The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16

same time msintsnins sSrl Of balance Of political
power, and keeping sharp lookout for shars Oh me
Grimm, Harrington and Turner originated and managed
the colorsd mass State Convention held in Mobile ID
Nay last. which was gotten up purely for political pns;
rebel press to stir MP strife between the whites ana
blacks THIS Convention was composed OF delegates
from about eight ten counties and adopted platform
which started with the declaration that the whites
are the enemies Of their late slaves and present ser
wants, and In many instances Dependents that IN the
event OF the threatened discharge OF the coored epo
from their places OF employment throughout the stae
because OF their unwingness TO become the polticai
unitedIy and persisteuty invoke tho presence Of q
standing army for protection and for the security OF
all LOYAL Si.i1sns and we w as part ., the s en
people thus pcsecued known 10 tho Congress OF the
United States coupled with such demand for further
legislation, looking TO the punishment OF treason as tne
necessities Of the end may demand even 10 the conns
cation OF the property Of the guilty ihey TURNER
TO hold Office, sit jur.es, to ride on
all public conveysnces, TO cit a. public tables,
and in public places Of amusement" short time after
Cured In Mobile, which very near resulting In
considerable loss OF life It is possible mat the presence
The Ii eeag eneenderod oy this riot cu
minated in the Kelley riot, tho removal OF Mayor
wiihers which soon followed, and complete reyoiu-
ton IN the city government
IN the apponlmen, of delegates 20 the late Republican
State Convention held in this city, Griffin completely
outgoperaed the other wings factions of tho league
party In Mobile and secured delegation entirely In
his Griln's) interes and himself at is head Grilhns
league 10 completely controlled in the Interests OF Cen
era Swayne. In this, believe all authorities concur,
Griffin himself The Harrington and Turner league
is partly in the interests oil General Swayne SO 70 the
Horton and Bromberg league; and Tho Eastburn league,
an Independents orsanizauon u very quei ana eonserV
tive keepinga sharp lookout for one, but ready
to enact tho role Of tail to anyoodys kite for consd
Grafton.
When General swayne undertook to reconstruct tho
city government OF Mobile il Is believed that no tte
ina gined ercuean task before him II seems at
0ret, order TO "emper tho wrd TO the shorn lamb,
no adopted tho policy of randorng TO the conser ave
oement-so the radicals oouend-and selected as Mayor
Wiihers' successor Mr Gus avus Horton, very m ID
hammered, moderate sort OF man. AMI appointed as
mcmbe OF the two city boards some citizens who DID
not belong 10 any organzation for the purpose OF
making apparent that the selections were far and not
party movements; thoug. believe that IL - well
known that OF the first appoiniees were inactive
or quiet moubers of tho republican party, and some OF
them mombars OF the league. Tho republican party IS
in considerable minority in aooe am tho conserya-
two rebel element became quito indignant at me
reconstruction Of the municipal government ny mltary
authority anil tho attempt a. they termed u 10 pace
der full Roadway tho radical track. The force or
~ bile opinion and the rdcu, and vuperat,e lash OF
tho press ndnred many OF General Swaynes apprentices
20 resign Vacancies were nled. bui in most CAGES
the appointocs would not face tho music. Mr. JJne9
a Jew and a merchant OF dis melton and integrity,
mcmber Of Eastburns lea ne and Councilman OF tho
old board roappolnted by General Swayne, but de-
cned to servs and General SSayne at once wrote to
HIM from Montgomery ping hrs RESIGNATION and In
forming iim .Dnt tho won'd be immediay nied
by selection FROM among a large lass of citizens who
have hereto been doniod he right OF rage and par
ticpaton In municipal affairs, but whose patriotism
would proven. them from lowing his tJonesl x
ample" General Swayne went to Mobile to carry ont
this programme but his pav advisers gathered AROUND
hun and convinced him that there was very in0am-
mab,o foreign population in Mobe-par icuarly tho
Irshwho bitterly preju heed and hostile towards
tho blacks and If tho pol cy indicated In tho letter to
Jones was carried there imminent danger OF fur
ther riot and bloodsed AMI more designations by hose
had consented 10 serve on tho muncinai boards
Several Of tho most prominent Of the coored men were
summoned before the reconstruction council the al.
