The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-12
NEGRO RULE IN ALABAMA
ATERRIBLE RIOT ATwMOBILE.
J Hrr4 Krqsa .5s Elsfsn founded.
AMd1nEa-Alaa Aug. 6.

? Ia SMdsILEsAlss Aug. 6.
Last .hightAa serious riot occurred
pAthis CITY, begiLning at 81 out door
Reeublicali meeting to celebrate the
triumph of the Republican candidate
for this Congressional District. The
meeting was large one, and COM
posed exclusively OF negroes, except
a few white leaders. During the
whole of yesterday f6h1drS weEeih
circulation that the negroes were very
much excited, defiant and threatening,
and meant to burn the Democratic.
candidates forsG Congress- Col. Mann, in
efigy, ,Sexeral citizens called on the
Mayor and some of, the leaders, and
advised them that it would be better
TO, postpone the meeting, for if the
efRgy threat was carried, out, t, 1.-The; white
people could not, be restrained from
an attempt to resent the indignity by
force. 1t was Thought these represen-
cations had the desired effect, and no
meeting owouldo ibe held.aJ GAtfeight
O'Clock, however, the. tar barrels were
lighted, and, the; negroes began, to
fOck In until they sWelled into d
crowd Of 600 to- I, ,500.n Many caiIie
with guns; and nearly all with eoli-
cealcd arms, pistols, knives and tra7
zors, :, Nothing occurred except, the
infiammatory talk Of some Of the
speakers, until ab0at' ten, wien d 'joL
Cose dispute between two citizens on
q subject entirely foreign to- politics
OF, the, meetiRg, attracted some attepT
tion, and III, pressing up to see what it
was about white man accid dentafly
ti-od ON eh6Bfoot OF q negro! Just as
the alkerrati0nl about this was settled,
. pistol shot vas heard, This, WAS the
SIGNAL for general firing, and. the
whole crowd dispersed infncd cdiateiy..
Theiife eontiRuedoS few minutes, as
the crowd scattered, dndo I'M ten minl
ptes ., dead anietn Eeiggeds broken on :
" by the white patrols, a ,detach-
iiient OF United Statos troops was
stationed at the guard lhohse,, at the
request of; thsi Mayor; ;in anticipation
of tEolble4 They. teek no part in the
afray. except to march up. town. to
LOOK after and put q stop to the firing.
1t is not known who fired the first
shoty ii There were not eEerien9 humid
red men as. opkeFs- on atlthe meeting.
The casualties were small considering
the number of shots fired and the
close nddaftsrtss. Many Shots must
hSvepb8eh fired IN the aiF.i1 Three ne
groes,.ty ere killed ! outright iand FIVE
wounded, and four police officers and
two other. white men wounded. The
ReStstef of this > morning . continents
on the fi0s as, ,foI46wSas sol iio1Ef9boh
yIttLast nights work. ,donaafteF,out
editorial of tthis, morningl was in print
isS sharp apd gHiek F.p G9n.psntaEy y;sl %
pfesehti aspect Of Affairs: It's |? ?bafii
ing shaznei that ahis .rGmmunitp OWES
| it ,tapitselfs TO protest itself against "a
repetition. ,As, :, tQ, where the blame
1fes there is no room for question:
ThesS deeds are the direct Outflow III
theo maIldenea passions eofs7negroeB,
| Unframed and dashed into ofnry lhN pub,
lie harrapgnes land priyate iinstigati9n
| Of the foreign Radicals in our midst
Ie7sfaa QUESTION efe effeir II the pnbffc to de-
eide no " long thesei ia5el diaries sislIall
belallawed tor expose cthe9peaeetpf so
ciety fand safety of fW9mepi and chill. hl.
dren. We hope public meeting viii
be held to answer this question" "i'o -
| -omo1q-c-A -AaG- -t.SSSs z-znnzlaH OIL Q
/ asTHH, RRosrEcrrTh heoi Demecrati<
StategG Central Committee heldasmeet'
ipgoat Columbus GoRf Thupsdayilast
which WAS lsttendad by leading and
iRfneRtial Democrats ifl:pm aHn pafti
of theld dStates Mha1hroaght the InesI
encouraging, assuraHces iaste fhsss,ie
cess afueuB grand Id party,e Ehaimos
eempleteaBHd sGectiEeasrpaagement'
for the paHapaigpll were nadsss ans
eEerNthipgI WAS deHesi that could libt
done toiinsNre q gl9rieps otriHmph al
the pellsf5 5ia QGtebef-lo Ehs 8upst per
feet confidence in our success wasiex
pressed by Democrats from call part
/ Of, the Stated bnG ",9aeiq 1e oqiq