Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-08-27

rnE WARRINGTON SHOOTING ArFAin.
II has always been taught that the
first lesson OF q soldier is 10 learn TO
obey the command OF his superior OIL
GER Witt out having learned this les
son, n soldier Is totally unfit TO com.
mand or exact obedience from those
inferior in rank In this, as in almost
everything else that is essential TO q
soldier or an officer, Gen. Grant has
proved lamcntably deficient. Forced
to resign from tho old army to avoid
being cashiered for acts disgraceiul TO
an officer and unbecoming a gentle
man, he has, BY advantitious circum-
stances, acquired high military posi-
tion during the recent war, only 10
provo his incompetency to command,
by acts of the most fragrant insubordi-
nation and conduct towards his Com
mander-in Chief, which would have
subjected any inferior officer TO sum
mary punishment by dismissal from
the service.
Attention is called TO another act Of
gross insubordination and neglect Of
duty, which has already resulted in a
fatal breach Of the peace, and may
produce, ere the cause is removed,
still more serious consequences. We
find 10 Radical afternoon paper of
yesterday, the following:
RIQIQUs PROCEEDINGS.
Last night at about ten o'clock, as
the Georgetown company of Butler
Zouaves (colored] were on their way
to the Capitol TO relieve the guard
over the remains of Hon. Thaddcus
Stevens, a stone was thrown at them
when passing the corner OF Twenty
first street and Pennsylvania avenue
Some of the soldiers fired in the direc-
ton from which the stone came, and
one shot took effect in the leg Of James
White, colored waiter, who was
standing at tAe gate of a residence
near by. A large crowd Immediately
gathered, and for time there was
every prospect of serious disturb
ance; but the police on duty, as well
as the reserve appearing in force,
promptly, by surrounding the Zouaves,
checked further proceedings, and when
order was restored allowed them In
proceed. There were some halfdozen
shots fired in all, one Of which passed
through tie drum White was taken
TO his residence on Q street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, when the ball
was extracted by DR. Augusta
1t is now nearly one year ago that
the attention Of the authorities was
called to similar riotons proceedings
and serious breaches of the public
peace, arising from the outrageous
proceedings of armed, uniformed and
organized companies Of negroes in this
district. This nuisance and its ten
dency TO create serious disturbance OF
the public peace was then brought to
the notice of the authorities. The
attention Of the President was first
called to the subject of these illegal
armed organizations Of negroes III this
district by an editorial in the Chronicle
of October %, 1867, stating that there
were at that time nearly two full col
ored volunteer regiments here, and
that they would be reached by no such
order as that of the Mayor of Balti-
moro prohibiting such organizations
in that city; and, also, that the time
might come when they might "be
essential in preserving the peace Of
the district
Already, at that time, these negro
military companies had become pub.
lie nuisance They were meeting
nightly, and drilling aud parading
with arms in their hands, creating
continually serious and well-founded
apprehensions of grave Disturbances
Of the public peace, when no organized
volunteer military organizations were
allowed in the district. On the oath
of October, 1867, the article in the
Chronicle above quoted was referred
by the President 10 General Grant,
then Secretary of War al interim, "for
consideration, and any information he
might posstss respecting the organi-
cations referred TO by the Chronicle,
the authority under which they had
been raised and TO which they were
held subject" A report upon the sub
ject was called for from the military
Commander of the Department Of
Washington, General Emory, the re.
suit of whose investigations was, on
the lst Of November, 1867, transmit.
ted to the President by General Grant,
with the following endorsement: are
spcctfully returned to his Excellency
the President for his information. In
addition TO the military organizations
here reported, ! understand there are
four companies OF white militia in the
District, raised without authority or
objection" i0 hNA ii 4|
The aninus Of this reference is too
obvious TO need comment. General
Grant was justat that time becoming
hedged as the champion Of the advo-
Gates Of negro equality; and as he
supposcd-without rcason-bowever
that the Presidents inquiry was
aimed particularly at The negroes, be
must needs, in his reply, strike blow
at the white militia, Of which there
were in the district no existing organ
izations armed and uniformed, as we're
the negro companies alluded to. In
his eagefness TO defend the negroes,
General Grant soeme 10 have forgot
ten on this occasion, as upon many
others, that it was the white volun-
tecrs in the army who, by their self
sacrificing devotion and bravery, gave
TO him the prominence he enjoys, now
seen and universally acknowledged to
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