, 1869-11-02
TIE COLORED MAN IN GE onGIA
Cobrcutlon in Macon-Ikenort OF
MurdcxA and OutruEcs, County Ly


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:. The colorcd men Of Georgia beli cousenttou
Inst *tef, In Macon, 10 consider the interesta b
tht1r lace IL that State. AmouK tho rrsotptions
passsd y ere tug tol1oring:
ssis @ ta II sss
VOL uec aod ntdeI. euImitted under the iup,s atm
sis.s and with the most hriush coid
~. hs,+t TIT gul'Ish these fact, to n snkiad
.ns1y az ID iasf IT, y ea @ Z
CUT :ouIts: aAd Until ibs cab 10 sissted. iaas ;he
o.; aeisad IL isis q, sst =;
COMMITTEE on Outragcs was appointed, aud
!tom ia report We gather the following fscta
showing tte actual condition ol tho slxIe, coa-
Ncs, HQtocfs okcofofed men dQ1.Gg the pasi 3ea.
are fsNHed ~ seventeen countlts These nns-
asrs @ 1 tu1eeT p twenty. a:'ualy reported, b.
1rc informed. ''mnrdera are sery coua19n. y
There t&eLt5 .ntue murders have teen dIyldeti
omong me different coutties ~ tollows-wc ap-
aeeompany The. numbers gwen: B,.dxin
ccultJ. two murders; Butts County three mur.
GeLf. no arrests: B'ho County, one inurder-uIur-
row pending; Burke County, one nuId=r; Brooks
co1n1y. one mntdeE-no Justice from county on
Gsa, ess: EaFly COUNTY, one co!oted man shot win
County, sasee ruson oouat, Efofn1@ fao nq
deIs: Og!ethorpe County, two murders, 10
Ed$kb~@t 4A.@ AUfH %AAHk{t @tuI UH{UeI& #{f0{n
three months-onc woman found with her taroat
cut: another WOMAN found cut open. with her
Sh!ia Ling betaeen her Limbs: nobody brongot 10
aon County. TWO murders; Upsou Lonnty, one
murder, and some assaults xith lotent 10 iii:
omtman Comfy. one murder. OF r1olnnt OUT
PRECISION BY the whites, we have tue following AZ.
ra5 Of evidence from different counties, We aIso
append sueh other facta showing the condition Of
the country n the report embodies: In Bald Vfr
E0uGkY. AEl1E tfO{u the mDfHhtx
been no outr1Res, and there u no Ku-Elux orrant.
xslon "foS the PURPOSE of whnn!cs. men to mxke
them uork Ct 10 run them on Alter the crop IS
after st1 nontha' lsoos without pay, and canc;i
obtain legal tusstce; n Burke County many co!-
otea la6osess hare cot received one dollar since
cenlp, and cAtnot get that attes doing tho EurS:
10 Cas- County. Handwriting practised by vhlte
e1ploJtH, 1atIe - IN slavery" wages Is csnta
County, L eotored man brought heiore tha courts
Den oIat he Is cleared, Radical be IA
lound guilty in Clafie County. the negroes gen
oled n,nn ~as stripped nnd chainet-has not been
seen since; many colofe1 orphans ia the county.
who Are eenesaM; bound out 70 very bad men;
@sns 1s assaults On eolored women: no Justice ID
~ s.me a. IN tne days Of slavery: no protection
~ En9er aer i t9e lsH; women Whipped outageo7sly;
10 yoaea Goa1ty Rood feeling exlsss between laad.
oWnefs enc !abt rera; 10 outraEes except refusal
VI ctH courts 10 do Justice In civil cases: uoostou
County. same report: Liberty County, same: il
HatIon County the coIortd people ase not dotnp
an a., VII - - hey az during siascr'-awindlea
whipping AID slash'ps as usual" Mitchell County,
EblPptbg prevails 10 rome extent; Sewtown
county, negroes airaid to 1--we a. home-ku. K1ox
oGtfages frequent: one giH WAL carried ot
9ea'ep. and nat heard Of slnce. justices Of ths
feoce rt11ee to oss1er Aests; no Ku. klu1 Ia Put.
n1m Copnty: n schteJ County, one woman beaten
HnAe oelef ding her child; lawyer eali 1t was
necessary 10 beat negro once In While to make
sneni thow their places; school hoase burned be-
cause political meeting was held In It; several
&cn IN lau vera rromtsed their release II they
Coohty tha neRruea don 7 Know that they are free
~cannot hold ncetlnGs; Ttoure County, all quiet,
ao ontIa1es: n WllAinson county, tho whites
on1foges; 10 Washington County the coioYeti peo-
pc In are sst!inS a;one sel1, with good wasea and
that # IL nh1cut to obtain Justice before ,ae