The Portland daily press., 1874-12-11
THE SOUTH.
The vicIssburG Troubles-Both Sides of
the Quarrel.

The tfcksDufs IfOuDtes-hOtn Siucs VI
the Quarrel.
| MEMPHIS Dec. 10.-Vicksburg papers of
| Tuesday were received last night The Herald,
| after reviewing the events of a few days
previous places the responsibility for the blood
Shed n upon Governor Anes, Attorney General
| Harris and Peter Crosby, Ike Shsriff of Warren
county, and refers to the fact that not a single
| negro from the city joined those from the
country.
On the receipt of Governor Ames proclama-
| ton, Mayor O'Leary issued one, declaring that
| there had been no disturbance whatever nVicks-
burg to give rise to the uncaed for proclamation
| of the Governor. That which seemed to give
1 rise to it was quiet and orderly meeting OF
| the taxpayers of the city and county who,
without arms and violence, asked for the resg-
nation of irresponsible officials who have failed
| to execute their bonds as required by law. He
| maintains that the city government Is able to
preserve the peace, and in conclusion calls upon
all good citizens to stanu IN readiness 10 repei
| an expected attack.
A meeting of citizens was held Tuesday
| evening. A resolution was adopted charging
Sheriff Cooper with arming negroes and being
responsible for the bloodshed, but recommend
| ing all citizens to abstain from lnflctlng per-
sonal violence upon him.
A staff officer of Gov Ames learned the fol-
ng:-That the colored men had an under
standing to Crosby in his effort to regain
possession of his Office, and started from varl.
Gus parts of the country Monday morning.
Early that morning Crosby was seized by the
mob One of the leading men, OF body OF
men going to Crosby's aid, lone Owens) saw
him and received his ORDERS countermanding
those previously given and ordering him to de-
sist from further efforts in his BEHALF
Under flag of truce, Owens returned to his
friends and was reporting his interview with
Crosby when the White Leaguers voted to as
sault the Owenss party, and at once the slaugh-
ter began. They advanced and opened fire on
IL -tol %l,nkfn .NE
had arms and they at once broke and run.
= 1t is said and lbeieved that some sixty or
eighty men were killed. The same old story,
negroes killed by the score; none of their oppo-
nents hurt, and still negroes to blame. 1t is
reported to me that unarmed negroes with cot
ton bales going TO town were killed, also men
were killed elsewhere without any arms in
their hands. A Presbyterian minister was shot
dead, wantonly, in the streets of Vicksburg.
The Latest. g..
The latest from Vicksburg is that order has
been fully restored.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-Governor Ames of
Mississippi sends a statement of affairs in
terday's date. He says the troubles there are
the natural outgrowth of the violence of last
Augustus elections. The Leaguers having
forced themselves into the grand jury, found
Indictments against only one official, negro
against Sheriff Crosby. He has made his
settlement to date, but the Leaguers antici-
pated he would defraud the county because his
bonds were not sufficient The Leaguers also
say that the petit jury will be packed to acqult
Davenport and two ex-county officials, also
indicted. So far as Governor Ames knows, the
indictment against Davenport and pretended
packed jures were the only cause of the pres
ent usurpation and bloodshed in that city. The
Governor says that after meeting of the So
called taxpayers committee waited on
Crosby and demanded his resignation. Crosby
declined to resign, and asked what charges
we've preferred against him. The chairman
of the committee stated that they were only
instructed to ask his immediate resignation.
Afterwards mob of some 600 waited on him
and he resigned to save his life. So he has
stated to me. Other officials to be visited made
their escape or secreted themselves. The Cir
cult Court was in session and the judge, being
deprived of his sheriff, came down from the
bench and was going to leave the rooms, but
was forced to return to it and adjourn the court
to given day.
He then gives detailed account of the fight
ing, but it contains nothing of importance
beyond what has already been given by tele-
graph.