The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-09-16

THE CLINTON BUTCHERY.
wANTON MASSACRE OF UNOFFEND
s59iBs ING NEGROES.
Qrrespo Of Cincinnati Commercial. !. I.
JACKSON, Sept. II have been over
the river to Vicksburg, and took
great pains to learn tho facts Of the
Clinton trouble. After the ARRAY at
the barbecue-grounds, the telegraph
brought to the place armed white
men from this place, Edwards, Boil
ton, Vicksburg, and other places, and
that afternoon and away into the
night the country was secured for
miles around, and whenever and
wherever negro could be seen he
was shot at and killed, if the infur.
lated marksman did not fail in his
aim. On the next morning the
search was renewed and the shooting
continued. .'@ ~ q !.
Old men were shot while sitting in
their cabin doors, and one bed-ridden'
very old fellow was killed while in
1,
his bed. Bodies were found within 2
miles Of this city, and some even
further out on other roads, all killed
the next day, and" with no charge
against them save that Of being black
Even as late as Monday, two days
after the barbecue, two negroes were
shot while walking peacefully along
the road bya company of men on
their way to the scene Of trouble from
Yazoo County. This occurred near
Bovina, 25 miles away! :
While in Vicksburg I heard that
the young men openly and publicly
boosted of their achievements al
Clinton, detailing infinitely how they
had killed their negro, while the poor
fellow, doubtless innocent of any
wrong, because he had not run away
never dreamed that civilized men
would thus ruthlessly send the leader
messenger Of death through his heart
And I learned, too, that, while nearly
every one there understood how mer,
cilessly these volunteer .murdererI
had acted, not one citizensdared raise
his voice in disapprobation. '.'S =
The wagons and buggies left be
hind by the negroes: in their flight
were burned up by the whites, and,
am told, the fields in the vicinity Of
Clinton are full Of horses and mules
belonging to negroes who are afraid
to go and take them away.
The papers here and in Vicksburg
put down the number of killed at MOI
less than thirty, which would make
.twenty-three who were shot subse
quent to the row at the barbecue, al
accounts agreeing as to seven being
the number killed there.
The condition of things is bad in
deed. No one knows what to do
The negroes are absolutely afraid tx
60 into their fields to pick cotton, fol
fear of being shot. Business is at .
standstill, and groups, with gloomy
faces, stand ABOUT the streets discuss
ing the state of affairs, and what is *
grow out of it There are many
whites who would regard it as an &C
tual relief if martial law was dec1ar
ed in the State. They think moth:
ing can prosper under the present
condition. Of things. :: :. The armed bod
ies of men who are riding up ane
down the country carry consterna
ton to the negro and anxiety to- the
white man. If it be not soon stopped
and some assurances ofpeaee be given,
much of the corn and cotton, ofwhicl
there are such abundant crops, will g
to waste in the fields.
From the Jackson Miss.) Times.
Wherever a colored man was seen
it is reported that he was shot down
But, not satisfied with waiting until
they came out of their cabins, the cab.
ms were entered and the bloody worl
there pursued. Simon Jackson, Presi
dent of the Clinton Republican Club
| living II miles from town, was kill
ed in his own house. George Wash
ington, a minister, the same way
Gallilee Brown was shot in front o.
the market-house, and so: on.
The Wisconsin Democracy hav,
held their Convention. and renomin
ated the present State officers. Mean
while it is somewhat mysterious thai
the influential Democrats Of Milwau
kee and elsewhere who but few
days ago protested so vigorously
against the denomination of Taylor
made no sign. The. protest which
these men wrote and printed was one
Of the most bitter attacks ever made
even in politics. Howsissit that they
have suddenly grown 50 dumb? Why
were they not heard from in the Con
vention =? =" Were they bought off OF
were they intimidated7 Or, as il
more likely, did they recognize thu
fact that they would be powerless in
the Convention, and therefore felt il
to be- q better policy to remain quie
and make their protest felt at tn
polIs?' Time will tell. Meanwhile
the hint Of one Of the anti-Taylo1
men from the northern part of the