New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
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A Record Of vio,ence-whn, Doc. it nea"

A Record Of violence--Whnt Docs % Wenn
ne N.Oysgns Adr'cqfe. edited by the Rev. d. John
r. NeRmal pabnsLes the following letter iron one Of s
correspondents: " .
Yesterday NAV A. the writer on the train bound
North from Aey-OreaEs. TIC eais wore cIosueu VIZ.
ministers returning from the late General Conference OF
the NJ t. Church South. At one OF the s'auons III ,le
afternoon gang Of despcTadoes came on board tne 'n
They drunk, heavily armed ara were penn upon s
chief They Supposed the prea'hcIS OH pVaiu ~
Yankees aud said they would clean them out ihey
dank more whisky with which they were well sapphea
usulted the ministers began mrane the cars " pi.h
iue the window blinds, ard swearing yehemenuF. Inc
conductor nterfered. when pistols were drawn Anu tNo
shots fred, hut fortunately no one was xu.s' Is Es
was led by an exebel Colonel One OF the preachers
Mr. Rosscr of Virginia knew the Colonel and soon sue
ooeded in convincing him that The preachers were no.
Yankees ont good Rebels and his trend, whereupon the
Colonel and his rang became quied and at the next sta
ton left the ran The telegraph had announced that
load of preachers coming and called ,or an extra an
ner 10 be in readiness These "roughs had hearo Oh ~
and took them TO be Northern preachers and, had they
been Yankees there is doubt that some one, anu per
haps several, would have been Killed: .,, o. ,ho
last Thursday night at Meridian three men Weni 70 o
Office of Meior Knox In charge of the freednens bureau
AT that place broke down the door, and ed Two shos ~
the Major when he returned the me- ana they nee S
next day the Major received letter staring tna nc u
not leave the place Immediately he would be killed Inc
troops at Meridian have been mustered out which explains
the assault. -. co,h
Miss written April &c, and among other things IL con-
tains the following: , =, A., oo,o ~
Coiumbus toward the Government will state that 90 ne
second THE departure OF the troops D oIuei % VIC
Of the Agent Of the Feedmens Bureau were torn TO Tue
ground the third day the teachers The coored sehI
Teceye a polite note informing them that they woud ehg
have take the halter and that right a once ~
asserted that no Yankee should CONF 1erv Of
The city and OF the most rank Rooes IN the COUNT,
STONED one Of teachers in the street end called MN
Ahctionst and said he should not come here TO toaen
negroes how to read and write ...,,.o.,,
es ana thew now guard their premises at night Last night
two ner were slipping around the school honse ney
were halted by the citizens guard The nen oIoSe
and ran off When they fired upon by the sentinel IL IS
supposed they attempting TO burn the senooh'e'
There is some excitement about II to-day.
This Is something new for East Mississippi, and we are
led 20 ask what does mean Was their former khuAes'
on last Monday. in Grenada the Rev. Mr.. Bardweil,
agent of the American Missionary Association, and Super
intendent of the Frecdmcns schools OF that soee! ioi
this fMiSsl Department, was bnlaliy assaulted Dy al
alderman Of that city without any rroyocation whatever,
choked and beaten with cane nave to-uay seen
,Ir Bardve and he showed me the wounds uou ms car
and the side Of his head where he was struck Win the
cane. -. ~, III 49,, -.
no effort defend HIMSELF The aw-abidne a siG
went and complained Of HIMSELF and was lined sl ana
wa. then congratulated for the brave deedi
Al ocock on the night of the same day the above
occurred Anil 30 in Grenada Lieut.. j H. Blending, OF
the Veteran Reserve Corps, on duty in tha' CIT! III con
necticn with the FTecdmens Bureau was essassiha'u
H. was shot three times in the head, the ches ana the
abdomen Either wound would have proved mortal ana
vet with these three he lived until 10 O'Clock thenext
morning when he expired lie was invited TO take an
evening walk by pretended friend who led MN near an
old vacant house where the assasss "eie seNio'Su al"
/ from which they fired.
Cati Mav of The Veteran Reserve CORPS il the Sub
! Commissioner Of the Freedmcns Burean az Grenada
have lust seen letter from him. aud two letters from iss
/ & A. UarwoOd one Of the teachers there. from then
We learn these facts On Tuesday morning while Lieut.
Blending dying, committee waited upon capt MA!
while be and the teacher watching and weeping ~
thu couch Of their expiring friend aud tod MN the eacn
err must leave the place, AID asked him 70 send them
away lie told the committee that the teachers were NOT
Government employs, aud that he had ah'nohY o'e
them and, of course, could not send them away:
Next came committee OF confidence Geaollhe tle su
event of the assassination etc, ana WINE r WIZ w
1con5olinp p third committee Of warning came to
Capt, MAY that he must esyciha II he ca nor =, SoH
b. tie net bndrcd! ono o. u. esone,s ~. V IT,
one Of her letters to Nh Bardwel, che Miss y a. haI
/ wood says; IT.,
Ja.i nov sec bat one or two things to Be done either
rive M The schools and lbanion tie ucc or LEI Carrie Scgnr
ef.c anl OBJ and g live IN thrt little OLD caon py our
se's and if 70 SET along .one Ns a. one VII rg and
Gays be must leave liz wife down towa try9g TO sell on
their furniture and ihe{ are gong DICK Non II Neie @
here shou ctrtnllN have 40 desire 70 come mo SUN
community especially not under these o1
hcehayo ire school under Vay Inc ss"o n ~,
b. done BOZ Jew dag eni would IKE 70 ehhn, but w
rot feel kr urslr any particular course aesire 70 Know
ri1 drfr hfuy ready Tor Whatever seems best con
hdcrily trusting that Whae en- may CUM ~ = ,,.,
death iha be- able separate ne from the love 81 NJ fatht
(swoet thought how Gains the troubled breast thnA
ss know how appreciate once more, feeling OF quet
snd peaceful secuj weary and tempcsi-iossed.
All I'd guf
have itaciscd the last ten words Under The clrcui
s,auccs they are remarkable words for woman, ani
worthy Of being written n letters Of gold her rend and
aborcr assassnlcd; the only famy TINT would
give her protection fred upon end compelled 70 fee FOR
Atv her suprctendcn' absent; her fellow teacher gone
from herr In strange land, surrounded BY enemies here
as Hous when they fox their prey and herself formally
ordered 10 leave the city without home or hidingp
Sic ss by the corpse o her late lamented friend ard
writes 20 lcr superintendent 81 saH QuiHy Jogpdrd
/ until Thar I0n y0ai'
A fcy DAYS since a coorcd came down nom Mem
ph into Carroll County Miss To obtain bis children when
The man. bis former MASTER shot him dead But we close
the sad record though might be indefinitely extended
we have said nothing Of the terrible not at Memphis for
that has been published and read and known Of au Lo
these but part Of the Of this RECONSTRUCTED State
aud We pause what docs all this meant And WHERE
INTO viii it crowl All this follows Immediately upon tho
withdrawal Or muster-out Of the troops. Were We not rg
when we counseed the Government 10 be careful how II
withdrew the amy from the South VIII we now be len
without proectoni It's very significant acs that IN
ali of the six above specified, ID which IL persons
were accessories there has not been up TO this date,
far M known a single drrStf The alderman was hned
informally and without arrest or tria. The mad multi
tue boast that this is but the beginning Of what they
have IN store for officers of tho Bureau schoolmams and
missionaries. They say must quit the State bite the
dust or hang up dry" We shall sec about that, Mean
while We viii eDdeav0r to trust in God and keep our pow
/ der drT. Let the church pmy for US. D.
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