Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-16

she had sworn falsely.
; Large numbers sympathized with him
in his misfortunes, whether from the fact
that they were in like circumstances and
did not wish to be exposed, or from the
fact that the execution of the laws under
the new constitution would interfere with
their time -honored privileges, or from
some other cause, this writer is not pre-
pared to state but from this the rally was
made to break up the court, disarm the
negroes and drive the Union men out of
the county.
, 1t was frequently and openly stated
that they would "kill the negroes and
scallawags," and scatter the ID carpet
bag government.
On Saturday last a trial was going on
between negroes at the Justices court
forty or fifty men armed with pistols as
sembled and finally broke up the court
That evening they held meeting and re-
-olvod to diSarm the negroes and Doctor
Adams, a man notoriously known a
rebel bushwhacker during the war, and
Anderson Gordon, late rebel colonel, took
the arms from a few about town. This
information was conveyed to the negroes
by a coored man, whom the rebels sup
posed they had in their employ.
Monday night fifty-seven rebels started
out to put their resolution of disarming the
negroes into execution. The negroes being
advised of their intentions, collected
together about twenty IN number, waited
in ambush, fired upon them and killed one
horse and wounded one man-wound sup
posed to be mortal. The rebels returned
the fire and drove the negroes off After
this, firing was heard at intervals from the
vicinity until ten o'clock Tuesday-from
two to fifteen guns being heard in a place
and in one or two instances the screams
of women were heard while the firing was
taking place. The firing and screams
were heard from the other side of the river
Tuesday some three or four hundred
men came into Lewisburg armed took
possession of the ferry, sent body of
men over the river and drove the Union
men and negroes to the woods, several of
whom both white and black, have arrived
/ in town.
This morning we are informed that the
insurrection has broken out in Lafayette
and Columbia counties, and that COM
panies are arming in Saline. The circuit
Judge has been driven off from the counties
first named, one man whipped and several
negroes killed Also that Dr. A. NJ
johnson, representative from Mississippi
county, had been assassinated. This out
break has evidently taken place earlier
than the more sagacious of the rebels in
tended, but that they approve it is beyond
question.
Governor Clayton Is rapidly organizing
the militia and feels confident that he
will be able to control the storm. He has
regarded the insurrection of sufficient i'm
portance to issue proclamation, which
appears in this mornings paper
Congress Is getting many back handed
compliments from Republicans for not
voting arms, while it has the gratitude of
rebels
The Governors proclamation Is ap-
pended:
Whereas, 1t has been made known to
me that large number of lawless and
evil disposed persons in the counties of
Conway, Perry and Columbia. in the
state of Arkansas, are in open rebellion
against the laws Of the state, that court
of Justice was broken up and the civil au-
thorities overpowered in said counties by
bodies of armed men, who have driven
from their homes large number Of peace
able and loyal citizens :; and that the
officers of the law are wholly pOwerlcss to
preserve order or protect citizens from
violence within either of said counties, and
reliable information having been received
that quiet men have been assassinated, and
attempts have been made upon the lives Of
others In various other counties in this
state, in which the laws are set at defiance
the lives of the officers are threatened, and
the civil authorities of the state are OPEN
ly defed and set at naught, rendering it
impossible for the constituted authorities
of the law to preserve order and protect
the lives and property of the people.
And whereas, BY the province of an
act of the legislature of Arkansas entitled
- an act to provide for the enrolment of
the militia, the organization and discipline
of the state guards, and for the public de-
fence approved July 18th, 1868, it if
made my duty to cause to be enrolled the
reserve militia of the state, to consist of
all abe-bodied electors of the state, who
have not volunteered in the state guard,
and are not otherwise exempt, by the pro-
visions of said act. which reserved militia
will constitute portion of the military
forces of the state.
Now, therefore, L, Powell Clayton, Gov
ornnr nf the state of Arkansas do hereby
enjoin upon all persons within said state,
to keep the peace, and command all bodies
of armed men mot organized in pursuance
of the laws of the state, or of the United
States,) to Immediately disperse, and re-
turn to their homes and [ hereby call
upon and request all law abiding citizens
to use their influence and efforts to prevent
disorder and preserve the public peace.
L do furthermore make known that |
shall at once cause to be enrolled and or
ganized the reserve militia in pursuance Of
said act and shall use, as far as may
be necessary, all the power and authority
vested IN me by the constitution and laws
of the state of Arkansas, to preserve order,
enforce the law, and protect the lives and
property of every person within the state.
In testimony whereof, [ have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
state of Arkansas to be affixed, at Little
Rock, this the twenty-seventh day Of Au-
gust, A. d. one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight.
| [Seal POWELL CLAYTON, Gov.
By the Governor:
Robert J. T. White, Secretary of State.
War Incidents.
At the recent reunion of the officers of
the army of James in Boston, some inter-