Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-08
The Condition Of Affair, In Mississippi.

1ut uf ,ur merchants hands Us private
Letter from friend Of his, an intelligent and
prominent citizen of Mississippi, which gives
rather a gloomy picture of the condition Of
things Ia llat State, politically and socially.
Replying To a question, in reference to some
1u-iae-, enterprise, the writer says
Until the Clinton difficulty thought /
might respond fayorably; but since then |
nm obliged 70 say no. emphatically. We
are in = fearful state Of excitement and alarm
here all the while For personal safety
had about rs lief I've among Mexican ban
dlti, Tor they have sworn here To xiii me
aud they NAV DO - before the election. We
are in bad way, politically, and utterly
powerle-s Tor -elt-protectlon. Tue Demo
Gratis. almost 10 man, are armed, with I'M
proved rifles and pistols, ami the poor negro
has very few Of either and can get none. 10
arm them in the militia may provoke a war
OF races AMI recrimination of Republicans
and not to arm, or to get government aid, Is
equivalent t. giving them the whole elec-
ton We have 1000 Republican majority
in this county, but As things now stand
We cannot carry the county. Ii * largely
- all over the State Governor Ames l.
responsible in Iart for this sad condition
his administration being total failure
bot that Is only pretext for this bloody
Democratic work
Was on the stand Mt Clinton, when the
shooting began. 1t was wholly unexpected
by US and by most Of the opposition hat
there were some drunken fellows who came
there Ia get up row, and they got it, IN 'st
Of them getting killed also. But the white
out Of revenge then rode the country over
and shot down many leading colored men
Our city, for lays, was full Of refugees, and
the woods and swamps were filled with
frightened freedmen. They dared not show
their black faces in the white cotton field
Sael. being our political and social conli
ton. You viii not want to come here "
Rev. George r. Porteous. Of Brooklyn,
who MAS drowned at Sea Cliff, in New York
harbor, On Wednesday evening, had led ii
chtqucred life he was born near GLASGOW
Scrtlaud. in 1880, studied medicine and then
theoiogy, pactiecd homeopathy while,
then lectured On phrenology, and finally took
To preaching, not only in the Presby terrain
church, Ia which he WIS bred. bat in Bar,-
fist, Swelenborgian and Unitarian pulpitS.
He eame to this country about two years ago,
aud preached in Episcopal pulpits for time
but, last spring, his license was revoked, for
some reason that was not stated. Probably
it had some reference to his personal habits
and character After this, he lectured for
while, aud then organized an independent"
Episcopal church, in Brooklyn. under the
title OF AL Souls Church." This collap-
ted three weeks since. \ charge that Or.
Porteous' death WAS due to some foul play.
has brought out from the survivor of the ac-
cident, a statement to the effect that Dr.
Porteous had bottle OF brandy with him.
while fishing, and went ashore once y iwire
to get il replenshei The boat va, upset.
in eOn-vquence OF the drunken condition of |
the boatmsn, and while they were trying to /
save themselves the reverend gentlemen was
drowned. 1t also seems that the body, which |
hoated from the time of the accident. was |
dragged ashore face downward and then left,
though still warm, tied to stake to await
the arrival Of the coroner.
The customary results have attended the
struggle. at Fall River. between the cotton