, 1874-12-19

flight grounds woro doomed mn oxciso for gosnY
hunting niggers. a fow hundred moro or loaa
In oxlBtonco would make no difference. Tho fact
Ia that tho White Loaguo was thoroughly or
ganixod for tho city cauvass last fall. and, II wo
afro to credit tho newspapers representing thoir
sentiments, they regretted tint on that date
thoro WAS no opportunity or o1cuso olTorod to
anoor 4 FEW NEaroEs.
As aeon nB thoy Ind fully recovered from tho
a,,asi.intoxication produced by tho oQnlgoca1
but eyideut Buccoss In tho municipal election,
and aftor tlloy llad for q tlmo rddon tho high
horse, discharged tho colorcd dray1nan. coacl,~
nati, police, and portors and supplied tEoit
places with representatives Of tho proud Gait
eannn fnco, It wns determined upon to otsBt homo
Of tho colorod county oleials* whose places and
c.'olumonts thoy ooyotod. They hSa ~ carried @ tho
prepared tho way for thia by urging, during tho
State. canvass, upon tho people OF Warron
Comfy to
runx THEIR nAoas UPON ALL WHITE nEruuLt-
CASs.
and elect mona but their own color to those Gov
ctod positions. Tho colorod pooplo. unable. to
eco through this infqulty, had unfortunately
not boon aB careful as they should III making
thclr nomination.: ,yiIt lho 9otsor csneo I.h4s
oroate trouble md dlsaonalon whom tho timo
cotnas Tho Important person to supplant now
wRs tho Sheriff (retez Crosby. TIoy attacked
him through what they supposed Ills weakest
aggrogating $780, 900. II tool them but short
time to compel ovory white citizen WHO iad DO
COME ono OF his bopdsnen to withdraw hs nan1o.
This they belfovod would
RENDER THE ENTIRE L1sT
OK Burotfeg OF ITO cifcct contotlding tint undor
tho Btatutcs IL ono security Withdrew the onsire
bond waa vitiatcd, and n now ono would llave 10
ho aupplicd, auo t,lat, too within tho short time
OF twenty days. Crosby, after mitch hard labor.
II. oS+,ak
tic fa.luro Of liz first bond, aucseoied III getting
by by Aa' any Il 10 tho s''D Demoosato shoritts IN
tie State, although majority Of tho snrotles
w0fo eny ta aaao nsa to ro Gqey y,,oF hof Of 're
ties to mako up. tho amount. Thla bond was
duly approved by tho Board Of Supervisors.
| Thla wah not oxaotly III accordance NTH Tho
hopos Of tho color llno leagnos. 1at theiT oHSn
| league took nuotlor tack, and commenced tho
AnnEsr1Ho TIE GENTLEMEN
who had in defiance Of their order become tno
Sheriff. S ssrsng tsng e he astomary sI oa
{rosl sa''f'y &t least st 1t failed e aeoomps, tSe
purpose, tho parties being discharged upon
exanination a1a tg ,i noa s s,ng Ms 1p.
| Tics Of hts otllco. Tho old trick Of compclling
a bondsnan to Withdraw lad to bo rosortcd to
again; thus, III they c!nin1ed. once moro render
| ing nugatory tho remaining surotos, although
bo,,d iu tho sum Of 'a1.000. md while tho bond
| had bcon pl,poaoly mado &, 900 or SGo00 larger
| than required by Inv, in caao Of thu occurrence
| Of so,no such emergency al this. Tho Board oi
| Supervisors wore
| AGAIN CHILLED TOGETHER
for tho twentieth tine to look after tho ShertHf
| bond, Looking anon tho surotcs Nh ample. eve1
| without the $1,000 takco of, aud knowing the
rea object OF tho attnck upon tho Butticteney o.
