Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-29

From the Nashville Union and Ameriean.l
A TALK WITH GOVERNOR BROWN.


A TALK WITH GOVERNOR BROWN.
Immediately upon the receipt Of the
news with regard 20 the breaking open
Of the Jail and murder Of the negroes,
/ Captain Wilkes tslegTRphed fan ae-
count of the matter, to which Cover
nor Brown replied that ne would come
l to Nashville by the drst train, he hav-
1 ing gone down to Pulaski a few days
( since. The governor arrived at half
/ past ten O'clock and was at once waited
/ upon by a URtOa and ABleTicGR reporter,
| who found him in his room at the Max
well looking at the morning papers.
81 have called to interview you on
the subject Of the Gibson county diff
/ culties, and to learn what steps you are
| likely to take with regard to that mat
ter" said the reporter.
81 am trying to post myself fully in
/ the premises before 1 take any steps,"
was the reply. II have just reached
/ the city, and DO not fully understand the
/ situation yet"
The reporter gave the substanceof the
I kilograms, which appear this morning
/ in our teIegraPhic columns. By this
/ time several gentlemen dropped in, snd
! the conversation became general. The
I outrage which had been perpetrated in
| Gibson county in the removal from jail
and murder Of the cOlOred men, and also
| in the murder Of Julia Hayden, was de-
nOunced in the most severe and IN
measured tern8s,s each member Of the
party giving it as his opinion that the
proper course 70 pursue was for a reward
to be offered for the perpetrators Of both
those Cutrages.
LETTER FROM PICKETTsvILLB.
Here, gentlemen" remarked the
governor, {" is q letter received al my
Office this morning from Pickettsvilie,
but it was written before the removal Of
these men from the jail.n The letter
was then read, as follows;
PICKETTSvILLE. TENN, August 25,
IS74-Hon. John {. Brown, Governor
OF Tennessee-Dear Sir: We, the UNDER
signed, citizens Of Gibson county, most
respectfully y represent to your eXcelIency |
that there is the very best evidence Of /
riots among the negroes in this county,
as will be hereinafter presented, and If |
the evidences are satisfactory to you /
that such riots are contemplated by the |
negroes, and that the peace and quiet of |
our county are jeopardized, that the 4
lives Of our people are in imminent dam /
ger, We urgently desire authority from
you to organize a company Of armed 1
men, such as in your wisdom you may
designate, with such instructions as you /
may require, TO be governed and to act
as you may exsct-nOt IN regard to the
negroes alone, but in respect to all dis
guised or unarsuding bands.
With the present excitement among |
our people in regard to the attempted
riots of the negroes, we are confident
that this is the best method to preserve
the peace Of our county, the dignity of
our laws and The lives OF sur people.
On last Saturday night, August 22d,
the negroes had a meeting half mile
from this place, some thirty-five or forty 4
in number, all armed well, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of some seven or eight, and er-
fected q temporary organization by elect
ing one of their number captain. Two
young men, returning home from
church, met them in the road ana were
fred upon by them without any provo
cation whatever. We have arrested [
sixteen Of the number and they have
been committed 10 Jail. Nearly every
one mas confessed, without threats OF
cOmpulsion Of any character whatever,
that their meeting that night was a
primary meeting preparatory 70 organ
Hing into thorough command for the
purpose Of staying all the white men
and taking possession OF their farms,
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the country their own. Their confess
sions are not the only evidence Of their
intention, but q number of witnesses,
who were not with them that night, tes-
tify that such propositions had been
made to them, and that attempts were
being made,to effect a general OrgsniZa-
ton Of the negroes throughout the cOun-
try for the above stated purpose.
We only desire authority to organize
for preservation, and we also need
some arms and ammunition 10 effect this.
We further think this coulse would be
for the protection Of the neg-oes who
viii not participate IN the insurrection,
as testimoney shows that they swear
vengeance against any negro who will
not enter their command.
We will refer you 10 tO-morrow's
MEMPHIS APPEAL for facts which We
have not given IN this memorial. We
desire immediate information from you.
II. c. Burnett, mayor Of Pickettsville;
JnO. 2. James, M. D.; Thomas Walker,
J. P; &c. 5. Moore, =. ID. James, 4, ID.
Haley, .. CbildFess, w. n. Cook, y. A.
Holt, James Org1in, John Halle, p.
Arnell, Joe Palmer, w. Blair, James
Burns, L. L. Wright, w. NJ. Merrick, J.
A. DUNCAN, G. g. c.; w. n. Bennett.J.
T. Love, J. w. Wallace, Z. b. Bobbitt,
G. NJ Rust, d. Phifer, a. G. Sloan, J.
n. Rust, d. w. I1rigg, Clark Adams,
w. l.. Reeves, >. III. G1nter, w. Nj.
Senter, c. g. c.. II. May, J. w. Sad
bury, b. G. Palmer, Pies May, Wilse
Cook, J. W. Oliver, Alvin Oliver, H. h.
Csrsey, J. +. Warren, J. I. Warren, w. 4
H. Wallace, l. N. SenteT, VIM. May,
Bill Jones, A. L. johnson, T. r. David,
Rev. II. Burnes, J. B. Moore, Rev. A.
r. Love, Robert SenteT, Alex. Cook,
Thomas Matthias, II. NJ. Fly, c. A.
Cook, Joe Hale, r. H. Hunt, NJ. D.; C.
5. Parker, M. D.; w. n. Adair, Sam
May.
II had time coGld get five hundred
names.
PIcKETTsvILL. PENN, August 25,
lS14.-We, the undersigned magistrates
IN Gibson county, aud of the commit
ting court, do certify that, in the trial .
OF the suit wherein the State of Tennes-
see Is plaintiff End Nelse MCGEE, Dick /