The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-06-01
The Cecil Wing.
ELKTON, JUNE I, 1861.
The Cecil Democrat On the Mo-
bile Riot.
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he south must be made mutlnOuS ut
all hazards. It political wrong and oppres
sion will not avail. recourse mist be had to
fire and sword. The Southerner must feel
that his manhood is failing and his strength
deserving him. The rack must he exhibited
before his gaze. The stake must be sci and
the iaggots placed about it. The food must
be let loose, that he may have toretas,c of
smothering. If the diabolism Of all the
devils in pandemonium had been combined
with the cunning Of the serpent that desc
Grated Paradise, the spirit educed could not
have devised a filter plan for the maddcning
of men. The hesotted instincts Of Northern
corruption are spilled out by every wayside.
At every turn. every street. on every corner
may be found the proStitu,ing preacher of
Northern idea, RECALLING his sable auditors
with savory rotations of rad 'naliSm and riot.
In this guise and for this work, lhe Cobbler
Senator Of Massachusetts started on his re-
cent tour. Kelley goes forth, and in the
panoply of his nothinencss, and equipped
with the treachery of his clan, to wave the
fire brands anew. At length he reaches
Mobile-the scene OF. his trial and his tri
umph. He is in the height of his glory
His strains cleave the skies. He delies the
universe. He deiics danger. Hedefcs fate
He has the American Army at his back, and
Hihti ltp -ltgiS' Nv iuNtH' 'Nf!tucIlN II IblSt
supervenes. A struggle s witnessed, and
Immediately the brave kelly is under the
table-prosirate and trembling. His hour
has come. He has succeeded, though fright.
ened in his work. The point is gaincd.-
The whole North is alive with indignation
at Southern audecity and pretext is gained
for the tightening Of the cords of Southern
restriction. Radcaism triumphs anew
But the reader asks what all this nonsense
means? 1t is merely 4 large slice of insane
rant from The Democrat, the object of which
not being very clear to the writer, is still
more dimly perceptble to the reader. From
the midst of the writer's rhetorical smoke
and rawlings, we discern an attempt to Sian.
der Judge Kelley and screen his enemies
the riotous, bloodthirsty rebels of Mobile.
Without making any comments OF our own
on the rambling tergiversations above quot.
ed, we will merely contrast them with the
facts in the case, as given by an eye witness.
A Mobile despatch TO the New York Herald,
gives the following account of the disturb.
ance, which was entirely provoked by the
Rebel population of that city:
A murderous and bloody affair occurred
here this evening A desperate attack was
made upon Judge Kelley and the body of
gentlemen who surrounded him on the steps
Of the old court house, at the corner Of Gov.
eminent and Royal streets, during the meet.
ing held this evening.
The Judge had been speaking about y
quarter Of an hour in q frank and temperate
manner, when there appeared to be dis.
position to create disturbance on the out,
skirts of the meeting. Cries Of % Put him
down. were heard, to which Mr.. Kelley
replied: 60 tell you that you cannot put
me down. The 18th Infantry are at my back,
and if they cannot keep the peace in Mobile,
the United States Army can"
The tumult suddenly broke ont at this
point by sudden rush toward the platform,
and general scattering of the crowd
About hundred people were on the plat.
form, including many eminent citizens. -
This rush seemed to be the signal for the
melee to commence. The chief of the pc.
lice attempted to arrest 4 ring on the
borders Of the crowd, and he drew Il pistol
ON him. The cry Of" fire = was then raised
at the corner OF Royal street, and instantly
the crowd who occupied the platform. In
u moment colored man fell, being struck
in the head. Again the cry Of 80 God -
and 4 heavy fall announced that another had
been laid low Some rriEndg dragged Judge
Kelley from out Of the range OF fire, aud
finally succeeded in getting him away I'M.
harmed.
For several minutes the fire continued TO
be directed to the platform, the occupants
OF which wGrG hastily making their escape,
while others endeavO.Ga 20 protect them
selves by getting behind the table, which
afforded lutte protection, as those nearest
the platform were evidently firing under it.
One man was badly wounded by a shot thus
aimed. aud a bali glanced off n water bucket
which fortunately stood between yunr cor.
respondent head and the assassin beuev.
client intentions.
The firing by this time was directed right
and left among the crowd in the street, who
were flying in all directions There seemed
to be no attempt on the part Of the police to
arrest the violence or if there was it was
Intellectual, for the rebels had it all THEN
own way.
An investigation of the riot, proved the
above report to be substantially true. A
false statement by the Associated Press re.
porter. which vas telcgraphed over the
country, is exposed by the same CORES.
pondont:
The Associated Press dispatches " OF
the Mobile riot, which were published in
New York, are false in almost every paric.
uar. 1t was not negro riot in any sense.
| took q careful survey of the whole crowd
us passed through il before the meeting
commenced, and there was hardly Il single
negro ut the point from which the firing be-
| gan. The persons there were white men,
! The negroes were massed in the front of the
| meeting and on the stand. The poor fel.
| lows ran for their lives al the first fire, which
was aimed directly at US. The papers, the
Mayor and the poIice-al uncontrolled reb.
| els-are working hard to msreprescnt the
| affair, and the whole south is inundated with
| their false reports.
The Cecil Democrat, in its weak way, is
endeavoring to screen the riotous rebels by
Misrepresentation, and slanderng the Re.
publican party. The facts, which reach us
every day from the South, clearly prove
this. The more encouragement they receive
from the Democratic party of the North by
such libels as we have quoted from Thu
Democrat, the more necessary does 1t be.
come to restrain them by military power.
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Poor swami!
The Committee on the Executive Depart.
| ment of the Slavery Constitutional Conven.
ton, recommend in their Report, that Gov.