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

Wilson. Samuel Wheaton, J. Potter William
son, John q. Thompson, Henry Courvoisie, T..
| ". Wilson, L. F. Gleason, W. q. Turner W.
| Il. Henderson, N. G. Prendergrast, E. A. Silva
and A. W. Haywood, distinguished by white
silk badges, with the nan1e SAVANNAH printed
on it 10 blue letters, and B. B. G. IN large red
letters.
THE BAND.
| The Washington Cornet Band, colored, which
accompanied the club on the previous trip
and suffered such indienities at tie hands OF
that altogether too large class Of vicious, idle
negroes which infcst our city, was, much to
the qualification of all Charlestonians, present
on this occasion. The names Of the members
are: j. j. Milen. leader; s. R. Nyrault. F. A.
Myrault. ". A. Geary, B. ~. Morcsll. W. Il.
Woodhouse, N. A. Angler, B. H. Burke, Ed.
J. Colver, E. J. Crlvaler, and G. Il. Gentry.
They brought with them the same instru-
ments that they used ON the previous trip. as the
many indentations on them, received duri 6
the disgraceful riot, eonclusively proved. W.
A. Geary, B. III. Morcell, W. 81. Woodhouse,
| N. A. Angler, and R. II. Burke. it will be re-
assault made upon them At the Citadel gate.
THE POLICE FORCE.
While the guests were engaged in getting
their baggage and arranging to march off the
steamer, u squad of the city police, about forty
strong, armed with their new Winchester (''16
shooter") rifles, fixed bayonets, and under com.
mand Of the Chief of Police, Captain Ren-
dr1cks, with Eeutenants Chapman and TAFT,
marched upon the wharf, and drew up in line
on the south side Of it. In this force we're one
colored man and Sne negro. These, as stated
by one who is in position to Know, were sent
to satisfy the nine negro Aldermen who might
have objected to the force which was Int to
'protect" the visiting club beng composed en-
tlrely of white men. As soon as this guard va
observed by the 10 ;mbers Of the two clubs,
they protested against being escorted to
the hotel by them, stating rightfully that the!
had no right to be there, nor to escort them
that there was no danger of d disturbance, ana,
therefore, no escort whatever was aeeded.
Finally committee wss sent to Captain Hel'
dricks to ascertain what he proposed doing
with his force. He stated that be had been
instructed by the Mayor and Council to
come down to the wharf and protect the
visitors from any insult, and il there were q
procession of citizens to escort them. to form
his police in such. . way as to make them the
escort, and to do everything that could be
done to prevent any disturbance, and to check
at once any movement that tended to provoke
such.
He was informed that there would be no pro-
oession of the citizens that the line would
be formed with the band in front, then the
Carolina and then the Savannah Club, and
proceed quietly to the Charleston Hotel.
Tue captain ABRUPTLY terminated the inter-
view with the statement that the "whole affair"
was caused By the editorial in The NEWS Of
thst morning, and he had received his instruc-
tions ind intended to carry them out.
This statement OF the Chief OF Police few
like wildfre, and created great excitement
The members Of the clubs collected IN groups
asd discussed the matter. The Savannah
Club declared that they would not go under
the escort Of the guard II it could be avoided;
that they we're confident there was no occasion
for o disturbance, and if there were they were
satisfied that the Carolina Club could protect
them.
A prominent member OF the Carolina Club
suggested that committee be sent to the
Mayor to request him to remove the police,
Various other suggestions were offered, but
the discussions we're Concluded by the sending
of another committee 10 Captain Hendricks,
who SAID he had orders to have nothing to do
with the affair so long as there was nQsproces-
sion OF the citizens; if the clubs and band
marched up in line, he would not interfere.
He then repeated what his instructions were
in regard to making his force the escort In
case the citizens attempted to escort the clubs.
The committee returned and reported what
had occurred at the interview between them
and the Chief Of Police. The clubs not know
ing OF any intention, which there was not, OF
the citizens to form a. line, commences them
selves the
FoRMAT ION OF TIE LINE,
Having the band IN front, the Carolina and
then tue Savannah Club. As soon as the line
was formed the drummers Of the band COM
menced to beat the step and the line moved OF
OF the wharf. The citizens, not members OF
the club, who had assembled, without concert
OF action or organisation, for the purpose OF
welcoming the visiting club, followed the
clubs. walking on either side of the line as
sssenblages always d. when following pro-
cession in which they are interested. As the
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squad Of policemen filed out from the side. and
placing themselves in front OF the band,
proceeded on in the line OF march. The clubs
halted, and demanded to know what was the
object of the escort, when they bad bsen in
formed by the Chief Of Police that there would
be none, 80 long as the line Was only COM
posed OF the band and clubs, as it then was.
They received no satisfactory reply for this
outrage, and after some delIberation marched
On. The line proceeded to East Bayt and
turned towards Broad-street. Here the police
men formed on either side Of the line and
marched along, the officers in command as
suming, by what authority is not known. the
entire command of the line. The appearance
OF this guard caused a hal: OF the line, and the
members OF the clubs refused to go any
further under guard. After some discussion,
and 1t being ascertained that there was no
way OF getting rid Of the polsoe, they deter
mined to 60 back to the wharf. The command
s.right about" was gwen, aud the line, with the