The New York herald., 1874-12-10
The Whites Charged with Heart
less Massacre.
THE DEMOCRATIC VIE,
Editor Shearer Represents the Citi.
zens' Grievances.
GOVERNOR AMEs' STATEMENT.

take cnlS as an opportunity W Pieoous - sN'oT
dent Of the suffering OF the coiored people OF che
South IN their slow and uncertain course toward
personal liberty and personal security, with the
hope that the great generous heart OF the nation
NAV be moved, because ! have yet to see
political events at the South reported fairly for
republicans; and least OF all, 70 set myself right
before the people. That should be fairly repre-
sented cannot be expected from partisan oppo-
sition which can nnd 1t In their hearts to put
scores Of men to death 1or political
justice to an opponent. nor has one either
time or inciinstion to correct constant misrepre-
sentation. The present troubles in yicksburg are
but the natural outgrowth or the violence OF last
August's election and are, in my opinion, for po-
Ancal purposes.
WHAT THE "LEAaUEs" ARE DOING.
The white leagues at one time and taxpayers
league ar another have been for some time through
their committees examining the books and papers
OF the county officials. They, the leaguers,
II 10 said, forced themselves on the Grand Jury
and after lengthy session found indictments
against but one county on1cial, q coloreo man, by
the name OF Davenport. This information, reia-
tive TO the action OF the Grand Jury, 1
received from the foreman OF said jury and
she leaguers. No charge was made against
the of1clal conduct Of Sherin Crosby. l know he
has made his settlements to date. They antici-
pated-so SAID the foreman of the Grand Jury re-
1erred to-that the county would be defrauded be-
cause Crosbys bond was not sufncient. Here let
are constantly being attacked through them and
embarrassed beyond measure, yet the number OF
aefaulters in the State during the past year have
been more numerous among democratic of1cials
and Tor greater amount, so say all our reports,
than among republican officials. The eaguers
pretend 10 say that
THE PETIT JURY WILL BE PACKED
70 acquit Davenport and two ex-county oficias
against who indictments have cen found. 50
far I know--so far as l could learn from
the foreman Of the Grand Jury-the Indictment
against Davenport and the pretended tear ofpacked
juries were the only cause Of the present usurpa-
ttons and boodshed In that city. After meet
,nS OF the so-called taxpayers a committee waited
On Crosby and demanded his resignation.
Crosby declined to resign and asked what
charges had been preferred against him. The
chairman OF the committee stated they were only
instructed to ask MS immediate resignation.
Afterward mob OF some GEO waited on him and
he resigned TO save his nfe-so he has stated to
me. The other oficials to be waited on made
their escape or secreteo themselves.
The Circuit Court was in session, and the
Judge, being deprived OF his Sherin, came down
rom the bench and was going to leave the room,
bat $50 am informed by an eye wItness) was
Iorced to return TO 1t and adjourn the court to o
given day.
JUDGE BROWNS REPORT.
The following is note received by me from the
yudge:-
10 His Exceuency Governor AXES
1t becomes my duty 10 in orm you that an organ
lied mob, composed OF several hundred armed
men, have tins evening taken iorsible possession
OF the Court House and jail OF this county, and
forced most OF the county officers to resign or Zee
70 the country for protection, me mob is In
threaten violence to any one who does not recog-
nize their authority. My court Is IN session, but
lief must be furnished from abroad In the way OF
military by the State or general government, and
that quickly to prevent gene raj riot and loss OF
GEORGE r. BROWN,
Judge Fifteenth judicial District.
Thus anarchy prevailed. Then came the ques-
non, Shall the United States be called upon, or
shall the state attempt to maintain its authority
should not be appealed to until the State authori-
ties had acted. Saturday Sheriff Crosby returned
TO vicksburg. My Adjutant Generai went the
same day. The city was then full OF armed men,
many having gone there from other towns and
from Louisiana.
THE GOVERNOR APPRIsEp OF THE FIGHTING.
About midday ON Monday received tine follow
ing telegram -
To Governor A. AMEs:-
ntnf mir rtn A Rinh,
ing outside city limits, on Grove street. Armed
bodies OF men moving out on different streets
Tney have possession OF the Court House, and
Sheri Crosby is under arrest. Militia are power
less to enforce order.
A. C. PACKER, Adjutant &c neral.
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
Later the following came:-
To Governor A. AMEs -
Fighting has ceased. Ten or twelve colored and
one white man killed. Probably twice that num-
Der wounded. Twenty or thirty prisoners taken
BY whites. o. S. LEE, A. ID. G.
Iafterwards learned the following facts:-Tnat
the colored men had an understanding TO aid
crosby In his erort to regain possession Of his
oice and started from various parts OF the county
Monday morning Early that morning Crosby
was seized by the mob. One OF the lead.
Ing men OF body OF men going to
Crosoy's aid one owen. saw bIm and re-
celved his orders countermandng those previ-
Ously given, and ordering him to desist rom
further efforts in his behalf. Under Dag OF truce
owen returned to his friends, and was
reporting his interview with Crosby when
the White Leaguers voted to assault
OWENS party and at once advanced
on them and opened are 1t is reported that few
or OWENS men had arms, and at once broke and
ran.
THEN THE SLAUGHTER BEGAN.
IL 10 said ana believed that some sixty or eighty
coiored men were killed. The same old story
negroes killed by the score none OF their oppo-
nents hurt, and stan the negro to blame. 1t
10 reported to me that unarmed negroes
on cotton bales, going to town, we're
killed. Also men we're killed elsewhere with
oug any arms In their possession. Post
tive word comes to me that the irst man killed
was Presbyterian minister, under she following
circumstances He was proceeding along street