Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-15

hioting 10 silssissippi has prevailed
to such degree that the Governor of
that State has mistrusted his own abil-
ity to break up the riotous bodies, and
has called on the President of the
United States for help. Here is the
Governors call on the President, and
His Excellency's answer;
JACKSON, Mss, Sept. Z.
To U. S. Grant, President, Wasiing-
ton: SIR Domestic violence in its
most aggravated form exists in certain
parts of this State. On the evening of
the 4th inst, unauthorized and illegal
armed bodies overthrow the civil au-
thorities Of Yazoo county, and took
forcible possession of SAID county, from
which the sheriff, the peace officer of
the county, was compelled to flee for
safety, aud is still refugee. The
sheriff Of this, Kinds county, reports
that since the 4th inst. he has been un-
aolc, after every effort, to maintain
peace and protect rights. He reports
various murders by Unauthorized armed
bodies, who are securing the county.
Warren county is reported as being in
a state oe terrorism also from the dem
onstrations Of still other unauthorized
armed bodies, and a feeling of insecu-
rity prevails in other parts Of the State.
After a careful examination of all the
reports l find myself compelled to ap-
peal to the General Government for
means Of giving that protection to
which every American citizen is enti-
tied. / do not now make formal ap-
plication under the provisions of the
Constitution of the United States, but
telegraph you to know if you can and
will regard the proclamation issued BY
you in December last, on the applica-
ton of the Legislature of this State, as
still in force The necessity of mme-
diate action cannot be overstated. If
your proclamation of December last is
in force l will at once make formal
application, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Constitution of the United
States.
(Signed) ADELBERT AMEs.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
Sept. S-l0:30 AN: Coo. A. fines,
jackson, Miss. Tho President sub
mitted your dispatch Of yesterday, ask
ing if the proclamation Of December
last Is still in force, to the Attorney
General, who decides that it is not in
force. l notify you Of his decision by
direction of the President.
tSigued) LEVI P. LUCKEY, Sec'y.
Dispatches differ somewhat as to the
origin of the riot. As near as can be
ascertained at this time, the trouble be-
gan at a political meeting at Clinton,
Miss, on the evening of the 4th inst.
A joint discussion had been agreed on.
The following is statement of an eye
witness of the affair : Judge Johnston,
a Democrat, had spoken one hour to an
audience of over 1000, who listened
attentively. The Judge said to the
audience that be had never addressed
a crowd as large as the present one that
behaved so we'll and gave him such
marked attention. He hoped they
would accord his opponent, Mr.. Fisher,
the same courtesy. Fisher ascended
the platform, and commenced speaking.
In about five minutes some one called
the speaker liar. There was little
commotiou at this, but no violence. 1t
was premeditated, as l was told by a
white man the night before, that he
would be shot before long. Hendricks
said to me that there was to be a row
out there, meaning the outer edge of
the crowd. lpaused minute before
going out. Upon hearing some very
rough language l proceeded to the spot
indicated. When I got there l asked
what was the matter. A policeman
said this man Horton had drawn a pis-
tol on colored man in the procession,
using opprobrious epithets. Iremarked
"Young, for Gods sake don't disturb
the meeting" l saw that the feeling
was so strong and SO determined that l
called upon some other White men to
assist me in preserving the peace They
did not respond. saw Neil Horton
and Thos. White craw their pistols,
and ! stepped up to Neil, saying, "That
will not d." Aud the same to Thomp
son. They put their pistols Up. fn
few moments they drew again, and the