Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Rebel Outrage in Georgia North
ern Democracy.

la. We have two accounts of it
democratic and republican, and each
party protesting to give the whole
facts. The democratic version is that
Col. Pierce, republican candidate for
congress, and Capt. Murphy, republi-
can candidate for elector, with an
armed posse of negroes went to the
town of Camilla TO hold a political
meeting, and that when within short
distance of the place the citizens met
them and told them that they could
not assemble in that manner, that they
must lay down their arms, that they
could then hold their meeting without
molestation, &C., which the advancing
crowd refused to do, when the riot
took place as stated, which resulted
in the killing and wounding of some
fifty persons, all but five Of whom
were negroes. To these statements
the sheriff of the county and one or
two other gentlemen make sworn aff-
davits. The republican version is
that the above named men were met
when near Camilla by mob of arm
ed men and told that the citizens of
the town would not allow a radical
meeting to be held in it, that the two
men persisted in their intentions, pro-
ceeded to the court house, when they
and their negro friends were attacked
by the rabble; the account also says
that the negroes, with but one or two
exceptions, were unarmed, in accord
ance with the proclamation of Gov.
Bullock that they leave their arms at
home when they attended the meeting.
The governor Immediately sent mes
sage to the Legislature recommending
that body to ask the president for
troops to protect the peaceable citi-
zens Of the state. A resolution to
this effect was offered in both houses
by prominent republicans, and voted
down.
Which of these accounts ia tho true
one we of course have no certain
means of Judging. But does it look
very probable that band Of men
would approach a town in that man
ner unless to be prepared for emer-
gencies already threatened? Is it at
all likely that the negroes would arise
and proceed to town and commence
riot without provocation 1t may
be that a republican meeting was ad-
vertised, that word was given by the
rebels that it should not be held, that
the republicans being so advised pre-.
pared themselves accordingly and at
tempted to assert their rights. If SC
they committed no wrong, and we
could have wished them better success
One thing is certain, we have Gov
Bullock's order to the negroes to not
come armed, and when democrats con
cede the fact that hardly white mar
was killed, we think that peaceable APP
pearances are clearly in favor of tn,
negroes. Admitting the fact that tn,
blacks did enter the town in the man
ner specified, would it not have beer
better for the rebels to have waitet
for some overt act, some positive out
rage, before they proceeded to shoe
them down? We think so. Why ar
the white men of Georgia so afrai,
of an armed negro? When has b
ever manifested any disposition t
murder and destroy? Was he DO
peaceable during the war? Is NO
that his character The truth is tn
affair in Georgia is the same old stor
of rebel outrage and democratic jus
tice. 1t is but counterpart of tn
riots in New Orleans, Memphis an
kindred enormities that have Occur
red at frequent intervals since the ~
mindL close of the war. We say n,
minal close of the war and use til
expression not without due conside
alton. The war is not ended. 1t e,
lists the same as before Lees surrel
der, only ten times more dangerou
The spirit of rebellion is yet at I'll
boiling point. We hear the same i
temperate speeches as in 1860, and
part from the same men. We hes
the same threats OF defiance; hes
of resistance in case of Grants ele
ton without the vote of the unreco
structed states. Their papers as the
are eloquent with the burning wore
of treason, and resound with impa
stoned waiiings over the " lost cause
Not alone are they in their prOmis
of another feast of blood, but the
northern friends-the Seymour de-
ocrats-again raise their heads to hi
the hatred they feel for those who a
trying to establish true democratic g
vernments for the revolted states
Not having the manly courage to e
list under the banners of Lee al