The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-15

Scott Iampley was noised abroad, the
negroes. for miles around, armed them
seiyes with guns and pistols, and came
to rbe ulace where Lamplev lay dead.
threatened death to the white people and
utter destruction to the village. Only
four or FIVE white men being involved IN
the fray, as originators of the trouble
and peacemakers, combined, the other
citizens exp0s,ulated with the negroes,
and assured them that the white people
deplored the sad affair. This seemed to
exasperate and infuriate the coiored peo-
ME, and really matters looked Omlnous.
Christmas night, about two hundred ne
groes. with guns, camped around the
corpse, and threatened to burn up the
town, openly declaring war OF races,
The next day runners were sent out, ano
soon an equal force of armed white men
were ready, ut a moments warning, tor
deadly conflict. A knowledge OF this
fact began to operate on the negroes as
sedative; but Thursdar and Friday
night were spent in great anxiety. On
Friday coroner's inquest was held nv
a negro coroner, legislator elect. Hon. T.
McNees. The whole proceedings we're a
declaring Mr.. III. q. Haynes guilty OF
nanslaughter. The coroner had dePu-
tized, as special officer, negro, and
much fear WAS had lest the arrest OF an
innocent man, peacemaker, by negro,
under the circumstances, would precipl
tate most fearful tragedy. To prevent
this, MIR. Thomas s. Gathright, whose
school. the Summerville Institute, Is IF
mile distant, went to the coroner and
rendered his services rs special officer, to
make the arrest, provided he could be
properly depuiized. The coroner, on
consulting the Justice of the Peace, 'ac-
cepted Mr. G.'s services, and the arrest
was duly made, and Mr.. Hiynes was
bound in a bond to appear az Shuqualak,
on the next Wednesday. He appeared
and was acquitted. after a prolonged and
laborious investigation. Counsel was
retained for the State and for the accused
Dismukes and Cooper, of Macon, repre-
sented the State, and Maj. w. w. Hum
phries and Judge w. H. Lewis, Of Co
lumbus, appeared for MIR. Haynes. No
comments on the conduct of counsel are
deemed proper, but HUMPHREYS and Lew
is will not be forgotten.
The above, Mr.. Jones assures me, is
the history of the trouble at Summer
Vile, leaving out the bad words said, and
emitting themention II nstl whisky,
which was the canse OF all that occurred.
am assured by highly respectable citi-
zens, that it is the general wish that the
CLARION should publish the facts. MIR.
Jones further desires me to call the at
tention of the Editor Of the East Missis
-ippian newspaper to the foregoing state
ment.
The panic is still upon me; [ guess it
is on nearly every one III this section. l
notice that some Of your correspondents
are calling for stay law. | am not pre-
pared to say that such Il law is wise or
an unwise solution Of our troubles.
can say and do say, that our people are
more pressed than they have been for ten
years.
l politely limited in my last that |
would like to have a Christmas gift sent
to your Officer So far, | have received
none. | intended that hint for Bro. Da-
vid johnson, ef ltawamba.
Although no gift came through your
office, / received two. One came from
New Orleans, ard shall accuse Mr. w.
J. Adams, of the Enterprise Courier,
who was in the city. The present was "A
handsome one, and is indicative of the
fine taste and generous nature Of my no
Bile friend. The other came from Macon,
and was no less acceptable. The present
WAS from that splendid specimen Of an
Irish gentleman, Mr.. r. w. Phillips,
who has abundant means, and knows how
20 dispense them; such knowledge is
worth possessing, but few have learned
the secret.