New-York tribune., 1876-10-16

verts were made The hatred If the negroes daily
threatened 10 break ont IN NJ explosion.
GAME TWO CAS- PLAY Al.
In the midst Of the excitement all the Iepubhcan
primaries in tie city met to EoEIirate uelegateS ID
the state Convention vi the party Every colnred
man iu tie city turned ont and thousands ot otlcIS
came N from the outlying plantations and the Sea
Islands close BY a. spectators. The rifle clubs had
concerted TO break mp these meetings, but 50
tremendous and 80 desperate were the thr3nfs taoi
the attempt was judged unwise aHd WAS abandoned
Bu, q meeting of tine ccloryd DemocrnHc Club vas
held that night. IA the Republican primaries one
by one adjourned, the crowds IN the str'cts grew
dense. Many Republican negroes dropped in to look
on AT The col3red Democratic meeting The speakers
were full Of abuse for the Republican primaries.
Many of the negro listeners full OF indignation,
went out into the street, and Logan to collect IA
groups and speak Their minds There was soon
large coucourse. The c0lOrcd club, on adlouIEhg,
were afraid to come oat, and procured an escort
of white rihemen. As they filed out oil the
hall the crowd outside jcered. Some oi the
white rhcmcn rct0rted. Finally blows were eA-
changed as the excited mob pressed on; the com
batants at first only or twO were at once Joed
by their friends and finally some shots were fired.
probably by both parties. At this the lnlnrlated
crowd rushed wildly on the rtcmen and The coiofeu
DemocIats who were by this time in utter disorder
The NEGROES had few firearms but most of them had
sticks as they are fond OF carrying hickory canes
The whites and the colored Democrats were seized
beaten and knocked down. One man WIS killed
and many were wounded and bruised. The papers
stated that none of the rioters were hurt. But the
u;lemen nearly all fired once or twice, and must
have done some damage. The negroes probably pore
of their dead and wounded, knowing they had been
doing wrong. After the whites and colored Demo
crats had succeeded in getting away, the moO,
swollen 10 thousands, ragged Ike Wild beasts Up ana
down The streets, attacking every white mah VINO
appeared and keeping tine city III terror All night
Nor did their fury sub>ltc for several davsi hut
there was no outbreak, and peace WAS hnaliy re-
stored
Since that time the city. then threatening TO be-
come thc Vi.lsburg of the state, has been tranquil.
The whites were terribly alarmed by that nights
work. They heard black demons raging up and
down the streets before their houses. able to break
in rob. murder and barn if they pleased. They
found that with all their organization, intimdation
was game two could play az, and that all the lorce
was not on ore side. The fear Of fire has haunted
them ever since. The negroes might have hrei the
city that night. The interference with Republican
meetings has come TO an end. Bat the quiet X eyi-
IDENTIFY that which prcccdrs tornado. The military
ORGANIZATIONS are kept mp and new ONES are forming.
Artillery is pouring into the city. The whites are
evidently preparing for a desperate attempt to get
control of the polls election day. That he con
duct of thencgrO mob was outrageous - absolutely
undcnahle; but it is also uudculable that It was
the logical scquncc to the previous conduct OF the
whites. The negro mot standing very high anyhow
biologcallyJ is, when aroused, a wild beast. There
is not tho slightest doubt that in the use Of the
handy billy aud the torch he is an cXper, Of the
first order and it is probable that in the murder OF
Mn1ncn and childLen Ae can clual Tic Indian.