Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-29
REIGN OF DEVILS.
Ausihsr istffsYs-Rs Hswls and Rsafs IL
the lswlands sf Hlsslssippl.
Wdls sen wlihsHi q GhOsl Of a ChsHoe-
Esobsry Of Iustlos-A BarrIsieF's
fame.
CARsoE's LANDING,
BoLTvAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,
Anril 2H 1871

April - 1874
z7s;,srs .aDpeal-Tour correspondent
- an q uist nr CHrson's. Oar villag'
has hsen h0nured Of late by the celebrates
Ffvinr. Dr.. a. L. p. Green. This gentleman
,5s55Terea a lecture a few evenings sincl
80 6sh. fishermen and fishing, which
5-eu- ont our burghers en- Uus8e.
O,a instruction Of this lecture We
marked we'll. that is never 70 90 hshini
~ land or water when an east wind i
5,- r,-rion. for the FISH won't bite, and VOC
sg-e-ttesrt is sure 20 kick you. Inii
Gentlemen has rendered great aid 70 oul
lesien Of building a village church. which
Is the gem of the neighborhood.
oar Circuit Court was in session ias
-~aei- and we were summoned 20 Bsulat
N tska our. chances with the niggers OF
eba furv. You in Tennessee have bad
-your dav and say at the folly Of the mig
l-ar furv business, but we, lu MISSISSIPPI
a. n the midst Of this most abomniable
and long continued Of all the ouIragea
ever psrpetrsted in the name or heerty.
we will give you pracilc-l li iusLIa-
tiou Of how a Radical Julse, Gao ~ '-ls 1s
f,ul eruine of partisan power, seeks %
.T,-efa ore Justice with negro yu-las az ms
1,e-t rzaaiv 10 do bis bidding, We were
.surnmaned On VeniTe IN murder case
--Le-la d vornc man was charged with be-
f-,,y An ACCESSORY 10 the MURDER OF q negro
sen negroes had slready been CHOSEN
e1d eested in the box, and your CORES
,0vdsrr ives challenged on without olheI
esnsa than that We were Whlte man. ano
would run sfoul OF TINS oallLS3.s .l9'5.5 .l IN
-rf-sr,- y, graedilv murder white man
- Pc5iesi glory at the fall elections
lIs--.e other white men before ne had
-, ,7isDosed Of for the same reason.
TS,s517r0soulsts Jeffry G. @. Shackleforo
e ge f7spa. snd saw how his case Was
-lrifti-,l.. and aided and abetbed IN Wnas
-rou1d have been one Of the deepest 1rsss
e5fes ever enacted in the name OF JNstloe
80 r1t that spirit Of resistance 70 wrong
>--L5-E ain never be suppressed in peo-
- 5srs~ruiued TO be free, nsTe arisen and
80 6efsncs this tyrant in robes oI
Ply - vas soon msds mp for the poor
-e--s,--,eta vouug man who had stood by
- rsau another best TO DEATH negro
I-or,s-- and although not morsliy gulL-S
ofsD intent. but the law made DIM scees'
Eorv. And this was the c-se loL ~ -
-r,rftieg Of blood 20 make votes on a. slt
~----i-1- ballot. General James X. Chal-
- vs. qrnplovsd 10 defend. Even tne
- men themselves shrunB BACK 81
- s-scnfiol Of so deliberate q design C
--1~-5sr ard contributed for the defense
.7Ffbs unfortunate. In his sp6ecn1 zen
Chalmers fullV viudicabed the fePuIe tlo
Ne has hitherto borne as one OF ths Liles.
criminal laavvers in the stare II va
- 4 = t;777s vre had heard him, and il
Vzss vvftb fssIings Of grstihed indignation
fbaf W. listened 70 this appeal 70 q jury o.
..FavaD nzgrozs and one white man, snow,
s---.-to manner and the means employed
tLoze o7othed I'm q little brief aulhOr
~ tC ugregk. vengeance upon g heipleA'
--ir+ir, in heir mower in order 70 manu- sc
zurs qIory 10 the judge and the party
III ever q poor devil OF 2 JeLIey ~ q
,,-u7ftfvslsd casligEtiOn, "Old ShacK. go'
~ Iu.l--. -, - tf,sra fr5n Chalmers. Fine
80 fjna vrss put on, but Il didn't DO any
---T5 0bsiuserg larruped him Iors ana
81 nm and down has miserable o-u caTca9'
= '..-TL q shrewd and supple manner
fy-5+ although no name WEs caLtuf ye
,s7-arv rl,ot went home and oid damage
FTa sbou-ed how IN the morning neer'
had been rendered as juror "nO -e1. -e
proven 20 have peri hlAlseIL' - ~. =
vvas allowed 10 90 unWhlpped OF Justlet
slrbog,sl, his srrest was demanded on th'
5,eiarf He showed further tnal IN tht
ro0rrinp a negro Juror and white JuFOl
.v--zra h-.Fr Hued for tGrdin6ss, ana tht
1sgrois Hue was ramitted on the ground
~ fgro~anca. and the white man wa
made TO pay his simply because ne "aa
white man. The jury sat on Ils -.
shout twenty hours and Ene-ly LLoNsH'
IN q verdict OF 1t.- l--tll--s
Tbe erovniug effort Of Chslmers was IN
-be 800 thar followed this In defending
BftDerHaOt for murder.
His speech was delivered st Night ano
fla village turned out 70 hear THIS mos. mos.
remarkable Of all speeches. From me
evidence Il WIS plain that g crime nae nae
been committed, but this Hloss elIoly ail. ~.
-eloouent edVocste took advantage on 1n'
.s.ste~unined effort Of the judge 70 assist IT
fbe prosecution, snd by this means ane
lie Extraordinary power he possesses
.e-,.frstirf- the hearts OF the jury be sue
,.es5s5 ir Delsuading them 20 SGT a. no
eTtV man who. in duty bound to society
should now be- pulling hemp 81 me IoPe -
end without q foOthoid. buI ~ a 80
-f1~,s or7t that when iGdges begin TO pros
.scute. the people become alarmed Ano o
gin 10 defend, whether the accused %
guilty or not.
Yours, r