The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-10-14
RECKLESS DOINGs IN MIssIs-
SIPPI.

this disgrace upon the State and nation
was entirely family affair between the
black and white Radicals, or more cor
rectly, the Northern and Southern Radl-
Gals. The carpet-baggers and scallawags
united with the colored olice-holders
from Ohio, Missouri and other Northern
States were arrayed against the South
ern colored Radicals. in contest for a
monied Office. Gov. Alcorn heading the
one party, Sheriff Brown, (colored,) the
other. Alcorn made political speech
which Brown answered with a mob of
armed idiots under an insane colored
man, called General Pease. Sheriff
Brown (upon whose bond were some Of
the wealthiest and best citizens of the
county, was active in exciting the blacks
against the whites generally, seconded
by the infamatOry harangues of a peni-
Tertiary convict named Al5ritton Brown
had further, Ito the alarm of all good cit
izens) supplied these misguided men with
arms and ammunition Mr.. " General
Bill Pease, (colored,) instead of answer
ing Gov Alcorn' speech with arguments
marches an army upon the town, in
which Alcorn was at the time, the armed
mob threatening to kill all the white PEG
pie and burn the town. Under this
threat the people of Friars Point armed
for defense, and none too soon, as the
Tabble army of Pease, Brown & Co, was
marching in force upon them
General Chalmers took command of
the hastily collected. forces in town,
charged the misled tools of Pease and
Albritton, killed few, and captured and
lodged in jail some of the most conspicu-
GUS disturbers of the peace 1t is be-
lieved that this prompt action on the
part of the people of Friars Point is all
that prevented one of the bloodiest scenes
ever witnessed in times Of profound
peace.
This disgracefuI and we'll nigh deeply
tragical affair all grew out of a political
squabble between the two wings of the
Radical party in Coahoma county, for
the Offices ofChancery and Circuit Court
Clerkship. In the Mississippi Radical
mode of settling political questions by
ignorant mobs and bloody deeds, the
lives of the peaceable white people of
Friars Point were all put in jeopardy,
without even being parties to the contest.
The sensible portion of the colored
lpeoplc who work for an honest living re-
fused to be led into this outrageous and
general assault on the white people IN
der the lead Of an Infatuated penitentia-
~ convict his Pease-ful co-adjut Pease
and John Browns body a marching on.
But there are always idiots enough to
fall into any public outrage when their
passions have been artfully excited by
bad men. She riff Brown at the first on.
set fled across the river in a skif to
Helena Bill Pease has disappeared for
the present, and quiet seems to be re-
stored, to the qualification Of all law-abid
ing citizens, both white and black
We ask in the name of reason, of hu
1nanity, and of good government if the
peaceable citizens of a State, or county
or neighborhood are to be continually
subjected to these dreadful outbreaks
and terrible consequences of Kadica
rule? Where is the protection to life
liberty and property, we have right tt
expect from the State, and where the
avengipg arm Of the law Wien {
Southern State is oYerslaughed by thi
party, they invariably seem to thinl
moblaw in its bearing upon politica
questions q higher and better Inv thar
can be administered at the ballot-bOx, o
even IN the courts of the State. But ar
the peaceful people to look in vain to tn
State for protection against violence
and to holt themselves like savages, Will
arms ever in hand, ready to fight for life
and repulse the sudden onslaught tina
may be instigated by the vilest peaiter
tiary birds who may succeed in urgin
az ignorant mob to deeds ofviolence an
blood Is there no security to perso
or property in the Radical oppresse
State Of Mississippi, except such as ma
be commanded SY brave men with arm
in their hands, who stand for their lives
their rights and their homes Is tn
arm Of the law paralised, and impotent t
deal with those who take the law int
their own hands and in defiance of O
civilization and good government, max
war upon, and Unfortunately kill III
offending citizens because, forsooth, or
wing Of a political party wants Nj
Smith made Chancery Court Clerk, Will
the other wing If the same party wan
Mr, Jones. Nor is this al, the frienI
Of Mr. Smith become Infatuated because
friend OF Mr.. Jone shad made a temPera
speech showing up The rascalities of sa
Smith, and the Smithtes instead of q
swering the same in peaceful argume
fly to arms and march upon the town
which the friend of Jones is at the tic
residing, breathing vengeance not again
Jones, but destruction to every VIII
man, woman and child in the place, W
had had nothing to do with the eonte
and who were not disposed even to "a
low for the bottom dog in the fight