Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-02


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Radicals DrIvea on with Three
Killed and Many WOunded-TerFide
Melee-The Meeting Broken Up.
Frnm the St. Louis Times. July 80.
On Saturday last, pursuant.to widely
published announcement, the Democratic
citizens Of Saline and Petti5 counties met
at Elk Lick, Saline county, to hold basket
political meeting, and listen to speeches by
Mr.. John Trigg, of Marshall, and Colonel
John F. Phillips, of Sedalia. The meeting
was held in beautiful open grove, and
numbered several thousand persons, who
came from far and near, in wagons and
carriages and on horseback, to hold a
regular Democratic jubilee, and to ratify
| the nominations Of Seymour and Blair.
Previous 30 the meeting the Radicals h sd
threatened that it should not be held, and
that if it was attempted to be held they
would break it mp. = - i[,--5....e
The meeting met and after a quiet
organization, Mr., Trigg took the stand and
delivered his speech, which was allowed to
| be concluded without serious Interrupted.
But when he had closed, Radical fRich-
ardson) provoked a quarrel with man
named Johnson, who called Richardson q
''Black Republican" and a fuss I'M
mediately arose, and lively skirmish oc-
CURED, in which, perhaps, twenty persons
on each side engaged with clubs, while
trees, kingbolts from the wagons, and rocks.
BY the intercession Of the more conservsl
| tive people this row was quelled, and the
Democrats turned 10 hear the speech Of
Colonel Phillips, while the Radicals, under
the leadership Of man named Geo. How
ard, went to the woods to prepare for fur
| ther disturbance.
Colonel Phillips had spoken some time,
when another fight began on the outside Of
the crowd, A man named Allison leaped
from the stand, calling on those who were
! for putting down the row to follow him.
He was seconded literally, and for a time
the fight ragged fast and inrious. f
Col Phillips succeeded by strenuous ex
ertions in quieting the difficulty after B
| score OF 30 of broken heads and shias bad
| been inflicted upon the combatants.f -.
| Col. Phillips continued his speech a short
| time, when an alteration arose, in, which
Radical struck a Democrat, in THE crowd,
| and again there was the widest confusion
and general fight, with all sorts of weap-
| ons-clnbs, canes, stones, whip-buts, etc
| The Radicals retired in bad order and went
! to the woods to cut bludgeons with which
| they again returned to the Meeting, which
was now quiet. In a short time the Rad
| ical leader, Howard, became incensed at
some home thrusts Col. Phillips told the
meeting, and made some ToFdy dis
turbance. Colonel Phillips, his old COM
| mander, told him to keep quiet and he
would convince him OF his errors. But
Howard and his crew directly began still
| another row some Democrats turnedupon,
| and we're getting the best of the latter, when
| Howard drew his pistol and shot a nan
named Chatham in the breast. l.t
Up to this time no fire arms had been
used. But now began a deadly fusilade.
Reyolyers leaped from hidden places, and
a regular battle began. The nsn-combAt-
| tants, men, women and children, fed in
the widest dismay, and clambering into
their vehicles or upon their horses, scam
pered off as rapidly as fear could urge them.
/ The battle in the meantime continued
fercely, and in a short time three men lay
dead in their gore, and seven more, badly
wounded, were groaning in agony on the
| ground, while many more, less seriously
hurt, went to the rear for succor. The
Democrats rallied bravely and steadily
pressed their foes, who finally broke for the
| woods. - f.--~t 8 .......-. ..... .--.. f.
Over one hundred shots were fired, and
probably twenty persons were hit by bul-
let's. OF those shot the three dead men
were Radicals, whose names We have MOI
learned, and seven others of that party were
badly injured Of the Democrats i've OF
six were quite seriously hurt. The difh-
Guilty had efiectually broken up the meet
ing and Colonel Phillips discontinued his
speech ahdfreturned 70 Sedalia .
The citizens Of that section have rendered
him another meeting, and say he shall have
a clear field and not be again disturbed. 4