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From thfi hewiihurtj Chronive,
DKMOCUACV:
TIIU liOUl'S-AND TIIK TIIUB.
BjI I ,!i;rmiw'), tliu in-niotTitt
"Allmt n.nl'rijrlil, arc frno
ll'nuyotii'ili-iiliHtliitt tiuili,
A qllui'I' il ii iplu lit' I
Yot Mil ii' us prtiiuwr.it iwi't,
With owl likufiH'c no g-'iivo,
Thiit in a livml f Ui m-nTiitrf,
A .11 vn 11 wi: !
Yi'H, nlUIHrcluMr'ii li'ii'l.-M
Th.-li'McraiMtlm Uwr
Cilltiiiti t hu uulii-i hciii'irntt
Wh uwiLHiiml ll; u' lilitj.''
lint ium tlmy Di-mwrtilH at alt t
I'll t"H J't'ii tlK'ir t'Mii.lltluii :
Tli-ty n.urn tnif Ui-ni'tt'ra'lt' talth
For tli. ir own iulfo trtilitUm.
CoiiMJoirfidoii "liiw FiTi'iiiviitHlmrct,"
Ami from liis t"mhnrlf,
Am m a litol'0;i"rlu-aili,
WiuM U" net rut ini'ywt?
Like IMi Vim Wiulilt', li wmihl uturo
At tiling fi't stran;;u iinJ ii'v :
llc'il pi:iy, "fxciwo Hit', tCcilth'mi'M,
I'viti'iiliTeil tho wrung l't-w !"
OI"l PftlWHTIltlf nlH'lt'H I
Tlu-y'ru win t'.y !' tlu ir famo :
Tint CitpH liuvu t;nt tlu-y iwk no muru
Tint ItciiioLralic N.vmi: I
JldtoM tha nightly prowling wolf
From out liU citvi-rH pt'i-p,
Williuni:oHh'i-ii itkin on Ills biult :
Ifia dtli.it mak! liim a tnVt-pT
rarrlinufc, his wnlMiip tuny iltn-Uo
Hoiik jirt'i'iitiorn ol'a lamb;
Hut ll't'i: iilniio will liarUIy clu'itt
The p ilri ircli.il ram.
Ilii rows of ti'i'tll, so hniir nml nlmrp,
Kkfii lit-' Inn,; lurcil ns-i
Miht 1'l.iiiily mi;', wru novt-r umAh
M-r- lyl'i'i- filling ra;.
Ataln-houlil hi! un-Ii.TlaUo to wpeuk,
UN wuliisli voi.-.WMiiM HI ;
All'l hl flt MILl.l' AS II rl Woill'l liUVt)
A rath 'D'auiit') riiin-ll !
(oiol.h .im-rtt illi.'.-lM, licwara I
Aiol ii"Ti' nwitiiT yitur luiU,
Nirnivn juur vuL-i-ii un 1 itoltii'iico
To Uotil'S Iti-liioi lal,
Tim n-al D'MiiK'rat you'll Unitw :
lli' wlr ll'-M ill! Ill'-ll lice
Tho pimraii'l i;ii.iiant, ;is Wi-U
Ai 111 'ii nl hirh tl'-yivu.
UihVh iinagf, In i-ai;li hmil il) f.n'",
IK' mii'iim, 'mi I sinmwiii i.-aiw ;
Ati'l wh"i- a hum in hoai t c.tn np-rilt,
A lirotlii i''tviii ;t.'lni Ihmm.
Siieli Ili'iiiociMtt wen1 all Lho
Wliti'vo ilvt'il ln'iii'iith th" wuii
Sut'h wan the inililc LaFa.Vt-tti',
Aii'l t?ii' Ii wai Wahin,4toii 1
Tli'st' palili'tf on SI ivfiy li-olti-d
With o.ithin ;aii I wltli'ilnuul.
Tiiiirliuv"N (in - ; lnit Mtliko
A moil ii ii Ciiip"r)i'Ml 1
0, pun Dt'imwiMi'.v I lU truth
In light lo i.vt r.v tvi
The li'v-jn' i i a rtlniii, a eh at,
A I'l'ir-ph.iiiy, a I!j!
.1ami:5 Aikhn.
EX l'K.YOltDINAUY NUitVE.
