The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-05-03
The Grant Parish Massacre.

. large meeting Of colosed citizens
WA held in one Of their churches,
In pursuance to . call issusd
through the various pulpits on
Sunday. The ohjectw ~ to give ex-
preston in regard to the late mas
sacre in Grant Parish, Louisiana,
and they did it by those resolu
tions, a. given by the Gazette:
"Whereas, A posse Of loyal citi-
Gems Of the Parish of Grant, State
OF Louisiana, sum moned by D. W.
Shaw. the duly commissioned
Sheriff Of the parish. was set upon
by N armed mob, who frat besieg-
ed the posse in the Court House.
and then, under a ffsg ii truce,
tyeacherously set fire to the build.
ing and ferociously murdered, in
cold blood, the men who fed from
the flames, thus committing q crime
most abhorrent to humanity and
disgraeetul to the American people
therefore
Resolved, That We hear with hor-
.lor iha Particular OF the brutal
massacre Of our unfortunate breth:
rem by the ex rebels Of Grant
Parrish, Who by this bloody, deed
% fepagnantto humanity, % con-
trary to the spirit Of Christian
civilization, have shown them
selves at to he ranked with the
murderous savaQes who have Civ
en- the lava beds of California .
name OF fcarfu! import in sll
civilized lands, end have inflicted .
stain upon the American name
which must cause the heart Of
every lover Of his country to beat
with sorrow, and his head to hang
with shame.
/ Resolved, That this massacre
affords convincing proof that the
institution of slavery was degrad-
ing to the white man as we'll IS to
the black, rendering him = barhar
ian. ignorant, prej0diced end fero-
cious, y ready tool in the hands OF
demagogues, who Rave once in this
generation plunged the nation int
a bloody civil war. aud Who are
striving to keep alive The preja-
dices OF race and caste, hoping
that an opportunity may arise TO-
them to renew the attempt, ence
happily frustrated. for the ove~-
throw OF the nation.
Resolved, that we warn the
American people to beware, lest
through their easy forgetfnl a ess,
the fEnits OF the war for ihe Union
be wrestcd from them Let them
remember that, though they are
negroes WHO have been murdered
to-day, yet white men have bctn
aud may again be The vict1s OF
massacre inflicted by the embi,lsr-
ed adherents of the vilc cause
which was SO lcservedly lost.
Resolved, that We csH for no
vindictive pursuit or punishment
OF these bloody minded wretches
who have shamed tile manhood Of
Auerioa and belied its civilization.
They have offended the Law; let
the Law be INDICATED. But We do
ask thGt the perpetrators and
sbetois of this deed, aad those
who apologize for it. be markol,
and their names be never found on
q bsllot cast by any man or any
party. in whosa breast II found Z
spark Of regard tor. humanity, 81
justice, or Of love for our comm on
country
The Sioux of the far Northwest
hare followed the example of the
Modocs on a larger scale, having
massacred all the Americans and
halt breeds in their vicinity. Tn.
cause of the slaughter il the alledg
ed poisoning of two chiefs by Amer
can traders. We suspect that i
any poisoning occurred, it was &C :
casioned BY over draughts of wretch
cd whisky, but the rascaity of man,
OF the traders has given abupdan
grounds for suspicion ofmurderou
infant to the ignorant and sxcitabl,
ssvages- The retaliatory Grim,
seems to have been committed. i
British territory, but the Americal
citizenship Of the victims win de-
msnd the consideration Of our M