Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-10
Riot st R,shmond-yob Dispersed by Soldiers

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HANOVER.
Riot st Rlehnond-Wob Dispersed BY Soldiers
RICHMOND, Va, May "a serious riot
occurred here this evening. A large crowd of
colored people gathered on Cary street, to see
the trial between the engines OF the Richmond
and Wilmington (Delawareg Fire Companies.
| A fight took place, and colored man was
| arrested. The mob of colored peonle rescued
| him, but he was again captured. Upon arrlV-
ing at the Upper Station House the coiored
mob again rescued him, throwing paving stones
at. the police.
Captain jenkins Of The police, Two scrgeanta
and one private were injured :, Two, OF mem
seriously. By this time. the mob had swelled
to nearly thousand colored people. General
Schofield sent up a company Of the llth ltegl-
ment and came himself. He spoke to the
mob commanding them to dispense, hut the
order was not oheyed. The soldiers then
charged hayonets and drove them away.
More soldiers we're sent to theStation House
after night and 10 riot is now likely to occur.
During the progress of the disturbance the
mob surrounded a house in which a white boy
had taken refuge and clamored for him until
he came out. The police took him in charge.
The colored people said he had a slung shot.
RADICAL REPUTATION. The great fear
expressed by the Republican Party that
Southern Representatives, if admitted, would
mite with Northern Democrats and repudlate
the debt contracted in support OF the war mas
eYerted no inconsiderable influence on the pub
liz mind. and induced many who regarded re-
nndiation as the greatest of national evils, to
Sanction the revolutionary and lawiess lcglsla-
tion of the Radical party. The necessity OF
protecting the public credit was regarded as
so urgent a duty, that all other considerations
were merged in It's performance. This spectre
of Reputation has haunted the imaginations of
the 'sloyal North" from the very commence
ment Of the Reconstruction movement, and
amongst the thousand and one oaths cxacted
in various forms, and under sundry pretexts
of the citizens of the Southern States, few
were ever framed, which did not include Il
clause, forever repudiating Reputation.
This phantom, however, which has SO per
%sistently risen to fright the timid souls OF he
publican legislators, seems at last to have as
sumed a tangible form. Not, however, amidst
the poverty stricken, DISTINGUISHED, and rebel
lious communities Of the Military Districts,
has this portentous evil had its birth, but IN
an intensely loyal community OF a dlStrcsslngly
loyal State-a State in which rebels are dis
franchised, in which the protection of the per-
son or property Of a "rebel' is legal myth,
in which a mark has been set on the forehead
of every one even suspected of sympathizing
with.th great rebellion" psoclaiming that
his property is forfeited to the claim of auy
loyal citizen, and his life is held at the mercy
of any Union shrieker! Yes, West Vir-
ginia has ''put the ball in motion"
We see in the Parkersburg Gazette Of May
I'd, the proeeedingsofa Radicalmeeting held at
that place by which o preamble and resolutions
were adopted with but two dissenting voices,
which commit the participants most unequivn-
eallv to the doctrine Of Reputation. Lynch
burg Nelos.
ExpLANATIoN,-We had a conversation
some days since with Fairfax Taylor, eolored,
touching his remarks at the Delavan Meeting
recently. He sought the interview. He re-
quests us to state that he deeply regrets the
Interpretation which has been nut on the re.
marks made by him. He;says they were not
made in ill.temper or in any unfriendly spirit
to the whites that he is firmly convinced that
it is the interest of the colored people and the
white people to get on in harmony together;
and that he is fully aware OF the, mischievous
effect that would result, particularly to his
race, If there shall be q quarrel between them
that he therefore desires above all things friend
ly feelings and good will between the races
and will labor to secure this result.
We very cheerffuily make this statements
and we assure Fairfax Taylor, and all the
colored people, that every sensible white man
reciprooates these sentiments and we do hope
that prudent and judicious persons on both
sides will be able to counterfeit the influence OF
the mischiefmaker and the demagogue.-
Charlottesville Chronicle.
E.'-Ern