New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
POLITICAL.


carry every district not only by legitimate and open
canvass but by threats and intimidation OF kePuOhean
speakers and voters and In many cases Dy aoIual VIZ
lence and boodshed On the day OF the election III '7
tho First as IN other districts the colored men, III many
places were driven from the polls by armed men, VINO
swore they should vote unless they cast the Demo
cratic ticket This together with the operation OF our
defective registration law, cost the kepuDhcan parry
thousands Of votes this district In the oe'eh'n
Ward Of this city in which there are some twehyn'o
hundred voters, mostly oOlOred, and "here' On
the day of election, there three boxes oPeueu
by systematic management on the parI Oh
the police and the extra deputysherlfs VINO were
Democrats and the most Of them bitterly hoste 10 inc
blacks the process Of voting was much Feaueu oCoreS
OF coored electors denied the right 10 Yo because
inspectors the polls falsely told them the names were
not 70 be found upon the registration lists when, IN
many cases they found by examination OF the hss on
e at the Court that they had been properly reg
istered il was found to be too late TO cast their ballots
Again coored arrested for the most trivial Oh
lenses OF for ALL by these officers OF the law ana
locked up so to prevent their voting None OF the
Democrats who made disturbances at the polls were ar
rested One OF two policemen picked quarrels with COL
ored voters and at time during the day. IN the sew
enth Ward serious riot imminent This was taAen"s
pretext for Engine Company No s. whose mousse WI ~
Gated near the pos 10 run out cannon loaded with nails
and other material at hand for the purpose Ihey
this gun 70 bear upon the crowd at the pOs ana
ened the masses Of ooored men, in order 10 carry ou'
was arrested brought to answer by the authoes III
any way for this extraordinary demonstration Inc
Mayor and his force including !most OF the Deputy
Sherlfs were very active In behalf OF the Democratic
party throughout the day. AZ night when the pols
closed in this ward hundreds were shut on from Young
for want Of time many Of whom had labored for hours
to get an opportunity to deposit their ballots After the
result OF the election was known, meeting was called
FOR the night OF the 9th ns at the corner of Government
aud Royasts to celebrate the Republican success in
this district Immediately the opposition began to make
loud mouthed threats Of a riot such meeting should
do their duty and quite number OF them were wounded
in their attempts to quen the riot. When all was
be attempted swearlngl that they would break up &c.
and many threatening personal violence upon prominent
of the party To preserve the peace the Mayor
IN Justice TO him be IL sad took the preoauton TO sum
mon his entire available force, and TO have detach
ment of troops from the u S. barracks in readiness
subject to his orders The meeting held, and after
several very conservative and concihatory speeches
were made-such one did and could object TO- as
being exciting or eensiveItO the most fastdous Demo
crata white man the outskirts Of the crowd, where
were assembled large force Of the Democracy Of the
city discharged pistol OF many Of the coored
people well Jas the rioters, were armed because VIC
lence had been threatened them and this pstolshot
supposed 70 the signal for attack being followed by
others with shouts for the late opposing candidates on
either side in minutes time brought on general mr.
ing which ended at last in the deaths OF some ana the
woundng OF others and the scattering OF the crowd
OOred men, after the riot hunted throughout the
city and two at least were shot down long distance
from the Of the riot The police seemed to try to
overthe military peramb1ated the streets and thus
ended the second dsgraceful riot In this city
which was even disastrous than the socaled Kelly
riot in 1867 Strange to say, no coroners Inquest was
held over the bodies the dead, far as can learn
and as yet no is known to have been arrested al
though it seems 70 be well known who discharged the
st shot No legal Investigation has been Instituted to
tx the responsibility Of the riot where 1t belongs but all
left to the Democratic press here to hash mp as
the several editors think best and thus by their incen
diary articles TO- possible, the riot by working
upon the "canae Of the city to hang and shoot car
pebagger at the nsgators and the blacks as the riot
ers The Spirit Of he Times OF the 7th instant says:
Well e hemp has been Oron tqt ,gia hang some Of
v ger rid Of them O less trouble They ana not t9e
negrS ought 70 STS the two races and really
.fHade 10 disappear tolaOut noise or riot
The Daily Register Of the same date says:
There are dozens Of mlscreants in this city who have
eOparded the safety Of our wives ana children d o a
the sanction OF the law TO kill him. but he merits and re-
Seye the PsHd % society P Sas hsIs OF We
barbarans and then put hrebrands ana arms III tneI
Community TO forbear beyond the Individual in defense
OF his home and famhyi The crime ls the sae, wy
5eES5 5o nSl s4s s Ses 70 he eg oa
lives and s nave s Rs! 9 IN y Id
.aed and safety Of society secured We 90 not wish
70 have na q tHs RSs1s 81 af S 5 e @
gators 10 murder deserve all the punishment
In Tie Daily Tribune Of the 9th we have the following;
Ast is few negroes only have lost their lives when
hundreds had placed themselves IN p9siloI he
moral lac and where the statute Idp e0ad not pOtec
them Since the riot has been forced upon US the rege.
Ecolndrels phO ineited them permitted 70 escape
Again, The Register Of the sth says:
The latter white have to the stern c0nelu
sion that this sort OF deyry shan not De repeaSu WIN
II
af0IinO 10 lam posts all they have got to DO Is TO turn
loose infurated wild beasts once more N public
zion let us have peace Will be enforced with terri
Die retributon on those who disObey It's mandate
All the same old growl Of the wolf mp the stream TO
the lamb below 1t is true that to-day there IS in
process Of organization body OF men in this city for the
purpose 40 far as be determped) OF driving all
prominent white Republicans from the city or Of muir
ernv them If they insist In remaining here The follow
ing in The Register OF the 9th is only one Of several
hints 20 such an organization which have been thrown
out in our daily press;
In the present exasperated condition OF the public
mind we euOin prudence necessity Tor the peace OF
society and the triumph Of right over wrong Individual
outbreaks Will harm and harm only. When
fhe people speak and act, they must 90 u di0TtahreH
Ihts e1,tos Is especially be Needed by the HANDFUL Of
,1rDef Jgg0ers ia he community Let them beware OF
lhe last feather that breaks the camePs back.
The conclusions to be drawn from the above extracts
eeen 10 be- that IN case Republican meeting is held az
any tune IN the future the Chivalry will bring about
riot "a pretext and then murder the prominent Repub
lcans Ia the city, for point out case Of riot
OF boodshed in this city BstRaed or perperaed by the
Republicans what they may have done IN the late riot
has been done in selfdefense. There is organizing
reign OF terror here For some time the daily papers
have been teeming with such ineeDdisry appeals
contained in the above extracts and still Of these
dtors heen hrought 20 task for melting riot and