Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-13

and COn.
VICKsBURG, December IA large
body Of ci-Izers io-day set forth state
ment of the origin a. tie late dlfficul-
ties. The statement is signed by b. G-
Humphreys, ex-governor; John a.
Klein, president Of the Mississippi Val
ley hank; r r. Thomas, pres dent Of
the Nicksburg bank; q. Gordon Adams,
eX-C uited states district attorney ano
United States com no issioner; CuaEles
L. Fdriong, Republican State senator;
John D. Beard, Fred Speed, john ID.
Flnuey. tx United States army officer;
c. x. Marshall, d. D. and Bowman,
xii 1r. M'Cardle, COwan, Baum, Cath
llgs aud other PROMINENT citizens, Alter
recouuung the Warren county officials
II 1873, nearly all from negroes state
mems. T. W. C0rd1ZO, circuit
Clark- was elected State superintendent
OF education. Governs Atles there
UBol, contrary 10 explicit law snd the
STATE constitution, appointed a. w.
Dorsey his successor. In August, 1874
upoa The affi isvit of the State auditor
Ut public accounts,
DORSEY WAS ARRESTED
i8r issuing false ana forged certificates.
Dorsey was committed 70 jail and again
resigned. T1a vacancy was filled By
appointment by ADes, contrary 70 law,
1ld the sppointee still holds possession
uf ae OH se. D1rseyIs frauds discovered
C8rirZa guilty Of similar Offsuses. G
w. Davenport. negro, was elected
ellICery clerk, and was sole custodian
cf the county seat and public records.
Il being discovered that q large amount
rf I8fg-G warrants were in circulation,
Davenport va= repeatedly called on 70
make q report % tee b1aEu supervisors,
and per=isJentiy failed 10 do so. He re-
fused 8 committee Of tax payers permis-
son 10 examine the records, and Ii may
H= dsd here, that al zr his fight it was
discovered thai lie hal no bond what
ever on record. At the October term Of
tls cLcait court,
DORSEY, DAvEEPoET AND CARDOZA
were indicted by the grand jury, com I
r8-eG Of tea tlscss and seven whites.
Imiug the inquiry into the offense the
books Of the county treasurer and other
valuable records beaii1g evidence Of the
ruill Of the parties we're stolen Other
records used il the Investigation were
uur in charge Of Sheriff Crosby, and
were also stolen. The sEerif is also tax
collector, and required TO give bond 10
ven hundred thousand d0llars. He
1aVe q worthless bond, and when It's
gg1r.lIessIess was brought to light sew
ersI oE the sUTeties withdrew, thus
making the instrument Illegal The 81
= uEViEOE's attorney, q Republican, de-
cared the bono Illegal, bUt the board re-
fused 10 order The sheriff to give q new
one. Il was generally understood that
the boari acted under the influence Of
the sheriff and tire indicted officials who
were interested il keeping him IN Office.
In Neven Der the sheriff published q
card calling on the taxpayers 20 pay up,
aHd sayIug be would hold the EHeriI's
office until Ousted by the supreme court.
"a this condition of afflirs, namely, thst
tsx=s amounting 10 five per ceBt Of VaI-
ugs were cue; that the herid 10 whom
tbe taxes were payable, was insOlveRt
81 bodies: thar the board Of Elper-
visrI-, though imp0rLuned 10 d. 50, lad
f-liei % take the measures reg ldred hy
lsW for the
PROTECTION OF TI5E PEOPLE;
dat valuable public rec5Tds and papers
necessary as evidence 10 convict Car
.frz4. ID veuport and d jrsey ca index
uells found against them bad been
stolen fEon the courthouse, Of which
the sheriff is by law the keeper; that
Sheriff Crosby was known 10 be an in
li1ste personal and political friend Of
these criminals, and besides being
charged silh the important duty Of
suuuouiug the iuries by whom they
-h1uli o5 tired, WIS the custodian Of
records furnishing evidence Of their
guilt. a8d Bad failed % pr0tect the same
Ir1m larceny and sp0liziion, and that 10
al appearances tlese officials seemed
banded together for mutual pTosecliOn,
and iD strength Of numbers and mutual
c1unten4nce were defying the laws Of
the STATE and
PB0sTITUTING THEIR OFFICES
go their private ends. In this condition .