tho bo'd was for tho purpose of compelling the
shcrir to rosigu, tbat body very properly refused
| to rcauiro now bond of tho Shoriff. Again the
Laag1o failcd. But about this time 1t became
tho duty Of each nombor of tho Board OF Super
viaors to select n certain number OF mon iron
| bis district to servo aB Grand Jurors at tho mp
| proachng term Of tho court. Tho namcs thus
legally chosen not happening to slit tho
| INTERESTS AND DESIRES OF THE LEAduEns,
they, with uplifted horsowhp in hand, compelled
| two uf tho Supervisors to substitute oertatt
members Of their League organization for 1ht
persons already fixed upon for Grand Jurors
and III this why q Grand Jury Was impanclet
composed Of a number OF White Leagaers n'lt
pollod to net with them. This august body MS
acmbled curly III November. and aftor .aoSora
weeks arduous endeaYor failod to 8ud oven
reasonable shadow Of exctHc for bringing
an indictmont against tho sheIan. IheY alu
however indict tho Chancory Clork and an OK
Circuit Clerk, and very probably for good causc
But tho Sheriff still
sroop IN THEIR PATH,
seemingly as firmly fixed III his place as Vhe'
they hogan tho war upon him; Iho pong onof ea
mora successful; tho 6nporylhors wonsd not
and the White League Graud Jury could not, ro
1noyo Urosby. III this diro distress tho Leagl1
wss advised By tho ,, vlcknburg u. Hetal a.
ora-uouao, undor tho guiee q Of ii
Tax -payers' Convention. It was held. The ea!tc
Of the Herald. among others, counaoled the aoue
ing Of d committee to tho Court-t!ouee douiaflt
ing Of tho shcriif that 10 roa'gn, give up hls O.
! tlco, md step down and out. Some sensible mn
, urged That legn! measures had not heon oxhaua
, cd, at,d resolution Of very threatening cha
acter vas softeped aomowhat, but co'ilmlttt
wab sent. Tho Sheriff was tho only officer fou
/ in tho Court-llouao
WHOSE PLACE WAS WANTED,
. by tho Opera-lIonse Convention. He NJ
spoken with, and tho busincns Of tho Commits
: nat!e known. He asked what charges thoy hf
i to prefer against him. Tho Chairman lnfornlt
q mediate resignation mud abdiration. f!o :
fused. ,rllo Committee returned, and Il
editor Of tho Herald, aB reporsed
q his own columns, male aspoecll, in Which
+ whom dotlanco OF Law becamo tho purest patrlc
J. ism. 1lo was In favor Of uslng any means
0 compel the Sheriff to step out. Others were {
Q most equally hoated Ill thotr rolnarks, and i
10 upahot OF tHo matter HaB Luat suo Iueo&1u6 w
n rs
n COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
+ to the Oourt-1louae to compel the ohdnrnto
II fcers to rcBign. It mas mildly suggested TINT
n | might be dangerous for him to refuse This IN
tation as ho had iofuacd tho smaller dolegatl
{ro.a tho same source. Hanging was plainly
10 thcir oyes aH pistols were in their bolts: Iht
Oh were about G60 persons in tho Committee.
10 was powerful. In the midst Of tue cries
a "Hang himl" "Kill him" Mr.. CroBhy +
ps constrained, to Have himself from instant nj
t. tyrtlom, to sign whateYer document hiB enom
I'll | ttlight prepare for him. A rosignatton--ratl
~ an abdIcation,-waH written cut, aud,
IN FEAR OF ISsTANT DEATH
oI if l,o refused, hc signed it, Still believing, Il
CO his life was no lougor aafo thoro, hs loft VIC
ut burg aud came to Jackson. Bofo1o !eavi
Is, however, he notified tho Judge then holding
session OF his court that his resignation !
hoen axtorted from him, and that he Mlthdi
N, it. Arriving III Jackson, nfr. Croaby called u
oil Gov. Ames for aid in executing the laws Of
ho county. Tho Governor asked hlm II Lie had
re aaustod tho power given hun a.,,. un
TO- the Htntutea ia oudeayoring to retain
ty position. lie replied that lle
-, ,,,ado no dofenso. and that ho had ei,rrende
his Office without attempting 70 call upon
byatautcra to asslst him IN his emergency.