The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-23
The Testimony Before the Governor
Declared Untrue.
Two Reports on the Governors Message.
ITS REPRESENTATIONS NOT SUSTAINED
BY FACTS.

ATLANTA, Sept. 22.-The rencounter at Camilla.
Ca. creates much excitement here and through.
Sns he y aspo0n 5 the
the disturbances in Mitchell county, recommend
ing that the president of the United States be pc
titoned for military sufficient TO preserve order in
that county. The governor says that in disregard
of the proclamation of the I4th inst, the rights
Of the people to peacefully assemble has been
violently and barbarously impaired, and the civil
officers are wholly unable to protect the rights of
the citizens or maintain peace, aud earnestly re-
commends the Legislature to make immediate ap.
plication to the president for sufficient military
force to be stationed IN Mitchell county to main.
tain peace, protect the lives and property of cti
zens, and rave the guilty punished after due pro.
cess of law. The fact that this occurrence is the
result of a determination publicly expressed by
irresponsible persons of one political party, that
another political party shall not hold meetings, is
too well known. II is gratifying to know that the
sentiment is confined to the la wless class, and is
not countenanced or supported by responsible
citizens. The misfortune is that the outrages are
not prevented, and unless physical force is added
to the honest efforts of the officers of the law we
shall be thrown into a state of anarchy where
neither life nor property will be regarded.s
On the reading of this report resolution was
offered in the Senate to refer the message of the
governor to the committee on the state of the re-
public. Considerable debate ensued regarding
telegraphing to the president. A resolution was
offered that as the Senate had heard the state
ment of the negro through the governor, an
account from the white man be read, which was
agreed to but q substitute was offered for the
whole that special committee be appointed to
investigate the whole matter and report forthwith
all the facts. The House also appointed a COM
mittee Of five to investigate and lay correct
account before the Assembly.
At the request of Major Howard, agent of the
bureau. Judge Vason and Capt. johnson will in.
vestigate the matter and furnish the ecessary pa
pers for information this afternoon.
The Senate committee appointed TO take into
consideration the message of the governor rela.
tive TO the Camilla affair made report that they
find the testimony submitted to the governor
untrue, and accompanied the same with sworn
testimony. The report gave rise 10 an exciting
discussion, but was sdopted-yeas %, nays 10.
The House received majority and minority
report relative to the governors message on the
Camilla riot. After heated discussion the ma
jority report was adopted. It is that they find
the evidence referred to by the governor is not
sustained by the evidence produced before the
committee, which was returned with the report.
They have come 10 the conclusion that the whole
difficulty occurred and originated from the deter
mnaton Of the parties referred to in the govern
or's message, to-wt; Pearce, Murphy and Pat
ney 10 enter the town of Camilla az the head of
an armed company Of freedmen, which right was
disputed by the sheriff of the county. The per-
sistepce of one and determination of the other
caused the disturbance. They find that the civil
authorities are able to execute the law and tn at
there is no necessity for military interference.
The report is signed by one senator and four
members of the House. One senator dissenting
from the report, and one said: =" agree with
the committee, bat believe that other legislation
is necessary to preserve order and protect per-
sons and property"