New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-09
fIoYe southern Ousrnaes.

There is no political excitement III the
South net now to provoke the bitterness OF
feeling which leads 10 murder and intimi-
| dation, and which always occur in the
Southern States during political campaigns,
and as the partisan Associated Press agents
in that section have failed to give US any
reports Of negro insurrecton' lately the
people OF the North have been led to be-
lieve that matters are quiet and peaceable.
These same agents, however. made hasto
to send US news of JEFF Davis Texas fair
speech, and, for poil'ical effect, laid great
stress upon his utteraIces of new found
loyalty. Nevertheless, the ,uails bring US
a fe facts which will serve to show a con
trary condition of affairs. From the San
Antonio Express of the twenty sixth ul.imo
we copy the following:
''W hen cOlOred men are massacred IN the
streets of New Orleans, the list of killed
and wounded can be ascertaiped, but when
the chivalry turn out on horseback with
their shotguns in one of the planting cOun-
ties of Texas, to take the law in their own
hands, and take vengeance uron the col.
ored race for some atfront or injury, there
is no way to ascertain the number of vic
TINS who fall, and but one side of the horrd
story is told. The Galveston NcwS OF the
twenty third contains a column OF special
kilograms relating one side OF /. bloody af,
fair now going on in Robertson county. A
sheriff or Officers of the law, accompanied
by party of mounted men, armed to the
teeth, invade settlement of cOlored peo-
pie, known as 'Merrick's quarter, for the
purpose of arresting Merrick, who is
charged With burning the courthouse of the
county. 'Merrick' 8 settlement is owned by
the colored people, and the News deprecates
the selling of land to negroes. Here they
have gathered for self f-protecti0n MerricK
finds his home invaded by band Of men,
who, under color of a warrant of arrest, de-
mand his surrender. He ressts, and, ac-
cOrding to the account, kills one Of the
party, Robert Clendenin. The settlement
whole country turn out with arms and go
to hunting down the colored men. The
Ne,rs SAYS:
"'Several Of the negroes have been shot,
and large parties of we'll mounted and
armed men from all parts of the country
are securing the wilderness comprising the
Merrick quarter, and but little doubt is Gu.
tertained of the speedy capture of the black
fend'
"Merrick's brother is killed also at the
time of the first attack. A later dispatch
says:
"A force is summoned from kosse and
Mexia, and from 100 to 200 men have been
in constant pursuit since, Three negroes
and one white associate Ia school teacher
no doubt, have been captured, and two
groes hung.
IAN indiscriminate slaughter Of negroes
IS the true story. All growing out Of an
attempt to mob Merrick under color OF ar.
rest for the crime of arson. What adds |
piquancy to the whole affair, the statement |
is made that Merrick was one of Davis DO
lice Mob law, murder and riot has |
marked the administration of Coke. The |
cOlored people are murdered and trodden |
under foot under color of law, and ou.rages |
exceeding in barbarity the acts of the saw
ages on our frontier are perpetrated and |
meet the approval OF the Democratic press. |
To own piece of land is crime To fight !
back when attacked is the signal for an in
slaughter. The outrage mill |
grinds in spite of all We can - Washing
'on Republican,.