Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-27

G. Gause, the HdberaI and Con-
Candidate for Congress
Prevented from Speaking ON
Wednesday.
He Declines Discussion with the Muir
aercr of Sheriff Murray, aud is
Threatened by Five Hundred
Armed Men.
A Reign of TerrOr-The Radicals and
their Negro Allies in Possession OF
the COunty-The People fn
Dread

From m Occasional COrrespondent.l
OscEoLA, AK, September %, 1S72,-We ar
rived this morning. IN company with Colonel
l. c. Cause, candidate of the conservatives OF
the First District of Arkansas, to MI an APP
pointment which has been extensively pun
uShed Throughout the state Tor the last Tour
weeks. We were met ut tie hotel by Fitzpat-
rick and associates, who stated they We're 10
hold a County Convention on that day., and
desired a division of time. II will be recol-
lected that Fitzpatrick, not long since, was
Ompelle 10 resign the Office Of Circuit Judge
Of the Fourth District, to which he had
hts conduct on the circuit being too dis
graceful even for a Minstrel admintstra-
uont 10 carry. He resigned and went 20 Ken
lucky for some months, and came back
about the time of the appointment OF the
Registrars throughout the state. Mississippi
county was well known 70 be a CONSERVATIVE
county with four hundred white majority.
Under and through the influence of Captain
Best, the present County Clerk, II has been
one of the most peaceful and quiet counties
IN the state. II wasneCesSary to send some u
there who was supposed 10 have sufficient
nerve TO GbulIy the people into submission
and carry the county n the interest OF Clay
ton and Asa Hodges, present Minstrel candl-
date Tor Congress in Colonel Causes district,
the First district. Accordingly Fitzpatrick was
appointed Registrar for Mississippi county, Of
resident He went to Osceola and COM
menced organizing the Union League,
and summoned the ColOred people
to his meetings. He commenced by d%enOunc-
ing Sheriff Murray and Others, who had the
full confidence Of the taxpayers Of the
county. as a ring of thieves and SwindlerS.
He held several public meetings and de-
nOunced Murray, personally, as a thief and
~scOundrel. Hearing of this, Murray met him
on the street and told him that he was an in
salient puppy and a thief, and that he would
cut his throat II he continued his abuse.
Fitzpatrick then asked him il he was armed
he ansWered-no, when Fitzpatrick drew
his pistol and fired, and missed his mark.
Murray struck at him and knocked him of
the walk, when Fitzpatrick fired another
shot, which proved mortal. lie escaped and
placed himself at the head OF some two hum
dred negroes and marched into town, and
threatened to destroy or burn IL unless his
bond was made, and he be given
This was submitted TO. The citizens regarded
him as a cOld-bloOded murderer, M asked
his removal. They were informed that he
was sent 10 carry that county, and would be
hacked by the administration. He openly
boosted that he would do il, or make those
opposed to him "smell hell" Murray was a
gentleman, and was murdered. His successor
in office was appointed by Hadley, and went
F1tzpatrick's bond.
50 much for Mr.. Fitzpatrick's previous rec
ord Colonel Cause, not liking any discussion
with such a creature, referred 1t to the County
Committee, and the following is their state
OsCEoLA, September ., 1872.
We, the undersigned citizens OF Mississippi
county, deem ii a duty to ourselves, our can
dtdates and the conservatives of the state of
Arkansas to make the following statements:
That on Wednesday, the tweuty-ffth Of
September, Hon. L. D. Cause, the Conservative
candidate for Congress for this district accom-
panied by Messrs. +. Bancroft and F. Lynn,
visited our town to fill an appointment TO ad-
dress the Conservative people of Mississippi
county at OsceOla. This being known to the
Radical party Of the county, the negroes, most
OF them armed, some on horseback, others Of
them IN foot, assembled in town in large
numbers for the apparent purpose Of OyeraW-
ing and i~ntimidating the citizens and speak
ers and breaking up the meeting, and that the
open and repeated declarations OF {. B. FitZ-
patrick, the Registrar of the county, and the
two Hardins of Crittenden county, who were
at the head OF the mob. and who were doing
this dirty work in the interest Of
Asa Hodges, the Radical candidate for Con-
greSs, hat il a division Of time was not
extended them in his Hodges interest, ''they
would form their crowd OF negroes with
in fifty yards Of the Conservative speakers
and with drums and c~heersdrOwn out the Con-
servatives," and thus break up the meeting,
and in all probability precipltate a difficulty.