Wliilu iMurat was in Mnilrnl, li'i was
anxious to cnnimiiiiicUu with Junot in
l'orniral , but fill tho roads to Lisbon
swiiniiKtl with "'ii'rnlliis, nnd with tlio
troops composing Cistnnos' army.
Jlui'at iiii'iitionuil his embarassment to
Uaroti StrogonotV. tho liuss'itn ntitbassa
ilor to Spain.
Russia, it it) well known, was at licit
time not onl tliu ally, but tho 1'rtoiul of
Franco. Al. iJo Strogonoir tolil Miirut
that it was tho easiest thing in the worhl
"Tlio Russian Admiral Sininvin," BaiJ
ho, ''is in tho port at Lisbon ; givo 1110
tho most intelligent of your Palish lun-
ceis ; I will dress him up in a Russian
uniform, and en trust him with tho dis
patches for tliu admiral all will go well
even if ho should bo taken prisoner a
dozen times uutweon this and Lisbon,
for tlio insurgent army is ho nnxiotis to
obtain our neutrality, that it will bo caro
lul not to furnish a pretext for rttpturo.
Mui'at was delighted with this ingen
ious, scheme. lie asked Krasinski, tho
commandant of the lancers, to find him
a bravo and intelligent young man. Two
lays uttorwai'ds the oonimamhuit brought
tho prince in a young man of his corps,
tor whom ho pledged his life : his name
was Leckinski, ami was but eight en years
old. ' .
Marat was moved at seeing so young
a man court so eminent a danger ; lor,
if ho wei'o detected his doom was sealed.
Murat could not help remarking to tho
I'olo tho risk ho was about to run. Tho
outh smiled. "Let your imperial high
noss c'tvo me my instructions,' answered
ho respectfully, 'and 1 will givo n good
account of tho mission I havobeen hon
ored with. I thank his highness for
having chosen me from my comrades, for
all of them would have courted this dis
Unction.'
The young prinoa arguod favorably
from tho young man's modest 'resolution.
The Russian ambassador gayo him his
dispatches ho put on a Russian uni
form, and sot out for 1'ortugal.
Tlio first two days passed ovor quiutly,
but on tho afternoon of tho third, Leek
inski was surrounded by a body of
Spaniards, who disarmed him, and drags
gnd bun before their ooinoanding officer.
Luckily for tho g illunt youth, it was Cus;
tanos himself.
Leckinski was awaro that ho was lost,
if ho wero discovered to be a Frenchman
consequently ho detei mined on tliu in
stunt not toilet a single '.void of French
escape him, and to spcaK Russian and
(Jennan, which ho spoke with equal flu"
ency. The cries of rugo ct his captors
announced the late which awaited him,
ami the horrible murder of (ten. Reno,
who had perished in tho most dreadful
tortures but a tew weeks hi fore, as ho
was going to join Juno!, was sullicient
to freezo tlio very blood.
'Who are von?' said Castanos, in
French, which language he spoko per
fectly well, having beou ccnoited in
Franco.
Leckinski looked at tho questioner,
made a sign, and answorcd in German,
'I do not understand you.'
Castanos poke German, but ho did
not wish to appear personally in the
mutter, and summoned one of the ollicers
of his stall', who went on with tho exam
illation. . Tlio yoring I'olo answered in
Russian or Gorman, but nuver let a sin
gle syllable of Fronco escape him. He
Ho might, however, easily have forgot"
ten himself, surrounded as ho was by a
crowd eager lor his blood, and who wait
ed with s.ivago impatience lo have him
declared guilty, that is, a Freuchiu in, to
f ill up in 1 1 1 in and nmi'.'er him
fitit their fury was raised to a height
which the general himself could ' not
control, by an incident which seemed to
cut ofTtho unhappy prisoner from every
hope of escape. One of Castanos' aid
de-camps, oiio-of the fanatical patriots,
who wero so numerous in this war, ami
who from the first had denounced Leck
inski as a French spy, burst into the
room, dragging with him a man wear
ing the brown jacket, tall hat and a red
plume ol'a Spanish peasant.
The ollii.'er confronted him with the
I'olo, mid said :
'Look at this man, and (hen say if it
is true lhal he is a German or a Russian
Ho is a spy, I swear by my soul.'
