The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-18
f.,rr From,the Mobile Advertiser
THE MOBILE RIOT.

There was a serious disturbance
last night, resulting, we believe, in the
killing of two or three citizens and
woun,ling of several others.
Mr. w. d. Kelley, M. G. from
Pennsylvania, arrived in the city yes
terday, and it was announced, by pos
tiers in the streets, that he would de-
liver apublic address in the evening at
the corner Of Royal and Government
streets. A large crowd, consisting, Of
course, to great extent, of colored
people, had collected to hear him.
Mr.. Kelley commenced and had
partly delivered speech, which is
represented as having been of a very
injudicious, insulting, and incendiary
character. We state this on the au-
thority Of the general impression
which it made, as we had no reporter
on the ground
When the writer of this article -ap-
preached the meeting about nine
o'clock Mr.. Kelley was speaking, in
terrupted, occasionlyy by vociferous
cheering, intermingled with the jeers
and sarcasms usual on such occasions
from boys and sidlers scattered here
and there in the crowd. These inter
ruptions did not appear to us to, be of
a serious character certainly not so
noisy or so frequent as those which
occurred at the conservative meeting
held on the same spot a few weeks
previously.
On our arrival upon the outskirts of
the crowd, Mr.. Kelley was speaking
very slowly and distinctly. He said
about the sick, not the well,
needing physician, which called forth
loud cheers. Then he said, Gas we
him, that in 1847, a prop
osition was made in Congress to au-
5horize slave holders to take their
territories into the slaves" -correct- |
ng himself directly afterwards by re-
versing the relative positions of the !
words territories" and 'slaves." |
Here the cheering was loud and pro-
onged-why,we could not understand,
1ut enough 80 to cause the speaker to
PAUSE. What occurred during this
PAUSE, near the platform, we could not
lear; but, when Mr.. Kelley resumed,
was to make the following remark
in substance) in a very loud voice;
citizens, | wish it under
TODD that l have the Fifteenth United
states Infantry at my back; and if
hey are not enough to protect a citi-
en- in the right of free speech, the
United States Army can do it."
Here there was more cheering and
ONE confusion, Immediately followed
y sudden and sprecipitate ''break"
f the greater part of the crowd, flying
/ confusion up Royal street.
We were not near enough to see any
ause for this extraordinary stampede,
ut it was followed, in the course of
few minutes, by the firing of repeat
l shots. By this time, all, except
lose on the platform, or in its imme-
late, Notwithstanding white and
,lored spectators-had left the
round.
We have been informed by
ose who were present in the
elee, that the proximate cause of the
Of was an interruption. of the speaker v
: a citizen ofMobile. Capt, Carpen- y
r, Chief of Police, It is stated BY our v
formants, attempted TO arrest this a
'rson, when a scuffIe ensued, result
g in the drawing of weapons and :
bsequent firing. OF this firing we :,
low but little, except the general tes-
nony Of our informants that it was @
ne chiefly by negroes, who appeared "a
have provided themselves with :
ms for the occasion.
Two men are reported killed. Sew \
L were wounded-among them
sssrs. d. S. Sedberry and James d.
ofwhom is believed to g
severely hurt =
The firing lasted only few minutes,
4 detachment Of troops made their
pearance soon afterwards and dis "
rsed the remainder of the crowd. hH
The whole affair is an occasion Of
Ich regret to every right minded T,
n. From all that we can learn, the nj
me should be divided between Mr..
ley, who made remarks Of q pro a.
zing and incendiary character; the r.,
zen, or citizens. Who interrupted r
n; and the negroes, who came pre- IA
ed fora rotsnd availed themselves ao
the first opportunity to make
There was wild scene Of confusion