The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-10
TELEG.R.As.P..HE1.IC !. |. .HE1.IC.
A War of Proclamations.
Vicksburg can Manage its
own Affairs.
No Trouble except with
Outsiders.
The Negroes in Memphis
start a Sensible Society.
They are convinced that
they have been humbug-
ged by Carpet-Baggers.
They are finding out who
their true friends are.
Accidents, Murders, Etc.

rioters have by threats and intimidatio
expelled the sheriff Of Warren county, ,an
are now resisting the laws, and that tn
rioters have made threats against othe
county officers, compelling them to flee TO
their lives, and commanding said rioter
and disorderly persons to disperse and re
tire peaceably to their respective abode
and hereafter submit to the legally consti
tuted authorities of the state.
VICKsBURG, Dec. Ex-Governor Ame
has issued a proclamation calling an extr;
session Of the Legislature for Thursday
7th inst, to take some action on the stu
alton here.
On the receipt of Gov. Ames's pro
clamation Mayor O'Leary issued one
After reviewing that of the governor he
says;
Now |, Richard o 'Leary, Mayor of the
city Of Vicksburg, do hereby make my
proclamation, reciting what is known tc
every citizen Of Vicksburg of every party
color, denomination and condition of life
that there has been no riotous assemblage.
in this city that what seems TO have given
cause to the uncaled-for proclamation OF
His Excellency was a quiet meeting of the
| oNhSio anu VI LuC CltS dUu
county, who, without arms or violence, re-
quested the resignation Of irresponsible
officials from the office of Sheriff and Chan.
Gerry Clerk of this county who had failed
to execute bonds as required by law that
the city government Of Nicksburg is amply
| able To preserve the peace and quiet otsaid
city under all circumstances that the laws
Of the city and Of Mississippi have not been
threatened and the recitals in the Gov
ernor's proclamation tending to produce a
| contrary impression are merely vicious,
mendacious and un just to the last degree.
| hereby warn ali persons to be guarded, to
preserve good order and respect for the
law and whereas. the said proclamation
has excited the citizens of the county, and
| have this moment information that arm
ed bodies of colored men have been organ
lied and are now marching on the city, |
call upon you all as good citizens to observe
the laws of the land, and | warn all such
unlawful assemblages and armed bodies OF
men to disperse and retire to their homes
For the preservation of law and order in
the city, L hereby command all good citi-
Zens to hold themselves in readiness to re-
port at any call may make upon them
for the purpose of enforcing this proclama-
ton.
(Signedl, r. o LEARY,
Mayor of Nicksburg.
A meeting of citizens was held last eve
ming at which the following resolution was
adopted
Resolred, That while We are fully salts
fed that Peter Crosby has caused armed
negroes to march on the city, and should
Al L. LII ;,I, ,na,nno,b1n fnr IL
the blood that has been shed, we recon-
mend all good citizens to abstain from in
fiicting any personal violence upon him, and
that we use still further efforts to have
him removed from office in some legal
manner.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Vicksburg
papers of yesterday were received to-n night
The Herald, after reviewing the events of
the past few days, places the responsibility
for bloodshed upon Governor Anfes, At
torney General Harris, and Peter Crosby,
the sheriff of Warren county, and refers to
the fact that not single negro from the
city Joined those from the country
The Times (Republican) concludes its
account of the conflict as follows:
Whoever instigated this movement and
AilO htSipSc VI tbS lhi al
districts to suppose that they could march
in aud take possession Of the town should
be held to account for it, and we hope that
sooner or later the real offender will be
sifled out. One fact is that there was not
single town darkey 10 any of the three
divisions which made the attack. Where
it will end is a question which puzzles the
minds of the oldest citizens
VIcKsBURd. Miss, Dec. 9.-The excite
ment is subsiding and business is general
ly resumed. Armed bodies of negroes are
reported congregated at various places
several miles from town. Some whites are
still under arms, ,and strict watch is being
kept on the approaches to the city.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 9.-The Presidents of
the various colored societies of this city
have organized a society called The
knights Brotherhood aud Monumental
Association. The object of the society
are set forth in a long address to the color
ed people, published this morning, which
is: To discard all old political ties, and
cultivate and maintain permanent peace
with the white people Of the south, in ac-
cordance with the dying words of Thomas
Swan, the late President of the pail bear
ers. In their preamble and resolutions
they say:
we are fully aroused TO a consciou-
sness that we have been for years the du.
pes OF crafty, designing and unprincipled
men, whose only object was their perso-
nal aggrandsement, irrespective of
means or the results to our injury. They
have shorn Us ofour pecuniary accumula-
tons the results of weary years cf
toll, even to the pennies accumulated
by our youth and little fedglings. All
this we could bear. but they have left us
depised by our only true friends, through
their knayish representations and unmti-
gated fa!sehoods. Our experience in this
direction, for which we have amply
paid, invites change on our part.
Therefore, invoking the sheltering .Egis
of Almighty God, in whose goodness, mer-
cy and wisdom we trust for our furture
guidance. We have resolved that, embrac
ing the honest and truthful advice of our
late friend, Thomas Swan. we now aud for
ever shake off those unwarrantaDie fears
that have been created and prcyed as a
bugaboo upon the minds Of our simple peo-