The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-01
REIGN OF TERROR IN GRENADA.
Borrtsrs Rnffians Numbering Bureau Agents
and 0utraging Citizens.
Revolving Cruelty to . Freedman
Near Columbus.
MISSISSIPPI AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE.
As. &c. &c.
Our Mississippi Correspondence.


GRENADA, June 90, 1866.
Mississippi is just about tho hardest case on record
We have not been in the state week yet have al
ready found instances Of genuine outrage Bit
ssrness and lawlessness than in Virginia North
Carolina. South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama
sorabined II Mississippi the South, the Southern
States all Misssippis there would be degree
of truth in the theory Of congressional majority with
regard to the South and in the radical
press. But Mississippi is happily exception, and
very garng one, TO the other States Generals steed
man and Fullerton have visited am convinced, from
NUMEROUS interviews at which have been present that
even here the well disposed pcaceabe and loyal ctzens
are in majority, but they have permitted the reckless
Nrecrupuous and vicious TO override them, and 10
INIT acts for which they and the community at large
sHust bear the blame
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE on A FREEDMAN
Al Columbus, the day before yesterday General Seed
man freedman, who had just from neigh
boring county scared nearly DEATH bore his
person ndsputabe evidence OF a atrocious crime
rhis man, carpenter by trade, and apparently
spectacle, well conducted and intelligent negro had
been taken out Of house at night by three with
hackened faces, who had cut or his and partially
eastrated him. on mere suspicion of his holding Illicit
intercourse with white woman. The negro himself
S,,enuously denied the imputed offence but If the
charge true there prctence saying that
she intercourse otherwise than voluntary part
Of the woman.
NUMBERING OFFICERS
AT Meridian short time ago. the headquarters Of the
yreedmen's Bureau broken into at night and the
ecers shot at fortunately without effect In this
town Grenada without exception the worst place
have yet visited-a serious result has attended
similar outrage On the evening Of the 3oth Of April
s,oner Of the Bureau stationed here "a gentemsniy in
o0eDsve man, against whom no one seems TO have a
who invited him TO walk. Turning the corner of the
Sweet two other men came up, put pistols TO the lieu
tenants head and shot him down He fingered till tho
pected the person who invited him Of completely in
tho crime and was able to give pretty close description
Of the other two men. but no arrests have been
made in fact IL is said to be impossible obtain
acncc against tho assassins.
ACTION or The DEPARTMENT coNNASDrp.
Major General Wood, commander Of the department.
receiving information OF these two issued
che following proclamation
HEADQUARTERS, DxrARrxrSr MISSISSIPPI
HUsnAu kryuc.r. r.nrp.rs asS AsAsnoSsn r. Lasns
"r''eh ASSISTANT SsssSss as. q May @
wheres. First Lieutenant 8 i. Bisndins. twenty
SSnsr surssa Refugee. Freshmen and &SsnaoH.d lands
ss and large reward q one t tSO 'n
2. msss s s 10 s1d . se
proper tribunals and reward Of Aye hundred dollars
such s,Ssncs :. viii enable tho lin
sss quarter: Of the Sss,. Of the
,, .ll reward ave hundred dssT:
any y0 q hep ana ss % be-
ssIss = sTss Them ,Ii. ana reward q I'VE
ssss % sss as srrs; vo,o,r. co TIL MOOD 90
fais9ensr Bureau Refugees. Freedmen and Abandoned
Il dose not appear that any further action has ben
taken BY General Wood. There troops stationed
- Grenada and the town at the present day remains
under the influence OF .
REGS TERROR
established by . band Of outlaws who were guerlas
during the war, and have been house thieves and
gcAhers since, whose supposed leader is Bill Forrest
3ycther OF General Ned Forrest OF the rebel service
Cpecisbie citizens dare hardly walk the Streets after
Aifhtfal and few venture out either by night day
iw,ihoat being armed They seem 70 have regular
organization among them, and al set times virtually
cake the town Merchants close their stores and bust
ness " suspended whlo these rufians tearing
drunken spree This the before the war,
nnc has continued since. IL Is TO this hand thar the
aEurder Of Lieutenant Banding is ascribed. No
Tor or proyocation to the deed has ever iransprcd
INDIGNATION
simple Justice compcs me 10 cay that the murder Of
lieutenant Bandng excited feeling Of horror and de-
serta,on among citizens generally. tine gentleman
captain Adamsl who before the a wealthy
banker declared openly that the wre,ches who com.
United this crime were no better than thugs and ought
20 be hanged at For this expression OF opinion he
vas waylad in the streets by Bill Forrest and dubbed
within an inch of his hfe his ribs and being
broken The terrorism exercised by Forests gang pre-.
vented even this outrage on prominent and respectable
st1en OF the town from being adequately punished. A
ns fine OF something like sixty dollars all the pen
siiy inflicted upon Forrest Captain Adams two sons,
one Of whom a, college and tne other at New or
1eHrshearing OF this outrage their father
returned home with the avowed purpose OF avcnging IT,
- The authorities powsress so " this
shey are backed by public scntmeni aud since their
sesarn OF this cutthroat gang have yentured 10
show themselves.
MISSISSIPPI An sycsrrros
hs laid in recording these crimes that Mississippi
D. exception 10 other States and wish to repeat that
ts,cmen for II would be In tho highest degree unjust
~ hold the entire South responsible for deeds porpc.
hrsied by awless few There has always been a reck-
Hes Disregard OF law and human life n the repudating
state Ncksburg. Nachex Grenads and Columbus have
feen among the worst spots IN the United States for
tess past The duello Mssssp pi has held equal
Bacc 10 the ane tons o the people with the domestic
tnsiltuton Her most prominent statesmen hare sdvo-
Gated aud enforced u by prccept and example Jake
Thompson killed his man aud was himself wounded IN \
drel. Governor McNut auhor Of the famous re-
paJiatng message n which he objected 70 paying the
Rnibsrhid bonds because they 'held mortgage the
bones OF Christi vas held a. louisville Tor killing
Ss,ior. Colonel McClung ducllisi aud followed
JET nays abon' " shoot hun Mr. Davis himself rather
encouraged than discouraged the duellng institution.
Nib such examples. and many others VI less note be.
fose hem, u hardly 70 be expected that respect for
Va" ard order should Ne strong among tho people
81 Mississippi
CONTRA
70 night Generals Secdmsn and Fullerton leave for
sscssor aud thcnc. proceed ~ WICK bnrg and Naichcz
bcpe 10 be sble 20 forward from these places report
enici shan 10 some extent molf, tho which in
the interests OF truth SUD right have been compelled
~ east the State ~ Nsassppi far have yet
Been = A. SCI of fasy state thai both here and
ether points have visited the freedmen kindly
Pud fairy treated the plantations working largely
fcr Their former owners, and have good prospects
s.s There are ns'ances here elsewhere where the
rnGse system has sofged greatly TO their dsadv
J" these have freely alluded previous despatch.
snd vii enter into more infinitely ~ my noyt
The Officers OF The bureau hers Captain Silss Nav.
Lieutenant shepley and Lieutenant John v rsys secn
n strong feiiei against thclr preiecessoNs