The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-07
..The SociaI War"

Under this title, the Meridian Mercu-
ry records fearful illustration of the
consequences which have already COM
menced to flow in our State from the doc
trines and legislative acts of the Repub-
lican rulers. A whole community has
been plunged into the widest excitement,
and one life has already been offered up
on the altar which these instruments of
mischief have erected. Taught by their
white leaders, that all business and social
arrangements which recognize the natural
distinctions of race, ought to be trampled
down, the negroes in the city of Meridian
organized mob to compel certain saloon
keepers to discontinue the practice of
selling their liquor, cigars, &C., to whites
alone The Mercury say:
The riotiag party made their biggest de-
mOnstratian upon the saloon kept by Perras,
a Frenchman who Kept on Lee street, be-
low the Rush House. 1t is probable that the
whole proceeding was got up witn the in
tention of making his house the great OBJ
jective point of the demonstration, as he
had advertised it as especially intended for
sailed and invaded by the largest and most
riotous and tumultuous crowd, which bold
ly tramped in and with threats demanded
drinks. Perras, the Frenchman, (poor fell
low is a stranger to fea-, white man in all
the instincts of his nature, and alone, by
mere dint of his personal prowess. backed
out the whole crowd of rude intruders-
They made a ridiculous show OF fight out
side of the house with brick bats, but the
big-hearted little Frenchman successfully
defended his premises, and remained UNI
scathed the master of his own establishment
1t seems, however. to accomplish this it
was necessary for him to make an exhibit
ton of his small artillery. In respect OF
that in the court on Monday, like an honest
frank man. as he is. he confessed to the ex-
hibition of his weapons in defence of his
premises, and somehow, strange to say, was
bound over in $500. This bond had not been
given, and he had been let 20 on a sort of a
parole OF honor, though, in that cause, there
is no coubt he could have given bond good
for half a million of dollars, if the real white
men of Meridian are worth it. But little
bond of $500 was not what the negroes anu
their allies demanded of the insolent little
Frenchman for the outrage upon their rights
of social equality, and the big hearted, the
noble, the glorious little Frenchman lies
now in the Rush House, may the Lord save
hlm) with a load of buck shot in the back.
Subsequently in threatening demon
stration towards the Sheriff, construed
into what was possibly an attempt to
evade giving the bond, the sheriff, r. j.
Moseley, gained what may be considered
technical justification for shooting him
down. After his fall negro policeman
ran up within range, and took another
shot which missed. The Frenchman
meantime, firing two shots without effect,
after his fall, at his assailants in their re-
treat.
The Mercury adds 7ael M
The noble little Frenchman has been sac
rificed to propitiate the fiendish spirit of a
negro rabble impudently demanding of him
equal social privileges with his own race.
The whole affair grew out of the at
tempt of ignorant and misguided blacks
to carry into practice the doctrines of
their political teachers.
And this is but the beginning of the
end. aay - asl
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