Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-01
Democratic Brutality, South; and its Fix
 cuses North.

Democratic Brutality South; and its Fix
 cuses North
 The Sentinel last week contained tho fol- which we compare with the Associated Press report Democratic):-
 The carpet baggers and the negroes have been making trouble in Georgia Two candidates elect for Congress assembled 200 negroes at Camilla wagon and band of music, and attempted to hold armed meetings contrary to the laws of the Stato, and the proclamation of tho Governor This arm ed forcesshotfa volley into crowd of citizens at Camilla. The Sheriff ordered the armed band to disperse. They refused. The citizens drove them off, killing number.-Sentinel.
 Pierce, the Radical nominee for Congress, and Murphy, tho ex-Bureau Agent, with about 200 ne- groes, armed and equipped, started on Friday for Camilla with threo weeks provisions and boxes of new arms and accoutrements, their intention be- ing to overawe the citizens. Before starting some friendly negro exposed the plans and negro cou- rer was despatched to Camilla to inform the citi- Zens what was going on. deputatlon Of three prominent citizens met the mob at China Church, tiVo miles from town. The Governors prOclama- tion forbidding armed organizations was road. The mob paid no attention to it and determined to march on. Again the deputatlon remonstrated, entreating tho negroes to come in without arms and they should not be molestod Their efforts were sruitless to dissuade the negroes, and the mob marched into the town with banners flying aLu uFuulb D0duIuS. Iu6y HOW uu1lDcrou IOur hundred and fifty, many having Joined them on tho route. The mob halted and and clamored for Q man named Johns. Johns in company with Dr. Twitty. presented himself, whcn hundred guns were leyelled at them. The former being intoxi- cated, fired, and the riot commenced, the mob firing at every one they could see. The citizens white and colored rallied, gathering about fifty stand of arms The mob was vigorously attacked and driven back and panic stricken took to flight. The negroes were pursued five miles, losing thirty five killed and many wounded. Their total loss 80 far az ascertalned was from sevcntyfive to one hundred, in killed and wounded. Owing to the panic among the mob only five whites were severe ly wounded.-Associoted Press, (World)
 Let us note briefly the important chan ges made by the Sentinel:
 The Governors proclamation forbid ding armed oryaaizations, was read," be- comes earned meetings, contrary to the laws of the State, and the proclamation of the Governor. Now the meeting in ques- ton was neither contrary to the laws of the State nor the proclamation of tho Govern or. There is no State law of Georgia against "a'naed meetings;;" and the Gov ernor's proclamation extended only to ''the drilling or exercising in military tactics, with arms of any organized body of men," expressly recognizing the constitution al "right of the people to keep and bear arms," and commanding the citizens of Georgia to abstain from all interference with the constitutional right of persons to assemble for political, or other peaceful purposes"
 The most important fact, that drunken white fired the first shot, and commenced the riot, is entirely omitted by the Sentinel which, on the other hand, represents the negroes as hacing begun ae fight ,oithom pro- rocdtioa!
 After mis-stating the origin of the affray, the Sentine! continues "The Sheriff or dered the armed band to disperse They refused" No such statement appears in the Associated Press account, nor in any other, not even in the Sheriff's own affida- wit After the firing of the first shot, no one claims that he made the slightest at- tempt to keep the peace or restore order
 Far as the report of the Associated Press is from showing up the real atrocity of this massacre, it nevertheless contains many indications of the truth. This is precise ly what the SentinePs account does not do. It goes even further; it extracts truths and inserts falsehoods in their room.