The Republican journal., 1872-08-15

West Broad street Many of the negroes
We're armed with musketS and double
barrelled ShOt-gunS others had pistols,
razors and sticks. When the news OF
these outrages reached the lower part OF
the city it aroused intense indignation
among the crowd of young men who
thronged the streets. and an Immediate
movement was made to procure arms. A
crowd of some forty men, fully armed,
boarded the ears, while others remained
to patrol the city
THE PRESENT-TAKER'S MEETING.
A Grant and Wilson meeting was held
in St. Andrews Hall in the evening.
About 200 negroes were present. Many
of the Custom House Ring We're there,
but they took seats around II. T.. Farrow,
Attorney-GenPral for the State l.. B.
Toomer called the meeting to order A.
N. Wilson made them a speech He called
Greeley crazy man and a hypocrite for
atfiliating with the republican party thirty
years and then leaving it because it had
grown too corrupt for honest people to
stay in. He wan ed the colorcd people
to enforce the golden rule. "Do unto
others as YOU would they should do unto
YOU" His manner here, and his words
connecting with it, smacked strongly at
Street-car privileges for colorcd people
and they. taking the hint, cheerrl Justify
The veteran disorganizerS. George Wash
ington Wilson and his dearv-beloved
brother Tom. white radicals went tbare
for a purpose, ana that purpoSp was to
create a disturbances Tom Wilson had =
short sword and the two tooptber com
menced the riot hv ieerinp and c1rsinc
There seemed to he some one in tb,4 meet
ing who had IN itchino TO speak. contrary
to the wishes Of George W. Wilson. and
he said. IF that -- sroundrel orts ON
that platform | will make my committee
Jerk him down" This was about the sub.
stance of his oft-repeatei threats apainst
the man he hated 50 much. a shakino of
his head in defiant wav. to several in
the crowd around him, attracted attention.
He was cursng the carpet-baggers and
nose VINO put their trust IN such ANIMALS.
schemiest radical scolawar. that tbi, r;t,.
has ever had A continued rrnmh1ing
from (,rorrc and III br,tbnr Ton, waS
Kent M Amor \ Wilson Md con
c]uIed Col Earo,y Vas ;ntr,,Iu,.nd .nn;l
enthusiasm lie was in homes t1at n,hnr
DISTINGUISHED men I,,.;.las bimsnlf unnII
he there on fine intare,tinr n.l,s;np ,nI
thoupb ha LiJ nnt cara tn sn.,l- .tnl nn
man conlJ rnfnsa tn sno,L vhap c,llad
upon II behalf Of suoh nnhIn stond.r1-
hearers as Grant NH Wilson I,onr,rn
Wilson said sometime 70 nxoit, tI,, on;
mostly of coloreI mon nna,. HIM Wilson
osl,ad . ta1I n,rI,tt, IF hn ,,,IIoI Lia,
but if he shouIJ snn,k III Kim l. 10 MI
ia another colnrad n,,n he wnnIJ I-nnnL,
him down r;nt wa. i,,n;nnn+ th.n
and MANY shnntad .p,t b;r, n,,t " ,,,,,a,
mo wilson Wilson dnti,I tbnnI Thnr
tb4ra wa, r,sh to tLn'.r,t ,,,har, lviI,n,,
and the coInrnd nan w1s ,n,rrnIn,, ,rI
cIincbino same ona tirn1 , sm,u nistnI
During this time an enerretic knock-dnwn
knte-euttng and plSto' shooting difficulty
was beng carried ON.
THE FIGHTING BEGUN
= periecl nrii was ehaeied "n me spot
Wne!e ~ u'lnIuIty of,9ln'lr"' 'nN no
"he III lhG tI"Wu ht' l,llll'"r' enough 10
s'ol IT, . "r custom ii"'''' "''lt'3IS ran
away ''I'hS '"'' N"oL"7 tn' PlSt"iN
:" :" "''o uN'u /" 1t 'ii''H' i'''I ,,i' i il''iiiT''
'O"i,- l'" ''"''"r' ~, "lS M"'
ana hl,cks tha hlacE. hnin,, III .,,,o.,.o.
sors Thn statement "a, NJ prn,nf, thot
q. soon .. tba na,rrons ,,b, MON, r,,.h
inc down thr SENS rnt info the strnet
thpv harln tb. ditfrulfv with tha Whit.
inv naltino tha,n with bricl,s TIE f,,t
shots v,rn lirnl III, nnrrca. ,I,b,,,rl
th4v wara warned not A. thr,,v hrirls 80,
shnnt i'll thn Iirartinn n,,nnsita tha .tr..ot
where a nn,nbnr ut trnntInmnn were st.,,,l
ino who h,l come mn To So. what was tb.
matter and who haA no interest in tha
t;rbt hntwaan tbn E,Jinal Factions r.,
tb;s f,,bt .a,,a,.,I ,ynrn u-,,nIaI ~, l.,tl,
siles ,monr thnn M. IJonrv Rnga.,,,.
he was shnt IN tbe h,rk
Atalt muIatto, with side WhlSkers, came
INTO the room, Ills eye was bleeding, and
he said he had been shot, but he would
not tell MS name. Another negro came
IN with his breast bleeding, and SAID H."
had been stabbed. The appearance of
this man seemed to ln'urlate the c0Iored
man who was shot IN the forehead, and
he with an oath, lcrked the stabbed negro
by the shoulder, and graSpin@ his pistol,
Sprahg from IN" door, and >wore he would
Il.