lemma exp aimed TO them, and letter was written
TO General Swayne, ana signed oy fourteen COZ,
Of the CITY, gratefully acknowledged his recognition
Of rights citizens by tho offer to all from their
members the vacancy in tho council made by Mr. Jones'
refusal but respectfully declining, for tho reason
among others that they desired TO show TO their white
fellow citizens that they waive Their claim as class
the bcn, OF tho community Of which they arc no
small part make The dong Of this tho better part"
This letter was signed by 1. s. Berry, Frat Wee Pre
dent OF the late Repnocan State Convention. held in
this city, NJ B. Avery tcolored register Il votcrs Allen
Alexander, A. Stewart, y. +. Pny3ick, and others
Upon the recommendation Of those coored citz MS Mr.
Gideon NJ. Parker was appointed TO OIL the vacancy.
g,o;s, tan,i ACKNOWLEDGMENT said "TSe coored Black
have exh bitod grca. deal more poll cal and pri
vate sense and more Of public virtue and personal dis
creton than the white black Tho coored who
wrote 10 General Swayne dyed wisely when they
that there nothing to be ga mel by them in he dan
gerous use which that political intr0ur designed put
them TO- They that they the eAispaws In the
monkeys hands TO pull the che.tnuts out Of the fire,
and that while might HASN'T. suit General n% Sn sw.ynss game
in store for them They wisely therefore, declined to
permit General swayne, for his own and his par,y's
benefit, to thrust them into false and ridiculous posi-
ton"
Other designations followed and IL seemed impossible
TO get quorum Of the two Boards. Alter ire pubica.
ton Attorney General Stanbery md opinion, Dr.
r. Miller, who had chosen President OF tho Board
yncod that tno now municipal legislature was an Illegal
body, and believing there was no Authority Tor It's APP
pointment Subsequently Mr.. J. r. Easiourn was Sc
iccted as President tho Board of Aldermen. But
of tho military Appendices seemed reuc ant TO proceed
with tho business entrusted to them city fathers
Tho two Boards met limo after lime AMI adjourned for
tho want OF a a.iorum II is not much DO wondered
at that timd faltcred when the current n public
opin was 80 strong Against tnom and tho anrecon-
struotiou press c,ntinualy ashing thom, calling them
usurpcr, &C V,ds the following from late number Of
tho Mobile Tri6,av:-
Tho amount of is the gentlemen composing the Military
Bile shrewdnes and legal atlanments Th know that he
moneys seized by the military and pm their haads may
ss s y
pregnant with lawsuit, and longer he where he
The the number OF suits he secures 10 afford him
occupation In his old age.
In the hast State LEGISLATURE among the IN members
who voted squarely favor Of rauying the consttr-
tonal amendment Captain John Grant Of Mobile,
well known rs the Of Grants Pass Of con-
siderable wealth, about sixty years Of age and alleged
states and Southern confederacy, the tide Of
took favorable tnrn way or the other. He pre-.
scented the city authorities OF Mobile with breech.load
In The defence Of the city against This gun
was chrsened. in flood OF champagne and die-n-the
last ditch oratory, as the "Grant Gun " This famous
gun tried only once and then, like Hutbrse gum
II killed number OF mon behind IL, ana as the confed
eracy scarce Of fighting material and coasoripts
failed TO come up to the scratch promptly, 10 not
deemed safe 10 experiment further with this wonderful
piece OF destruction When the fortunes the Conei-
crates became desperate, and they losing groG1d
daily they cay Captain Grant showed signs OF disloysty
TO their cause and they compelled him 10 leave No.
BILE and seek safely in the Union lnes Captain
Grant active participant in and reported the
resolutions adopted at the fusion meeting IN Mobile
which Jldge BGs,eed presided, ami made speech for
which ofence Judge Busted was Get on and igDomi-
niously ej,ced from the late Montgomery Republican
Convention. whle captain Grant sat In his seat CD
delegate in that BODY arrayed In fine cotes This same
Captain Grant was appointed member OF tho CITY
Council OF Mobile by General Svayue but ho, too, has
been seized with fear and trembling lt OF mad.
ness AMI violently demanded his passport He had
serious doubts whether his appointment by military
authority was legal and would authorize the voting Of