The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
The TENNESSEE LYNcHING,
LFroIa the Naw Y0rk wOrld.l

/, MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 30, 0,4There is
no apology possible or none has sought
to be made, thus far, for the bruta
slaughter Of blacks near the Kentucky
line in Western Tennessee. The whole
country is outraged. The press inyeighs
apainstthe enormity, and people shud-
der when the horrible facts are related.
Governor Brown has been appealed to
by telegraphic dispatches from this city,
and from all parts of the State, 10 have
the miscreants who perpetrated the
bloody deed hunted down and hanged.
Let me assure you that the people Of
Tennessee entertain no feeling Of hos
tility to the negro; but Tenhesseans do
detest the negros masters the carpet
baggers, who have plundered States,
counties, and cities by the aid of igno1
rant negro voters.
Negroes are ignorant of any intention
al crime against society, and are only
thrust forward and persuaded bynis-
chieyous whites to demand concessions,
that, granted, would aggravate every woe
of southern African life and freedom.
White people do not object to the pres
ence of negroes, because they are free,
and whites would not have the race re-
duced to slavery. have yet to encoun-
ter an ex-slaVe holder, however pitiable
his poverty, who would have the msti-
tuition revived, and though the kindlicst
relations in business life exist between
the negroes and the former owners Of
negroes, yet the eX-master constantly
Confesses the necessity for the depOrta-
ton of the blacks, that peace and order
may be maintained, and white immi'
grafton become possible. The process ol
removal should be gradual, as in Virgin
ia. There white industry supplantS
black, and no inconvenience results
Great estates are subdivided, and "far'
mers" are substituted for planters"
To-day great popular excitement per
vades Memphis. Leading merchants
and lawyers traverse the city, and sigma
lures are given to a paper calling the
people together tomorrow evening, tina
the conduct of white men, who assassi
mated helpless black prisoners takeI
from Jail, may be properly condemned
and made as infamous as it deserves
Governor Brown will be asked to us'
every effort to have the assassins arrest
ed. The militia are to be employed, anC
the "Skull-Bone" district finally expur
gated. Il has been infested by villains
ever since the war closed, and at eacl
term of the Federal Court in Memphis
robbers and thieves ard violators of thu
revenue code have been brought from
that secluded district and tried for thei
crimes. Convictions have been impOssi
BILE. Dresden and Trenton are not il
the "Skull- Bone" country, and the peo
pie Of Dresden and Trenton are thor
oughly outraged by the demonism 0
men who betrayed both armies Will,
the war ragged, and who continue thei
villainies still.
General Forest declared to-day that j
intrusted with proper authority hewoul'
captufesnd exterIninate the white ma
rauders,who disgrace. their race by thi
cowardly murder of negroes. Tn
meeting will be addressed by ex-Gov
ernor Harris, General Forrest Judge
,Ellet and Brown; by ex-ChiefAJustce
Wright and Smith, and, 70 the exten
that an expression Of popular indigna
ton and condemnation can prevent tn
recurrence Of such ghastly Incidents q
that treCited in your dispatches from thi
city, will be done. ilgdua