National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-10-09
The Camilla Riots.

Late accounts from Georgia make !
the riot at Camilla seen more cruel /
than did the first reports. Between I
thirty and forty Were killed and .
wounded, all freedmen but three
1t is not claimed that they were do |
ing or threatened to do anything
contrary to law, or that would dis
turb III any way pubic tranquility
While assembling pcaCrablN t. at
tend Il political meeting they We're
attacked, dispersed and hunted down
bN men and dogs in the most brutal
manner. Numbers were dragged
from places Of temporary conceal
meut and killed i'll cold blood. In
extent and iieHdlSh mahguitY it sur
passes the New Orleans massacre
and ia IN expressive commentary on
the effect of the expulsion of the
colorcd members from the lcEioia-
tu'c of Georgia.
Below We copy some particulars
given by correspondent of the
| Tribune:
The sheriff asked that in defer.
encc to the wish Of the citizens, Mr.,
Pierce would not eutcr the TOWN.
Mr.. Pierce answered that as he was
violating no law of the country, and
no right OF the people, he would
speak III Camilla. II thought he
had Il right to 10 So. | o. that
the sheriff and his posse. all bein.
aimed and mounted, dashed of u
town.
Mr.. Pierce, in buggy with Mr.
Putncy, proceeded towards the
town, followed at some distance by
the rest Of the panty With these
latter was Il plantation wagon.
drawn hy four mules, containing the
colored band, consisting Of two
dummerS and Il tiicr. McsSls,
} Pierce and putncy drove into the
town, diSmountcd from their buggy,
, and hitchcd their hursr at the court
house. Al Il hundred Yards from
the court house the band wagon Was
J met by the man Johns, with Il double
J blliNN Nb'N SHIls Iitil IL VIZ
charged into the wagon, nj wound
ed two coIoled men. Upon this there
, Io,e up from either side of the ruat
upon which the colurcd people Wei,
) app hing the town, Il large mum
Der of white men, who had been
- concealed in the underground, VIII,
opened croSstire upon the pcopi,
III the road. \ few of the colorc,
U people, having pistols, endcavore'
TO defend themselves, but II maiori
a ~ of them fed. MtsSlS. Pierce an,
" putncy rushed towards the contend
~ ing parties. Mr.. Pierce THROWN
up his hands and calling cn tn
10 freedmen to stop, saying. "don't ii
~ that, don't do that Upon this til
~ whites, on portion of them. tuinc
w upon Pierce and Putuey, and fire,
~ wouuding Mr.. Pierce in the Logan
10 Nh Puuey in the elbow and shou
}, der. Both, however, took to til
woods ana escaped, reaching tt
plantation # McSsls. fagg an
)o Fish, two gentlemen from Mass
chu>etls, at three o'clock this NOR
10 ing.
ma To return to the massacre at {
"a mllla. The freedmen who We
w armed having emptied their pistol
He'd for tAeir llvcs---sucli rs had II,
50 been placed hOrs du cOmbdt--leaN ii
the wounded on the gl0nnd. III
IN whites pursued, some of them tir
=" assuring themselves that those &C
w oied men left on the ground We
dead by repeated shots ut TIT
90 PROSTATE bodies.
10 Murphy and Jauin cndeavorcd
q. escape III ,l.pir buggy, hut Gg
49, miles from Camilla were o,cItak,
'oo ny I'VE or six mounted men. 30
dlSIn"''nled FROM the buggy, Jan,
taking to the woods, and Murpl
10 taking refuge IN u deserted lou
Where le pirp red to sell his lie
dearly rs possible. His p, rsu,
% surrounded the house aud demand
his surrender. lie refused AID Il
"a them TO commence firing. All
w some parley, upon solemn prom
OO that ho should not In harmed. 4