The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-12
The Butchery at Camilla.

AS We expected, th!s terrible massacre ST
Camilla turns out to be the work Of the TuL- |
els. II was brought about by the unrccUE-
stTucted rCbels, and they set to work At oace
to charge the blame upon the negroes. The
official report from General Siblcy uXes the
diabohcal deed upon the parties who were
Inst" ..4ental in bringing 1t about. The tclc.
grams sent from Washington TO the Northern
papers asserted that General Howard had re-
sclyed the report, but that he hal supPrcshed
1t because 1t would be injurious TO the RePub.
Hcau party.
But now that the report is out the World
styles it withdrawing report. Does that
.ournal know what II says, or has 1t become
so reckless that 1t does not scruple to say
things that involve the scvercst censure OF
OF. brayest and best Generals when Gene
rails Meade, Howard, Sibley, Major Howard
JnL Captain Mills give their sane Ion 10 a re-
port the World nippantly disposes Of the whole
question by calling these men "a pack Of Rad
teal liars"
The Democratic journals Of the country
have peTpetrated \ deliberate lllsehOOd in re-
gard to these transactions at Camilla, and the
U.rii has led oil in this crusade and now that
the plain. unvarnlshrd truth Is told by those
who have invest gated the whole affair the
WDrd tries to get lid Of the damnlng fact by
report.
In view of this terrible report and the facts
which have been spread before the commu-
nifty, the New York Commercial of Saturday
remarks:
FOLLOWING the teachings Of u. II. Hi, one
OF whose homes Is located in that region, the
hlUOd-tEIrsty rebels hunted down the poor
fugitivcs like ySrmints,' aud 'blggCd' them
with all tho ~ idi'y Of sportsman IA quest OF
Wild game To such pHsttmcs did the DemOc-
Il - HN 8EHll b q.
.A" crack Of their rifles TcsuuudCl through. the
fJrrsts until nIghtiali.
And to tins day the gIyil authorities Of
thAt region have taken 10 notice Of this GIA.
buI.chl hutchery. NJ effort has been made 10y
ihcm to bring the guilty r,rtics to justice. No
inquest held or SCstIgNtLOn made; and, adds
General SiOley: 1t Ia not believed possible to
bring the guilty parties 20 punishment through
the civil authorities Of Mitchell county, they
having been engaged IN the affair, and Justify
ing H. and no unbiased jury could We found in
that county
"OI course not We have the assurance Of
lIIll himself, that the people there propose
now aud hereafter, to Ignore law and author.
lty, when he declares In one OF his last mani
IcstUb, that his Georgia friends win 'prIctIr.
ally disregard the reconstruction measures, IL
matters not who may be elected that they do
not recognize the constitutional amendment,
and " III act accordingly.
"Ihe course Of HINTS friends lul!y with lis
c%presslOns OF opinion, and such being the
case, ten. Meade has decided that It is HucCs-
shTy Tor the preservation OF law aud order to
scatter Gited states troops through the
state. In his order making these details OF
soldiers he states that they arc to maintain
peace. insure freedom Of speech, and see that
AL entitled to II have an Opportunity 10 CNcr-
Csc the elective franchise. Post com mtuuCFs
are To- hold themselves In readiness TO sustaiu
the rIyII tuthUr!' les Ia maintaining and eve
cutting the laws, and Gov. Bullock IN a prO-
clamhiIuu, commands the latter to sec thai nll
persons ale protected IN the fun ryrItl.r Of
'HelF clEii ana political rights. lie further
charges all cltILens to render them uromut
ana VIKING assistance In 50 doing VIC hnvp
~ these orders the ASSURANCE IL At hntr ~.
Governor OF Georgia and the National ok,
crhmcnt VIII hereafter exercise the nnWrr ma
authority del diving upon them, ami That IL
state Is not 10 be continued uuhCr KU-EnS
rule
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