, 1876-09-21
FREE SPEECH.

FREE SPEECH.
HOW REPUBLICAN, MEHTiAG IN AUGUSTA, GA,
WAS INTERRUPTED, AND FINALLY DRoKEH-
Ur.
aneetal Correspondence qf TIE Tribune.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept 1B.-Tucedny night, tho
5th inst, was the tlmo appointed for Rcpub-
llcan mass-mcctfng ut the CIty-Hall. Tho Hon.
!. s. Fannin and the Hon. Jonathan Norcross,
Republican nominee for Governor, wero to ad-
dress tic meeting. Mr.. N0rcross Ia apparently
n man about GU or Is years Of age. He Is 4 !:
Northern man by birth, but came to Georgia
about forty years ago. Qo lived In Augusta
Il while. aud, think, wns a srhoolmastcr here,
He Ii one Of The first settlers OF Atlanta, Ga,
and Is q man nt considerable wealth. am also
informed that he has ALWAYS been Union man,
md has sustained good moral character during
his wllola IT,. afr. Fann1n Is m old, respect
ablc citizen hrrc, nnd was, = few ycara ago, tho
Republican nominee for Congress.
On TINT Tuesday evening heard tho colored
hrass band playing, ut onee remembered tho
meeting, md forthwith repaired to tho court
OF tho C'ty-1Iall. Hero l found large
crowd Of tncu, white md coforcd At tho
entrance to tho hall, just above the large stone
steps In front, saw table and lights, sur
spcnkcrs wcrn to address tho crowd, which stood
down III the court. / soon perceived that near
!! eycry white man standing In tile crowd was q
lean principles and purity; and these composed
about onc-hali OF tho men present, It appears
TINT these wllite men ca,aa there for tho e1-
ptrss purpose OF
nHEAKiNo-ur rnH MERrlno
and rntsing riot. When arrived ut the place
l fund them using vulgar and profans Ian.
guagc loudly, aud yelling like Wild or oaxy
men; while the co!ored ncn wcre perfectly or
Tie hour for tho meeting having arrived,
W. II. Harrison, colured, arose to state tho OBJ
ject Of the meeting. Tlcn thn mobilize spirit
Of the Democrats silpwea itself. Sneerng, de-
riding, and h1l!oolng,tn all manners Imaginable,
weru resorted to by them TO show their ptetu-
dice allt contempt, .s well "a to suppress what
! the speaker had to Sly. Harrison, however.
would try to speak Whenever the noise abated;
uf 1lis reniaslss: t'Gentlcmen,-l Say gentle
mon, for hope all here are uch,-1 hope yuu
oil will keep good order while tic lion. I. 8.
raGn'n rs,. sna and tue Hon. '0nat'" N0FsF0'' will
When Harrison took Ills scat, some ono
moved that he bc chosen Chairman Of the
meeting. Tho motion was seconded, and the
seeon5s 5 tSa x III t. "s s4soa IS GRs
man. Az IN favor Of the 1aot!oa WI signify It
;Ssasss Il 9s Iso,,, esPs'sS " n,v'.ds Il;
Division lat tle same t!mo derIdIng and yell
Ing. ]. w. Lyons, eoloEed. Was next offered to
act as secrc.ary; an.l tho sumo rowdy conduct
tint characterized the white tnen Nhcn ths
After tho meeting was duly organized, tho
lion, /, 8, Fnnnin urnso; but the low, vulgar
questions, Interruptions, a1d hAllooing Of thu
white men were 81 grcat that / do not bcllcyo
there 1YAs d Man IN the yard thnt
HEARD A htAdLE wonD;
| lam sure did not, though those standing
right ~ y =, him might Ia,' hays ~! heard "a r!
III hu nf9f
own race. wl,o profcaa to ba civilized and TN
lIgbtcnrd. During ull tlte disturbance. tho COL
ofed 'ncn kept IN good order, not resisting In
The Hon. Jonathan Norcrots followed Mr..
Fannin. thought thu nolse had been great be-
fore, but now i Increased. Stu hr endcavorcd
to prpceed. Que, rowdy on bis LETT shouted
ssea y ~ S;sf %si.s s'a's ss' fay ia
% crSss, "Yes!" Al tbs outset, str. Norcross
told them that he hoped they would hear what
offend any ono by his rcmarks; that, when he
had flushed Ills discourse, he would readily aud
chcetfully answer any questions thor would ask.
but TIC pemoSratic portion oi tho auditory
THEIR BAvAGE-LExk BEHAVIOR.
| a ycEy few wossis uttered BY tho speaker could
as5S X r. tose it9aag Ia s yat Il Police
said; "Qentlcn,en, hops you will keep
order, and let tho gentleman, Mr.. Norcsoas,
proceed Will. his rctnarks n; whereupon ono Of
the rutous bu!lies stepped IN front 81 tho steps,
b-~h, you CONS down hero on this pavement
and ven give you what you want, Cd d-n
you" (rhey wero angry With Christian b.
cause he had arrested solub white mel who
lroke opuu tho jail: took out acolored man, and
brutally murdered him, about thIee Or four
tlays previous, When this fellow cursed ChE1a-
tim looked for HIN to be arrested, as 4 good
nothlus was said Or Ao,,u 10 him. IIntl It bocn
q negro, ho would have been hfot X, u jelly.
The disorder now becasno wusso. Thu rowlIca
were determined that tho speaker SHOULD not bo
4ld tmmInenco Of riot, left IN disgust before
tho meeting ended. Bhostly after saw several
| rcptlsulcA Whu told Me, that a tho "fclloH3 -