New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

In the Days-ave cars - H.,
terday morning in squads IN dsleri II vas vepv ey
and from their conversation ana DcaIns @ - % ~ the
dent that they contemplated anotheI - ,Jii,, III
ears About ~ o'clock tho notorious negro Nlliah an
Landlord and another negro, h.no" ~ o. H. ia
jrcssrJ crnyd of negroes from the steps OF te oiu
Tnrs iI"nse ON Goyefnmentst., using the most violent
and incendiary language advising ,o 'Gtu' ~ -,
t COR and inctug Them riot. After these harangues'
e nees assembled I'm strong force on the streets eS
pecialiy on Government. About oGIooh slud ssIpt
,.oy.rnn,ent-st car opposite the Barton Academy,
entered it. and rode the Fronst terminus me iUr @
whites in the ear getting OUT U tS sn time en-
@ orc q y when the driver refused TO go any
T,rtber and drove back to the stables. Soon
after, an attempt was made by hye or Elk t
to get car bnt on thew eve were deferred
from carrying out their purpose by the FOmHU FH}
"ned 10 use it il they entered the car At this ume
seous disturbance seemed imminent, but was preveIteu
y, y, We tho ~ ,,ns observation-disclosures williams Charles Wiz
ams Henry Easoy, Gus Butler and Dennis ButeIndd Id
carried them the guardhouse where they were lOch
nm ON te charge OF melting riot entered against
item The negroes now seemed TO DO very lnuch c-AT5 -
and assembled in strong force on tne inc Oh tho v
street railroads The conduct OF the negroes was now
beginning 20 be outrageousthey threatening NOeod d
that serious difficulty would undoubtedly nave easuI i
had IL not been the prompt action or Mayor fce
ave orders that the sreet-cars should 0o run anu e
mon every car who prevented the negroes from enter
ing. The entire police force were Immediately Pcg" aOd o
pronptness Of Col Dlmon Chief OF Police the GXclt9d %
crowd Of negroes was arc 80 gS e pego poce we
viii say at they did their duty ieaTe;S SI keenc
seemed 10 be able 10 hOVPAib
the negroes quiet than tho white p0nceulen'
Comments by The Tribune.
The Whites of Mobile were early, con-
spicuous, and bitter Rebels. They declared tlllt
they would never, never return to the Ohion'
But Farragut smashed up their fleet and cap
tured their harbor defenses late in 1854 and
Gen. Candy captured the city and Its defenSes
after bloody struggle, wherein Gen. Haw-
kinss brigade of Blacks bore their part man
fully, April 9th, 1865-the very day of Lees
surrender to Grant. The capture of Mobile
through its defenses, was the last serious fight
ing of the War
The Mobile Rebels were thus accommodated
with fighting till they cried Enough! If they
had wanted more, they had only to name 1t. And
now we appeal to such of them as have any
generosity or manliness to say whether this
hunting Black Unionists from their street-cars
isn't cowardly, pusillanimous mode of con-
tinuiag the War; Was it this they meant when
they boasted that they would maintain guer-
rilla contest for twenty years after the disper-
sion of their regular armies? Perhaps this Is
Chivalry if so, we rejoice that Dixie monopo-
lies it.
Most certainly, we approve of 10 violent as
sertion of a right confronted by law; but 1t
is not even asserted that any law excludes
| Colored persons from the street-cars of Mobile.
In the absence of such law, those cars are right
| fully free to every SOBER cleanly, well-behaved
person who is ready TO pay the legal fare. 1t
is the denial not the assertion, of this right
! that causes riots; and we trust the Legislature
| of Alabama will take care that the Mobile Rebels
he hencefortb precluded from wreaking their
spite on the loyal Blacks, by excluding them
| from those street-cars which should be open
| to all.