The Portland daily press., 1868-09-23

THE RIOTS IN GEGRGIA.-The outrageous
| conduct of the white people of Georgia toward
! the coored men is already bearing its legiti-
mate fruit Riots have broken out in places
where the excitement is greatest; and there is
reason to fear that more trouble of the same
kind is in store. The telegraphc accounts of
the disturbance az Camilla are able to be talk
en- with very large allowance. The telegraph
is in the hands of the rebel element, and it is
quite evident that the report has been made
as unfavorable to the coored men as possible
The fact that between seventy-five and one
hundred negroes were killed or wounded and
Only five whites injured is enough of itself to
show that the negroes could not have been in
such dangerous preponderance 1t looks very
much like repetition Of the detestable scenes
I of New Orleans The address of the coored
leaders, which we quoted yesterday, earnestly
deprecates all violence or disturbance of the
peace, and all authentic accounts thus far
show the negroes to have acted with great
forbearauce. The white Democratic leaders
have done their very best to bring about that
war of races" with which they have been
threatening u.s.. They have industriously
sowed the wind, and il they should reap a
whirlwind crop they would have themselves to
thank for it.
Since writing the above we have received
the following Ii is special dispatch to the
N. Y. Tribune
atlanta, Sept. 21.-Saturday Col, Pierce. Re-
publican candidate for Congress from the I'd
district, and Capt. Murphy, Republican presi
dental elector, went to Camilla, Mitchell
county, in the southwestern part of the State
to speak at public meeting which had previ-
hpnn Az
they were met by rebel, mounted and armed
VINO warned them not to go into town. They
went on and were soon met by the Sheriff of
the county, who informed them that the peo- I
pie would not allow radical to speak in Ca
milla. They persisted, however, and on reach
ing the Court House they and their friends /
were assaulted by a mob Col Pierce was 4
dangerously shot; Capt. Murphy was badly
hurt, and many more Republicans were killed
ana wounded. large majority of the Re-
publicans are colored men who are obedient |
to Gov. -Bullock's proclamation of the 14fh,
ana lett their arms at home. They were of
course beaten and shot down by the Seymour
democracy almost without any resistance
ohcial reports place the number of killed and
wounded at fifty. Among the victims are a
eoiored woman and her infant. These out
RACES are beng perpetrated all over the State
Governor Bullock sent strong message to
the Legislature this afternoon. accompanied
by an official report OF the riot from Major |
Howard, u. ). A, Commanding the sub-dis-
trlct, and recommending the legislature TO |
cal on the President for troops to sunpress |
State. '"9 vi me
AMI 1ft'G 81 reading the message a preamble |
ata a,i n9 ip pIuI)n was offered in the SEN
H. ,e dru House by the Republicans. calling on
Governor en- " "p iace at the disposal of the |
t1 snI1cent military now err TO nreserve |
the peace, nc This was yotal ~ \ W Pieo9it We
Senate and House and a Demoon.: oy one
zee was raised IN each body to whom the Gov.