The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-05
THE RIOT AT MURFREEsBo.

THE RIOT AT MURFREEsBO.
RIO.
How Radical Discussions are to be Healed
Tho Affair Prearranged'-How Eiio''
and Bosom Figured In the Matter.
Correspondence Of the Union and DIS
patch.
Murfrcesboro, March 2, lS6s'-As
YOU were informed by telegraph Muf'
freesboro was, ON Saturday evening
last, the scene Of considerable eSc'.e.
ment. The exact nulnlor OF persons
wounded I have not yet been aD'o ="
ascertain. Think, however, tnere wele
seven negroes wounded-three severe
". with two reported dead An ola
conference.-the. Patterson Mi'esnwa
Seriously, though not fatally l9lureu'
by a team running over him. II ap'
nears proyidential that a greater mum;
her we're not injured. Shots were nrea
in the crowd, apparently at no par..eui
lar obiect-brlcks and rocks hurlea
in every conceivable direction-teams
and horses rushing about the square
and through the streets. The negroes,
as q general plan. pursued the Cninese
mode of warfare--yelling,, swearing
and firing their pistols in the DIR. II
thew had been reinforced by . Dig
drum and a tin pan, they would aouot'
less have put their adversaries to algat'
As it was, however. after the unfortu'
nate mc,ee beganin earnest, they iolc
lowed the example Of the projectors OF
this d~isgraceful row, and fed prcclPl-
tate in every direction. You VIII ask,
who were the projectors OF TINS fio1,
None others than Mcssrs. Elliott ano
Bosom, members of the Legislative
from this county.
As you are probably aware, number
of Radicals bolted and are running ior
county ofi ces against the regular nom
inees of their party. This, in connec-
ton with the fact that the Conserva-
tive opponents Of the Radical nominees
are ycry popular with the negroes, rem
dered It necessary for the Radicals to
devise some plan by which To destroy
the growing influence of the Consefva'
lives. The plan hit upon was, in its
a Anvil, ,s.ent, entirely consistent , with h
asv1ilsl ssra i; ":as to create "a a
deadly feud between the two i.oe''
accomplish this Elliott and Bosom lett
their seas a the Legislature and came
l.crc. Y.sir purpose. beyond reasona'
Die dou6,, uuS 10 inete u riot, and mus
place an iasrgmountable barrier he-
tween the YATES and negroes. This
was their mission !; you are already IN
formed to what extent they succeeded
But did these brave talking worthless
stand firmly by til, poor dupes whom
thew had led into danger? No, they
raj at the first signs of the storm they
had vuised-ran through the streets
like whipped spaniels. One OF these
fellows ia his violent harangue clarg
cd. in The most indecent and unbecom'
ssngterms, the people of this county
viii, being riotous and %disordcrly, and
h threatened them with the military.
One of the negro speakers declared
that he hoped to see tie day when ev-
cry "Rebeit" would be cxterminated-
they were not fit to live, aid much more
of that sort Of nonsense.
A Conservative negro attempted to
address the audience and would have
h,,, mo,hcd Int for the interDOSi.
of several gentlemen. in fact, a few
minutes previous, a portion Of the Rad
ical negroes were intent on killing him
for hurrahing for Andrew johnson
This is freedom ofspcech for you! The
row began at the point where the Con
sentative negro attempted to address
the audience. 1t was prcmediated, pre-
arranged by the Radicals, that II nc
plausible excuse offered itself, they
would invent one, and this opportunity
was taken advantage Of.
Il Now, every drop Of blood split OF
last Saturday in the courthouse yar1
is upon the heads Of Elliot and bos
son! They are answerable for 1t. l
any of these poor negroes die, they ar
murderers. They may not be Gale
upon to answer for this crime ct tn
bar of earthly courts, but is there no
q court where the special plea of "troo
Nv loir' Radicalism will not avail them
The mark of Cain is upon their brow
and there they will carry IL.