Tlio po isaiit. meanwhile, was eyeing
the prisoner closely Presently his dink
eyes lighted up wit!) the firo of hatred.
iJ'li French, lie is a Frenchman I' ex
claimed he, clapping his hands, And ho
stated that having been in Madrid a tew
weeks before, he had been put in requi
sition to curry firage to the French bars
rack ; and said he, 'I recollect that this
map look my load of forage nml gave
mo a receipt. I was nuir him an hour
and recollect him. When wo caught
him I told my comrades, this is the
French oilicor I delivered my fbrigo lo.'
This was correct. Ca.-tanos probably
discerned the Into slate of tho case, but
ho was a generous fun. Ho proposed to
let him pursue his journey, for Leckin
ski still insisted ho was a Russian, and
could not bo inadu understand a word of
French. Hut tho moment ho ventured
a hint ot tho kind, a thousand threaten !
ing voiens wero raised against him, and
ho saw that clemency was impos-iblo. j
Rut,' said he, 'will you then risk a j
quarrel with Russia, whoso neutrality
we are so anxiously asking for?'
'No,' said the Oilicer, 'but lit us try
this man,'
Leckinski understood nil, for ho was
well acquainted with Spanish.
He was removed nnd thrown into a
room worthy to iiavo been one ot the
dungeons of tho inquisition in its best
days.
When tlio Spaniards took him prison
er ho had eaten nothing sinco the previ
ous evening, and when his dungeon
door was closed on him ho fasted tor
eighteen hours j no wonder, then, what
with exhaustion, fatigue, anxiety, nnd
the agony of his dreadful situation, that
the unhappy prisoner lull almost sense
less on his hard couch. Night soon
closed in nnd l"lt him to realize, in his
gloom, the full hotter of his hopeless
situation. IIo wos bravo of course,
but to dient eighteor. 'tis sudden, Rut
youth nnd fatiguo finally yielded to tho
approach ot sleep, and ho was soon
buried in profound slumber,
IIo had slept perhaps two hours, when
thu door of his dungeon opened slowly
and somo ono entered with cautious
steps, hiding with his hand tho light ot
a lamp i the visitor bout over tho pris
oner's couch, tho hand that shaded tho
lamp touched him on tho shoulder, and
a sweet silver voico, a woman's voico
asked him
'Do you want to oat T
Tlio young Polo, awakened suddenly
by tho glare of' the lamp, by tlio touch
and Words of th femuls, rose up on. Lis
couch nnd, with his eyes only halt open
ed, said in licnnin, 'What do you
want V
'Give tho man something to eat at
once,' said Castanos, when ho heard tho
result of the first experiment, 'and let
him go. He is not a Frenchman. How
could ho have been so tar master ot him
self ? Tho thing is impossible,'
Rut though Leckinski was supplied
.with food, ho was detained a inisoner.
The next morning lie was taken to a spot
hero ho could see tho miitil ited corpse
ot the Frenchman, who had been cruelly
massacred by the peasantry of Truxillo,
and ho was threatened with tho name
death. Rut tho nolde youth had promis
ed not to fiil.and not a word, not an no
cent, not a gesture or look betrayed
him.
Leckinski, when taken b ick to the
prison, hailed it with a sort of joy j for
twelve hours ho had had nothing but
gibhits and death, in its most horrid
forms, before his eyes, exhibited to him
by men with tho look and tlio passions
of demons, lie slept, however, after
the lihn as.-ing excitement uf the day, and
soundly, too ; when, in the mid.-t of his
deep and deathlike slumbers, the door
i pencil gently, somo one drew in'iir his
couch, and the same voice whisj.ered in
in his ear :
'Arise nnd come with mo. We wish
to save your lilo. Your horse is icady.'
And the brave young mail, hastily
awakened by tho words, 'ice u:Liht)sicc
your life, com,:,' answered, stilt in G:r-
unlit 'what do yi u want ?'
Castanos, when lie heard of this' ex
periment and its result, said that thu
Russian was a noble young man, he saw
the true state of the case.
Tho next morning, eaily, four men
came to lake liim before a sort of court
martial; composed of ollicers of Casta
nus's stall'. During the walk, they ut
tered tho most lion iblo threats against
him but ti tle to his determination, he
pleti'iuled not to understand tliem.
