The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1869-04-14
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gresham, Capt. Donley,' we have re-
ceived copy Of the "evidence before
the Committee on Reconstruction rel
ative to affairs in Georgia" A care.
ful reading reveals the fact that Geor
gia is not quite so much reconstructed
as some pretend, especially in the mat
ter Of Furnishing white men for killing
Negroes. There seems to be no gen
eral organized opposition othe ehlorce.
ment Of the law, but the Freedmen
are afraid to prosecute, and the people
are too ignorant to give a hearty
support to justice. A Few extracts
will illustrate the state ofthings:
COLUMBIA Co. Ga, Sep. l, 1868.
Nathan Flemming this dag appear
cd before me, the ordinary elect of
Columbia county, Georgia, AMI under
oath made the following statement, viz:
On the night ofthe 3oth of August,
as was preparing to go to bed, saw
three men approaching my house, in
Lincoln county, each of whom had
pistol buckled OH behind him; and as
they drew near the house they took
them of aud held them in their hands;
but fna ly passed by my house and
went to my brother-in.law's house and
asked him where | was. He told
them | was at home, AMI then they
returned in full speed to my house.
They asked my wife, who was in bel,
where was and when she told them
she did not know they commenced
beating her over the head with a pis-
tol. She cried for help, and finally
escaped from them, when they searched
the house all over for me. They
waited at my house several hours; and
at last / managed to get into the house
without their seeing me, and took my
clothes aud started for Columbia
county.
solem'y swear that | do not know
ofany reason why they came after
me, except that | always refused to
join the Democratic party when they
have urged me to do it, and lett
working for + lmund Lyons last Dune
when he ordered me to on account of
Il dispute about a shoat. | solcmnly
swear that | believe that my life
would he in danger if | should return
to nv home. Great numbers ofw'or-
cd men in Lincolu county | know to be
in langcr'of their lives, and they have
been ever since the election last April,
when the whites told them they should
suffer for voting the radical ticket.
They are now waiting for Mr.. Madison
to tell them that law has been pass
ed to protect them. If there is not a
law passed soon to protect them, they
will not dare stay there much longer. |
am afraid to 80 back TO Lincoln coun-
ty after my wife anl children, We
travelled in the night from fear of the
whites. NATHAN FLEMMING.
Witness: JOHN W. LOVING. H..
,,d ns'srs saaaI4 me- ss4 ,sls
Whether the people of Georgia de-
sire their State to be admitted in to
the Union is well answered as follows
Question seren. "Do the pcop'e
desire peace and a restoration of their
proper relations to the States and gov
ernment Of the Union"
Aasver. They do, provided the
country is to be ruled according to
their views, and in Democratic in crest,
but if it has to be ruled by the Rcpub-
lican party--negro-worshipping party,
as they call it-they want no peace
The list of murders and assaults
with intent to kill, committed upon
Freed people from Jan. /, 1868 to
Nov. Is, 1868, gives the whole mum
ber at 366. In the majority of these
cases the assailants were white men,
and no action was taken by the civi
authorities. The tenor Of the whole
is something like this:
IS. August 80, in Calhoun county,
Harriet King was taken from hel
house at night into the woods, whip
ped with boards and switches on her
naked body, while lying across a log,
by Collier Nick caken,, and Hendricl;
and George Wooten, all white, fol
calling child of Collier a mulatto
No arrest. Assailants at large in Cal.
houn county.
August 81, in Randolph county
George and Minnie Cassiday badly
cut with axes by Benjamin and David
James, (white,) without provocalion
No arrest. Both asssailants at large
in Randolph county.
August l3, Thomas county, Jenny
Wychc was assaulted and an attempt
made at rape by. a white man nance
Houston. This done the on the pub
tic highway. No action by au!hori'
ties.
Many such cases could be given, bu
the details are sickcning. So long al
the people of Georgia continue to thu'
maltreat the Negro, and refuse to rec
ognise him as human being, so lons
should their State be kept out Of th'
Union.
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