The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-12

over TO the store of Col. House. In the
meantime, Bliss. stung With his treatment
at the hands of the enraged Colonel, was
calling upon the Leaugue to go for him.
and was drawing some of them after him.
One of the colored officers asked ''Who
are you going I'd kill % Some one replied
''John House Il can't do any such
think, said the officer. .he's my friend
he never did me any harm let Bliss do
his own fighting
This appeared to sxsite sone division,
but che drums continued besting. and as
Williams had ceased speaking. all the mem
bers of the league gathered at enc point.
and formed in column for marching, dis
playing their banners eouspieuously.-
These banners bore the Inscriptions
Treason must be made Odius. and Trai-
tors Punished =
MY Policy Played Out =
Remember Fort Pillw when you cast
your vote :"
1.-The Radicals Build, the Conservatives
Burn our Schoolhouses and Churches -
ANDY can't control Congress
"Vote the Radical Ticket"
In addition to these a plain flag, bearing
the names of BIownlow5 Trimble. Elliott,
Bean and McFan, was raised.
The word was given, and the dark col
umn, numbering about two hundred lea
guers, all black men, moved Off On ar
irving at the hotel, they we're stopped and
addressed by Mr. Elliott, who implored
them to do nothing that would lead to
disturbance.
At the store of Colonel House a small
party of his friends had assembled. armed
with shot guns, as his life had been threat
ened, and some Of the leaguers had been
drinking pretty freely An old colored
woman had come to him, saying that the
Infatuated mob had determined to take his
life thrt night, and that he might look for
trouble
When Elliott closed his remarks, the
League marched over to the store of John
Campbell. where they were supple with
twenty or thirty muskets. and then again
moved on.
The excitement was very great. and
large numbers of people had focked to
their windows and doors, or collected upon
the streets. At the house of Dr.. D. NJ.
CIiGe, corner of Main and Cameron streets
the League halted and were addressed by
John Trimble and several other persons,
white and colored, who appealed to them
to be quiet and orderly They cbeered for
~Trimble, and in few minutes marched off
to Academy Hill, in the outskirts Of the
town, where they stacked arms, threw out
pickets, and were addressed by Mr.. Elliott
and D. NJ. Clife, the Registration Commits
sioner, both of whom urged them to 90
quietly home.
Bliss and his party, however, seemed to
have the Leaguers under complete con-
troll, and as they were marching back to
town, some one asked, care you well 10 i'd
ed % eve are all ready" was the reply.
''Then," said the first speaker. when
you come to Houses corner, fire into it.
Il makes no difference who you kill it's
dark and no one will know who you HIT.
1t was about half past eight when the
League again reached the square. Just
before it had arrived at Houses corner
Allen Williams, an Influential colored man,
came to the back door of Houses store,
where the Colonel and a small party of
friends were standing, aud where they had
been called by the noise of the drums
He asked to see Mr.. Sam. House. Colonel
House stepped forward and asked if he
1.-THE Colonel) would moi do as well. VIII
liams said Yes" He then said, Were
not going to have any fuss we're going to
break up" 81 am very glad. Allen, re-
piled Col. House, ''that is just what We
want all good citizens want peace"
As the conversation ended, Allen Viii.
liams walked of toward the column of lea
guers, who had by this time moved up
to the store and como to a front face He
had taken some twenty steps, when The
sharp crack of a musket sounded from the
left center of the column, and a minnie
ball struck Mr.. Michael H. Cody, Jr., who
was standing at the door of the store, with
his hand resting upon the muzzle of a dou-
bie-barreled shot gun. Mr. Cody stagger-
ed little, but quick as thought raised
his piece and discharged both barrels sim
ultaneously into the midst Of the leaguers.
In moment afterward he was dead, and
his body removed to the inside Of the build
ing.
Both sidesf Then poured in a vigorous
FIRE. the wounded Of Colonel House 5 party
being carried into the store as fast as they
fell. a large number Of citizens hearing
the firing. rushed 70 the place, thirty or
forty Of them Joining Houses party. Thus