New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-08
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The Blair Doctrsne Inausurated.

The Blair Doctrine Inaugurated.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,;
The Democracy Of Mississippi, or nor
ton of them, have a deeply arranged plan
to drive the Republicans from the State.
They expect by means of murder and
assassination they can accomplish their
ends, and then they can control the freed
men as they will and to accomplish this,
they have already resorted to blood and
murder. The tarring and feathering of
Mr.. Steward, in Adams county, and who
would have been burnt alive had he not
miraculously made his escape, that out
rage has been followed in quick succession
by the shooting of two Republicans in
Jefferson cOunty--one dangerously wound
ed, and the other instantly killed. The
first was a colored man by the name of
Banks, who was on the road leading from
Natchez to Fayette. white Democrat,
by the name of Jenkins, who had double
barreled shot gun, met Banks on the road,
and when he encountered Banks, he halted
him and said: /" intend to kill you, for
you are id black Radical scoundrel."
Banks approached him until he could
reach the gun, and he caught hold of it
and secured it. Jenkins then told him he
he was only making fun, and Banks
believing him, returned him his gun, and
Started on toward home.
He had only proceeded few steps when
Jenkins fired upon him, and lodged sever.
al large buck shot in his arm. Banks fell.
and az be fell the fend fred the second
shot, but fortunately for Banks he missed
him. Banks took to his heels and made
his escape this all happened within a
quarter of mile of the town OF Fayette,
and the wouldbe assassin has been fire.
quently in town roaming through the streets
with bis double-barreled shotgun on his
shoulder, and his revolver and his bowie
knife buckled on his side, staggering and
swearing vengeance against all Radicals
white and black, and yet the civil authori-
ties have taken no notice of this valiant,
chivalric Democrat. The civil authorities
wink at the diabolism of these assassins
1t might as well be so, for if any of them
were arrested and should undergo an inves-
legation it would be a mere mockery.
The second affair occurred in Rodney in
jefferson county; one Vardiman, white
Southern rebel Democrat, shot and killed
douglass, colored man, because he was a
Id black Radical scoundrel, as Vardi-
man said. Vardiman met Douglass
snort time previous to his killing
MIN, and provoked quarrel with
douglass, and had beat him over the head
with revolver. Douglass escaped from
a.
ward Douglass left home with a shotgun
in his hand, to go to where he had some
ground in cultivation, and the birds were
making sad havoc with his crop. He was
going in an opposite direction from where
he had been SO foully dealt with by Var
dlman, and in an opposite direction to |
where Vardiman was. He was asked |
where he was going with ais gun, and re- |
piled he was going to shoot the birds and |
scare them away from his field. He pro- |
ceeded on his way in the direction of his |
held, when he was stopped by another citi-
zen, aud asked what he was doing with his
gun, and he said, az he had said before,
that ne was going to his field to shoot the
birds and scare them away; and while he
was standing there Vardiman slipped IN
behind him with navy revolver in his |
hand and shot him in the back, and as
Douglass turned round he shot him in the
side. With tina douglass fell forward, and
then Vardiman shot him a third time
through the head; at that he fell to the
ground corpse. Vardiman walked off as
lnconcerned as if he had shot and missed a
crow.
And for some time be walked about at
arge, but the colored Republicans of Rod
ley demanded that the murderer should he
arrested aud held accountable for the crime
re had committed. 1t was one of the most
'old blooded assassinations ever committed
n this county. Vardiman was arrested
md committed to the Jail at Fayette, but in
few hours after he was taken out and held
o bail IN the sum of five hundred dollars
or his appearance at court. What mock
ny Let colored Republican be guilty
II assault and battery, and he will be bound
'Ver to court in the sum of two hundred
md fifty dollars, and if security is not
furnished he is committed to Jail and his
amily Of little ones are left to starve in the
meantime. But the rebel Democratic assas-
In and murderer is let loose on straw bail
Q roam at large and with license to muir
Ter and assassinate any Republican, black
II white, that may cross his path. The
oroner's jury in the case have, am in
orned, found true bill against Yardi-
aan for murder-cold- blooded murder
Without cause or proVocation. Poor salts !
action that when the murderer and assas-
in is roaming at large.
l was in Natchez this morning, and in
bis mornings Democrat for the first time q
vas made aware Of the outrage committed
y the hu-klux Khan Democracy on Mr.. G
tewart, and I have no doubt but both
hese outrages have been instigated by the I
anne band of assassins and murderers; and 1
you think this worthy of a place in your g
alnable journal, l am in hopes it may fall !
nder the eye of the editor Of the Natohez 8
)emocrot, and he will make room for It in s
Is eight by ten Democratic expounder.
They may for a time go on unbridled in
leir ferocity and destructiYeness of life U
nd may escape the vengeance Of judicial c
1Dnnals; but In the end they will be sure =
meet with just retribution. 7
OLD JEFFERSON. .