Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-07
How They Do 1t in gNississippi.
TheDemocrAio S1aa dchtral COMBAT

TheDemocratic, state Central Commit
tee of Mississippi have telegraphed to
Atty. .Gen,y Pierrepont,. saying that thew
hre not opposed To the organization of
militia in that State Oh, no! They are
merely opposed to the use of money in
support Of such militia. These virtuous
Democratic committeeman are the coup-
terpart of Jn appearance man down East,
who was inIavorof the Maine Liquor law,
but opposed TO its enforcement After hav.
ing filed their bill for an injunction re-
straining the Auditor of State. from dis
bursting any money for the equipment and
support of the militia they stake pleasure
in assuring" the, Attorney General that
: everywhere throughout the State the
most profound peace and good order pre-
vail. We were assured recently by a,
gentleman from Mississippi, familiar with
the situation there, that the white Demo.
Gratis who instigated the Clinton riot, with
the purpose OF breaking up a Republican
meeting, were known in theneighborhood
as the 4" best citizens'-lawyers, doctors,
bank Presidents and cashiers Doubtless
some OF them are among the sgners OF
the telegram to the Attorney General.
This, then, is the situation: Jones, Smith
and Robinson, residents 1 Of Clinton.
being Democrats, determine that
Republican meeting shall not be
held in their county. A Republic
can meeting being assembled, ! they
bargain with the managers of the meet
ing to consent to a JOINT Discussion The
democratic orator speaks first, speaks an
hour without interruption, but as soon as
the Republican speaker takes the stump
Jones and his friends begin to shoot
" niggers" on the outskirts of the crowd
and so break up the meeting Having
accomplished their purpose they telegraph
to Jackson and other neighboring towns
for White League troops to come and save
the whites from negro massacre. The
troops scour the country, kin a score or so
OF negroes and drive the rest into
the . woods. Gov. Ames telegraphs
the President asking national aid to put
down an instruction. The President re-
plies, recommending the .organizstion of
militia force, and promises that The ma
tonal troops stationed in Mississippi
shall protect the State Executive in the
organization of such militia The Gov
ernor calls for troops and they respond
But now Jones, Smith and Robinson, hav.
ing washed away all marks of blood from
their garments, appeal to the courts to re.
Su "ii taS AolatC IAuultoI IIOlu ulSDuTSlnG
money for the support Of the militia; and
having obtained the injunction, they tele-
graph the Attorney-G General that they are
not opposed to the organization OF
the militia, but they are opposed to
paying the troops; and they say in con-
clusion: we take pleasure in assuring
you that everywhere throughout the State
the most profound peace and good order
prevail" They might as well have said:
" We take pleasure In assuring you that
we have killed as many 'niggers' as we
like just now. We do not wish to kill
any more unless they have the impudence
to assemble in political council. We have
taken the precaution to prevent the organ.
ization of companies of militia which you
advised by restraining the Auditor from
paying the necessary expenses. We have
taken this course because, backed by mill
tia, the Governor would be able to protect
black Republicans from assassination
should they assemble in council. If they
meet again we want to kill enough of them
to frighten the rest away, because we pro-
pose to carry the next election for the
Democratic party by intimidation. Mean
time, dear Mr.. Pierrepont, we beg to as
sure you that throughout the State th 9
most profound peace and good order pre-
vail, because we have no occasion Just
now to go shooting niggers." Ii occurs to
us that Jones, Smith and Robinson ought
to be tried, convicted as murderers and
hung by their several necks till they are
ead.-Chicago Inter- Ocean, Sept. 70.