Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-10-15
THE SPEAKING.

near InaI new convert TO democracy
Gen. Tom EWING, jr., who is princi
pally famous as being "the son o1
his father" The speaker had not
fairly got under way, when he was
interrupted by perfect pandemoni-
um of Democratic sounds, drums
beating, brass band playing, and
drunken yells and cheers for Sey-
mour and Blair. After these 'troub-
led waters" were in a measure still
ed, the speaker proceeded, and man.
aged to finish, with occasional pleas
ant little controversies with drunken
members of his audience. Many
would persist in shouting for "Sey
mour and Blair,'' evidently thinking
that much more agreeable than lis
tening to Gen. Ewing. Others would
occasionally interrupt with an orig
inal remark, where they thought
the speaker had not put it streng
enough. The speaker was evident
ly put out by their interruption, and
seemed to be in little sympathy
with his audience, closing his speech
as soon as he decently could. His
speech was the usual TRADE upon the
usurpations of Congress, and terri
BILE picture of the "black govern
ments" ruling the South, to the ex-
clusion of rebels. About the only
sentiment in the whole speech that
was cheered, was the assertion that
the six millions of whites in the
South would not stand these govern
ments-that they would maintain
their rights, and that sooner or later,
next year, or next century, they
would rise up against them. This
aroused loud cheers from the
crowd.
The crowd had been drinking bad
whisky freely all day, and by the
close of the speech were in an up
roarious state. The streets were
thronged with intoxicsted men, and
the scene of confusion WAS worse
than anything our city has witnessed,
even during the war, when soldier re-,
ripe for spree, crowded our town.
But this free use of whisky brought
a sad termination and resulted in a
bloody tragedy.
A man by the name of ALBERT AL
MeND was killed in a row with ne.
groes in the upper part of the city.
The statements in regard to the diff
fculty are so conflicting, that it is
almost impossible to arrive at the
truth, and only strict legal investi-
cation will bring the facts to light.
We understand, however, that dem
ocratic delegation, on its way home,
made an attack upon some negroes,
upon provocation, it is said. Pistols
and stones were used, several shots
being fired. The man who was
shot is said to have inter fered only
to quiet the row, and is said to have
been shot in the melee by Washing-
ton Viney, one of the colored men
attacked. Viney was placed in Jail,
when an excited crowd gathered
about with violent threats Of mob
law, seeming determined to lynch
him. They were kept back by the
determined opposition of the officers
ofthe law, and our county was saved
from the additional disgrace and
crime OF mob violence.
Such was the -disgracefdl and
bloody termination of the great
Democratic meeting, legitimate re-
suit of the unlimited use OF whisky,
throughout the day by the crowd in
attendance. The row of Thursday
has been of little help to Democracy,
all the steady, law abiding citizens
Of the county, without regard to par
ty, expressing their disgust at the
whole thing. ]