The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07
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Peace and Order General, bur a Laylcss
Spirit Encouraged.
MURDER NOT A CRIME.
A Cruel Story or Suffering and
\ Outrage.

cement opportunity 10 see persons
from dinerenI parts OF the state and took the Cd
pertunIty 70 inquire 10 in general condition
IRE substance u wat heard rem ootn repuoli-
cans aud democrats Il that peace and order pre-
vail IN all the counties or MISSISSIPPI that there Is
better lceing than formerly between the whites
And blacks; that the cOlored people who labor on
the plantations. ana VINO here as elsewhere IN the
cottcn couatry usually WORK shares or
rent the land, have made their contracts
and gone 10 work earlier this year than
heretofore, and laboring more steadily than
In any Jear slnce The war; tnat but few cases
occur where they wronged IN their settle
meats. and these only among small farmers who
sometimes take advantage OF the negro's gnor-
Ance TO make hard bargain with him; that the re-
Is strong disposition among planters to re. tue
coiored man TO buy land in order that he may be.
come = taxpayer aud tuus ieel the burden which
ignorant black supervisors lay upon property;
that considerable numDer, though small IN pro.
portion 10 the aggregate negro population nave
actually bought farms; that numbers OF coiored
men ale continually moving into the
6late from Alabama and Georgia, and mostly
settle on the bottom lands where they raise cot
ton; that they are brought in at cheap price
$40 or sll head-by agents who iii the orders OF
planters. that real estate Is almost unstable, and
INDUSTRY mas been mucn disturbed. partly by nign
taxes and financial mismanagement and partly
by politics. ana that the great fault or the State
IS that he State courts DO not punish murder
either or white or black. Life is not held sacred
~ 10 Is In the North. Everybody goes armed, and
every srining dispute Is ended with tne pistol.
Nearly all the disorder ana crime is
caused by tue lower order or whites ana by
negroes; Tor these latter have, II seems
generally taken up tue fashion oil carrying arms
and In tneir Quarrels among themselves use the
pistol or knife freely. rhe respectable people Of
the State do NOS discourage this practice as they
should; they are astonisningly tolerant oil acts
which would arouse a Northern community 10 the
utmost, anu l believe that 10 this may he ascripec
all that Ia bad IN Mississippi-to AN almost total
lack OF . right pubic opinion; Willingness 10
see men take the law into their own hands and,
what ID still worse. TO let them openly defy The
laws, without oaing, apparently. the respect OF
she community.
IL IL the most serious crime which any one can
caarge upon tho politicians who have ruled Missis-
sippi since 1893 that they dealt with this
iaWiess spirit. Instead OF tnat they nave been
engaged In plundering the State and
N demoraiizing the colored people, encouraging
sssm In demanding and taking places OF respon-
SoIty AM truss, for which the absolute ignor-
ace united them. ana usiHg the coIored vote to
iriIher the personal amoition or leading nen
aid the greed OF their hangers on. Governor Ames
- one OF the moot guilty In thls respect. he IL
zoe accused OF peculaton, OUT 1t Is notorious that
ms personal adnerents are among the worst pa bile
thieves IN the State. he has corrupted the courts
ma protectei criminals, and has played even with
the live. OF the blacks In q manner That, II tnis
Iall good Legislature should be elected VIII
procure his Impeachment aud removal
CASE IN POINT.
The Vicksburg riot saows 30 clearly The con .
wfep0 r L ha tuf ma fna 49,
cal factions wnlcn between them tear it TOP
ssat viii teIl here It's prominent points. 80
- Iliiterate negro, was CHOSEN sherIn Of '
county, wnich mas large negro major
winch contains NicEsourR. Thereupon
cratic nre-easers began to create an ~
and charged that Crosoy's pondsmei S'sHeA
good, which Il probably true. Tnere WIZ -
way OF testing this question, and Ii
days notice ne did not make Apr s' 90
was by that neglect out or ONCE a. e1 Oo1s. :
pc forming IFS sutes Np~'
iUugnt - say tnatt the SnerlrisF
Nor could It DC pretended thatn "a e0HeSs =,
law. for the Prosecu In Attorn eSS1'" eNsoe VI
Luke Lee, man OF spolless - vas 'nsu jung
no democrat IN the state ma 49, 800. -" - -
!. rrot,. ,,o.y,.r -, ~ tug the democrat,
.~.a.. - -. :, ID IN NIcksDurg an
.-o.s ,,,o1a..,- ..s., ne respectable men
sorled from nim, with -! oNos SUI y
written resignation S "o1 ueA~''
49, 80 A.. tie case before Co
i r..snn % ss wai ADVISED TO Z
o.asarc. -. -, nc<sburi and by 81
done "a ra,,soa 'unuit. shicn ne could haS
,.rs .om.,n a. TAen Sc yeral prominent cit
Aomctsi % Jsition, offered 70 9
80 como arrs cAnmittee, being confident tni
|. nd preysprn age the an1 r. quiet pubic isenH
mr. s.rv,rs Irtner dIstur lance. Ames decline
onr1 "a a and tod Cr SOY TO return 10 WICK
summon, not ne posse comiatus,
49, con- n, out the negT oes from tne surroun
- nv, wnom, ~ TOD. Alnes had sou
-, Aiore armed wiz state runs As 10 Aad
- 20 90, they oep ~ part or the mlllti
i lby did As ne was told. On Sunds
= eolored preacs srs told their poop
bat en- Monday morning they we
ordered 10 VioksosrG and those VINO lad the
we're 70 carry their ~ ms / caauot blame "a
pssple OF the town 10 being greatly alafmsd a.
sxaspersted a. tals proceeding, which BEGAN
KNOWN 50 them durls z Sunday. II tue sasnn
wsssenestsr county y onld one day, nncinE .
utls 10 bis once diNIu cd. summon ths more |
Morant part OF tine population 10 come pell N,
into Yonkers VIII a Ngrms zoe people OF N
gown would also be al armed. Nor do great
p.ame the waite MOP Tor wnat followed. mob
uncoa trollaolei and tsrs we're two MODS run All
uit against each othe q. There were sensible ~
brave men IN Ylvksb ara VINO moderated the ~
% tAs wasss as sooi - they could and thus - y
many lives that otn, ewlse might have been sac
noed
naving disperss 1 The negroes ana dsfsas'
CROSBY the demo lrAts aow coolly procscJed
Bosd gov election LIor sRsii1. which nad NJ va
TEst or ansrorlt'f In Jar, aud installed one
,helr members II ne sAsng's once. Thersupo
Governor Ames. still sptacid." 40 ne declare
hi0sei, insteaos = asscraaG AS authority 40 60
ernor o. Tue sane and s-4Slng - good ctixens
nsiv aim, oa4sd on seusrsI forces, unO put .
she pseudo, shoan AID restored Crosby. rhis neiI
icne tie 1ent eFats DsRan - bargain wish Cros
10 DeVoae hls bondsmen condition that one
them saauld ran the once mis- deputy al
share Ia 49, irons. Before ths bargain Was coi
plsted : uAnve rspuDBoAn, from al saste
counu, appeared Ana with aim Cros
mace tns afrargemsnt THIS 10 the eri