The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-21
A SOUTHERN SCARE.

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North Carolina Negroes Aiming for the Ku
Kiux-An Unprecedented Raid ON tho Char
lottc Jail-The Murderer Dunlap Expecting
70 be Lynched-Iucendiary Lausuase-Thc
Rinsleader Arrested and Bound Over 10
Court.
CHARLorTE, N. c., Sept Is, 1871.
For three or four days past the citizens OF this
place have been apprehenslve OF trouble account
Of the threatening attitude Of the negroes. 1t Is
said that since the recent apparent victory Of the
republicans on the convention question the c0l0red
population Of Charlotte and Of the state generally
have assumed holder ami more defiant demeanor
toward the whites; but 1t was not until last Satur.
day night that any fears were entertained that this
display OF III feeling world eliminate In serious
difficulty. The bitterness Of the freedmen against
the whites, brought ABOUT by Ku Klux 0utrages,
real and reported, needed but little additional irri
tation 10 fan the spark into name. And OF course
in such a state OF affairs Q pretext for q collision
could not long be wanting. On Saturday night
about ten O'Clock, 1t was rumored that the negroes
were arming with guns, pistols ana Knives and
were congregating In large numbers In the neigh
bOrhood OF the county JAIL 1t was soon ascertaned
that this rumor was based on substantial fact.
Large crowds OF freedmen OF both sexes and ali
ages had assembled in that part Of the city In which
The prison is situated. and being armed ana under
the influence OF great excitement their dem0nsfra-
lions were violent aud alarming. The police. how.
ever, were not long In coming to the scene of ex-
pected danger, and. after some delay and parley.
found out that the cause of this threatened out.
break was tho report among the negroes OF q
coming
KU KLUx RAID
on the jail for the purpose OF lynchIng the muir.
derer, Lee Dunlap. 1t Is probable that this rumor
had no foundation in fact. II the whites here had
any knowledge OF the anticipated raid-and can
not believe that they nad-they certainly succeeded
marvelouslY IN convincing one OF their ignorance
and innocence Of any such design.
The instigators Of this mob, after being reached
by the police Officers. seemed Wiling though some.
what reluctant, to listen to reason; and on being
assured that the Jail should be thoroughly guarded
and their friend dunlap properly protected, they
crowd was slowly dispersed. AT mianight all was
quiet. The murderer was undsturbed.
than usual were on the streets ana the occurrences
of last night as might lie expected, formed the
naturally very uneasy. and they deprecate AWNING
that would tend to
CAUSE AN OUTBREAK
on the part Of the negroes The latter, proverbaly
reticent on matters OF this kind seemed determined
not TO tell anything whatever about their source OF
were coming for DunlapY' asked several negro
men ON Sunday morning, and this was specimen
enough;' "Niggers amt all fools; what dey knows
dey Knows" &c. THIS Is actually all that could be
fore Of this great uprising Tie day passed with the
hope OH the part Of the whites that there would he
no NOT further ,h cause for disturbance S In this how
midnight, or between that hour and one O'Clock on
Monday morning, the citizens were aroused by the
WELLS, SHOUTS
| and other noises made by the negroes who were
rushing towards the jail in larger numbers and
manifesung greater violence than on the night pre-.
vous Taking into consideration the lateness OF the
| hour, the apparent frenzy OF the blacks and the
long continued uneasiness and depression Of the
the latter should entertain great alarm. In short
me nearly tae Whole number o, the male white
action. His Honor Mayor John A. Young was OF
the number, who, after as little delay the confu
| sion would admit, got at the rngleaders OF the
mob, to whom he addressed calm and dispasslOn-
! alto appeal, requesting them to desist from their
serious consequence resulted from their action that
they, the instiRators OF the uprOar, would be held
to have the desired effect. for In short time the
armed and dangerous assemblage gradually disap-
The negroes attribute this second uprising to the
same cause which produced the first They say that
they did II to prevent the ku Klux from breaking
into the jail, seizlng and
LYNCHING LEE DUNLAP,
man OF whom the HERALD mad some account in
1859. He is the negro who SHOT and killed white
man by the name OF Gleason during political dts
turbance at the Mayors office IN CharlO .tc some
had offered no provocation whatever, and that the
killing was downright murder And to justify these
three different times, in three different counIes
before three different juries all of his own seecIon
and has three times been found guilty and three
times been sentenced to be hanged; and yet, owing
TO political influence and fav0rltis, something has
been interposed each time TO prevent him from suf
fering this righteous Judgment. 1t Is said and be-
lleved here that II he had been q white man lie
would have been hanged long ago.
The United States Court Is now in session at
Raleigh for the express purpose OF investigating the
X ku Klux outrages, and jury has been empaneed.
impartial charge, requesting that none but the guilty
shall suner.
AN INCENDIARY MENACE.
Quiet again relgns here. At the trial before the
Justices on Monday morning 1t was proven that
Emanuel Lord, the ringleader Of the disturbances
on saturday and Sunday nights had been guilty OF
using violent and incendary language, one Of his
threats being that in case Of q certain event hap.
pening he would burn the whole city to ashes. lie
was bound over in the sum OF $500 to keep the
peace, and in $500 additional for his appearance at
The next term OF the Superior Court. lt Is yet
known on what information the negroes acted in
getting up these riOt0u5 assemblages, and many OF
the citizens think the report was started by design
ing denagogues Tor the purpose OF incitiEg col.
sion between whites and blacks, thereby precipi-
tatng the impending declaration OF martial law.
This, most likely, Is correct view.