Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-08-05
RIOT IN CHARLESTON.

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afses the termination Of base bali match between
the Savannah Base Ball Club and the Garoltna
Base Ball Club, of Charleston. The game har
terminated in favor of the Savannah club vhcf-i
was proposed to throw a match: between the two
clubs; and the policemen present rcauestedstc
keep the field clear. In complying with tins order
a negro, named Rafc lizard, was ordered to keep
clear of the hines. He made an angry reply, enFs
ing the policeman when the latter arrested him.
bzard resisted and struck the pohceman,r and
number. ef negroes came to bis assistance The
other policemen present came promptlyto the aid
Of their coInrade; and prevented rescue. In the
mean tine q. 8. soldier had become inHolred,
and the mclee.sooa became general: Clubs, bats
and fence rails were freely used in the attempt to
rescue lizard bot with tho assistance of mih'
t,ry fercs, the mob wereulhmaely defeated, aad
the prisoner was carried to the guard house, >
The row was then-supposed to be over5 and the
Carolina Club prepared to march 20 the Viglaat
Hall, where they wereSte entertain their visitors:
But the news Of the riot had -spread,s tsid sbou'
three thousand negroes had collected IN the yieini
ty Of Citadel Square: Mayor Pakhdry went to
the: spot and endeaTofed to disperse them, bu.
without success. When the. Savannah club, pre-.
[ceded by their colored band, appeared, they were
greeted with vuIey Of stones, which sodn com.
belled the band to retreat within the protection 81
the gates, on Calhoun strevt The Mayor, being
called on, ordered the whole police Force out This
Being inefeetual' the Mayor called orthe nhlHfafy
for assistance. A detachment from the citadel
was promptly furnished, and with this protection;
the two clubs proceeded to the Charleston Hotel
where supper had been prepared for them. Af
fer supper they Started for the boat which was II
take the Savapnah boys Home. The mob "again
assaiIed them, bit only with rocks, having a'whoie'
Some fear Of bayonets. At the wharf the mot
Vas not allowed to come near the boat but kepit
up a-desultory fire ofstones After the departure
of their guests, the Carolina Clab returned to the
Charleston Hotel, still under military protection
and subject to the insults and would-be assaults Of
the mob
During the riot, seyerat persons we're serioub
hurt by the missiles used Most of these belonged
to the'colorcd band of the Savannah club, against
whom the mob of negroes seemed to have spe,
ciafanimosity. The Charleston papers account fol
this on the supposition That the members Of the
bahd we're known to be Democrats. The conduct d
the mob was ip~the highest degree dagraeeful.
They paid no respect to'the appeals Of tihe Mays,
or hc'eon1mapdero the military detacfreut, res
pondmg to them by yelling and throwing back mud
and stones Nor was It altogether a mnttef +oi
color; for the colored policemen are highly praised
for their vigorous efforts tCauell the riot.
: South Carolina is, We are sorryrto say, rapidly
acquiring an unehtaible notorety f5ff civil dnor,
der In the up country we have hitherto enjoyed
exemption from these biaws, and IT IS earnestly to
Be hoped. we will continue to 60 so But m those
sections Of the State which are under Radical con.
troll, there is constant, though generally suppres,
sed, turmoil. This will occasionally break out. The
fact speaks volumes for the lay abiding disposition
OF our white population that these disorders never
occur where they have the majority. It is only
where thore is mass Of idle ignorapee to DO work
ed on, that lawlsss tumults pan ba gotten up. The
Courier hits the nail sauarely op tho head when it
says:
"Wedo not desire to be understood to implicate
the colored people generally iu this affair. On
the contrary, we believe that many c0lored men
deprecated it. 1t is simply the outworking Of q
class Of idle, vagabead sooundres, who are curse
to any community, and who must be.queled be-
fore the public peace eau be preserved and IN the
event of such an affair again happening, we be-
cve that the respectable citizens white and color
ed, will be prepared to take the matter In hand
and attend to it without the assistance of United
States bayonets. <