The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-29
OUR SAHdNN4H VISITORS.
What they thought OF the ktot-A Hint
to Charleston In Regard to the Man.
agement Of Disorderly Negroes.

The Savannah papers, OF yesterday. contain
long accounts OF the visit OF their Base Bal
Club to Charleston, and it's incidents. Wequote;
HoMEwARp BOUND.
Abou. an hour after leaving Charleston,
meeting was held in the saloon Of the steamer;
General Robert q. Anderson IN the cbeir, and
Mr.. a q. Kimball acting as secretary. q
handsome collection was taken up tor the ben
eft Of the baud. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
.Rpsolped, That qe tender the pembers oi
tfhe Carolina Club aud our Charleston friends.
who 90 nobly stool by us in the trying aud un-
e.nected scenes through which we bave just
passed. our most heartfelt thanks. and that we
Convey 10 Them o sense OF our appreciation OF
their many courtesies extended TO US curing
our visit, and the bounteous hospitality OF
which We have Just partaken.
Reso,ped. That while We feel with them
inst indignation at the iDdignities offered us
and our baud, we cannot in the slightest de-
r-ec attribute it to any want OF attention or
effuts at protocti ID on the part OF our hosts,
with whom We deeply sympathizs. placed as
tbey seemed to be at the mercy OF an Ignorant,
brutal mob, through the culpable and notorious
ineficlency Of their civil government.
Resolued That we sender our thanks to the
oommandant OF the military and his gentle
manly officers for their prompt and efficient
me tsures TO quell the riot, and for their pro-
teotIon to us as visitors, which the city au-
thorltles we're either unwilling or unable to
render.
~ Ga SAD STATE OF THINGS"
Under this heaoing, the Republican has the
following comments upon the riot:
Negro mob law seems to be.trumplant in
our sister city OF Charleston, except when the
United States troops think proper to come to
the ASSISTANCE of the citlEsts.~ The affair on
Monday evening, while the Savannah Blse Boil
Club were about taking their depart ture. would
be disgrace to any city. There must be some
thing lamentably wrong when mob OF IDLE
negroes are allowed to attack unoftending par
ties and do pretty much as they please. The
Savannah party it appears, though gua:ded
by soldiers, was followed 10 the boat by these
booting. yelling demons, who showered stones
and brlckbats upon them, and We: not gun
was fred upon the marauders. IL it possible
that Charleston confesse., as die her Mayor
en- this occasion, that the lawless negroes OF
the CITY are omnipotent? Has she yielded that
much In this day Of her humiliation? We hope
not.
The whites are always to blame for these
disc raceful scenes when unchecked. Init
nerve and firmness, and the killing OF few
leaders, are all that is necessary to put them
Down and deter their repetition. In this re-
spect Savannah has nothing to fear. There Is
not moro peaceabe, we'll behaved and order
" negro population in the Union than we have
here, and it Is all owing to the thoroughness
OF the police and frmuess OF the citizens
generally. We have bad negroes amongst US
and q few are generally responsible for these
mobs-but they are made to lnou their places,
aud that punishment is the~sure consequence
Of violation OF the law.