When ho came before his judges ho
seemed to gather what was going on
from thu arrangements of tho tribunal,
and not from what ho heard said around
him, and bo asked in German where his
interpreter was ? JIo was sent for and
the examination commenced.
It turned at lir.-t upon tho moiivo ol
his journey from .Madrid lo Lisbon. Ho
answered by showing his dispatches to
Admiral Siniavin and his passport. Spito
of the prcsoiice-nnd vehement assertions
of the peasant, he persisted in tho same
story, and did not contnidict himself
once. s
'A -4 .him,' said he presiding officer
at last, 'if he loves tho Spaniards, as ho
is not a Frenchman V
Tlio interpreter put tho quostion.
'Certainly,' said Leckinski, 'I like Iho
Spanish nation ; I esteem it for its m blo
character) I wish our two nations were
friends.'
'Colonel,' said tho interpreter to tho
president, 'the prisoner says he hales us
becauso wo mako our war like banditti,
that he despises u, and that his only ro
gi'ct is that he cannot unite tho - whole
nation ns ono man, to end this odious
war at a sinlu blow.
While ho was saying this tho eyes of
tho wholo tribunal wero attentively
watching tho slightest movement of tho
prisoner's countonaneo, in order to see
what effect tlio interpreter's treachery
would have upon him. Rut Leckinski J
had expfcted lo be put to thu test in
somo way, and he was determined to
ballle all their attempts.
'Gentlemen, said Castanos, 'it seems
to me that this young man cannot bo
suspected, tho peasant must be deceived.
Tho prisoner may piirsuo his journey;
and when he ruHuots on tho hazard of
oui position, ho will find tho severity wa
havo been obliged to use excusable.
Leckinski's arms and dispatches wero
returned, ho receivod a frco pass, and
thus this uoblo youth camo victorious
out of tho severest trial that tho human
spirit can bo put to.
Soi.utuus or 1812. One day last week,
fivo of tho old veterans of 1812 acoiden-
tally met nt tlio public houso of Mr. WiN.
Ham Dohny, in Jonestown, who wero
nged respectively 70 72, 72, 72, aud
70 years, amounting to 8C8yonrs. They
all imbibed a social glass, pledging their
votes to our noble standard bearer, Gen.
Geary, for Governor, next fall.
I
Old Muggs says that the talk of women
is usually about mort; oven their liuigh is
lie! hoi he!
rEdl'LIt! WILL TALK !
Wo may ut tliinuKli tlio wurl.l, I. ut 'twill l.u vtry nlnw,
Ifwo 1 1 -i t . 1 1 tu all Unit IhhiiIiI on uuijii;
We'll tin wiirrlcil un,l nultwl iin.l ki'it III a stw,
V'ur liii'ililli'sumii t-unui'i mint huvn nnmutlitni; lo ilo.
P.iil" will liillt, joii know, uli, yo, tliuynimt tiilk.oto.
ll'.uli't nml inuiluat, you'll hiivo 11 iirnsiiim'il
Tlut your IniniM.. kmIIIiiii 1h only iiMiimiul ;
You'ru n D'olf In nliws diliin or nlo you're u fool,
Hut .loMft net ox,-lt,-,l, liwu iurr,-ctly cool.
IT t'.'n.'iw uli-l nol.li., they'll vontout lln-ir Uwu,
t nu ll li.'m- m I, .ii.l liluu tli it ynu'ro aiutlNli nml mcitni
UuiH'inlit nml liouifl, mill fair im tlimlny,
Tlu-y'll cull you a ruKiio, in a ly, nuuulliu way.
Ami tlii'ii, iryouilmw thu IimsI buMum. ol ln-:irl,
Oi-it Mlilit Im-llniithui to tiiku your own part,
Tin y will cull jvu nil lli. tart, nun-clti-il ami vain
Hut kii'p atmUlit ullu.ul, ilou't aU, to oXilaiu.
If tlirrailliiiru your coat, or uld-ruiliionml your liat,
Siinm oiin, nfi-.uimi, will takii nntk-o of that,
Anil hint rullior ntr,ui, that yuu can't pay your way,
Hut tlon't g"t uxclti-il, whatever llu.y .uy.
If yuu 'Irion In tlio fashion, don't think to c.cupu
I'nr tlmy cillii lro then, In lullll'nrcnt uliapu ;
You'ru a lii-a.l of your menu, or your tailor', unpiltl.
