Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-12
MISSISSIPPI.
No More Communications to the Wash
ingtOn Authorities from Governor
AmeS Senator PeaSe Heard
From.
He Says All Excitement at Clinton has
SubSided-S Statement by Dr. j. ".
Moore.
True Statement Of the Origin Of the
Difficulty at ClintOn-UnTarnished
Facts by an Eye-NitneSS.

attOrney-genersl had not up 10 DOOH Ie'
ceived further word from Governor
Ames, and e dispatch from the Presi-
dent mentions that he also is without
further official Rdvices from Missis-
sippi.
Senator Pease, Of Mississippi, tele-
graphs to the attorney general that all
excitement consequent upon the dis
turbances at Clinton has subsided.
BY Mail
From the Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion Extra,
september 9Th.
General J. u. George, chairman OF the
Democratic and COnsel Eative EZecg-
tive State committee, has received from
DR.. J. w. Moore, q leading and uni
versslly esteemed citizan Of Yazoo City,
who was not connected with the recent
riot, but was an eyewitness, the follow
ing statement of facts, under oath,
which, at the request of the committee,
we have hastened to lay before the pub
lie:
YAzOO CITY, September 7.-Having
published accounts of the riot in this
place on the first instant, and viewing
none that | have seen as full and cor
rect, in the interest of right aud justice
to III I will submit the Uuvarui5Jed
fscts, as witnessed by myself, Of the
Wh,l3 c2se. A. about nine O'ciycE Mr..
Dreuing, Colonel M'Culium, MIR. Bran
SOD aud myself entered Ihe Wilson
building for the purpose OF hearing
lecture delivered by Colonel Morgan
upon the political cClor-line, white
people and Democrats having been in-
vited by the colonel to hear him, On
our entering the hall We found the Re-
publican clu6 organized and transactiDg
club business, with very full meeting in
attendance, roughly estimated at about
two hundred negroes, and all the
leading active white Republicans 10
the city, except Captsin BidweiI,
numbering, l think, but six or
seven OF thOse leaders. The three
gentlemen mentioned above, with some
four or five others, constituted the en-
tire Democratic element in the house.
The business Of the club being through
in q few minutes, Colonel Morgan was
called upon to address the meeting. He
had proceeded with his speech but
very short time, when he challenged
contradiction. Robertson, a cOlOred
man, declaring himself then, and at sll
times, Republican, at once seized the
proffered opportunity and took issue
with the colonel. The Republicans
cried out, "Downw Mr.. Dixon, Demo-
crat, stood up and told him to 60 on;
che had the right to the floor by invita-
ton. One cries, "D0Wnw again. Mr..
Dixon steps out and toward Robertson,
looking at the one who cried out
"DOWnW and inquired "what hU had to
do with ito" Order was here restored,
but in few minutes Robertson WAS on
his feet gainsaying Wha5 the colonel
stated. Republicans cry, "DUwlW Mr.,
Dixon, on the other hand, says, "Up,
and say what you pleaseW Several
cry cut, "Put him out!" Mr..
Dixon quickly steps out and
forward by the side Of Robertson,
with his hand on his pistol, but partial
ly drawn (exactly as he had done at the
first interruption, several Republicans
doing the same), not intending TO draw,
nor use, as the sequel shows, and as Pat
ent at the time, unless he was fired
upon. He denounced in bitter terms
those who cried "Put him out" and de-
Fl ed them to attempt il, stating to Rob-
ertson he should not lie intimidated,
and to say what he pleased. Order
being again restored, the colonel con-
;i1ued, but soon closed his remarks.
His closing statement was that at the
l4st election the Republicans had car
Tied YaZo0 county bv nineteen hundred
majority. Thank God, we had judi.
ciary, and it would be difficult, indeed,
to induce that judiciary t) believe that
nineteen hundred majority had been
fairly overcome. Mr.. Drening replied
"Then we are prejudged, and il the
county goes Democratic the election is
u fraud" The colonel did not answer,
but stated: "NOt only have we this i'm
mense majority ia each supervisors dis
tTict, SIS attested by the fact that we
elected all five Of the members
composing said board" "True," in
terpOsed Mr.. Drening, "yOu elected
all five, and not single one cOmpe-
tent" Colonel Morgan Tejoined: mot q
single one competent?" Mr.. Drening
answers, 81 think not.n Morgan re-
plies, "Why there is Captain Bidwell, a
man Of education and fine business hab-
its; is he not fit for member of the
beard OF supervisors?" Mr.. Dixon re-
plies, "He's thief" A negro, full half
way across the room, and not in view Of
Mr.. Dixon, halloOes out in s most insO-
lent and insulting tone, "That's all you
know about It, You are liar, or you
know nothing about it." All these ex-
pressiOns have been used ID show the re-
plies by various persons present, The
exact words / did not catch, but the tone
was most insOlent and insulting. At
this MIR. Dixon steps out and inquiries,
"D-n you, who are yOum and starts in
search of him, with his hand upon his
pistol. as before stated, his eye fixed di-
rectly before him, looking for the person
who gave the insult, and got about the
place where he sat, intently scIutinizing
the cOUntenances. While standing thus
Republican 10 his left side, and rather
behind . him, clandestipe!y slipped
his pistol forward, and within from two
TO three feet Of his, DixOn's body, and
fired. When this occurred, my eye
being fixed intsDtly upon Dixon, | ssw
the flash stream out in close proximity
to DixOn's bCuy with the simultaneous
report: though l could not distinguish
and identify the person whose hand
held this pistol at the moment, yet /
could gee exactly the spot from whence
it came; and all agree, so fer as | know,
that the first shot was fred by a Radical
hand. Mr.. Dixon, Of course, promptly
returned the fire. The firing ct once be-
came general, which was continued very
lively for about one minute, at least
from forty to sixty shots being fired.
One mighty scramble and rush fOc the
doors and windows was naGe stimuli
taneOusly y with the firing, and the house
was pretty well empty by the time the
pistols were. Mr.. Dixon stood fiat in
his tracks, though in the thickest
of the fight, ultil he emptied his
pistol and was master Of the field.
Neither l nor the gentlemen who sc-
companied me there that night were
armed. Mr.. Dixon was armed, but be
is habitually armed. | believe there
were but two other democrats that were
armed, and 10y impression is that this
Is also their habit. l mention this to
show that the Democrats did not go
there for the purpose OF precipitating
riot and breaking up the meeting, as is
so universally charged by Republican
papers.
Result-R. B. Mitchell, killed; w.
H. Foot Doth Republicansl, wounded,
quite severely Some three Oh four 9TH
ers slightly wounded.
J. W. MOORE.
Sworn to ard subscribed before me
this seventh day Of Septem Der, 1875.
GEORGE L. WILKINSON,
Mayor Of Yazoo City.