Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-01
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GREAT RADICAL OUTRAGE.

GREAT RADICAL OUTRAGE. |
A Democratic Meeting In Saline
County interrupted and As-l
saultedAThe Radicals Driven
or with Three Killed and Many
-Wouuded-Terrff MeleeAT'he
Meeting Broken Up. 5i7i sa5HEslsol
On Saturday last, pursuant to a wide
ly published announcement, the Demo-
cratic citizens of Saline and Pettis coun-
ties met at Elk Lick, Saline county, to
hold a basket political meeting, and
listen to speeches by Mr.. John Trigg, of
Marshall, and Colonel j ohm F. Phillips,
of Sedalia.Z The meeting was held in
a beautiful open grove, and numbered
several thousand persons, who came
from far and near, inlawagons and car
riages and on horseback to hold a regu-
lar Democratic jubilee, and to ratify the
nominations of Seymour and Blair
Previous to the meeting the Radicals
had threatened that it should not be held,
and that if it was attempted to be held
they would break it up. 5sisa-3aNiaEi= ssi
The meeting met, and after quiet
organization. Mr.. .Trigg took the stand
and delivered his speech, which was al
lowed to be concluded without serious
interruption. But when he had closed,
a Radical (Riehardson) provoked a
quarrel with man named Johnson
who called Richardson "Black Re-
publican" and fuss Immediately
arose, and lively skirmish occurred, in
which, perhaps, twenty persons on each
side engaged with clubs, whifletrees,
kingbolts from the wagons and rocks.
By; the intercession of the more conserv-
ative people this row was quelled, and
the Democrats turned to hearthe speech
of Colonel Phillips, while the Radicals,
under the leadership of man named
George Howard, went to the woods to
prepare for further disturbance. s
Colonel Phillips had spoken on some
time, when another fight began on the
outside of the crowd. A man named
Allison leaped from the stand, calling on
all those who were for putting down the
row to follow him. He was seconded
literally. and for a time the fight ragged
fast and furious. - 59- n la
Colonel Phillips succeeded by strenu-
GUS exertions in quieting the difficulty,
after score or so of broken heads and
shins had been inflicted upon the COM
batants.
Colonel 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 a general fight
with all sorts of weapons-clubs, canes,
stones, whip-buts, &c. The Radicals re-
tired in bad order, and went to the woods
to cut bludgeons, with which they again
returned to the meeting, which was now
quiet. In short time the Radicallead-
.er, Howard, became incensed at some
home thrusts Colonel Phillips told the
meeting, and made some rowdy disturb
ance. 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
turned upon, and were getting the best
of the latter, when Howard drew his
pistol and shot man named Chatham
in the breast " IN 80. & -, = t5...--i i' =.
Up to this time no, firearms had been
used. But now began deadly fusilade.
Revolvers leaped from hidden places,
and a regular battle began. The non
combatants, men, women and children.
fled in the widest dismay, and Chamber
ing into their vehicles or upon their
horses, scampered off as rapidly as fear
could urge them. The battle in the
meantime continued fiercely, 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 Dem
ocrats rallied bravely and steadily press
ed their foes, who finally broke for the
woods. lI5.-.-f
Over one hundred shots were fired,
and probably twenty persons were bit
by bullets. Ofthose shot the three dead
men were Radicals, whose names we
have not learned, and seven others of
that party were badly injured. Of the
Democrats five, or six were quite seri-
ously hurt. The difficulty had, effectu-
ally broken up the meeting, and Colonel
Phillips discontinued his speech and re-
turned to Sedalia. = e
The citizens of that section have ten
dered him another meeting, and say he
shall have a clear field and not be again
disturbed.