But luinil yoiiruwii bualui'sa, thorn', naught to bo mailo,
IfnlVllow lull i-liaiicii. tu wink at ngirl,
How thu KoMlps will talk, ami tliulr acuinliil unfurl j
They'll I'anvuM your wuntM, iiuil talk of your menu.,
Ami ileelaro you'ro oiujiigoil toji chit in her toon..
They'll talk lino before you, but then, at your buck,
Of venum nml Hhueter there', never a luck ;
How It i ii ' I nn I polite I. nil that they .ay,
Hut hitler ua gull, when you'ro out of tho way.
Tliu tn-!it way to ilo, I. to ilo us you pleiiHe,
For your iniinl, If yuu h ivuunu, will thou ho nt rae
01 courae you'll meet with nil '.art. uf iiIiiki-,
llul ili.u'l ihiuk tu stop tliem.lt nlu'taiiy u.io.
Tlio jYcw Orleans Massacre
K FILL ACCOUNT if V AX EYE IVUXESS,
Nkw Oiii.hans, July 31, 18CG.
Necessity is upon mo, as upon every
honest man able to reach the avenues of
public opinion, to tell that which my
eyes have teen 'and my cars have heard
of tho latest rebel victoiy in this city,
and tlio men who organized it.
It was no drunken brawl, or low
street light that clothed tho floors of
Mechanics' Institute with gore, and
..Hi.. . .... ... , . ,
mien i ne cans mat, nauicii ueaa men like
freshly slaughtered swino through ' the
streets. I saw the Governor of Louisi
ana, for whoso inauguration Banks' can
non thundered their choral salute, and
Abraham Lincoln gave, public thanks
dragged, lame as ho was, for two squares
through a hooting mob that, graced
by such men ns Ilitmphery Marshall,
smiling delighted approval from tho
verandahs above, shouted and cheered,
while the paroled rebel saldiers, wearing
tho uniform of tho polico ot New Or
leans, roughly jerked him forward, and
tho rioters from behind shot at nnd
cut aud struck nt him, till his bare head
and his shoulders were dripping willi
tho fresh flowing blood. Elegantly np'
pearing persons, assuming the seleolust
places in Iho aristocratic society of thu
city, leaping upon the lifeless bodies of
freshly murdered men as they lay on Ca
nal street, wherein sight ot the Clay
statue, and crushed flesh and bones with
their heels. Cheers and laughter greet
ed an express wagon that passed tho
corner ot Carondelet and Common con
taining the bodies of six murdered ne
groes, heaped up one upon another till
tho wagon body would hold no more.
Tliu man for whoso murderous career no
lilting terms could bij found, till years
ngo the citiens, by common consent,
borrowed a naiuo from the atrocities of
the East, anil called him the King of
tho Thugs, lod a body of litty paroled
rebel soldiers in tho uniform of police
men to tho charge upon tho 'Convention
and tho negroes.' Is it not right to call
such scones and such triumphs a rebel
victory f
At the closing session ot Iho last Con
gress, two of thu conspicuous movers in
iho ell'orl to assemble the Convention
wore claimants of seats in tho United
States Senate, to which they had been
duly elected by tho Legislature. The
wholo Conservative party demanded
their admission, and when Charles Sum
ner and. Ren. Wade resorted to filibus
tering to prcvont it, tho denunciation
was almost universal. Afterward one
of these Senators elect, Mr. II. King
Cutler, published an address to his con
stituents, demanding compensation for
tho emancipated slaves ! Now, tho
wiud having shifted, as ho thinks, he
has boon demanding universal negro suf
frage at all hazards 1
Under his lead, and that of other moro
respectable men, a temporary President
was induced to issue a call for tlio Cons
vention to renssembU, nnd the treble
traitor, Gov. Wells, to issue a procla
mation for an election to fill vacancies.
On Friday evening a mass meeting was
held at tho Convention building, (the
Mechanics' Institute, ) nnd defiant
speeches were madoby Cutler, Dr, Dos-
tie, Judge IliestandanI others. Next;
day the city wi's all aflame. Tho papers
reported that incendiary speeches had
been made and it was in everybody's
mouth that Dr. Dostio and King Cutler
had advised the negroes to nnn them
selves on Monday, and stand by tho
Convention (hat was going to givo them
suffrage, drive olF 'the. police, shoot,
stab and destroy ther enemies.
