The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-22
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
: MONDAY MORNING, NAY q, 1854
MOB VIOLENCE IN ARKANSAS.

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ing which has lately occurred in Crittenden
county. Arkansas. II appears that pare
graph had been published in an evening pa
per in st. Louis that one Jo Abels, who was
regarded as the leader of class of out.
laws in Crittenden county, had been no.
tilted to leave the county. 1t seems, how.
ever, that this was a mistake, no such mott.
cation having been given. On the nth inst,
Mr.. Sweet was at place Of his near Abels'
residence, when Abels, who attributed to
him the authorship of the information in
the paper, attacked him with stick, but
was felled bya blow. Abels' brother then
knocked Sweet down. when gentleman who
was with Sweet drew bowie knife and pre-
vented fertilizer interference. The fight end
ed by Sweet getting the better of it. After
the difficulty, about one hundred of the citi.
zens of the county assembled at place call
ed Sweetville, with the view of taking some
steps to expel Abels and others from the
county. One r. P. Talley was standing upon
a cart or wagon addressing the crowd, when
DIR. Dewitt, son-inia law of Abels came up
and addressed himself to the speaker Hard
words and hostile demonstrations passed be-
tween the two, when Dewitt was shot dead
by Talley with doubled barrelled shot gun.
The Enquirer adds, the crowd then dis
psrsed to the house of Abels, and being met
by the ladies of the house who begged in a
great state Of excitement for the mob to de-
sist and ALLOW them short time to make pre-
parations to leave, a notice was sent in to
the effect that the house would be cannonad-
ed on the next day at 9 o'clock, A. NJ. and
that they must be out before or by that time.
After this gallant proceeding, the crowd
went to Marion, where meeting was regu-
larly organized and the following preamble
apdresOlutions were passed:
We, the citizens of the county of Crittenden, re.
coguizing superior to all statutory enactments,
the laws Of nature and Of natures God, believe
THAT these laws give to each individual and 10 the
community at large the right OF self preservation;
and whereas, there has been for many years past
class OF men in our midst who, with the NEST reck-
less audacity, have committed spoliations upon
property, stolen and secreted our slaves slandered
The characters of our citizens, uhe purest and the
beet) villiied the fair names of our mothers, our
sisters, our wives and our children-have aided to
Escape from justice thieves and murderers-have
threatened anu even attempted the uVeS or our
selves and our friends-have waylaid and abused
our citizens when passing on the general highway,
and have even procured the slaughter of worthy
citizen; and inasmuch we have found the law
impotent to check the disorders which have made
the name OF our county but another name for in
fanny; and believing it to be duty which we owe
alike to ourselves and our county to redress these
evils, do therefore resolve, that
Joseph Abel, the leader of said class, leave the
county before o'clock of the 18th instant. That
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Nick Dyson, Robert L. Murphy, Frank Witty,
Reuben Abel VIM. P. Farmer. and Bowler Cooke
persons composing such class, leave the county by
the 18th inst
mentioned are found in this coanty after the
time herein specified for their departure, therefore
they must abide by the consequences.
RESOLVED, That we, the citizens aforesaid, hereby
pledge ourselves each to the other, to insist upon
and carry out the above resolutions.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed
our names.
This document, which seems to have been
modelled in part after the Declaration of In
dependence, is signed by the President of the
meeting, by s. D. Harper, d. w. Ellis, r. p
Talley, G. Berrere, DR.. Jos. Waldrop, COM
mittee, and thirty nine others. 1t is beauti-
full appeal to the higher law, the law of nature
overriding statutes, that law which is under
the particular patronage of VIM. H. Seward.
know nothing of the merits of this con-
trOversy. But ofthe persons ordered to leave
Crittenden county, Bowler Cooke we re-
member very well as formerly clerk in the
drug store of our friend, DIR. Strecker live
were on the ground, we would fain put in
word to the presiding magistrate in the
courts of the Higher Law, his Honor, Judge
Lynch. for the benefit of our old acquain-
lance, Bowler. We are very sure, from what
we know of that young gentleman, who was
very generous, warm hearted, whole souled,
popular young fellow, when in Richmond,
with no other fault that we ever heard, save
carrying an occasional brick in the hat, that
he is not guilty of any of the various offences
contained in the indictment of Judge Lynch's
Grand Jury. Sure we are, Bowler Cooke ne.
yer committed spoliations upon any mans
property, never injured anybody's character
but his own, and never was guilty of the ia
King OF human life, except that felo de Sc
winch every man commits who INDUCES in
strong rotations. We last saw Bowler in
Memphis, about nine months ago. and he
maintained the same position in society, as a
gentleman of goodsheart and popular man
ners, that he occupied here He had turned
TO some account the knowledge of drugs he
acquired under the tuition of Strecker. and
was figuring as Doctor giving calomel and
quinine to the bilious citizens of Arkansas.
and endesvoring to cleanse from their sys,
tens those bad humors which are now threat.
enlng his valuable life. If his patients have
not yet hung him. we hope they will suspend
Their Judgments instead of his body, and be
content with having already sent one doctor
20 the Internal shades. Although old Nick
- unaoaotedly very undeseryi5e iudiv;d-
u~' II Is treating him rather too cruelty to LET
'"' "hoie faculty loose upon him.
The WAR In THE EAST
ane Commandment of Odessa seems 70 b,y.
.nn.c.es more damage upon the town than
was ~ nrst reported, with but little ;n;urv 80
tne allied feet. Odessa, however was 49,