Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-04
NASHVILLE. TENN. SATURDAY. JULY 4. 1874.
A BLOODY BLACK LEAGUE.
The New Orleans Negroes Organized
for Murder and Rapine To-day.
Pfospeet OF Sanguinary Conflict Be
tween the Races G.

tween the Knees
New Orleans Pieayune, July I. va -H
information reached us yesterday of a
determination on the part of the eolored
people now in our city TO seize the Occa-
sion Of the coming Fourth of July for 4
grand coup on the white people, to enforce
their eciyil rights" II need be, at the
point Of the bayone;; certainly, in as
far as SalOous, soda water and refreshment
stands are concerned, and as far as possible.
otherwise. The details of the undertaking
appear to be about as follows:
On that day there was to have been, and
in as far as is known will yet take place, a
grand parade of the colOred militia, who
have all been furnished with the finest kind
Of arms and ammunition by the State gov
ernment. They have been also in the past
furnished with 6all cartridges, or, at least,
had them at their armOries in easy reach.
On this day in question it was decided
by the members who had Joined the league,
and who are nearly all members of the
militia, to have their ammunition boxes
filled with ball cartridges, and their guns
loaded for instant use. On their march,
and wherever they desired, they, were TO
enter all saloons, SOda-water stands and
other places Of public resort, and demand
eatables ana drinkabies, and if refused,
they were 10 take them and break every
thing in the establishment If resisted,
they were to at once fire and kill the pro-
prietOr and as many white men rs posi-
bic, and then supported by the other col
O7ed people who wOuld rally TO their sup
port, and, as was expressed, take il for
themselves, kill all the men and keep all
the women.
The scheme may at first appear wild and
not worthy of belief, but il was stated to
members, and by them believed, that ley
would be supported by the authorities, and
eFen after they had killed a lot Of white
men nothing would be done TO them, and
they would easily escape punishment. To
the ignorant negroes the plumber which
they could gather during this sack of our
city, would be sufficient reward, besides the
satisfaction Of killing of the white men, to
induce them to embark in anything, and
the leaders firmly believed they would be
supported.
The plans Of these outrageous cOmmunes
had, our informants states, so far proceeded,
and meeting bad been held, one particular
~ among the colOred people in the Second
ward, when prominent white Radical adj
dressed them, when some inkling reached
one Of the eommandefs-in-chief, and as
soon as it was ascertalned all the balls and
cartridges were at once secured and re-
moved where the negroes could not get
them. Nothing daunted by this, however,
the members were instructed by their leada
ers to 60 to the different gun shops through
out the city, and purchase powder, ball and
Is many cartridges as possible without ex-
citing alarm. This, it is stated, has been
done, and not a negro on that occasion but
but will have obtained, twelve cartridges
with cap and bail.
Still further information having reached
the powers that be, it appears the MetrypOl-
itan Police Brigade, the only protection the
citizens have, viii not parade that day, but
be placed on guard at the different station
houses throughout the city to at once quell
any disorder. This may throw a damper
on the negroes; but il is said that their feel
ings have been wrought up to such pitch,
not only by their own speakers, but by GER
tain white orators, that they claim they are
bound to have what they call their rights
anyhow, and if they DO not get them, they
will take them at all hazard.
In this respect it has been stated, uROtii-
cially OF course, that il would be better to
have the proprietors of saloons along the
line of march Of the colored vandals to
close their places as the possession went by.
This, indeed, it-isstated, will he ths only
course by which riot and blOodshed can be
spared, and the prOprietOrs are therefore
cautioned.
In the face Of all this, the question very
naturally arises, will the white people Of
this city quietly submit to these threatened
Ouirages? When It is publicly stated that
every white man should be killed, and
every negro have a white wife, certain it is
that it is time 70 beup and prep red for the
worst. Not that any one should seek or
counsel collision; it is only suggested that
on that day every white man in the city be
prepared.