Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-13
A Case or Ku-uaxlsg BY a Party Of Negroes
fsr Political EffeCt-s PislH
Statement uf Facts.

From the s5srkville iBliss.) New Era, slh
Our usually quiet, orderly and law
abiding village, has been the scene OF
quite a lively excitement during the
past week. Cause, anticipated trouble
with the cOlOred population, threat
ened through the Vaccinations and
teachings OF man who has been in
our midst for the past eighteen
months, by the name of
M'LAUGHLIN.
This man came here as a school
teacher and preached TO the cOlOred
pe0ple. and from the day of his ar
rival. has made them entirely and eX-
clusiveiv his associates, eating, drink
ingand sleeping with them, not even
seeking or attempting 70 associate
with our white p0pulatiOn-this was
a matter of taste and his right-dOing
many things that were
REPULsIvE
10 the feelings and detrimental TO the
interest Of our white population. Six
months ago he gave up teaching, and,
we understand, preaching, and formed
q stock company OF negroes and open
ed q store, which he has since been
-uperintending Tor them. 1t has been
noticed for a long time that there
were large congregations Of
FREEDMEN
at this store, it being closed at very
uasaas0uable hours, but our people,
though not liking, said nothing.
Alter the organization of the Board
OF School Directors they, upon the
Endorsement Of this man as satisfac.
tory TO the freedmen, appointed two
-af our citizens 10 the charge Of the
-c0lored schools at this place. Shortly
after which, he commenced trying TO
produce
DIss ABSTRACTION
among the freedmen with their teach
ars-but had failed, so far, to have
them removed, as there was 10 cause
for removal presented 10 the Board,
and a msi1rtty Of the negroes being
satisfied with the teachers.
For the last four or five weeks, there
has been noticed going into his store
AT night. which is at the west end OF
town. armed negroes; sometimes five,
six and several times ten or twelve,
and the door closed. 1t aroused
SUSPICION
thatalI was not right, and an eye was
f-eut on the place and the actions OF
those visiting it..
on last Tuesday night, about II
O'Clock. there was a crowd Of about
forty negroes seen 10 come out Of the
front door, and in order, after getting
out. tiiey fired of gun, the company
dividing into two squads, one going
Uvest. the other east on foot, with
Others on horseback. The parties see
ing this proceeded 20
AROUSE
some Of our citizens so as to be pre-
pared in case anything should be
attempted. In going by Fosters mill
10 ar0nse persons in that portion OF
town. there was observed a squad Of
fifteen or twenty negroes near there.
Within thirty or forty minutes, we
had gathered some thirty-five men
and proceeded to police the different
roads leading into the place, also Onr
principal street, which was kept up
until morning. When morning came
and Mclaughlin had opened his store,
a party went there with a
SEARCH WARRANT
and examined his store for arms, sup
Dosing there were arms deposited
there. Only six guns found. He was
--arv indignant and highly incsnsed
- fIis. and said they should suffer
for hi During the day there were q
(,ood many rumOrs and conversations
5verbeard, which led our citizens to
believe that we should have
TROUBLE
st pight. The sheriff was waited
upon and hecaIled upon the citizens
1gbo resronded almost unanimously
TO gugrdthe town. Squads OF men
were thrown out on the principal
streets leading into tOwn-signals ar,
ranged TO concentrate the men should
anything occur. About twelve
O'Clock at night a party Of
ARMED
men. numbers variously estimated,
hanked the
GUARDS
and came ovSr the gullies into the
rsvipe and up the hill by the court
bousa went 10 McL9ughlin's store,
burst in a panel Of the door, aud we
think. had il not been for some of the
guards hearing the noise and coming
1p.they would have broken down The
door aud have taken Mclaughlin
with them. The guard coming uI
was halted by them and asked who
they were, and upon replying they
were friends, were told they wanted
no friends. that they were running
that
sHEBAEG;
then after telling Mclaughlin, who
was h2ll0ing, yelling and calling upon
the Lord by turns, that if he did moi
leave bei1fs the next night, they
would kin hiD, departed, whence
they caTAe.
On Thursday morning, some Of oul
citizens called upon Mclaughlin and
told him they thought he lad bettel
leave, they could not sit up 90 guard
him; that IL he remained he would
certainly be
KILLED.
He thought 50 too, Tor he was dread