The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-06-08

| Amrf,eans citizens alike, Win VWcr shu
aghy. ia, va have bad such dsugo "
Jemaroaue historic 90 ihis head, That lhefo
was kind Of extra republican dlgo''y :"
Iaehed 10 aliens BON, that u was necessary
% lfeat with, nnilcf asd misload hem 'o'
prby purposes ,,. H..
| 4 no, woI defful lhal when lhl' Inc
ans llrs rendered pretty strong The more
yoefnnl classes Of people 80 di''doo from
Ancr,een citizen, IN ordinary, thould wish
10 render /, entirely definite, and in ofdor 70
do 40 vat Ia force oil those powers when
politicians had nado hem believe they pos
sessel in IN ominet degree. Hence 'gno
liant Iii,hmen undertook on Friday, thu ID
Instant, to daperso a meeting OF Native A.
mercans peaccably assembled in this, county,
for legal purposes III the ln'h mob d'o
not think they had tho right to coso, 'hey
thought thoy had the power, Those per ons
at whose bidding those ignorant men acied,
felt that Irish votes were too important ior
politicians to quarrel with tho voters, ana
hat The Native American party which was
Independent Of either, aad thorn IN mo
side of ambitious leaders, could thus be put
down. But The native Americans were not
to be bulIIed. They very properly, on be-
ing rudely assailed and dispersed in the
first instance applied to the Sheriff The
Sheriff was bound in virtue OF his Official
oath to protect them as citizens peaceabiy
assembled for legal purposes. But accor'
ding to the official statement OF the Conferees
of tho American Republicans Tor Native
Amercansythe Sheriff refused all aid or
assistance which he was bound to give them,
and when tho second meeting was held
which the Native Americans we're bound to
hold in order to assert their rights as cl'''
zens and the supremacy of the law, they
were at the mercy of the same mob who had
attacked them a few days previous. 1t the
chief officer of The county declined to aiiord
) them assistance, they were bound as meF
of spirit and as good citizens to assist them
selves. For if we are no longer to have
the right of public assembly for Legitimate
}. objects, then our liberties arc at an end
). We have not seen the sheriff''s statement II
: reply to the publication Of the Fa'iye A
" merican Conferees; but taking the latter a
: it stands, that high officer is condemned ut
q tery.
d At this second meeting Of American
j. Republicans, when it became questisl
whether we are all freemen of this country
: or the slaves Of mob of foreigners, the Rio
a commenced, and the aggressive party hat
i, repelled their assalants and asserted thel
own ability to maintain their ground
despite of unlocked for murder inflicted OF
them, before the Sheriff could make his ap
" misunderstanding to the statement
the American Republican Conierees, III
. second assault commenced at five o'clsck
j. and they were masters Of the ground by
- o'clock, at which time the troops came VI
and the RECRUITERS ceased.
The subsequent riots, the burning I
10 churches, is disownsd by the American r.
lot publican party.--It was by an indscr'm
- nate rabble, agreeing only in their exa
:, pera,ion against the Irish,
But for our part we assert That the Chu
:, ches need not have been burned dow
~" They should have been guarded by troo
ou' under orders to fire on the mob. The ri.
'er> to repel a mob who menaced the conhagr
;ms ton of the city, and numbering any part
lar objects of hates at the same time, is
u's' to be quss,ionsd But strange to say, tn
Of is, after the churches end houses have be
,,on burned, and people murjered,a corresp
dence published between the city au,hc
ties and the Attorney General, in VIII
The former ask, and the. latter answers
which it is solemnly announced that
cum. citizens can protect part or the whole
70 ;s their lives and property from an incendi
o;v. and murderer rabble, svsn by :esol
o !, arms. Important truth! and told at j.
ture.
,;,u, Again, we have nearly three hua(
thousand uesple in tho county, and yet
have to send for the Governor to protec
','' against five hundred or thousand riot
'"' and the Governor kindly consented to &C
1eri- nd via, = ,,oro hoInoa -. - tho D,r,
estly Cu,ras W. ars ;nIsh,sd 70 h. .xcalls
ny andour accomplished friends of the Qua
nat h,,, t,,, ,h;,L H., ;L 49,,
sup> and cnur. ao ~ dsr.nd ph;l,dolnh,a o..
anu s.' any mob that can be raised to oppose
VI . H. majesty of her laws. We feel mortified
WIN this whole business. For when the
wards threatened to come beyond the sacred
party of Naket ct. and hurn 81 Jobn,s and