Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Southern News.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept, ~.
The particulars of the riot at Camille,
as tolegraphed from cambridge to Angus
IA yesterday, are incorrect and eSagger-
ated.
Tho following gives an account of both
sides:
Brew, Maj. o, o, Howard, Of L. S. A.,
and assistant Of the freedmen's bureau,
telegraphed to Gen. Sihley, commanding
the District. the following from Albany,
Sept 18th, at 10 o'clock, p. IN.
lshmael Lunur, "a freedman, reported
himself directly from Camilla, Mitchell
Co, stating that hc had left there at two
O'Clock that afternoon; that on the fore
noon Of that day he had approached Ca
milla with John Murphy, VIM h. Pearce
candidate for Congress, for the Second
District, aud +. +. Putncy, white, and
about - colorcd persons, all cnroute for
Camilla, where pearce and Murphy were
TO deliver political addresses; upon ap-
preaching Camilla, the relator being in
advance was accoSted by an armed and
mounted white man, who at first stated
that he was in search Of doctor TO attend
a freedman who had been hurt by a fall
ing tree, but who subsequently stated he
was a courier and advised the relator and
the others of the party who had overtaken
him, not to 70 to town, that the peopl,
there were determined that Radical,
should not speak in Camilla; that not.
withstanding the warning the party NOV.
ed towards Camilla, when they were met
/ by the Sheriff and posse who accoSted
/ Capt Pearce, and who was assured by the
/ Captain that he desired and should speak
in Camilla ON political subjects.
The Sheriff underworld to dissuade him
from doing SO. telling him the people
would not permit it, that the Sheriff theI
went back into Camilla. and again return
ed saying he had done all in his power t,
dissuade the people from violence bu
with no avail: that the party moved into
town. that Pearce and Putney entered
the town, dismounted and hitched their
horses at the Court House that a,
the wagon containing the music Of
the party entered the town, it was fired
upon by mounted white men. who haC
first accosted it, and by several othel
white men; that the freedmen then start
I ed to escape to the woods; that Pearce at
tempted to rally them, calling on them
not to fly; that the colored men being un
armed would not stop; the relator being
mounted, dashed out of town past tn,
freemen on foot, and past the musicians
who had abandoned the wagon thai
Murphy and Philip Joiner, in a buggy
also drove rapidly away toward Albany
| that the relator dashed ahead of them
/ that when about seven mile from Camilla
the buggy containing Murphy and Joine'
was oAertaken by four and FIVE white mel
mounted and that the buggy was stop
ped; that one horse dashed riderless W
the road toward the relator that he saw
the pursucrs around the buggy, some o
them dismounted f.; that he then came a
rapidly as possible to Albany.
The following is the statement OF tn
| Sheriff Of Marshall county, sworn to b,
himself and other prominent citizens l
is addressed TO the members of the Legis
laturc:
On Saturday the 10th inst, it wa
made known to the citizens that Jnt
Murphy, of Albany, Ga, had issued
circular and circulated the same anon
the colorel men of this county, orderin
them to bring their firearms with thor
to political meeting advertised for tina
day Mt this place. The information wa
corroborated by statements made by Rol
crt GARRISON Thoa Jones and others, VIII
came from the road i'll the,,directirn of A
bany, stated that armed negroes were a!
sembling in large numbers at Chin
Grove church, waiting for the delegi
ton from Alhanp, aided by the said Mul
ply and Pearce. candidates from Coz
gress, who were to lie the speakers on ii
occasion.
: AT the request of the cities, Mr.. {
! Poor, the sheriff, with committe of 81
e other citizens, went out to meet said PR
cesson and to protest against armed nj
= groes being marched in procession in on
D town, and to state to them distinctly thu
3 if they would put down their arms no ol
0 lection would he made to their enterin
) the town and holding their political NEE
ings The sheriff delivered this messag
to Murphy and Pearcc, the leaders of IL
3 procession, and they replied that they ha
0 nothing to do with these armed men Il
guns belonged to them and they were
: the habit of carrying them wherever the
went; the sheriff replied, as pea'
officer, that it was his duty, under Il
= law, TO forbid the assemblagc of arme
men ut political meetings, and assure
them that if they entered the town wit
their music and banners, followed
armed men as they then were, that the
would be breach of the peace, and th'
that he would not be responsible #
the consequences Shortly afterwart
the column moved into the tow
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