The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-17
TIE TRIP TO MOUNT PLEASANT TO-DAY.

TIE TRIP TO MOUNT PLEASANT TO-DAY.
Yesterday.
Tho members Of the two clubs arose carly and
were gratihed to find every prospect OF fino
day for the game. After re.ding THE NEWS,
and thereby being put in good humor with
themselves and the rest Of mankind. they par
t, ok OF breakfast, aftor which they sailed out
aud amused themselves in every conceivable
manner until about one o'clock, when they re-
assembled at the Lotel and partook OF dinner.
Then there was strapping on Of outlaudIsh
shoes with spikes in them, and shifting Of
plain citizen's clothing for tho seryiceable uni
forms Of their respective clubs.
AT two o'clock three omnibuses arrived. In
one WAS placed the bal d, tho Carolina and Sa-
vannah mines in The otherp. Thoy were then
driven to
The Grounds.
These, as heretofore stated, wore at the foot
OF Broad.street, and enclosed with q rope. In-
sido Of the rope, at short intervals, we're sla-
| toned small force Of police, armed With their
Winchester r.nes. Inside of this Gordon of
sentlnels roundsmsn patrolled. These senti-
nels had orders not to permit any one to oome
inside OF the ropes without the permission OF
the committee appointed for that purpose. A
short distance from the grounds the main
body OF the police. under Captain Hendricks.
was stationed. Two companies Of United States
iaflutry, under Major ORilsby, were at the
Guardhouse to be on hand in case their services
were needed. Tho arrangements for the pre-
servation OF order we're perfect, and during the
entire day there was not. we are gratihed to
state, the least disturbance.
| At the western side OF she grounds two tents
were pitched for the use Of the members OF .ne
oluos. On the opposite. side OF the ground
was another tent, devoted to the scorers OF the
| clubs.
| A Conference with tho Mayor.
| SO general we're tho approximations Of dis
turbance that about noon body OF prominent
oit,zsns numbering about fifteen, called upon
Mayor Pisbury at his Office, with q view OF 90
| operating nth hum IN the preservation OF the
! public peace. They we're courteousiy received
| The Hon. j. B. Campbell and the Hon. A. g.
Magrath briefly stated the main object Of the
| visit. They alluded to the fever1sh state oi
| feeling that prevailed in the community, grow.
| ing out OF the exciting events of Saturday
evening, and urged upon the Mayor the pro
prIety OF avoiding 30 manifest o provocative to
au outbreak as might be given by the presence
of IN armed force on the ground where the
match game was to be played. They earnestly
counsclied such modification OF the police
arrangements as might at least keep any body
OF armed mon out Of sight OF the clubs. Il
this course were taken thoy were willing tc
pledge themselves that no violation OF The
peace should occur.
Tho Maynr said I'm raplv that a tho avenp
tive OF the city government he c1uld not reln
quish. his right and responsibility in the mat
ter IN tho preservation Of the peace to any
body Of citizens, however good their intentions
or however great their influence. he ther
briefly reviewed the facts Of the riot OF the
2Gth ult., viewed from his stand-point, and
the events that preceded and led to the excite
ment OF Saturday, defending his own actor
throughout. He euggested that IL the gentle
men then pres mt had seen fit to use their In
fluence to prevent the second invitation to tht
Savannah Club, the object which they had sc
much at heart, viz, the preservation Of tn.
peace, would have been much moro surely aud
easily attained. In conclusion, he mentioned
the police arrangements whioh had been made
and which had been communicated to th
clubs. These arrangements had been decided
upon after serious aud sober consideration
and he coa!d see no good reason why the.
should be changed.
A long discussion ensued; Messrs. O.mpbeI
Masrath, Rutiedge, Tupper. Gourtiin. Wake
and Others pressing the withdrawal OF tn
armed police, at least from public view. Th
Mayor, however, was .,;Inilnoyasie. Finally. h
said that the taunts of the public prints as +
his being "poWerless" to maintain order. ha
} made it matter Of pride with him to sho'
az. :. the city authorities could and would en-
force the la. he, therefore poi.su;y put pos
,t,veIy decl,ned to follow the counsel whic
had been offered. As the visl.ors we're abou
to withdraw, the Mayor added dIstinoily, lha
inasmuch as certain colored companies ha,
been paradlng dc,nng the morning in the up
per part OF the city, h. would state that he hs,
sent positive orders that t.rey should at ono
dIsband above Shepherd street and disperse t
their homes.
,i,s ss.g. The Assemblase. 49, s..s:..
When the clubs arrived on the ground, abeu
half.past two O'Clock, there were pre- emit abou
three hundred whites and not more than forty
negroes. The crowd Of citizens rapidly in
creased, aud by the time that the first inning,
was well underway there we're fully twenty Ave
hundred. Tho negroes did not assemble ir
large numbers at any lime during the game
the largest number prosant at any one tIme
including boys and females. could not base
been more than fonr hundred. No cltlsen sho
has the interest OF his SIato aud city ut heart
could look upon that assembags, composed
as 1t Has OF the young. the middle aged. and
toe old men OF all classes Of society, without
feeling proud Of ofit-proud that there was such
an oupourlng OF tho people to see that the
guerts OF the city sboLl not be insulted. As
an instance ~ the enthusiasm OF all classes
IN regard 10 this matter, We would slate what
occurred among the omployees Of both the
South Carolina and Northeastern Railroad
Companies. They demanded lime to witness
tho mach game oil base b,ll, but we're reused