New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-23
TENNESSEE.

OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE FRANKLIN RIOT.
Gen. Carlin's report to Washington ON the
Franklin, Tenn, outrage, confirms the view taken by
THE TRIBUNE that the not was work Of the Rebels Of
that place After the first attack, Gen Carlin says
Inst at this time any efficient officer Of the law could
have pterfered and prevented blOOdshed. All that
necessary was for either party 20 dSperse and go To then
homes or TO refrain nom nrng me actng mayof ~
fact he stated TO that he knew would take place
but made no effort to prevent ths oatOreak f ne
presence OF civil government 10 seems tr n 1'd
had been given Up Winsy 70 ,n confct on reaching
Houses store They had probably been informed oi te
assemblng of the armed party Of Conservatives They
marched on however. past this party OF CONSERVATIVES
at Houses corner, with, perhaps zen atIneu in.n
time :" Col House and his party had been notified w
A. y. c. Williams, prominent member OF tn1 CoiOito
League that they were merely marching INTO the square
for the nrpose OF breaking ranks and dispensing TO their
homes When the OF the procession had come oppe
aSce from the Conservative party ten fifteen steps
toward the Coored League aud nred two pistoishots
toward the League; There Is now connlct OF esnoy
as 10 the party which fired the first yoney succeeding
these pistOshots Many witnesses TESTIFIED mat the
pisolshots were followed by voley nom the ehure
Conservative party and that returned by the armed
men OF the Coored League, while Others testify mat p
mediately the firing OF the pstoshots the arneu MI
OF the League faced about aud fired a voley bll
ing Michael H. Cody, jr. and wounding SIX WINE ana
several black Conservatives. There Is 80 d9nnt .a ,
firing Of the Coiored League was very deDeiats ano
very accurate, nearly as many S tbs
killed and wounded as there Were " ins :, my b
hands OF the cOlored men, and IL was eVlueht ,na'
NJ he arms reloaded ana nfed st''ilu
n IN worthy or renark that the ~ eolored men whose
wounds were dressed by De. d. H. CINE OF frahhhn1
were an wounded the back OF IN the back part OF the
nbs showing clearly that they fired upon from the
rear ana faux by Conservative party while marching
in after they had broken ranks ana were
running way from the Conservative mob. There "as
nothing in the conduct OF the League or any member Oh
in 10 s fv this murderous assault on IT, There II DO
doubt that some OF the banners borne In the PROCESSION
were in bad taste For example, on one was lnscrlpto
Remember Fort Pillow when you go 10 the polis, on
anofer rhe Radicals build scho0lh0uses the Conserve
tlves burn then These inscriptions were doubtless the
work of some oheir white friends The procession on COZ
ored men marched under the flag OF the United
the man who carried the nag wounded III the De~
The testimony does not show that there was any P~s
ticuar objection the banners carried on the 80.
al meeting some DAYS previously the eheTin h' 1870,
hidden the League to take their banners into me I'D
House where a Republican meeting was 10 ee , neia,
The hag OF the United States was one ~ tomnJ
banners On the sth inst, visited sarv sorry
tbe town auet and the people apPaien'y yos,aIiy,
,hs, the ARRAY mad occurred. All parties anu e!
White conservatives seemed very soncilcus ina, e
eomDapv OF United states troops sen. tnehe ~ ~ VIZ
,a sfh a 10 o'clock and there was consequently DO oe
,on ir the military authorities 10 interfere TURNER
49, 70 nre vent another outbreak. The courts OF VIII
ronnty have heretofore been noted for their I'M
sr.aI COMMUNICATION OF justice where col0red people
It Is perfectly safe IN this case 10 leave
Inc whole matter OF the Franklin ARRAY 10 the action OF
ha Creult Court OF Williamson County, believing mat
no done 10 bring the guilty 10 justice am informed
mar the wounded have been well provided for and mat
well as Radicals contributed provisions
,nd money toward providing for the sunerers. NM
GENERAL very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Nv Z. CARLIN, vt-MaJor-Gen. Asst 'o"'