New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30
THE coLoRED MAN IN GEORGIA.
CONVENTION AT MACoN-REPORT OF MURDERS
LII AND OrTRAGEs, COUNTY BY COUNTY.

CONVENTION AT MACoN-REPORT OF MURDERS
AND oUTRAGEs, COUNTY BY COUNTY.
The cOored men of Georgia held COnven-
ton last week In Macon 70 consider the o, the
's . listened with horror to the narrowing details Of the
most perpetratsd upon eolored abonng
committed under the most afro
coas With tho most hs'h eotboodedns there
Rso,rtd That We PsSnsa tness 1es 70 m % ~ & sDs
Of s The psops o. nt O spd bs
snd until this be effected that the military exercise
BC'oe further That advise people to the extent Of their
power themselves and all othese outrsge
COMPLETES Outrages appointed. aud from its
report gather the following facts showing the actual
condition OF the State, considered county by county.
ont OF Counties murders OF coOd men during the past
actually reported beside In Tatnal County concern
ing which, We are informed murders are very com.
mon" These 20 murders have been divided among the
different counties folowswe append also the short
descriptive comments which accompany the numbers
given: Baldwin County, two murders: Butts County,
three murders, arrests BibO County, one murder
murderes sentenced to years new trial granted now
pending; Burke County, one murder; Brooks County,
one murdcr-nO Justice from COunty officers; Early
County, eoored man shot with is 6uek-shot, no
Efngham County three murders Fulton county,
two murdersi Oglethorpe County, two murders no
arrests Randolph County, four murders within three
mOnthsOne woman found with her throat cut another
woman found cut open with er child lying between her
limbs nobody brought to Justice sumter County three
County one murder. and assaults with intent 10
XIII; QutInan County one murder or violent
outrnges other than murder. and general acts
Of oppression by the whites we have the following array
OF evidence from different counties We also append
such other facts showing the condition OF the country as
the report embOdes In Baldwin County, aside from tho
two murders there have been no Outrages and there Is
no Ku.KluK organization for the purpose OF whipping
men 10 make thC work 10 them of after the crop
Il made;" In Butts County negroes are turned away
after six mouths labor without pay, aud can
not obtain legal justice; In Burke County
many cOOred aborers have not received ole dollar since
1867 Clay County average nominal wages rs cents and
cannot get that after doing the work. In Cas- County.
hanacuiug pmciiced by white employers, same as IN
Slavery :" wages IS cents Tor men, food and clothes for
ty,ltu
the Courts is Democrat he Is cle9rc1, Radical lac is
found guilty; In Clarke County the negroes generally
get Justice la Dpugerty County, cOored man was
Strpped. chAlhed-has not been seen since many col
10 very bad men many assaults on cOlored w0meu no
Justice Ia the evil courts Early County negroes whipped
same the days OF Slavery no protection under the
law; women whipped OutraReouslyi In Jones County
good feeling exists between landowners and aborers
no except refusal OF civil courts to do justice In
evil cases Houston County sane report: Liberty
Comfy, same; I'm Marion County the coored people are
not doing well they did during Sayery-swtndled
out Of their shares In the crop whites are " stl whip
plug aud slashng usual" Mitchell County, whipping
prevails tO some extent; Hewtown County, negroes
afraid TO live at hOme-kukluX Outrages frvquent one
r was carried on beaten, and not heard OF since JUS
OF the Peace refuse 10 order arrests no ku kuN IN
Putnam Counts In Schley County, woman beaten
cessary 10 beat negro once III n while 10 make them
know their places; schOOlhOuse burned because potl-
cal meeting held Ia ~; several men IN lMl were
promised their release II they would vote the Democratic
tickeB Tana County the negroes don't know that they
are frrecaunOt hold meetings; IrOue County all quiet,
no Outruges IN Wilkinson County the whites generally
pay fairly accordingly TO cOnraUlHO OutrngUS IN Wash.
ngton County the COored people getting along well.
County, except that it is dncu to obtain justice before
tho courts