American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-05
THE CASE OF JOHN w. LAMBUTH



the matter, upon the best authority. W.
will be as brief as the circumstances ana
justice to Mr.. Lsmbuth will permit
In the beginning of the year, Mr.. Lambuth
contracted with a negro man by the name Of
Isaac to work on his farm-waS to give him
and others portion of the crop, furnishing
all necessary farming implements, teams and
provisions, Isaac STIMULATING Oh his part to
work faithfully and indastriously, Perform
ing the full labor of hand in the field.
Isaac had wife and children-it was there
fore, further stipulated that the wife should
cook for Mr.. LIS family, and do such other
work about the house as cooks in the coru-
try usually do. son of Isaac's, Hho was
large enough to do SO, WAS to feed he stock
| These were the stipulations.
We are not advised as to the precise time
duty, but, at"nf eFth f. sjLg> hogan to show
these dispositions had reached such point
that Mr.. Lambuth tsld Isaac that neither
himself, wife or son, had worked up to the
contract-that he idled away his time, work
ed .Sss hours than h. ought, and was nesl ect.
ing the crop that his wife did not do the
cooking, ETC., properly, and the boy had neg
lected or refused to feed the stock-advising
him at the same time, that if he did not
amend In Que weeks time, he should dis
charge them all On hearing this, Isaac, in
and said he would not go away, etc. Mr. !
Lambuth warned him that he should work .
more faithfully or leave the place.
The week passed, and Isaac and his family
of having done better, had done
worse. Mr. Lambuth, therefore, true to his
word, told the negro that be must take his
family (wbo occupied the best house on the
place except the family mansion) AMI leave.
Isaac replied that 'he should not do so-a.
east until he went to Canton and seen
bout It," Mr, L. warned him that he r,ust
AGATE the house, whereupon the negro left
be premises, disregarding the order of Mr.
" altogether. During Isaac's al sence, Mr.
. told his 40 wife that she mast vacGte
le house, but She positively refused to do
}, wheEeupon Mr.. L. himself proceeded TO (
ut their effects cut of the tenement. Whilst
} engaged, a white man rode Up accou1pa
ed by Isaac and two other negro men. and
,dered Isaac to put his things back in the !
'use. Mr.. L. demanded to know whatrieht {
had TO NEEDLE in the affair, and learned :
at the gentleman was no less personage +
an Major Summer, Federal officer at
.ckson. Mr.. L., however, still demurred,
ating why he had put them out, and If he |
ne Major doubted his statements, he could 6
quire Of his neighbors, and also examine S
. crop for himself The reply of this man Il
s5, that he already had the testimony of n
hese gentlemen, (poiutiug to the two ne. -
0 men who accompanied him and he c6a. .
Tered Her statement 81 ffcient again or ~
ring Isaac to replace his effects in the 1t
use, saying to him, at the same time, that W
had as much ri .ht to that house, or any b
Ter house on the place, as Mr. Lambuth, Z
I'll The end Of the year, at which time he ',
ould be paid Mr. L, however, was firm,
d said the things should not be replaced. -
lie Federal officer then attempted to bully 0
:, by demanding "yic intended to suJmH'' Il
the same tine running his hand behind
m under his coat as If to draw pistol ri
lis effort to intirIiate failed, however, and p
c Effects were not put back. This Major /.
inner then ordered Nr Lambuth to ac- -
mPany him to Jackson, in the most per. az
lPtory manner, desiring to know II he N
Hld 60 Pezcea5y7' or words 10 that effect.
:. l. being perfectly willing to have the 81
litter Investigated before any tribunal. re-. ~.
ed that he would 90, and did accompany
: Major to Jackson. He was kept there an
tire day, and 10 investigation was had. H'
len he was permitted to return home. upon VI
ring his bend that he would return to pe
ckssn i one week. Ee did 20 return, and vi
AIN witho7t having any Investigation. be or
5 hurried off to Vicksburg and immedi-
iy to prison, without any examination.
ere he remained about ten days, in little c4
four by seven feet, with nothing to lie Ag
On but the rough, unplaned floor, suffer in
all the hn'dships that can be imagined III
such place. Finally, be succeeded 10 on,
ting note carried to Rev. c. K. Marshall, -.
o together with Mr.. Stevens, of Jackson, '''
LIS brother-in-law, vino, BY accident vi
heard of the matter.) Immediately saw en-
4. Ord who said he had Hevsr heard yr lif,
9 Of the transachoni The result was, that ni7
Lambuth was at once released, aud re- en-,
led home, after being thus harrsssed. per
lted' run to expense, and losing more than
days tine from his farm, at a period ma
N it greatly needed his personal att.n. VIII
and all for what? Simply because he fro
I'd not retain on his place family Of ,
, lazy negroes, who refused to work, and
insisted upon being fed cut of yr. Lam. Wo
D. store housed mo
7me excuse has been made, we believe. can
this man Sumner-that he was nisl.d u;I
nisiniormed, or something OF that sort.
the history Of the case, as we have relat
;, aud az We had it from the lips of gen
AN OF veracity, shows that Sumner is
7H'ioi, for this great outrage upon the Z
10 Of property and person Of a good citi the
and upright man, and though be NAV not Wh'
to answer for it before any tribunal the
> ca Eust repent Of it 10 sackeloth and ma