, 1866-07-06
MISSISSIPPI RECONSTRUCTED.

HOW - NV FHllcYsS Ii WOfk1nE-Hea21
OF Terror in Greuada-ForIest's Ruff
1Rnt Numbering Bureau AGents ard
0utTaEfng Cat1xens.
The private secretary Of Generals steadman
and Fullerton ia New York Herald reporter,
who sends one copy Of his report to the Pres
Idcnt and the other to the Herald. The OBJ
ject of the tour stcadman and Fullerton is
making In the South, Is to whitewash tha los
men s Bureau, In order 10 furnish the President
with prete1t Tor its early abrognsion. These
gentlemen used their rebel whitswash and
tor brush pretty freely until they struck JEFF.
Daris' State OF Mississippi, and there they
found such diabolical condition Of adai1s,
tbnt It was useless to attempt to conceal
them, and here is their report as published
IN The Herald, Of the practical working Of
t'My Policy" IN Mississippi They had to make
Mississippi an exceptional State; hut 1t IS
only In slight degree IN exception. Western
Tennessee Is DO better and Memphis IL worse !:
Especial Correspondence ot the n. 7. HeEnfd,1
GRENADA, JRne %. 1866
MfeEieEfppi is jnkI ab1ut The hardest casc on re-
cord. We have not been 10 The Sfaie week Je',
and hare already found more ,nsta1 ces OF genuine
outrage more h!,ternese and more aw1essnefs than
IN Virginia. North CaIoiiua, South CaEoflna, Gedr
gia, Florida and Alabama comhn=d- II AlisIss1p-
Of we're the sou.n, OF the Southern States we're al
Mtsit.ippls, there would be some degree o. I'm IN
the theory 1he with regard
10 thr South and IN the ttAteneuts Or the Radical
prtts. Therr has afwaJs octn reckless df'segsrh
yIekshurs, Eatchez, Grenada and columbus have
been auppg the WORT Fpots the United states tor
,esr. past. The daello IN Mississippi has held n
equal placs In the affections Of the people with The
domestic institution her most prominent -tafes-
men have advocates and enforced y By precept and
example. jake Thompson killed hir man anu was
hfy11~a ftxfSnr in 4 r.
he objected TO paying the Roth:cbld oouus because
ass b.s %1 ss o q 1ooas
AcClung %as duelllet, aud followed Jef; Dasis
abou, to shoot rim Mr. Davis himself rather en-
with tuch e1anpIs', and many others Of 'e*s note
before lhem, IL hsr1y 10 he expected that respect
for law anu order rhould be vey strong among the
people Of Mh,ta.ippt
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE ON a FREEDMAN.
At Columbus. The day before yestesday, Genesal
s'eadpaau ta* Getdu21> who bad j1st come N
OF most atzne,oup crime. This man. carpenter
BY "a ssa 6ss xs
faces. who bad cut on his eara md partially ea,.ra
SELF strennou'1y denied the imputed offence; hut
even II lhe charge wsts true TIERS va. 10 pIetsnes
votuutnry On the Dart Of the woman.
NUMBERING DuRkAu oFr1cHRs.
At Meridian, short time ago, the hea1Quartcts
night, aud the officers were shot II. fortunately
without effect. In thie town (Grenada) )-w1tnout
exception lhe wossI place we have yeI y'sited-a
more serious nit hat attended tlmlldr outrage
On the evening Of The 30,h Of April 1aet Lieu. j.
.. Btanofug. the 4ss'ttRHe Contnls.foner Of eha
Bureau stationed here, centism a1iy, inotlsas,1e
complaint, was called mt Of hla hou:e by 4 man.
who inv1,ea him 20 ualk. Turning fhe corner Of
re st!est, tEe o'eet men eama uP put nts.os !. 70
fingered I'LL The next morning, and then dled.
Lieuf. B!andirg inspected the p.rson who invited
to ei1e pretty ciose description ot ths other rzo
men, bu, no ar1ests have ever been made. In fact
itis .ald TO be impossible 10 Obtain evidence
A9afnkt the 6stasefns.
