The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-27
WHITE LEAGUERS Of The
PAST.
Butchery of Negroes in Cincinnati in ISL.
A Riot that Would Make the Administra.
tons Mouth Water, if the Time
We're Now, and the City
Few Orleans.
All! Where was "Sherry ".den!

The following extracts from the history OF
Ohio will serve to show that there have been
times in the past when, if Grant had been
President and Sheridan his Lieut.. General,
the streets of a Western city would have run
with the blood of citizens shot down by the
soldiers of the United States army. How
Sheridan, Grant and Williams would gloat
over such a riot in New Orleans at this time,
and how triumphantly the Radical party
would ride into power once more, while shak-
ing the bloody shirts in the faces Of the North
ern people. Experience and suffering are
rough, but they are effectual teachers, and the
people of the South have been tutored by
both:
RIOT OF SEPTEMBER, 1871.
This city has been in a most alarming con
dition for several days; and from until 8
o'clock on Friday evening, until o'clock
Yesterday Sunday morning, almost entirely
at the mercy of lawless mob, ranging In
number from 200 to 1900.
On Tuesday evening last, as we are in
formed, a quarrel took place on the corner OF
Sixth street and Broadway between a party
Of Irishmen and some negroes some two or
three Of each party were wounded. On We'd
desday night, the quarrel was renewed in
some way and sometime alter midnight a
party of excited men, armed with clubs, etc,
attacked house occupied AS negro board
ing-house, on Macalister street, demanding
the surrender of a negro, whom they said was
secreted in the house, and uttering the most
violent threats against the house and the
negroes in general. Several Of the adjoining
houses were occupied by negro families. The
violence increased and was resisted by those
in or about the hOuse-an engagement took
place. in which several were wounded on each
side. On Thursday night another rencontre
took place in the neighborhood Of the Lower
Market, between some young men and boys
and some negroes, in which one or two boys
were badly wounded, as was supposed, with
knives. On Friday evening, before o'clock,
a mob, the principal organization of which,
we understand, took place in Kentucky, openly
assembled in Fifth Street Market, unmolested
by the police or citizens. Trey marched from
their rendezvous toward Broadway and Sixth
street, armed with clubs, stones, etc. Reach
ing the scenes of operations with shouts and
blasphemous imprecatlons, they attacked a
negro confectionery in Broadway, next to the
synagogue, and demolished the doors and
windows. This attracted an immense crowd
About this time, before o'clock, they were
addressed by J. w. Patt, who extorted them
to peace and obedience to the law; but his
voice was drowned by shouts and throwing OF
stones. The Mayor also attempted to address
them. The savage yell was instantly raised:
'sdown with him run him off y were shouted
and intermixed with horrid imprecations and
exhortations to the mob to move onward A
large portion Of the leading disturbers ap-
peared to be strangers connected with
river navigation and backed by boat hands Of
the lowest order. They advanced to the attack
with stones, ETC., and were repeatedly fired
upon by the negroes. The mob scattered,
but Immediately rallied again, and again were
in like manner repulsed. Men were wounded
on both sides and carried off-and many re-
ported dead. The negroes rallied several
unjustifiably fired down the street into it,
causing great rush down the street. These
things were repeate until past l o'clock, when
a party procured an iron six-pounder from
near the river, loaded with boiler punchings,
etc, and hauled it to the ground, against the
exhortations of the Mayor and others. It
was posted on Broadway and pointed down
Sixth street. The yells continued, but there
was partial cessation Of firing, Many of
the negroes had fled to the hills. The attack
upon the houses was recommended with the
firing of guns upon both sides, which con-
tinued during most of the night; and ex-
aggerated rumors of the killed and wounded
filled the streets The cannon was discharged
several times. About 2 O'Clock, q portion Of
the military, upon the call of the Mayor, pro-
coed to the scene of disorder and succeeded
in keeping the mob at bay. In the morning.
and throughout the day, several blocks, in
Guiding the battle-ground, were surrounded
with sentinels and kept under martial law
keeping within the negroes there, and adding
to them such as were brought in during the
day for protection.
A meeting Of citizens was held at the court
house on Saturday morning, at which the
Mayor presided. This meeting was addressed
by the Mayor and others, and series Of
resolutions passed discountenancing mobs-
invoking the aid of the civil authorities to
stay the violence, repudiating the doctrines
of the Abolitionists, ETC.. etc. The city coun-
Gil also held special session, to concert
measures to vindicate the majesty of the law
and restore peace to the city. Intense excite
ment continued during the day, the mob and
their leaders boldly occupying the streets
without arrest. The negroes held meeting
in church, and respectfully assured the
Mayor and citizens that they would use every
effort to conduct as orderly citizens, to sup
press imprudent conduct among their own
people, etc, etc. They expressed their readi-
ness to conform to the law of 1907, and give
bond, or to leave within specified time-and
rendered their thanks to the Mayor, watch
officers, and gentlemen of the city, for the
efforts made to save their property, their
lives, their wives and children.
At P. NJ, the Mayor Sheriff, Marshal,
and portion of the police, proceeded to the
battle ground and there, under the protec
ton of the military though in the presence
of the mob, and so far controlled by them, as
to prevent the taking away Of any negroes
upon their complying with the law. Several
OF the negroes gave bond and obtained per
mission to go away with their sureties, who
were some our most respectable citizens, but
were headed even within the military sentinels,
and compelled to return within the ground.
1t was resolved then to embody the male
negroes and march them to Jail for security,
under the protection of the civil and military
authority. From $50 to 300 were accordingly
escorted to that place with difficulty, sur
rounded by the military and officers and
dense mass Of men, women and boys, con-