Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-10
for Ills Resignation, and a knowledge

sought anu OhIhlntu al iulefNleR VIII
Governor Ames, TO whom he gave sue
an account of the transactions of ia
day previous as suited him. Ames sen
at once for his Encouragement, GeOrg
+. Harris, and the three conspiratoi
against the peace, the order and th
prosperity Of the city OF Vicksbure
conferred together. The result Of thi
conference was that Ames ordere
Crosby TO return, to call out tn
| ignorant plantation negroes ef Ware
county, and with arms reEnstRte him
self In the Office of sheriff. FolloNln
this advice, Crosby returned and imms
diately went to the Boyina neighbol
hood, accompanied by Tom Broad
waters, another peUured ex-offlce hold
ing negro. Here Andrew Owens, q lead
| ing negro, was ordered to collect all tn
negroes in that neighborhood, to gathe
up all the arms 10 be found, and 1
march them into this city hIOnda,
morning. From the same neighborhOoI
| Crosby dispatched messengers TO ever,
portion of the county with similar OF
ders, and on Saturday Andrew Owen
and other leaders came to the city, an
1 from the hands of Crosby himself re
ceived his written orders TO bring il
their forces early Monday morning. Hi
arrangements being thus made, backe,
! by the advice and counsel Of G0verno
Ames aud Attorney General Harris
Crosby thought he had the taxpayer
Of this city once more in his power. Ii
conversation on Sunday, with
gentleman of the Republican par
ty, Crosby announced that III
would, in person, open eour
yesterday morning. The gentleman
met this remark with an inerednloul
smile, when, instantly and defiantly
Crosby remarked: "You come 10 ths
courthouse, in the morning, and you'll
seen The ignorant negroes from tht
plantations did not disarpoint Crosby
or his wicked and infamous advisors
Governor Ames and Attorney Genera
Harris. They came il large numbers
and fully armed. They came by nearly
all the roads leading to the city. The
men of Nicksburg did what all men have
a right to do. They armed for the de.
feDse OF their houses, their wives anC
their children. The first, and the larges
body of armed invaders they met, were
encountered inside Of the limits Of IN,
citgi The first blood drawn was shed Oh
Grove street, and the first lives destroy
ed were taken by men who were defend
ing their own hesrthstOnes! For the
lives lost yesterday, for the injury
done to the business interests OF thi:
city, and for the great outrage perpe-
traIed on men every way his sl,peIi.
ors, we hold, and the whole civilized
world will hold, AdeIbert Ames and his
superserviceable and ignorant tool,
L Elarriu Id In, Elra
sight of God, they are mufderers. Tbs
blood of score or so of ignorant ne
groes stains their hands this bright
morning, and it viii stain their souls
forever. In this world, the ghosts of the
poor creatures they brought TO bloody
graves will haunt them. At night, they
will be at their bedsides. and in their
ears they will constantly shrek "HiuF-
DER" During the day, in their hours
OF revelry, they will rise up like Ban
quo to freeze their blood and blanche
their cheeks. As there is a God in
heaven, we believe that Adelbert Ames
and George H. Harris, are murderers,
and as he is q just God, they will surely
be punished.
A NOTEWORTHY FACT.
1t is most significant and notewOr-
thy fact, that, 80 far as we have been
able to learn, not single city negro took
any part in the invasion of Nicksburg
yesterday! The poor devils who came
here at the instigatiOn of Governor
Ames, to lay waste this fair city, and
slaughter its citizens, were all ignorant
field hands from the country. The ne
groes residing here remained quietly at
their homes, or engaged in their usual
daily avocatiOns.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, 1t hiss pleased his ezeeI<
leney Adelbert Ames, governor Of the
State of Mississippi, to issue his prOcla-
nation setting forth that the citizens of
and Warren county were
riotous, disOrderly and combined to-
gether by force of arms, and made threats
against certain county officials, whereby
said county officials We're compelled to
flee for ther lives, and that the State
courts were in full force and vigor and
sufficient to punish any OF such officials,
Il dishonest, until said courts were para
IZed by the action of such unlawful as
Iemblage; that such threats and intimi-
iation have been directed exclusively
against c0lored officials, and that it is
iatis sfactorily presented to him that the
)bject of said riOtOus and disOTderly ac-
ion is TO deprive colored men of their
,ivil and political rights because of their
,olOr; and whereas, it is provided by the
constitution and laws OF the United
states that the protection Of theta shall
lot be denied to any citizen because of /
ace and color; and whereas, it is the |
luty Otthe g0vernt 10 use all his power |
0 execute the laws and suppress riots |
nd instructions, as provided in the |
'tate constitution,
Now |, Richard O'Leary, mayor of
he city of Vicksburg, do hereby make
ny proclamation, reclting what is |
,nown to every citizen Of Vioksburg of |
very party, color, denomination and 1
of life, that there has been no 1
iOtous assemblage in this city; that /
That seems to have given rise 10 the un-
allied for proclamation OF his eXcellen-
y, was quiet and orderly meeting OF
he owners of and taxpayers of the city
nd county, who, without arms and vi0.
snce, requested the resignation Of ire
Donsible officials from the Office Of sher-
I and chancery clerk of this county,
'ho had failed to execute bonds rs re-
uired by law; that the city government
Nicksburg is amply able to preserve
le peace and quiet Of said city under
4 circumstances; that the laws of the
ty and Of the State of Mississippi have
zen threatened, and the recitals in the
DvernOr's proclamation, tending to pro-
lce contrary impression, are meretri-
Gus and mendacious, and unjust to the
.st degree; therefore warn all persons
, be guarded, TO preserve good order
nd respect for law; and where
), SAID proclamation has iexcited
le citizens Of the county, and that
ave this moment received information
lat armed bodies Of colOred men have
rganized aud are now marching on the
ty, call upon all good citizens to OBJ
rive the laws Of the land, and | warn
j such unlawful assemblages and arm
bodies of men to disperse and retire
} their homes; and for the preservation
law and order in the city, hereby
Dmmand all good citizens to hold
in readiness to report at any
III may make upon them for the pur-
Ose of enforcing this proclamation.
Il. oLEARN, Mayor
CLOSING THE SALOONS.
Later IN the day, the mayor put forth
second proclamation, as follows:
Citizens, be quiet and discreet, but
rm. Your dearest interests are at stake.
Ii bar-Fooms ana liquor dealers are
ereby ordered to close their places of
lsiness, snd permit no drinking upon
about their premises until tomorrow
twelve o'clock noon. BY order of
K. OLEARG, Mayor.
NJ MlSRAY, december ], 1875.
CITIZENS MEETING.
a meeting OF the citizens was held
st evening, at which the following
was adopted:
Resolred, That while we are fully sat .
fled that Peter Crosby has caused arm
| negroes to march on the city, and /