I was present ut tho latter part of this
meeting, and heard most of tho objec
tionable speeches, but heard nothing ol
thisk'nd. Tho demand for negro suf
frage was tho great feature of the even
ing. Threats hud been made that the
Convention should bo broken up, and
its tiiends (not negroes as suclr, but in
general, 'its friends') wero urged to bo
present and protect it from violence
There was some excitement and much
enthusiasm ; but neither tho speeches
nor the tone of tho crowd struck mo ns
more intemperato than is usual at largo
political meetings.
About eleven o'clock at night, how
ever, a mixed procession, whites and
negroes, had been formed, which march
ed up Canal and St. Chares steels. It
was interrupted oneo or twice, and no
grots, breaking from tho ranks, had
chased those trying to make iho distur
bance out of tho streets. After this, I
win told by a prominent member of the
Convention, that lie knew there was
reason to expect a riot on Monday, and
that if it came, the rebels would suffer.
All day Saturday and Sunday men
talked ot Ibis revolutionary meeting aud
tho revolutionary Convention that was
to meet on Monday, the inflammatory
speeches nnd the riot wo wero suru to
havo. Pistols wero purchased in largo
lumbers, nnd everybody seemed prrpar.
ing. Sunday night tho rebel Mayor of
the city, Mr. John T. Monroe, sent to
ihe Dry Tortugas by Duller, clouted to
to tho mayoralty by tho returned rebel
soldiers ns a reward for his stillerings,
and especially pardoned by the Presi
dent, t' nt ho might cuter upon the du
ties of his oflice, called a private meeting
to consult. Tho President had been tel
egraphed that tho Convention was about
to assemble, in deli nice of the courts, i.
o in delianco of the charge of Judge
Ahull (a petty Jndgo hero,)' to tho grand
jury, to tho effect that their assomblngo
would be a violation of the oath of oflioo
they ha 1 taken in IStil, and should bo
punished as perjury. The President had
replied that the military would sustain
the civil cuurts. Conceiving everything
to ho now in their own hands, tho rebel
authorities thought thoy should bo able
to "settlu tlio convention and Iho nig
gers."
Monday morning every body talked
about "Iho riot that was to como off
to-day." Some business houses were
never opened at all, or wero closed by
nino o'clock Tho streets wore full, and
nearly all tho residents were armed.
Tho assembling ot tho Convention seem
ed to bo awaited as tlio sign il for the ex
pected outbreak. Respei table ro' e'. cit
izens earnestly advised their friends who
wero strangers in the city not to bo in
duced by curioisty or any other motive
to gointo tho hall of tho Con vention, and
assured thorn that they know there would
bo bloodshed.
By twelve o'clock, Canal and Com.
moil streets, between winch the Median
ics Institute is situatod, ivore orotfded.
Men gathered in excited groups about
the doors of tho houses, nt tho orossings,
and the chance nppearanco of a negro
was sure to produce that indefinable mur
mur which the reporters are so fond of
calling "sensation." Rumors of affrays
between negroes and whites in distnn
parts of tho city, occasionally passed
from mouth to mouth'.
A little after twelve o'clock, tho mem
bers of the Convention, who had repair
ed to the Institute as unostentatiously
as possible, wero called to order. Only
twenty-five or thirty answered to their
names, but a tew moro camo in after the
roll cad. Tliu Sergoant-at Arms was
ordered to bring in absontees, and mean
time a recess of an hour was voted. 13y
this time a considerable crowd of whites
and nogroos had assembled in the ohaiu.
bcr ouliido the bar; and a larger crowd
composed mainly of nogroos, nearly all
armed either with clubs or revolvers,
had gathered in the street before the
door. Halt a square off, on Canal streot,
the oitizons aud polico were assembling.
Manifestly here wore the materials for an
explosion. It wanted but a spark, that
any accident, at any moment, might
furnish.
