The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-05-25


Mobile, on Tuesday night last, ss q pretex
TO exhibit ito party vindictiveness and slim.
ula,e. il possible. partisan prejudces and
passions. Without waiting for the fscts. or
caring who were responsible for the ditii
Gully, il condemns IN advance ri any posi-
tive or reliable information those whom II
desires 10 censure and eliminate. The first
report Of The sffaf came from one whose
interests !, wss 10 give il q party celoring
and misreprese nia,ion. A special tesegra Oh
to the Cincinnati Enquirer from Mobile,
thus yindicates the motives and objects in
the case:
1.-The travelling reporter with Kelley for
the New York Herald snd Cincinnati Com
msrcisl 70 a radical. and has deliberately
misrepresen,ed The facts. lie sdmtted 10
me inst he bid behind The stand, and saw
nothing, but ssys he can substsniisle his
statements with negro testimony. The ne
groes fred about thirty shots aud then ran.
The whites were unarmed. and hence a
number OF them killed and wounded"
mao who hid behind The stand during
the ARRAY, and relied tor Information in re-
gard 10 the melee upon negro testimony.
cannot be expected To give . very intelIi-
gent or Trustworthy account OF y. especially
when he was 10 the interes, OF Judge KEEL.
ley, and it was his object 10 make The rsdi
cal orator msriyr'' hero OF the sf.ir.-
Another correspondent gives different yer
sion OF the riot and iis insligslor-. lie ssys
teiegrsphing IRAN Mobile. unaer date u The
10th inst:
The riot here on Tuesday night was IN.
A premediisted. and participated 10 only Dy
lrowdiss. negroes snt radicals Kelley Il
!. cited the people, got up The night and then
took horizontal posi'isu behind two buck
els. -Four whites were killed, and one negro.
Il Twenty v hises we're wounded Shots were
fired from snd 81 the stana. meeting Of
I citizens will be held tomorrow 70 conis ina
the affair. The radicals are Tying hard 70
/. lmake political cspissi out Of y. Kelley
left 10 day Tor Montgomery, With msr.yis
(, cclorf hy4ngv
/. And The correspondent Of The Cincinnati
a Commercial under tie same date, teiegfaphs:
4 The Mobile papers charge Kelley with
{ using iaoendisry language. and accuse the
: negroes Of being the Cause u the riot"
i There is another point IN the aiis,r which
: should not be overlooked. Judge Kelley
D visits the South % radical missionary
. and in the interests OF the radical Reprbli-
can party. We notice, according 20 the
NJ Commercials report, that the baud Of the
i Fifleeih United States Infantry furnished
+. The music for Judge Kelley's partisan meet;
. ing. aud that q "Governmsut transport
4 conveyed tho radical orator from Mobile 70
E Montgomery, "iurnished BY Colonel Shsp.
' perd. commanding the Usited States troops
\ Of Mobile" The Government which should
4, be The representative OF all parties, % II re.
J csIves It's support from oil parties alike,
should not be used 10 the interest Of any
party. Judge Kelley is on tour through
b the South in behalf Of : party. and fol
!, strictly partisan purposes, and the Govern
mens should lend him no aid or assistance
/ except to protect him in the exercise Of BIZ
+ rgh,s ~ citizen.
The Journal 10 terribly exercised ovsI
n what II terms the suppression Of free speech
q 10 Mobile, and exclsims 10 lie sgony:
1--WE hope Colonel Sheppsrd will bring
20 I strict account the murdsrous mob tina
! successfully suppressed the right Of speech
I and the freedom. Of public assemblies in sh'
chief city Of Alabama"
II 10 exceedingly anxious. g will be seen
that in case Of the radical Judge KELLEY
thu. 'ths right Of speech and the freedom
public assemblies, shall be vindicated.
Last fall the President Of the Unite'
!, States visited the "loyai" end lsw.sbidinl
! city Of Indianapolis. He was Invited here
By citizens Of Indiana; he accepted the 10
I, vita,ion and On immense number asssmbe'
= 10 welcome him. But "murderous mob
! of radicals interfered and "succsssfuIly cup
q pressed the right Of speech and the freedom
3 Of public assemblies in tho chief city 81
Indiana. Was the Journsi indignant eve