~ aftzirs, tbs taX-payers neld q meet
5ug aud, as already known, demanded I
l1a resignation Of the officials. Crosby (
resigned and the Others ded. CROSBY .
Ll-1 went to Jackson to consult Cow
.luar Ames. Ames issued pr0clams- Z
-#ln com nandigg the taxpayers 70 dis
psfse. CoutempoTa with Anes's .
rfac. am 4i0n y card signed by Peter T.
Crosby wss circulated among the cOl0Ied Z
fsople C5BOUuCiug the whites Is ruff 1
H4ns, and calling on his friends 10 come 4
% The aid OF the sherIf and support (
lim On the same day Ames's aJj9- T.
reut-geueral aud aid arrived io NiCks- l
burg and about the same time Hall, /
80 tsiu OF 8 negro company Of militia, /.
received orders { hold himself in Teadi- 4
mes flr orders, which orders we're sent /
direct 10 Han, al1 not through Superior +.
cdisels- On sunday, the Taxpayers F.
contemplating 30 violent measures /
themselves. aud ignorant o. any con-
temp-a5ed by CROSBY aud c1nfed d-rates, I
represented lo Cbsucslor Hnl, Rspuo-
Icau s. bll Of injunction against Crosby
acting sheriff until he SHOULD give a
bond. The chancellor peIused the order
sunday night granting an Injunction
which would have been served Monday
morning. While a consultation was be-
ing bad with Hill, A J Packer, Anes's
adjufan5geuersl and Crosby came il
toee-her, and Crosby was informed that
il was Ium0red the negroes Of the coUn-
~ would attempt 20
INVADE TIE CITY
unon .he following moraiDg. He dis
claimed any knowledge on the subject
bul said be hsd power to dispsrEe them,
though he saw no objection 10 their
c1uIrg if they desired. Upon that he
was earnestly beaOught by Chancellor
Hil aud tie citizens present to send out
order 10 them that night to return to
their omes. since IL they made such an
attempt much blood would be shed.
Crosby promised to 80. Nevertheless
early on Monday morning the negroes
marched Oh the city from several roads
Ile citizens, partly warned the night
before, armed and went to the defense
OF the city. They came ia conflict with
separate bodies Of armed negIoes, num-
beIing from two to four hundred each,
on three different roads and defeated
and Tspuis d each body. It's estimsted
Chat from
FIFTY TO ONE HUNDRED NEGROES
WERE KILLED
and wounded, and a0o"t thirty were cap
tured, 81 OF whom, except four Of the
leaders, have been released and permit
ted 70 60 home. The statement goes on
20 say that the prisoners say they came
to this city under orders rom Crosby,
who gave Ames IS biz authority for
calling theat out. TIE address con-
elUdes upon this ragord: That the peo-
pie Of Warren county are willing 70 Ie-
ceive the Judgment the country. From
it they feel that their fair-minded fel-
lcw-cifizens every where must inevitably
conclude that for several years past our
county government has been in the
hands OF ignorant and corrupt officials,
who, with one OT two exceptions, have
plundered the public treasury and set
the laws aud rights OF the people at
defiance; that these officials Of late have
been 50 banded together rs 10 et1ectuaiiy
deprive the people OF the remedies pro-
vided by law for their protection and
secure for themselves comparative im-
munity fgom punishment for their
crimes; that 10 their crusade against the
rights Of the people these officials have
received the
CoUNTENANCE AND sUPPOkT or THE
GOVERNOR
= and Others Of high authority 10 the State
government; th8t the governor has him
sslf twice invaded their rights Ia open
violation Of State laws and the constitu-
ton by assuming t. I'll by exseativeep-
s-.laili ent an Office made elective by
<lea r,f nnles thst All their Officials have