The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16


ranks and cipwded around the Chief Of Polio,
and demanded 50 know what was the Cause OF
this indignity. BE replied thss there vas %
procession Of the citiaeAs. and he had insttuc-
ticns 10 prevento one; be knew his duty, and he
intended to fulfil it 10 the letter. He then
drew his men up in the middle of the street,
and suddenly gave the order for them to
''charge bayonets, which his men did. march
ing towards the south pavs ment the assemblage
GRADUALLY falling back before them. AS they
reached tho pavement policeman struck q
citizen, who immediately seized his 'Win-
chester" and nearly wrench I'd it ous Of hls
band. A scene of the widest excitement en-
ensued, and but for the feeling IN the breast OF
every respectable citizen that there must not
be, for any reason, COLI ion between the citi-
zens and the police. there would have begun
on the epot the blcodest conflict which
Charleston has ever known. e.
1t is proper to say here. and to say it most
empbatcally, that the only element Of dlsor-
der attending the procession vas the presence
and conduct If the police. There were no -igns
of trouble; there were not fifty colored persons
in the street; there was no earthly occasion for
any guard. because there was no prospect Of
disorder. But the presence OF the police made
a rot imminent, and had it taken place, the
persop RESPONSIBLE for it all would have been
Mayor Pillsbury, who Was determined to prove
that he could ''protect the Savannah Club
from danger" by putting them under guard,
when they were already as thoroughly safe as
thcy would have been IN their bods at home.
THE SCENE IN BRoAD'sTRzEr,
At the time OF this malt, beggared descrip-
ton. The police we're standing on the defen-
siye; their officers were shouting themselves
bosrse: the crowd was surglng back~ards and
iorwards-all having q look OF uncertain I.
ty-each face asking the question, "What
is to be done next?" Around the Chief
OF Police was IN excited crowd. Finding. from
the assertions Of Captain Hendricks, that he
had no discretionary powers, committee was
sent to the Mayol to ask BIN to remove the
police. Captain Hendricks offered to COM
promise by marching his men up on one side
Of the street and let the line 60 on the other,
but no one was willing to assent to this, and
the committee, consisting OF hessrs. Theo.
stoney, R. Smith, B. A. Smythe, s. 7. Tupper'
r. wills and B. F. BlcCabe, started in search
of the Mayor. It was reported that this or
fetal. packed BY Two Aldermen, was on East
Buys rect; bat Search there was futile, and
tha ,o,nn,;ttae proceeded TO the Council
Chamber.
UNOFFICIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL,
The following members Of Council, for SOIL
cause unknown to Us, some OF whom assert
that they we're not summoned, assembled in
the Council Chamber about four o'clock, and
had an informal meeting: Mayor hllsbury. E..
W. II. and T. ]. Mackey, L. F. and E. P. Wall,
colored, iro2n, colored, Yoigt. Greene. Bar
row, Collins, Cunningham, Small, colored.
With them we're A. ]. Ransler, colored, Magis-
trate DeLarge, colored, Captain ). d. Jenks.
1t is reported that Alderman I. j. Mackey
introduced resolution authorizing the Mayor
to instruct the police not to permi the band to
play at all during thor stay, which was not
acted upon.
About six o'clock, the Mayor becoming un-
Ieasy, sent word to Colonel Edle that the ser
vices OF the military were required; tor what
purpose, it ls understood he did not state,
and we feel assured he did not know of any
occasion for them. When they arrived they
rs1e drawn up in front OF the City Hall, and
from this fact it was surmlsed that they weie
required to protect Council - from what
About one hundred soldiers were sent under
command of Colonel Andrews.
eThe committee came into the chamber about
seven O'Clock and held an interview, Which ter
minated IN the Mayor reluctantly giving his
consent to allow Captain Hendricks 'discre-
tionary powers, and the committee left having
gained hardly anything by their visit.
THREATENED ARREST OF NIB. M'cABE.
During the interview the Mayor said he
looked for disturbance Of this kind, to which
Mr.. McCabe said Allow me to interrupt you
by stating that you had no such expectation at
two o'clockeyesterday. by your own assertion.
Mayor. You assured me that there would be
no PROCESSION.
Mr. McCabe. Will you inform me OF the def
milton of the word procession; does it mean an
assemblage2 protest that there is not pro-
cession, and therefore there is No necessity OF
an escort. These gentlemen present 10 re-
ceive the Savannah Base Ball Club have right
to receive their visitors a. the wharf and follow
them to the hotel if they 80 desire. Ii fire
company were to come here on visit, and
with band paraded the streets, would you
call the crowd that followed q procession 2
There was .nd is no danger OF disturbance,
and there is no necessity for the escort Of the
policemen.
Mayor. am, the best judge Of the danger.
The whole affair seems to be mob, and hence
the necessity Of the presence Of the police.
Mr.. McCabe denied that the crowd was at
all riotously disposed, aud asked the Mayor by
what right or upon what infornation he pre-
sumed to make such an assertion; to which
the Mayor answered by informing him that
the clubs could either 60 under the escor! of
the police or do without them altogether.
MIR. McCape replied that neither he nor any
other members OF tha clubs desired to 90 under
the escort Of the May or's minions.
At this stage Of the conversation Alderman
T. J. Mackey rose from his chair and said:
"Mr. Mayor, Id oust that man; If you will
authorize me, Ill arrest him as an Alderman"
The Mayor then jumped up and ordered Mr..
McCabe to leave the room, which he did, and