To avoid a collision, and to avoid a riot, blood
the town, we advised Colonel Cause and his
associates TO desiSt from speaking at this
time, and this course they adopted. When
this decision became known to Fitzpatrick (
Co., they sent numerous offers TO divide time.
pledges for peace, etc, all OF which we knew,
If the intention of those making the pledges
were ever 50 honest, they could not be full
filled. We decided not to accept. We believe
IL to be the determination of Fitzpatrick
and the Hardin's to permit no Conservative
or Democratic speaker to address the citizens
Of Mississippi county, quietly and peaceably.
J. B. BEST.
J. B. BOWEN,
CHAS. BOWEN,
g. W.THOMASSON.
Il. {. BURLINGTON,
J. B. DRIVER,
a. p. DUMAY.
These gentlemen are well known, and their
testimony cannot be inhpeached.
Sheriff Harding, Of Crittendeu county, was
present, and a prime mover in the transac-
ton. He was President of the County Con-
vention which nominated the county officers
for Mississippi county, among whom was his
own brother, who had not been in the county
three days. The posters sent in three separate
from different offices, but failed to reach
their destination, and Colonel Causes friends
did not know of his coming. Consequently
Colonel Causes friends did not address the
people. At twelve O'Clock moor nifty police,
with the two "hard ones, entered the town
at the head Of a motley procession Of five
hundre negroes, being the only three white
one day upon the Champ EIysees, we hap
pened TO witness a review Of the "Grand
Army" We saw the conQuerOI of Magenta
strut with his bride rein over his arm; by his
side stood the exile of Chislehurst. At arms
them were sixty thousand of the
best trained and generated soldiers in Europe,
and we thought, as the Emperor turned his
pride that gave the first Napoleon
his great confidence in himself. We saw the
battle-ScaTred heroes of sherman go marching
down Pennsylvania avenue after the war
the best body OF soldiers upon whom the sun
ever shOne. We saw the pride with which
each general Ofhcer reviewed his command;
We never witnessed such an exalted smile
of triumph and pride rs that which beamed
over the co-untenance Of FitZ as he looked
back upon his armed host OF -ragamuffins.
Indeed, it was fiendish. We saw the widow
and children OF poor Murray, and lhought
Of the young live Of Hall and jackson that
were taken by enlmtsSafles loft admintStra-
ton in Pope. We thought OF this reckless
and desperate villain at the head of an infuri-
ated mob Of negroes, and we vowed afresh to
HEHah ann hawn fnHanFHw aaNnnl mIa - NJ
mfnistration OF Arkansas until its last officer
is hurled from power, and all OF its minionS,
like Fitzpatrick, punished as they deserve. By
threats and lntimiuatlons, many citizens
were driven from the town. Men move about
scarcely speaking aloud, as If some dire ca
was about TO fan upon them. Free
people Of the North, think Of these five hun
bred negroes, armed to the teeth, rushing
frantically through the streets, making night
with their howls, curses and blasphe-
mics. Think OF intelligent and honest men
being disfrsnchised, and a whole county
turned over 10 the merciless rule of the I'M
principled ~scOundrels sent to effect its subju-
CATION. Fitzpatrick is now the nominee of
the Radicals for County Representative,
and swearS he will be elected Ee
has pretended TO register two town
He registered the negroes privately,
and hen the whites went to register he could
not be fOund We were told that Fit" is
one hundred and hfty-pounds of
lin cotton from each negro for campaign
We saw three separate drafts upon
which money had been advanced, drawn by
Y. Is. FITZPATRICK upon BOWeu clayton, dated
recently. We were informed that several
negroes have been appointed by this
officer of the Hadley, Of whom some speak as
a At candidate for Governor, and offered
money to murder young Tom Bowmen.
No people Of whom we have ever read are
what those of Mississippi county are
Quenching their hot Indignation for
he sake OF peace, holding back the uplifted
hand of vengeance for the sake Of the helpless
md unprotected, they continue 10 submit.
Asa Hodges and his friends profess to be pow
.rless to control, and are all the lille working
With tins murderer, and seeking to give him
~espectabiiity. Let the people Of Colonel
iause's district, who live in the counties Of
IacksOn, Lawrence, Independence, Randolph,
ireene and others, Know OF the treatment the
'olOnel has received at the hands Of Asa
Hodges, and they will rally as one man to the
License Of a common cause against q common
nemy and his allies. SPECTATOR.
d. HAINER deals in Mantels and Crates as a
pecialty. His goods are acknowledged by all
o be superior TO any in the market. 2SecOnd
treet.
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.