The New York herald., 1867-04-09
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Outrage n Smysh Csunty-A U.a~. s..ss-~
nrekes up--rho Rebels Pnss Resel.,is~~
Denousc1ng c CA.naRess-PelifJcal yf.x~. - ~
People since she Cosnecticut Eie.si,.-Th..
vppese the MilasarS bt1 and Denounce Mr..
johnson for Not DfApsrsing Cou~re.. rr.
Grain Crops. 6c. =
AAnos, smyth county, Va, April 0. 1857
IN order that the readers OF the HERALD NAV fun,
nnderstand this matter will give tho orisp or ~.
Affair, py quoting In full the call published nv IN, go
Gems OF this county for the convention II reads !.
follows,-
The unwise sod vAciatng pursued by our pr..
non having resulted IN pscna .. our in me
Ss g a. . sy good
stars ~ wncs sucn sutnorliy be and Ihs
e ssss s s
@ % ne we'll nSe Se,De oe sa proper but absolutely
earnestly recommend meeting Of the unon c,en. msas af
~ ,ns q nsn may sei
questions referred by Congress people '
Th.s call was signed by some twenty live Of the prom,
neni Union men Of this county aud generally circulated
The day for the meeting arrived and with it QUITE ss
attendance OF citizens. who duly Attempted 10 organize
the meeting; but al this time and by precanccned
arrangement, large body OF armed appeared,
drove tho Union ci;zeus from the Court House. and
organized meeting OF their own which they passse
resolutions denouncng Congress
body usurping its functions deprving the people os
the South OF their bees and forcing upon them nsxr
suags and that II is the Of this meeting thai
President johnson should the whole military power
VI N" government TO prevent tho usurpaon aad pro-
a. ~ S se fhs south IN their rights aad liberties
a. S.'Aens % lhe lnitea staics {"
These resolutions presented 10 the pub, NJ
the paper here Who being Union man declined nnb
lishiug tnem. He was then informed ina, /, un.sa
not be safe for him 10 publish any Other renas,
., o me msetIn. than The one presented very
serious difnculty occurred between the partes
liza anritv
un.pn men only protesting against the outrage and
,oen 20 leaving The ground Steps Immediately taken
70 MORN General choaeld o the fact TIM, morniu9
Lieutenant Hess of the Twenty nh infau.ry arrived
f r. ~ we matter Ecrytning is now quieL; bat
rom ue ea9 oi troops being sent here sbseouenf
can or meeting would be trsned in the same manner
anu none Will be made without military are MT here ~
ming isrepeaed they may apprehend some serios DIM
Guilty Tue list OF names appended the cal embsa ace
some T VI lne pest citizens OF the county. i4ss-la
Ills county, ing as does the mountain distrcs
anu near the border Of East Tennessee conains many
the presence aud protecting influence OF military foyc
y = presumed by tnose wet informed that quite {
respectable party could be formed VINO would labor u
bring order and safety in the community -'~S =
have Just iad handed OF the resolutions pre-
senlea oy the meeting, and gige II in full.
sentiment NOT yet crushed oa coun q my with
OF er 70 nay r. ~
state to NJ the qualifications of suffrage, the dsfrn
acceptable hem ard rther thar ss,
Lnat mas lnpOsed upon them IL
From some cause or other vote was no, taken upon
hs resolution, although it read, and at.rwsr,ts
Tipped upon the hoor where was found subseouenlIv
lheshoesome ear OF military law in this district under
doub, nmand OF General O B. Wilcox, will wIthout
feHyent any of the OUTRAGE A ths
tiou, although troops may be sent on this proyocs
yond danger, athe Union mon tnink they are be-
officer suppoas this opinion has been given to sha
The Military b.l apone will be sent - a--s- -
people Willing toe hrsl gave much fear and tn
Connecticut election aept the situation; but SINCE the
against II, coupled with h.ovcrnor Sharkey's profess
epJoined IN its execution lhcynpt 70 have President
and although II Is only straNe again gained ap:riss
graspng IL and hope, like br,ghey convulsively
uniform, Wait aud resis Tlxel in c0nfedsraie
followers 81 the old Bourbon regime secad hacks
nfy years behind the age IN ali matters les thai
doubt not that many Of them think the Krst ps ma
Boil Run IL the only ono that has occurred. IS = g
Upon every hand hear The President derSunceA fos
not having dispersed the Congress and taken Nhe settle
ment into his own hands The people claim shss by
holding ous fasc hope he has led thom into dincutie
and tnen deser ed them when they needed ,s ad
fear Mr. johnson would nnd but few supporsen hAeo
were I've 70 come before the people for political hon0s
Ine gram crop, tns principal Drodnct Of region
looks extremely we and the ground very nearly
ali cultivated, the crop will be full The negrOes here
seem 70 think but lille OF their changed condition or
they do u V never expressed fhey are RsnegaalY
treated well except IN regard wages whtek
Is occasonsd from want Of funds in the hands Of tha
employer