Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-16
Statements of Fact that Cannot he Con.
trOverted-Arms and Ammunition
for MurderOus Gangs of Idle,
Lazy and Vicious Ne
grOPs.
Intimidation in Politics Negroes Threat
ened for Joining Democratic Clubs
Chalmers and the Nominal
tiOn for Congress
Popular Man.
From the Appeals Special Commissioned
SPECIAL TRAIN MISS AND TEcN

From the Appeals Special Commissioner
SPECIAL TRAIN MISS. AND Tenn.
4. r., NEAR GRENADA, MISS, October To-
SOME excl ement hos been cat.sd along the
railroad because OF an ubearLhed plot ON the
part 81 Ames to arm negro TganiasA;ions in
DeSotO county. 2 his fact is now made
known, and, OF coutse, Is but another evil
dence of the intentiD IN of Ames % stir up un-
necessary distruSt bet~eep the whites and
the blacks, Last Friday, UctOn er Sth, Senator
Brt e, q. W. Smith, of Coahoma county, and
H w. hillsman, the negro candidate for the
legislature in DeSOto county, went to Jack
son for the purpose OF interviewing AmeS
relative TO the war measures which would
best suit the Radicals in carrying ont their
hefariruS deS. gnH. The rebuilt was that Gov
eIhOr Am s UfdeTed ten boxes OF ammunition
and tea boxes of guns TO be sent to Sheriff
Evans (cClored), of DeSoto county. The arms
and ammunition were sent to the depot at
Jackson yesterday, but, being discovered.
Ames could not have the official Impotence
70 have them carried TO their destination at
He1hando. Hetce they were taken oct
OF the depot and stored in the
United States barracks at Jackson.
These arms were destined for the use of a
nsgIo military organization, of which the
said Hillsman Is the principal officer, his
rank being that of colonel or commander.
Sheriff Evans is lieutenant of this Radical
military organization, while another sfficer IS
the n gro Thompson, who is the Radical cam
dldats for treasurer of DeSOtO county. Now,
these arms were not intended to be used by
the sheriff as legally constituted officer of
the State but were for the use of Radical
negro military Organization, in which the
sheriff, the SerVitOr of the peace, holds an in
Is no necessity for armed organizations in
DeSotO county; 1t is sly effort 10 cause blood
shed, terror and crime of every species. The
question now is, who are the men that have
sought to bring about such a result? Have
the Radical leaders attempted this? Let the
facts attest, and let the public, north and
south, behold what n terrible programme the
malignant hate of political leaders and
Radical ofice-holders have arranged for
s4e feast S 81 passion and s,s dsh'nfSt
yesterdays APPEAL that G. W. Gmith, the
mulattO who was with Sheriff Brown, OF
Coahoma county, and who IS said to be
equally culpable, yesterday came from Jack
son to Sards, Pamela county. He stopped
over there 10 hold a conference with those
elegant specimens OF Radical otfice-leeches,
Ozanne and Howe. 1t is believed that these
two white men have induced Smith to visit
SardiS for the purpose of frightening the ne
gr0es into voting the Republican ticket by
telling them "raW-hesd and blOOdy-bOne
stories of Outrages, kukluNiSm, and every
other deVIlish crime that Amos ard his party
have manufactured and caused for political
effect. Perhaps bench warrant from Goa
hOma county might secure the arrest of Smith
and all others who are believed to have been
instrumental in melting riots among the
negroes of Coahoma county. If his purpose
in visiting Pamela county is to aid OZanne
and Howe n their contemplate and heiliSh
work, disgraceful in everything save the
actors, then Smith is but seeking 10 carry out
the plans which he is said to have attempted
In Csanoma. He went from Memphis to
Jackson last Friday afternoon for the par
pose of SEER AmeS This he declared 10 be
the object OF his visit to Jackson. Now we will
soon see what plan of intimidation he and
Ames b&ve agreed upon. de can hardly add
callSm in Pamela than the white leaders
there have already done.
Sullivan, the white Radical sheriff Of Boil
var county, came to Memphis on the steamer
A. ]. White Friday, October Sth. q. W.
Smith, the fugitive, met him at Helena, and,
after hurried conversation on the wharf
boat, the two went on to Mem
phis. Howe, of Pamela county, met these
men in Memphis, as did also, Ozanne, of PIANO.
la, the day they arrived, The result was
mission of Bruce, Smith and Evans to Jack
son, where they held a conference with Ames.
What is the RESULT Ames orders ten cases OF
guns and ten cases OF ammunition to the ne
gro organization in DeSotO county. Evans
returns 10 fernando, DeSOto county, and
Smith to Sardis, Pamela county. Are not
these significant facts and circUmstancial evil
have been charged with au endeavOr 10 pre-.
\ ent negroes attending Democratic .COnseTva-
tive meetings and voting that ticket. they
have been openly and publicly charged with
such charges, though we have asked them TO
do so II they Were untrue. What now is the
readers conclusion? What have these men
TO say? We do not wish to do them injustice.
We desire TO deal fairly with them, and we
use our best means for ascertaning the truth
of what we publish. Now there is no disturb
among the white or the black people OF De-
Soto county. Why, then, are State arms pre-
pared and made ready Tor shipment to polits
zeal military organization? 1t is true, the
negro Hillsman, Two weeks ago, attempted to
an IrishmaD, while the latter was
passing through the county OF DeSOtO. The
negro was shot IN his attempt TO murder the
lrisbman who, upon full hearing before
Justice OF the peace, near HoLesOn1S Cross
Roads, was released from custody, 1t being
that he acted in self-delenSe. Hills
man sued out a second warrant for the same
Offense before negro justice of the peace,
and the unfortunate ITlshman was required
10 give pail. This he refused TO do, and being
committed 10 jail, applied by attorney for a
writ of hdGedS corpus before Judge Fisher,
In chambers, at SardiS. The case was
argued before Judge Fisher at fernando, and
The prisoner was discharged from the custody
Of the law. Judge Fisher is q Republican APP
polOtee, hence he was not actuated by any pO-
itcal consideration in discharging the Irish
man, who, to save his own life, had shot the
said Hillsman. This would-be murderer is
the commander of the negro organization for
which the guns were intended by AmeS,
These are facts, and fearful as they are, they
are true and undeniable. Is not Mississippi
cursed? VIII not the law some day punish
The authors of her disgrace and sorrow? God
grant it,
RADICAL INTIMIDATION.