New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-23
EDMUND c. STEDmAN

LYNCHING IN LEBANON AND ELSEWHERE.
The state of affairs at the South West, so
far as it concerns human life, continues to be
murderously mixed. There is a good deal of
human nature in the Freedman as well as in
the man who has always been free, nor is there
any greater Want OF the baser passions in the
black bosom than in the white. Nowhere, as
we have had frequent occasion to state, are
the antagonistic elements of caste still Ill a
condition of more frightful activity than IN
Tennessee. Old States once inexpressibly in
famous for their hangings, burnngs, and other
violence Ia Lynch--in which assassinatons
in one part or another were of almost daily
Occurrence-seem now, IN comparison with Ten
nessee, to be peaceful as Acadia, and para
disic retreats. In studying the results of eman-
cipation, we go to Tennessee for the worst
that has happened or can happen; and although
it is difficult to get the truth from any of the
local Journals which are controlled by light
colored editors, we accept their statements.
Let us give couple of cases of pro and con
We begin with Lebanon County, Tenn, fol-
lowing the Conservative" accounts from
Conservative" newspapers. In Lebanon
County it appears that there are great
many Blacks, of a most dreadful and degraded
and desperate characteI-Blacks who steal
horses. and cotton, and tobacco, and chickens,
and other property in great variety. These
sable scamps are all desperate" but the most
desperate of the desperadOes were Jerry Young
and Bob White whose particular passion, it is
ayerred, was for horses. But Bob and Jerry
were at last in jail, safe in their cells awaiting
trial, when down upon the Jail bears squad
ron of thirty White Men. The judicial keep is
surrounded. The jailor is called upon to de-
liver up Bob and jerry and he at once COM
PLEASANTLY hands over hisl keys: the doomed
pair are taken to the roadside and are
found hanging dead there in the morning
from the branch of a tree. OF Bob and Jerry
we know nothing except that they were infa-
mOusly murdered. They may have stolen horses
we know nothing of that-but they were not
the less murdered in cold blood without SEM
blance of law; and how many men have been
thus murdered during the last twelve months
in Tennessee, God only knows. We cannot
keep up with the statistics of such outrages as
the world has seldom witnessed.
Nov, le. US look look q. anoteSsr case, which
occurred IN Brookville, Miss. There dwelt
one Farmer, young White Man, of goou
character and of quiet, inoffensive nature"
1t happened that this particularly nice young
man was cursed by freedman That is,
we presume, u place where swearing is the
general vernacular Black had The audacity
to indulge in prOfane expressions in speaking
to White. Caucasian human nature c6Eu
not stand this, and Mr.. Farmer, drawing his
pistol fred upon his cursor and wounded
him. Immediately the Blacks of the vicinage
were up in arms, and captured the negro
shooter. Soon after, number of Whites were
also in arms; a special train was dispatched TO
a place called Crawfordville for reinforce
ments, and the reenforcements came, when the
negroes gave Farmer up, SO far as we are
entirely unframed; soventy-fve of
them were put i'll jail; Farmer, the would-be
was not put in Jail, and 50 this lit
tie affair ended.
A summary of both these incidents will be
suggestive and instructive. A Black Man
swears AZ White Man, and is Immediately
shot for hrs profane temerity. Two Blacks are
said to have stolen horses, and are hung by a
brutal mob, Tue honest and intelligent reader |