Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-25
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for the last Ave days, together with the
convict miners, and brought them to
this city Monday. Sunday night "a
meeting was held, at which time
speeches were made by the miners and
by Representative Alleman advising
against rash action, but the advice was
not needed, They separated, however,
to meet again Monday morning at the
call of the committee. The committee
called them together again before
daylight They decided at this meet
ing to go in body and release the CON.
victs. The miners at Jellico, New
comb and elsewhere were commune
Gated with, and they responded 600
strong. They were arhhed with pistols,
shotguns, Winchesters and other weap-
ons of warfare. They were met at
Coal Creek by a large delegation OF
miners and escorted to Rriceville. They
then held a lengthy conference there
with Col Sewer and Capt. Simmons,
in which they said they did not de-
sire to harm any of the soldiers
nor humiliate them by asking them to
surrender to an armed force but mas
much as they had fifty to one it would
probably be better for them to take
favorable heed to their demand and al
low them to conduct the convicts
to Knoxville without harming any one
This was said after full deliberation
and with proper formalities. The
request was granted, and the thirty
eight convicts, in charge of Capt.
Blevins, were loaded onto fat car,
behind which the entire regiment of
soldiers, under command of Capt. Sim
I. mons, was seated, and the long train of
excited miners and spectators came
down to Coal Creek amid the cheers of
the entire population of the valley. The
soldiers and convicts reached this city
at AIS Monday afternoon. At 10
o'clock 1850 convicts working in the
Knoxville Iron Company's mines, only
n few miles from Coal Creek, were
taken out of the mines and turned over
to Adjutant General II. H. Norman,
who conducted them to this city in coal
! cars, reaching here at O'clock. "
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 81. The de-
velopments at Briceville are of start
ling nature. Gov Buchanan received
a telegram from Warden Blemens at
Coal Creek Monday morning reporting
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Coal Creek and marched on Briceville,
where they captured the stockade.
The troops and convict miners
were taken to Coal Creek and
shipped to Knoxville. The 100 men
in the militia had been made to
promise that they would not return.
Gov. Buchanan breathed a sigh of re-
lief because of the opportunity given
of meeting the miners with something
like equal forces He had in the mean
time issued orders to Gen. S. L.
f Carnes, of Memphis, to proceed
l to. Briceville with the Chicka-
: saw guards, the Bluff City zou-
r aves, the Hibernian rifles and Rozier
zouaves, mastering 175 men, compos-
ing the flower of the young men of
e Memphis Gen. Carnes was ordered to
take charge of the troops upon his ar.
f rival. Orders We're also issued to the
e Springfield rifles and the Franklin
9 light infantry, each twenty-five strong,
: to come to Nashville by spe'
), cial trains. The Nashville light
}. infantry, Washington light artillery
!: and Buchanan rifles, of this city
/ were ordered out, and these five com,
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i here by special train Monday night
d At Murfreesboro thirty-fve members
h of the Stone River guard were picked
up, as We're forty-fve members of the
= Tullahoma guards at Tullahoma anC
# thirty of the Shelbyville light infantry
e at Wartrace. These 425 men will bt
d joined by the 110 at Knoxville thii
r. morning, and together they will go tc
>. Coal Creek. .. ...... ..ts. .....r.
e The men are well, armed and pro
? visioned and have tents. Every com
- pany has 1000 rounds of ammunition
g while the Washington light artillery
d has two Gatling guns, with 10,OOt
rounds for each gun. When the troops
reach Coal Creek they will be taken W
J the mountains miles to Briceville
u and if any resistance is met with ther,
J will be bloody battle. 1t is reported
e that the governor is considering th'
= advisa bility of appealing to Presiden
l. Harrison to send a regiment of United
States regulars to the scene of th
trouble. .#...
The city is now intensely excited
n Leading men of all political partie
II say the law must be upheld. Sympa
, thy, which had been entirely on tn
Is side of the miners, is now agains
n them for their lawless act at a tim
"a when everything was being done to re
N lieve the situation. Gov. Buchanan
~ administration is that of the alliance
\ and some of the politicians are dis
~ cussing what the alliance will dc
II but the great mass of citizens say the
"a law must be observed and that Gov
Buchanan must enforce the law re
ID gardless of cost The sentiment her
nr is that he must send all the state troop
'ln to the front at once and put expert
,n enced men and officers in charge.
n. he has not force enough he must cal
le for volunteers.
% The miners have appointed CON
r. mittee to say what dispatches shall
"a sent out from Briceville and what not
n and this committee or some one men