COuitiOu Iol TIC
purpose Of proceeding with business when inc usla 81
of shot from the quarter of the aasailants renewed the
alarm and set the excitement ablaze again Numerous
acts as well expressions showed that the rioters Wer
abundantly supported by the Rebel sylnpathheIs 9i
the town Delegates. IN the meantime, had scattered
and no nomination for the senate was maui. maui.
Col Poston finally announced that no nomination
would be attempted until another Convention was called
II was charged after the affair that the negroes We're IN
cited by leading Republicans. on the contrary the very
opposite was true. The Republicans made every eHoIt
not only 10 prevent violence but to secure the a3so
supremacy the law and 10 suppress violence where IL
showed itself by lawful methods various reports CONT
mn from authentic Witnesses showing that the ul'tD
ance was contemplated beforehand by those who rougt
il on One OF the rioters was reported To nave sdld ear
i'm the day. that he going 10 get drunk ana go up W
the Court House and drive off the damned ngsers.