The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

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homes CarPef-bag Fa-
Brfcafion.
" Prom the Pilot.
MR. Enron: In the Pilot of yesterday
you published certain representations as 70
riot at Harrison's Station, In communt-
cation signed by Mr.. Representative Cogges-
hall. AS the Commissioner to whom the
gentleman refers as having been sent TO en-
quire into the facts OF the case by the Gov
ernor' I ask you to give me the opportuni-
~ OF placing part Of Mr.. CoggeshalPs 9
statement under correction. .sa
On the 9th of last month the Governor
ordered me to enquire at Harrison's Station
into the facts Of the following telegram.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 9th, 1870.
Gov. ALcoRN: Representative Cogges-
hail. w. Stanley, Squire Farnsworth and
myself, have been driven from Harrison's
Station by amob- / fear for the personal
safety Of those men who may yet be in the
country. Our store and postoflice are un-
protected. Please send troops Immediately,
Coggeshall's family is here.
His ExceIlency directed me after my in
vestigation at Harrison's to proceed at once
to the county seat, Charleston, to bring the
matter under the attention of the Sheriff
with q view to immediate action.
My enquireries at Harrison's Sta
y
facts: Proceedings in an alleged
case of bastardy had been institut-
ed against Rattison. Squire FarnswOrth
issued a summons for the appearance Of Pat
legged, rightfully or wrongfully know not,
TO have offered 20 quash the proceedings for
$500. Pattison then proceeded to the store
OF Belts a Stanley TO see Squire Farms
worth and compelled him under threats to
declare the charge false. The alteration
Afeadf i'm hrnf laalac of-
tracted a crowd of people usually saunter-
ing around railroad station. The follow
ing statements will tell the substance
of all the accounts given me
of the transaction, and comes from highly
respectable citizens.
II was present during the difficulty be-
tween Pattison and Justice Farnsworth.
Pattison threatened Framework to whip
him if he did not sign liebill concerning
what he had said about his (Pattison's) con-
nection with negro girl. Pattison made
the assertion that he could whip every man
who had said anything about the matter.
Ne one from the party made threats against
any one present, only seemed to side with
PattisOn in his abuses against Farnsworth
and those who had talked about him. No
weapons were drawn, no blows were struck
or motion towards striking, no organized
party assembled, no larger crowd gathered
than would at any other time when diff
Guilty was expected, no party assem- bled for
CURED in store rented by me to Belts &
Stanley, on Saturday, the 24th of December,
1870.
j. l.. HARRISON.
December 80, 1870.
tsWas present part of the time during
the difficulty between PattisOn and Farms
worth saw no weapons drawn; no blows
struck; no threats were made by any one
present. Pattison only demanded that
Farnsworth should deny his statements
about his connection with negro girl. No
threats were made against Messrs. Belts q
Stanley, to drive them out of town; was in
the store for the purpose of getting my mail.
A. r. DUKE.
December 80 1870.
The above declarations show that Mr..
Coggeshall is in error when he says that
revolvers were drawn by the crowd. My
enquiry convinces me that he is also in err
ror when he says that the store was broken
into and robbed. And l may cite as one
ground of my conviction on this point, the
assurance of Mr.. Harrison that the store be-
ing near the edge of his yard, within fifty or
sixty yards of his house, he is in a position
to declare positively that no such robbiDg or
breaking in took place.
The alleged riot took place on the 24th.-
The driving out did not occur on the 25th,
for Messrs. Coggeshall, Belts and Stanley
were on that day at Harrison's; Belts left
for Memphis on Monday, but inasmuch as
no riot Is alleged to have taken place after
the oath he cannot be supposed to have gone
because of any violence. Certainly, Messrs.
Coggeshall and Stanley did not share his
fears, for they proceeded on the day he left
for Memphis to attend Court at the county
seat, Charleston, They arrived there on the
26th, and remained until the 2Sth, and dur
ing all that time made no allegations what
ever as to a riot to the Sheriff. They arrived
at HarrisOn's on the evening of the 2Sth, the
day after the date of the telegram which
asks the Governor to secure their safety at
that place by calling out troops. They left
Harrison's by the train OF the 10Th, and pro-
ceeded to Memphis in safety.
The above narrative will show you the in
accuracy of the telegram of Mr.. Belts. IL
will show you that the Hon. Mr.. Cogge-
shalls Observation-Disclosures may have been
the cause for the flight of his family to Mem
phis, and his own movement after them
was written by a man who regards the facts
of the case in the exaggeratiOn of either fear
or passion.
The Sheriff had heard previously to my
interview with him, of the affair at Harri-
sons as private wrangle, Coggeshall and
Stanley having been in the Court House for
two days subsequently to the affair at Har-
rison, without speaking to him on the sub
iect, he had no hesitation in repudiating
che statement which made it appear to be a
riot. He told me to return to the Governor
and tell him that no disturbance could
take place in the county which he was not
perfectly able to quell by his posse"
To this simple narativeof the facts / have
not another word to add, but am very re-
spectfully yours, EMMETT L. WooDsoN-