Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-08-07
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ting OF the Maryland Association of
,ni Of Roanoke College, held in Rock
!, July 3;r, 1874, J B. MAucnT was
resident, and A. r. MARTIN, Secre-
lolyed, That this Association use
Avor TO encourage every member OF
y 10 ensure them success in their vo-
Mnd that for any delinquent in moral
.facter, we will collectively and individual
lily, nse every effort TO secure their reformation
The question, "Thc Greek language as
means Of mental culture" was proposed for
| discussion at its next annual meeting, and
Messrs J s. Mottcr and L. A. Mann were APP
pointed to open the discussion.
Ii was also determined to consider, at the
next annual meeting, "The best means OF Sc
curing an Endowment Fund for the College"
Attention was called TO The Historical Soci-
ETY. Of the College, also TO the meteorological
Society," ard contributions TO each was solici-
l.ted from former students, and from friends of
the Institution.
D. r. B. Floyd was appointed to deliver the
annual Address before the Society.
McKim H. Wells and Richard R. Farr wee
appointed the Executive Committee for tile
ensuing year.
Fairfax G. H., Va. was selected as the plaet
for the next annual meeting, and The time Ok
/ meeting was fixed at July 10Th, 1875.
A resolution of thanks TO the officers and
congregation of the Presbyterian Church for
| The use of their house of worship was uEani-
mously adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
THE VIcRsBURG TROUBLES. Causes Which
led 10 The CaH for Troops.--A correspondent
Of the Louisville Courier-Journal writing from
/ vicksburg, Miss, under The date Of July 26,
says:
! 81 desire TO make known through your col
umns the cause and extent Of The troubles here
upon which Lieutenant Governor Davis has
! called for federal troops: A Few weeks ago
| negro man. who was the chief waiter in the
! dining-room of a small hotel in Port Gibson,
Miss, eloped with the daughter Of the land
/ lord, and came to Vicksburg, where late
marriage was celebrated in one of the negro
i churches. The negroes here Were much
elaed that white woman should publicly
acknowledge one Of their race as paramour or
| husband that they commenced specializing
upon the probability of them all being able
to get white women TO degrade themselves BY
4 union with them. One negro named Daven-
1 port, the chancery clerk OF this county. made
a speech at The courthouse, in which he an
/ nounced the negro as the coming man in this
country, that many of the most respectable
| ladies of Vicksbnrg would gladly wed with
negroes, but that they were afraid of the white
men that If be was single man he would
! win himself white wife despite all the fathers
or brothers Of the lady he would honor with
| his addresses For this and many other of
fensive remarks in said speech the newspapers
denounced him, and many gentlemen said on
the streets that he opght to be hanged TO a
! lamp-post, but no actual demonstration OF
/ violence was offered or determined upon by
any one. He however became very much
| frightened, had himself locked in Jail all night,
and the next night left town under an armed
escort for jackson. The negroes commenced
armiDg themselves with muskets drilling in
| the streets, and marching in column on the
sidewalks to the great discomfort and fear OF
/ lady pedestrians. fter few days they tele-
| graphcd TO the fugitive negro that he might
return, they were prepared to protect him..
Davenport returned next morning. and quar-
| tered himself in the courthouse, which became
u oarrack during the day rs was his house
during the night Gangs of forty and fifty
negroes, armed with muskets, paraded the
streets during the night stopping citizens who
| were passing, and in one instance carriage
containing gentleman returning from an
evening entertainment.
'The white people determined to stop this
thing, and they did il by armng themselves
and sending ont patrols during the night
| The negroes finding that these patient people
had really limit TO their forbearance, became
| frightened, and their armed troops disappeared
! from our streets but few nights after a
physician who was answering a call was fred
upon from behind a close fence, and the horse
OF the messenger who came for him was killed
The day following the negroes were notified
| that il that occurred again it would be sig
nal for retaliatory measures which might ex-
coed their anticipatons This warning has
had the desired effect. No armed men, white
or black, are to be seen on the streets night or
day.
81 have given You the osensible cause of
the Governors call for troops. The real cause
is that the registration now going on for an
election to be held on The 4th proximo indicates
that the whites will carry the city. The rob
bers do not willingly gvepp their prey
II may be added that the white woman in
the case was a poor unfortunate in very hum
BILE life, as is the case in all such affairs that
occur in the South
The Memphis Appeal, referring to the pend
ing conflict, says
The war at Vicksburg between the whites
and blacks is fearful to contemplate. On one
| line the negroes are arrayed in solid column,
looking as black and remorseless as the even
ing storm-cloud. On the other line the white
Celtic, Caucasian race are standing shoulder
TO shoulder, with knitted brow and compress
ed lips, determined TO stand by their own
race
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