The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-09

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murmur of dissent to that renos, ha o, W, VI
MenIo rom any representative Of fha neoni
10" are toid mat armed men have IN voE
your SOIL murdered your citizens and desoia, "a
your Mresidesi that they have done this nor .
An 0utlawed band. acting unon tha; .1,s nv Z !
impulses, but AS the au horjzed a nd rao"n; .'
eAponents OF the an slavery san,ima~ts ~ .. =,
1911: e"as they but put in execution N
| ,, "ks VI heiper, to abolish slavery with
the S'ates-by arms rapi,e and assasS; Will
| If need be. " "ssassinatloi
GU are shown that JI2 Representatives
49,, ,..n sentiment in Congress speaking f.
"em.s ra ipIIions OF people, have endorsed ibae
p-oouS instructions by SUSTAINING ,ba;r ~ .',e
| ss. Ior the highest honor in their gin a
.nis Is upon ns,ahd yet when con ference ui "a !,
al ~ 'rnos IS proposed, the raven no le is croak
60 , r"I ears-notn ncw' You are informed ,I,,
III Aa,e governor marshalled an army !;
tar '"at ne established camp of mill
| nv yhnt'oL uIt'oL on your frontier, that bac ke,
no nus ant'sni OF soldiers. armed to the teeth
| ] oi cea hartlai law in your IN ids that on
| o"h people. could not pa IS through tha cnun
th. Wi."out written permits from military An
| oI'ty, that railroads were seized thai VI,
res,sd b,, OF Federal mails was forcblvar
| sI,py py state officers; Federal authority wa,
| uihated and rampled do wn by Sta To- no u,
| ~. aa. state OF War.not 9nast or constructive
o,r "e,nal war, prevailed and charac terizeo
| our relations with the North and 80 hnp .
| s'id that In all this The late Governor aa
| aEiteu me gratitude and the co1nm.ndation
VI tne country. You have recognized ibr no.
s.,s ior an that was done. The imminent
PER IFS OF The Commonwealth demanded !,
ana yet You are about to saw thai tbaro i,
ins III the emergency to Justify a consuI
,:o oh ns'"een Virginia and her Southern al .
,h,ss , iEat under all these circums tances.
mus attesfed by yourselves a Southern con ,
,erehce Is too rash and violent a measure to
a .esorleo TO now. And again we hear the
.'ue @ ana impotent cOncluslon-no. no,r uot
hen before in the his tory of nations. or 50.
c.etIes' or Individuals, was there an examnIa
% wv ~ oneTed sympathy and assistance and
eioi Trends and allies being reec ted and
uis"',heu Where, in the annals OF The world
can you find precedent or a ;ustif;ca,,",, ~ ~,
@ unue ,tpulsing your sister States who come 10
go, oeiring III one hand official protestations
in ,ha n,Sp ana sympathy, and holding ou,
'n tue other The very money with which thev
propose 10 share the bur,heus of The I,ta irya
h Where Is the danger or the impolicy of
tarIhg IN" eounsels of such allies
yhi,i nhMfER ~ presented many other views
Nn we are compelled 10 omit the above hp
ing Il rapid outline of portions of his snascb
ne roll being called. The resolutions ware
""op'eu, oy 80 ayes to AZ nays
AhE FRANKLIN COUNTY TRAGEDY-I,ooj
Efa"'tnatton.- The examination of Cant Yin
cent "itcher Addison Witcher. j. A. Smith
ana Mr. Swanson, for killing the three broth.
ers Clement, is still progressing before tho
RANKIN County Court. The Danyil,e Rag;s
Ter publishes from the evidence eiven i,
courf an account of the atray, which di tfers
materially from other accounts. published
ne parties assembled at the store for t.l,;,r
-, iePos,tiohs, and the morning passed III uuiei |
~ Ahe account proceeds:
About noon, a woman named Ha,,a,t uas
brought forward for examination NV tho ~
hents. Capt. Wifchtr request ted the Jus,ioa
10 oe!ef the examination of this witness to
'a",,as 10y ana gave as the reasons for his
irm, and wished to leave for home ira i,a
ace ueciihed 10 comply, and a recess was taken |
or dlnner. Alter dinner, Captain Witcher
enrwed ,,,;% ms ms request, when Ralph Clement
ime to examine the witness (,.n,ain |
itcher remarked that witness had lived
Win Inc Clements, had perhaps heard only
ne , sue OF the question, and he wished. |
therefore,, to cross-examine her thorouohIv |
which would require several hours (S;amant
hen remarked that whoever said thar he had |
ftJudlced the witness told lie or somethinr |
tildt eHect. Capt Witcher, who was seated |
u d chair, smoking, ASKED Clement to r4ne,t
Is language more explicitly rising at tho !
ttiie tline from his chair. AT this iuncture the |
Ilhg commenced. James Clement and VIM
- ,enien, sl were In rear of Capt Witcher seated
n bed, and one or both of them commences
} IRE at hIm, as he (W. J rose and attemnted |
draw ms pistol. Just then Addison Witcher
'i@ed ralph Clement Several individuals
no We're In the room rushed ONT at tha door | .
ushing back Jno. "A. Smith who had s,artoj
lto the room, AT the report of the pistols -
MIN passed IN. and with pistol in one hand I
no hnl1e III the other, commenced an attack
pom James and William Clement who were
Ill firing i'll rear Of Capt. Witcber thouoh | q
le iStter (Wltcher) had no., up to this t
me- llred Il single shot, his pis stoi hay ing hung
ms pocket IN the attempt to draw it !
"anson, who fought with Il stick only. en-. ;
iged one of the Clements. who was Sill a. =
Inptlng TO shoot Witcher When Canaan IL
ltcher succeeded in drawing his weapon a | a
L emDer OF shots had been fired by all parties | a
io IL Is supposed that at least two of the | h
.,,. GA. were mortally wounded, though all a
'pt up their firing. Capt. Witcher coollv | G
u 'heo ana took deli berate aim a Jas Clement n
no was engaged with Smith and AZ tn. ii
'lek OF his tol. Clement fell the ball hay- @
Z entered MS forehead. He then fired Sc t,
hu Shot at VIM Clement who also received | a
e Dali In his bead and fell Lastly. Cant | m
j.. nred at Ralph Clement who was likewise v
I, put fingered some two hours the other ! %
70 dying instantly
John A. Smith was shot in the right shout | "
r rs he entered the room and Svanson ra | j,
lved wound in the wrist 1t is said th.t | in
hlth ihHlcted several mortal wounds upon I'll
mes ana william Clement, before Capt | to
ilcher commenced to fire. The whole of this re
sasemeht transplred in less time than thirty a,
'onds and after the first few shots the room | r
Is Hlied with dense smoke from the burn. | oc
VI powder The most remarkab Bile circum- | Y
nee about the affair is, that Capt. Witcher n,
aleo uhhurt, when he seemed to be the OBJ di
I on Whom the attack WAS chiefly directed | or
MS aHray occurred in the couutiug.room | a,
~ D,ickehsoh store, small space, sixteen by la
u Teen leet in dimensions and IL would seem | su
u 'he combatants had scarcely elbow room | IN
III inns small apartment there were TWO | nj
&c desks, Il stairway, table an iron safe a |
ee DaIe ol raw cotton, several chairs large | IN
OF sole leather and n bed | no
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