ACTION OF 1fE pEFAKrxKxr coxxAsDEu.
Major GensFa1 #o01, commander Of the depart.
mem, on rece1Eiug information ofthsse two occur
rences ,s.ued the following proclama,ion:-
HKApQQAHrkRa, QEPAKTNEXT Or AIaaIeStPPL1
RuRkAu kEYUoEEs. FRk.DHEy AND AHAA-
| DoNED LANDS, Orr1cB ASSISTANT Coxa1s.f
HOMER STATE 1sxsasaa 1F a1t3,as1sF! IT,, Nav = ,s
!. Whereas, Flrst Lieutenant J. u. Btan ing,
| Iwent1:dnt regiment vese1nn htselve Gorps. A.
sasanated II 1reosdn, on The night Of the soh ut
sud the aeaatsfn Is lt1fi at large, Nzr OF one
.1eh ev1dencc as viii varran* bis being brought to
trfat before the proper trihn1ll; and reward ct
I'VE hundred dolIass Ia offered for euch Information
A. will 1esd to bis asrest with tuch evidence VIII
Whereas The qQarers Of the officers OF tue Freed
mems bureau. near AeFfdlsu, were broken 1uLo by
oflce1s fred on, aud The Williams are st1ll at large,
arevarn Of Aye n1ndeed dotfata W1l be paid 5or
the apprehension Of the peEp:rltors or this crime,
OF any ol lheu and tuch eifdeuce ~ will be suffi.
cieut 70 bring then 10 trial 1, and reWard OF two
hundred aud 1tty dollars wil he pad for such IN
formation Is viii lead TO sheF aHe;s. w..
Major General Of Volunteers, comnnAndln,, As.is-
tantcemmletonG Bureau OF Refugees, freedmen
Il does not appear % hat any fur,hsr action has
been tuken BY General Wood. There are no HOOPS
stationed at Grenada. and the Town at the pre:en
day rent1u5 upder The futuenes OF q
RSI6z OF TERROR
established by u band u outlaws who were Ruerl.
la dnIIog The var aud have been house thieves and
h1oaef of Gencr Nsd orFes d hs rebel
strvice, The tyranny exercised By the.e men Us 90
rrr,t ihat respectable cttzens dare hardly Walk the
I By night OF day without beng armed. They seem
! 10 have Irgniar organization amocg them, and at
se. timea virtually lake the town. Mefchantt close
rnfiians 20 IN . tearing drunken eptee. Thls vas
J the ea.e even betpre the .ar, and has continued
sl1ce: II Is 10 shis b,na thai the mufdet Of Lieut.
Blap1iDE - sscEtoed NO Gauss 1or OF p1ofocauon
| to the Deed has ever tr1n*piIed.
| INpIGNAT1oN or THE CTTtzKNa.
Simple Justice eonpsls me- to ssy tass ne %us 9ss
Ger VI lleQ1eL2ut RAaaotH EA-A*~N = <1eA4- ". ~
! ror and de.essntIen suong the cttfzens generally
Ore gentleman Captain Adam.) who before p: ~
var ~aa wealthy banker. dectated opeat5 sn1s Sat
| vEetehea Nho cctnmrled this crime were no oatte1
than thug. and ought 70 be hanged At onee: Fo
tb,s eayIe slou of opinion be Hss wsylaad IN u!
sttrett by B1l FoErest and c,ubhsd within hu tnrt
Of he HE hi4 rlh* ard ore arm nelng broken. Tht
terrorism exercised BY FORESTS gsns preventet
even this outsga on prominent and ffspecs3olt
ed. mid Ane Of eomethlne like ffx1T dollars VA
III he pepait. inflicted upon Eo,resf. Sapt:,,
Adams two tous. young men q nigh charac.es az
Ind Inc other 1T Nev Orlr4ns-neating, os sais oat
Fa9e upou their father. at once returned home Wy!
the aroN ed purpose Of astnsln0 II ~ tne ei'a III