The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-14

maddened Dy the lies OF the cespicaoie
creatures that lead them, and ready for a
fuss, fight and a stampede. (These fol-
low In regular succession, where there is
conflict between the races in the South).
That the readers of the Sentinel may know
the facts about the Clinton difficulty, we
make the following extracts from the letter
of Mayor Lewis, to which reference has al
ready been made:
Now, the truth is that some four days previ-
ous two of our leading democratic citizens,
DR.. Ed. u. Banks and Judge Il: W. Caoaniss, re-
ceived a written invitation from the repu1- I
Will tooioTedl and County Treasurer .; N. Chill;
ssPsssSassvs Isssy ss' Hs
Invited Judge A. Il. johnson 10 represent the
democratic party In the discussion, which was
Gazette 20 y ns says That Fisher
the republican, was speaking, a drunken white
aoWdy .b oy 'n ae name Srs ~ epitbst' No
such expressi On was used by any one, aud MI:
men in my whole list of acquaintances. He
had not tasted drop of liquor Ia three years,
and was beloved by all who knew him. His
shooting h m is also ia Sc, as Sively had moth
Ing to do with the commencement of the diff
| " the two white men and four others of their
gang started 10 run and were followed by some
two hundred negIoe', very lew Oh whom nsd
fence ne shot dead. The other murderer
got across the field and hid In ditch, and the
crowd of Infatuated negroes hred ali their shot
into him, and that neither OF the bodies were
| mutiIated exc pit by pistol shots. Mr. siveley,
after surrenderIng and giving up his pistol, was
killed some three hundred yards from the fence
he had crossed; was terribly gashed with a
knife, and beaten with clubs to almost a jeIIy;
was robbed of his shoes, and his finger cut of to
get his ring. The other gentleman, Mr.. +
! Thorn pson, after being shot In the leg mounted
horse and rode for his life. AT going
about one and haf miles in an oppc Se direc-
| lion to where Siveley was murdered tainted
Tom loss OF blood and fell TO the or. sod. He
wss overiaken by those creatures, whom the
| and by them his body was horribly mutllated
| with knives and his brains beat out with
a fence rail, land that the other four ran into
whites in town armed and formed in two COM
panies, then went to the grounds and opened
| them" That, all, sir is a falsehood of the sest
| kind, as the most ignorant negro there knows
full well that there was only one ngnt, which
| panies false, for all told, DO n in town and on
| the grounds could not make respectable sized
Tnat "Mr. Chiffon, a white man, who lived
near by, was endeavoring TO get some colored
| way" chat much every one knows to be true)
"was shot by a lot OF white men, who said, 'yon
yG% VIII pT1se ,ha tae g WI 66ton
was shot ny negroes, ana was known 10 DC one
of the best members OF the anti-radical club OF
| we're kill ed next morning on the public high way
after waving white handkerchief as nag OF
truce. In reading over the letter am only
abe to find the one truth in regard TO Mr.
Chiffon, who was a prominent merchant OF THIS
place, Of the firm OF &. N. Chiffon Co., who was
trying TO protect the negro women and chi,
dreo, and am Iulv convinced the so called
Ohio Democrat could compete with the world
| in running an outrage mill. provided (Welt,
don't think IL needs proviso, as II would be i'm
possible for him 10 get In a truth edge wise 10
Interrupt the running of the mill, Will, as
s. MAYOR, In the name OF the people OF
III there Is a Northern editor, or community OF
Northern people, who believe for moment
that that blse letter is except as 1 nave de-
clared it, are most cordially invited TO visit our
little town end make the investigation for
| themselves, and p omise them all the hospi-
talities they could de ire. You are at liberty to
publish this ifyou think best.
Yours, etc., GiLLY NJ LEWIS,
| Mayor of Clinton.
These Statements of the mayor of Clinton
are substantiated by the afidavits OF some
twenty persons, both white and colored.
Thee afiidsvits bring to light many things
not mentioned in the letter from which we
have quoted, but the space at our command
forbids their bFing named. Suffice it to say
that, from the evidence aSauced, we are sat-
is6ed that the riot at Clinton Mas CON-
menced by the negroes, at the instigation OF
Gov. Ames and his coajutors, for the pur-
pose of getting up such a condition OF affairs
as would cause the president to send federal
soldiers 10 Mississippi. That the conspira-
tors did not succeed in this was not their
fault, but must be attributed TO the presi-
dents reluctance in doing an act that be
knew would bring upon him a storm of in
dignation like that which was visited upon
him when he overturned the government of
Louisiana. That there exists q sad state Of
affairs in Mississippi is true; that there may
be faults on both sides of the color line is
| probable, but that the main RESPONSE
bility for these troubles lies at
the doors OF the Adventures and
thieves that hold tho Offices and rob the
people in tia. unhappy state, is susceptible
of the clssrest proof. Ii the federal govern
ment will keep her hands off the people Of
Mississippi these troubles will soon end.
When this comes to pass, there should be
rejoicing throughout the land, for Missis-
sippi is about the last place of refuge for the
thieving scoundrels. who, In the name Of
liberty, have overrun the Southern States
and demoralized the politics Of the country.
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