The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-18
The Origin OF GIle Late TrOu-
bicS in EicksbUroa
As Stated by Prominent Citizens,
Federal Officers, Republicans and

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Federal Officers, Republicans and
Others.
Vicksburg, Dec. PA large body of
citizens to-day set forth statement of
the origin of the late difficulties. The
statement is signed by B. G. Humphreys,
Ex-Governor; John Klein, President of
the Mississippi Valley Bank; B. r. Thorn
as, President of the Vicksburg Bank; G..
Gordon Adams, ex-Uni States District
Attorney and United States Commission
er; Charles E. Furlong, Republican State
Senator; John -. Beard, Fred. Speed,
John d. Finney, ex-United States army
officers, and other prominent citizens
The statement is in substance as follows:
The negro Circuit Clerk Cardoza be-
ing elected State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, Gov. Ames, in violation of law,
appointed Dorsey his successor. Last
August, on affidavit of the State Auditor,
Dorsey was arrested for forging certifi-
Gates. The consequent investigation, i'm
plicated Cardoza also. The negro Daven-
port, who figured last summer as a most
offensive advocate Of Civil Rights, was
Chancery Court Clerk, and, large
amount of forged warrants being in cir
culation, the Board of Supervisors called
on him to report, which he refused to do,
and subsequently fed, when it was dis
covered that he had given no bond what
ever. In the October court, this trio of
officials were indicted by jury of ten
negroes and seven whites, whereupon all
the official documents bearing evidence
of their guilt were stolen. This attracted
attention to the negro Sheriff, CROSBY,
who had custody of the court house, and
his official bond was found to be worth
less, and his straw sureties withdrew, leav-
ing him without pretence of a bond.
Being Tax Collector also, for which a
bond of 100000 was required by law,
Crosby nevertheless issued his fiat for
taxpayers to come up and settle, I'm
der these circumstances, Crosby being
in evident collision with the fugitive
criminals, and attempting to collect
taxes without any security whatever, the
taxpayers met quietly and requested
Crosby either to give bond or resign.
Crosby went to see Ames aboutit Mean
while the taxpayers procured an in
junction against Crosby, from the Re-
publican Chancellor last Sunday night,
with the intention of serving it Monday
morning. But that morning developed
three different bodies of armed negroes,
| numbering from 200 to 400 each, march
ing on Iue TOWN. DJ tHIee uIHeIeHI IOduS'
Carnage resulted, and the number of ne
groes killed is variously estimated be-
tween so and 100, while 80 were captured
of whom only four leaders have been held
as prisoners.
Warren county are willing 20 receive the
| Judgment of the country"
The statement proceeds to implicate
higher officials as inStigating Crosby to
get up an instruction, and affirms that
the course of the citizens has been dictat-
ed by no prejudice against the race Or
color OF the delinquent officials, but sole
ly by the principle of self preservation.
The measures they took were peaceful
and legal until they were confronted by
an armed mob. Quiet being now re-
stored, there is no occasion for the ex-
pense OF an extra session of the Legisla,
tire