Wilmington journal., 1874-08-07
From the Courier -Journ.,
FEE VECKSKURG TKAuu.'
Fail Statement CT the C,
which Led to the Gail for TroI,,,s
VICKsBURG. MISS Jn1, oe ,o-.

A-eu ~ INC Gail for Trenns
NIcKsBURa, Mss, July 2e. 1874
I desire to make known tbronoh q.
columns of your Journal the ,ousa oe ,ne
extent of the troubles here. upon WHY u
Lieutenant Governor Davis hoe on ~
piled for Federal troops. "p-
y few weeks ago a negro man -,
WAS the hief waiter III the dinino VINO VINO
OF small hotel in Port Gibson MI W."
eiOped with the daughter of the 1as";;'
lord, and came to Vicksbnre. wbera
late marriage was celebrated in ona
the negro churches. Tie ,.eproes beoi VI
were 50 much elated that a wIita neie r
man should publicly Acknowledge w. w.
Of their race as paramour or hnshooae
that they commenced speculatipg rno.
the probability of them all beino .tTii dS,
to get white women to degrade 3h".l
selves by union with item. Ona ~
gro, named Davenport, Chancarv
Of this county, made speech .t - 81
Court House IN which lie annomn sns
the negro as the coming man in eu ~
! country, and that many of the ,naas 'ais
respectable ladies of Vichs,,uro ,neHi .nost
gladly we'd with the negroes. brt ,ttI.u tIal
- WIZ al ''let VI Tie WEltc men. that
If he was single man, he would In.e u;'
MN White wife despite all tho
fathers or brothers of the Iadv e he
would honor with his addresses. For
this and many other Offensive remarIs
IN said speech, the newspapers 10
nounced him, and many genflemsr
said on the streets that lie ought - ha
hanged to lamp post, but no actn"1
demonstration CT violence was ofye,aI
or determined upon by any one. He
however, became very much frigbtens
ed; had himself licked in Jail all nieh,
Hnd tie next night left town. under ON
armed escort, for jackson. Tha
negroes commenced arming themselves
with muskets, drilling in the streets
and marching III column on tie side
+ walks, to the Great discomfort and fea,
of lady pedestrians. After a few dave
they tcieSraphed 10 the fugitive negro
iHat le might latGIn'. ,h.v s.wer,.
pre pared to protect him. Davenport
returned next morning and quartere,i
himself III tie courthouse, which be.
came & b&rrack during tie day. and
was his house during the i::cht. GANGS
of forty and fifty negroes, armed viii
mushets, paraded the streets duriDo
the night, stopping citizens who were
passing, and III one instance carriage
containing a gentleman returning iron,
an evening entertairm ment
The white people determined to stor
this thing, and they did it by arming
themselves and sending out patrols
during the night. The negroes find.
ing that these patient people had really
a limit to their forbearance, became
frightened, and their armed troops dis
appeared from cur streets but few
nights after, a physician who was an
swerirg a call, was fired upon from be
! hind close fence, and the horse O
the messenger who came for him wa
killed. The day following the negroe
were notified that, if that occurre,
again, it would be signal for retalia
tory measures which might exceed
! their anticipations. This warning ha
had the desired effect. Our town il
now quiet. No armed men, white O.
black, are to be seen on the street,
night or day.
L have given you the ostensihle caus,
OF the Governors call for troops. Th,
real cause is that the registration nov
! going on for an election to be held OF
tAe 4th pro4imo, indicates that the
whites, will carry the city. The rob
bers do rot willingly give up theil
prey. WINCHESTER.