At this unfortunate juncture, a pro
cc'ssion of negroes, preceded by a bund
ot music, camo marching up from the
French quarter. Tlio crowd in fiont of
the Institute cheered .tliem heartily as
they approached, to which thoy respon
ded, amid the curses and jeers of thu
whiles on Canal Street. What next fol
lowed no mail can now undertake to
iiflirin. The negroes say that a police
man wantonly fired into their column
The policemen say that tho negroes
raised tho cry of "kill the d d rebels,"
as some of them wero attempting to
mako a needful arrest. Slill oihors say
that a white man, accidentally or-iiitun
tionaUy jostled from tlio curbstone by a
member ot tho passing procussion, fired
at tho offender and drow out a return
shot It is certain that in a moment or
two shots came to be exchanged, nnd
both negroes and whites began those
surges to and fro, rushes around tho
corner and rallies down tho street again
which generally mark tho inception of a
street fight. Ono or two uegroos fyll;
tho policemen continued to disuhargo
their revolvers into the corpses, and tho
sight of i lood inflamed all alike
Meantime, that which happened in
side tho Mechanics' Institute, which had
thus become thu nucleus ot tho opening
riot the only available point of refuge
for the negroes, and tho central object of
attack to citizens and rebel soldiers in
tho uniform ot policemen, may bo moro
definitely stated.
Within a few moments after tho first
shot, balls began to strike the building,
and under thu impulse of tho excitement,
tho members of thu convention all nprang
to their ful. On .the appeal, however,
of sonio Ono cooler that tho rest, they re
sinned their seats, deturmined to await
with dignity tho expected attack. Pres
ently a rush was heard at the door below,
and then Iho hasty tramping of many
feet on tho stairways. Every one sup
posed this to Oo a body of tho police,
though it is now known to have been a
party of negroes running from the heavy
lire suddenly poured down the streot
from tho citizens and policemen at the
oornor ot Canal. Moment inly therefore
expecting a rush of polioeiiun into the
H.iUto arrest the members, tho Con voli
tion deliberate 1 what to do. After few
words, tho proposition of- Mr. Alfred
Shaw, Ex-Shoriff of Now Orleans, and a
gentleman of character, prevailed. He
was therefore, deputed to inform tho po
lico that in'siilo tho Hall no resistance
would bo made to aiy legal olbugr claim
ing tho right to mako arrests... With
this message ho passed out from .tho
door which ho was not destined soon id
enter again. , .
With a white handkerchief in his blind
ho crossed the outside passage and start
ed down one pf the winding staircases.
By this limo a strong body of policq had
driven tho negroes from the front of the
Instituto by a sudden dash, and a dozen
ot them, gaining tho building, wore
rushing up thu stairs, when they met
Mr. Shaw coming down. 'Kill him,'
Tlicie's Shaw, the scoundrel, shoot him
down.' 'Let mo at him,' wero the first
exclamations, and thoso below sought to
crowd up till they could so! to shoot at
him. Others said 'No, ho has a white
handkerchief ; lake him to the station '
house.' Through the hubbub and souf
fle Shaw sunceoded in making them-understand
his message 'That's l ight, let
theiu surrender peaceably,' said some.
'Kill lhatd d scoundrel Shaw,' ex
claimed others. Meantime two polico-)
men, seizing him firmly, and another
forcing a way through tlio crowd arid
keeping assailants off, they succeeded in
roaching the pavement. Ilero a mingl
ed moo of citizens, policemen and negros
Iho latter mostly in tho .side alleys or
in door yards were exchanging shots. .
A rush was made for Shnw tlio moment
ho appeared in the custody ot tho po
licemen, and the (ire as concentrated
upon him. Presently a ball struck him
in tho shoulder, and there was evory
indication that in a moment or t wo longer
ho would certainly bo killed, when tho
policemen, dodging around a wrner
hustled him off to tho jail, whoa, without
charge or commitment, wounded and
exhausted, ho was thrown into a cell.
.. Thu firing continued about tho Me
chanics" Institute, spread towards the
river along Canal and Common streets,
nnd oven broke out in tho square back of
tho Instituto, along Carondelet. The
fighting negroes did not senfter in this
way,' but the mob-followed overy pris
oner whom tho policemen led oft, nnd
attacked, on sight, every negro found in
the vicinity. . Tlio bod sorvnnt of
Humphrey Marshall was thus pursued
and tired nt along Carondelet, in . his
master's sight. A moment latter, another
unarmed negro, apparently belonging .
to one of the adjacent ofliocs, seeming to
think tho street no pliioo for him, began
to run. Iu nn instant two policemen
and a soore of citizens wero after liim,"
the policemen firing as they ran. Five