The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-20
Tho Mobile Riot.

densod from our Mobile exchanges Of Wednesda
and Thursday last. Judge KELLEY, OF Ponnsyl
Yana, in tho course Of his political tour througl
| tho South. camo to Mobile and tLore addressed
meeting Of white md colored citizonB on Tueada,
night last. largo police forco WAS present u
maintain order, although no disturbance was an
ticipated. The band Of tho 18th United State
regiment had boon offered 70: tho occasion, nnt
occupied seats on the platform. There wero NJ
| othor soldiers present Tho freedmen wero out ir
| large force. .ii:ii.i:.. = t'l.in =
After Tho speaker had reviewed the events i'm
meIdiStely I preEqding tic war and them spoken o.
tho Confcderacy, ho said: ..
am now frco to speak to you. We're you al
per? MOI How brutally was man treated who
Eas found on q Southern rulroad reading the
Now York Tribune, tho Liberator, tho Independent
FREQ speeoh WAS never denied al tho North Bopth.
orn natives spoke in our Academies OF Musiq and
Halls. and Southern papers woro subscribed foI
wQuld. not lot us understand each othor, aud have
cursed us with this war. (Shouta OF d" turn. him
out" wore T here M heard.) Don't turn anybody out
tor o return to common sense.
R9ys 1 EseuSs b % JStS oGAI9ys
shouted IN lib nrSTd Es one wordI 1Esss Is sly
Nobody had better undertake to put mo down.
IeH you inc lotn UnttoQ StatoS infantry are at my
back, and Il the 18th Tnited States Iuiantry can
in Memphis, iHSys 9o:united sestes Army to fsii
Rssi ss md IT fGTH Tn1j
to say" -. ,
.,it this moment tho speaker Disappeared (. !.
Tho Advertiser Gays :'t''7 too ai!ia!-'' g, 50
The disturbance that occurred at tho meeting to
citizen hS 9e Ssd ho
madc soycrd loud comments on portions Of Judge
Kelley's remarks that did not please him: It was
n At this nesting In - tuh S the een best 3
thing that tho whito people can do Is 70 keep away
from thcae meetings.. The police endesYored to
him. TkS arrest provoked . sSufao, and sboat
through The oGtskirts, Of the crowd, pfodqeing "a a
The sss Sf hofip
IN the body Of the crowd that there was q fight
bss1n and the Whole mass broke MP and diapeIs-
menced firing their pistols, and, as we learn; in
tho mir, ,ss they rAu!h The last account must BIO
true. for as there were from 150 to 200 shota fred
II they had been, aimed in the crowd nearly as
tho a5 so nes oIossa sSed ash as
states e si thst ho ea Was in tho orov
and the Airing c6mmenced on the pavement, next
70 the stand, and il was hero thai tho colored mon
we're sthickest The white people wSfo mostly on
net promeditatad, dt least on The part Of the
whites is clearly proven. as but fow OF them were
armed IL is, however, reliably reported 10 uH
that some'of tholRadica1 etnieaaries in our midst
rhade It their business 70 go round among the he
troes and instruct thom 10 como armed to tho
meeting, II they had no pistols TO bring clubs or
Knives but by all means to como prepared for q
disturbance. Tho consequence was that most Of
the negroes upon tho ground were armed and
ready 70 take advantage Of tho least proyocation
70 create disturbance. There Ia no reason TO
doubt the above assertion, as we have hoard it
ffom many eIurces, and we call upon Gen. 8 wayne,
Or hia superior officer, Gen. Pope If they have any
desir9 to- preserve order aud prevent the repoti-
tion OF such aaB as last night in this CITY, to put
summary stop to the proceedings Of theao cred
s.H,,:s tst So . g".N , .I.s,i..t = -
. Tho general alarm was rung, and hundreds OF
people turned ont the.oity remamihgltn fever
whoopihg and yelling around the sceno Of the laat
meeting, the negroes dispersed In small squads
and attacked nearly every white man thoy mat!
sSss the SsSs G"r $ Tho
enltY ~siinenced bud Ii the i.nu,e,liatv 1IvInIty
of the place Of meeting, tho other parties wero ali
injured at points several squares distant and ovor
q bali hour after the fret Dispersion
Habriel' OIBen,tA shpemakar, living at No. 2O4
DAuphin, street, wAs passing :alDhg Waret street. in
the vicinity OF Church, when ho was attacked by O
alllad Of negroes and .brutally murdered Captain
Sedberry, well known citizen, Was wounded
slightly with a.pistol Bhot Mr.. J. Rlak was badly
injured, FIVE pthcf white men were badly wnhEit
I'd. A negr0 By, shot In the head, was found dead
in the street Several othor negroes Eereinturcd: