Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-03-22

and colored men with him. A large crowd Of
colored men has been gathering around that
building all the evening. AS none of Cahoon's'
police can appear in the streets without being:
captured, there is NO prospect Of further col-'
lision between the opposing parties. An the
city, except in the immediate vicinity of the
Third Station House, is perfectly quiet.
Ellyson's force has been put on all the BEATS.
Third Despate1.1
RICHMOND, March 19.-EIlyson's police
number about two hundred men, besides an
armed force of one hundred held in reserve.
There were two meetings of citizens tonight,
at which it was resolved to volunteer to sup
port Ellyson.
Fourth Despatch.l
RICHMOND, March 19.-Governor Walker
to-day addressed letter to General Canby.-
After stating the fact that military force had
interfered to prevent the legal Mayor of the
city, elected and qualified according to law,
from performing the duties of his office in the
seeming intention of enabling a mere pre-
tender to that Office to discharge its duties, he
asserts that this action was taken without any
request of the Legislature or other civil au>
thority of the State, and asks by what law or
authority General Candy does this.
General Candy replies that his interference
was not to aid either contestant, but only to
prevent breach of the peace, and that his
authority for such action is from the President
and Secretary of War, and the precedents
which he says he has cited to the Governor
before. Until these matters are adjusted by
law he thinks it is his duty to interfere to pre-
serve the public peace.
RICHMOND, March 20-A dense crowd of
blacks, which have been standing all day
around Cahoon's headquarters, at the third
station house, so blocked up the streets that
tonight Mayor Ellyson determined to clear
them. At II o'clock he sent force, who pro-
ceeded to clear Jefferson street, when they
were fired upon by the negroes, and Richard
Bush, a special policeman, was instantly killed,
and Capt William Knox wounded. The
Ellyson police then fred on the crowd, and
after a short fight drove off the negroes, who
carried their wounded and dead, if there were
any, with them. The police succeeded in
clearing the Streets and at this time midnight,
all is quiet. Bush's body was brought to the
City Hail.
RICHMOND. March 2O.-The city is quiet
tonight Elyson's police are in possession
of the city Cahoons force of forty men are
still in their Station house. around which a
large crowd of blacks has been gathered all
day.
Governor Walker has serta reply to Gen>
eral Canby's letter, in which the Governor
quotes all the acts of Congress on the subject,
to show that General Candy had no shadow of
authority for interfering in municipal affairs,
unless called on by the Legislature or State
authorities. Nor has he any authority under
the orders issued by the President or Secretary
of War. He says it is clear from letter writ
ten by General Candy to Cahoon, on the 18th
instant, that he (Canby) had determined to
protect Caboon in exercising the functions Of
an office, which, under the laws Of the State,
he did not and could not hold.
Governor Walker says that, as Chief Exec
utive of the State, he will see its laws faithfully
performed, and when he finds the power Of the
State inadequate he will call in the aid of the
United States He contends that in a NUNS
cipal difference in New York neither General
Candy nor any other military officer would
have interfered, nor should it be done in Vir.
CHINA State that stands on the same footing
in the Union with any other. An appended
letter from Mayor Ellyson states that General
Candy on the night of the 18th instant said he
would get Cahoon's friends to advise him to
Withdraw his men from the station>house, and
ElIyson should discharge his special police and
take possession. The next day General Candy
himself took possession.
Tile Collision on Fliday-TVho ProrohedI.
The State Journal the Radical organ of
Richmond gives the following account Of the
attack of the negro mob upon the police on
Friday afternoon
"Mnior Poe then drew off his force to
their headquarters on Main street. AS they