The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-30
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ment-lsiows and BIoody Threats.
The Convention yesterday had scarcely
adjourned before the hall was scene Of
wild excitement, resulting from an assauI,
- Z. w. NJ. Mackey upon Roswell r
Logan, Esq, assistant editorof the Charles.
ton Mercury. 10 ~ &s.
As the events transpired in the presence
OF the writer, We speak of what We know
Mr.. Logan was in conversation with the re.
porter Of the Ne,oswhen Mackey approach.
ed, and inquired, I" Are you the writer oil
the article in the Charleston Mercury con
corning, my fatherf" Mr.. Logan replied
Il ann e>t
"Then," said Mackey, drawing back,
with curse, stake that" and delivered
!. blow. Mr.. Logan threw up his arms as
fence and struck back, and at the same
moment was seized By one or two persons
nearest to him. Mackey, being more pow
erfnl, although the attempt was also made
to hold him by Mr.. Whittemore and others,
was not so easily restrained, and he sue
ceeded in striking and kicking once or
twice, but only one blow took effect, and
that was upon the forehead of the as
saulted party. -.
By this time-in less than minute
delegates, white and black, were pitching
frantically forward towards the reporters
table and scene of ARRAY; and in the pres
sure Of the crowd which followed Mr.. Lo-
gan, held in the arms of F. J. Moses, Jr
(white), of Sumter, was forced down the
nall nearly to the middle, and against one
Of the windows. The excitement now be-
came intense. Cries were heard, skill
him -" Cut the Villains throat y
Throw him out of the window -" No
let him alone "-"The dignity Of the
Convention is at stake -" Don't lei
| him be hurt p" Keep back -" Keep
back -" Order -" Hands off," &c. Mr..
Moses mean while still clasped Mr.. Logan
aud declared thatif "any man struck the
reporter they would have to strike him.
doing all that lay in his power to quell the
now fairly aroused passions of the crowd
At this juncture the President of the Con
| vention pushed his way through the crowd
it is said, with horsewbip in his. hand
which was taken from him by some of the
colored delegates; but the writer saw no.
| thing of this !; and while Logan was thussur.
| rounded by forty or fifty persons, standing
ontables, chairs, and filling every space that
could be occupied by a human body, DR.
Mackey opened "battery" on him and
as an old lady would say, gave him "a
piece of his mind" He said that he did
not hold him responsible for his abuse sc
much as the persons who employed him
that he was engaged in mean, contempti'
BILE, and dirty business; and that if any
retribution was to be meted out, it belonged
to those who paid him his salary to come
| there and defame the characters of men,
bers Of the Convention, &C., &c. :.
During this address, which occupied
perhaps two minutes, the excitemen'
within the bar among the members o.
the Convention and without among
the colored spectators, many of whom
| climbed over the bar, reached q dan.
gerous pitch. Cries were heard Of
C Throw him out of the window'-"Cut his
heart out''--" Kill him it serves him
right" and the most bitter and yepgeful
threats, indicated disposition to commit
murder on the spot. .
The behavior of Mr.. Logan, thus sur.
rounded, was most commendable. Calm
cool, and perfectly unquenched, he held
his tongue and waited for the excitement
to subside. During this period it is but
just to say the leaders of the Convention Of
both races did all their power to preserve
order and prevent what was most feared
bloodshed.
Mr.. Logan was permitted to retire
again to the vicinity of the reporters
table. Here policeman made his ap.
pearance. Mr.. Logan requested his com:
pany to the office of the Mercury and pro.
lection from the mob.
/ St this point DR.. Mackey again came
up, and hearing the request of the repre-.
sentative of the Mercury, said that he him.
self would accompany Mr.. Logan from
the hall, and afford him protection. B. F
FWhittemore, Hurley, j. ]. Wright, Ran.
dolph, and others, likewise offered their
escort J; whereupon the parties left the