The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-06


THE Nero IxsURRRCTIoN.-The sub
joined lette: from young man living IL
Chicot county to his father in Cincinnati will
be read with interest. as it gives an unbiased
report of affairs which radical papers pub
lshed at distance are inclined to make
light of:
LAAE VILLAGE, Chicot county, Arkansas,
December 19.-DsQr Faiher We are hay~
ing quite an exciting time here. Cold blood
ed murder stalks unchecked through the
land. AL the whites have left town,
and the negroes have everything their own
way. l cannot help but think that most
serious troubles will be the result Of the
proceedings here. The negroes are organs
lied 10 military companies, and the worst
OF all they are led on sy wLita carpet-bag~
gers-one Derry Downs, who holds the po-
sition o. prosecuting attorney of the county,
and James Mason, senator (coiOred) from
this district. Another negro official from
Cincinnati, Barbour by naEse. is aiso at the
head, stirring up things generally. They
have guards ut every entrance leading into
the town, but do not as yss prevent tho
white men from free passage to and from.
The negroes completely Quilted Garrett's
Etore, and are at present drawing thsir sup
plies from his place, about one milo from
town. i detachment Of thirty, headed by
Downs and Mason, left town yesterday for
the hills, hsGring that some white fnsn were
there gathering to oppose them in thsir pres
ent control Of affairs. Ny companion Aft
accompanied Captain Simms and others
after them TO dissuade them fcom their pur-
pose, but th0ir efforts proved Of no avail.
Tbs party continued on and had not been
heard from by suudown la9t night. This
Tap | fbai- loo F,r
rovsi.le. That Equad of twenty. if am
bushed. or should any of them receive injury
in their rsconuoitsriDg, will doubtless open
the bali, and wheT7 1t will snd The Lord only
knows. The whites are bsyond question or
doubt completely oowod, without power Of
successful competition. In fact, the iDhusn-
tiai ones have crossed the Mississippi river
to Greonville, and those that remain are not
in force sufficient to check the negroes should
they start the work of blood and fire. II
spared, I will communicate further particu
lars as cvents develop themselves The
body Of tha negro Wynn is still lying in
state, In 8 metallic coffin, at the court house
/ know of DO other reason for keeping the
remains thus publicly exposed. this length
Of time, than to work up the feelings of the
nsgroes to tho highest pitch Of excitement.
From your son. NELSON.
STILL LATER.
CIECIENATI. Jan. "A Little Rock spe~
cial to. the Enquirer contains statement
from Alfred Sanders. brother of one of the
men shot by the negroes in Chicot, Arkan-
sas, corroborating the report of nsgro outs
RACES at that place. He says that after kill
ing three men, a number Of armed negroes
went to his brothers house, fred into the
doors and windows, demanding one hundred
dollars. threatening in case the money was
not paid TO burn the houss. The money was
paid. Soon after another party appeared
and was paid thirty dollars. Sanders thon
left the village. He also states that the ne
groes killed all the stock, mules, horses, and
cows, owned by planters in that vicinity.
Every person coming or going was chalo
lengsd by negro guards, who yet remain, and
the whites are still afraid to return to their
homes.