Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-15

tRIARS POINT, MISS,
VIA HELENA, Ark, October II, 1870.
Editors New York TribuDe.

VIA HELENA, Ark, october II, 1870 /
Editors New York Tribune
You ask me TO give the 'aets touching
the troubles at Friats Point. l viii do so as
briefly as can. We have tOr sheriff a col
Ored man non Oberlin, Ohio, elected two
years ago on the Ames ticket. His bond was
made by Ames, who, a year ago, surrendej ed
him, on The plea that he had appropriated TO
bis own use n aTly five thousand dollars of
the revenues b longing to the state and had
de manded the cooperation of the treasurer
OF the county, white Republican, IN a fraud
upon the county treasury for nearly six
Thousand dollars more. A number of wealthy
planters, all Conservatives, all of whom had
opposed his election, ignorant of the fs cts
touching his default, became his bOndSmen,
in the hope, as they said, that he might be
controlled in the interests of peace. The
state senator from this district, elected four
years ago, was a cOlOIed man from Ohio,
named BOlls. Two years ago, and VIII le
holding the office of senator, he was appOiut-
ed receiver Of public money. A year afler
he detauLted with large sum ana ran away.
Smith. another Ohio negro, was sent from
jackson To this district to run for g senatorial
vacancy, and was elected, and now holds the
once. Al the close OF the last session OF the
legislature, Smith was appointed receiver
OF public money. subsequently, be was
appointed our county superintendent of edu-
cation at nine hundred dollars a year. All
these Office be now holds. Two months ago
Sheriff Brown made known to the negroes
that Smith must be elected 10 both of the Oh
ices OF circuit and chanceTY clerk This was
not satisfactory 10 the nCgIOeS. 1t alarmed the
taxpayers AmOng.the powers OF the chan
Gerry clerK are those OF approving official
bonds and keeping the records OF he board OF
supervisors, Il e taxing power of The county.
These offices would make the ring for the
plunder OF the Couoty compete in Brown and
Smith. The negroes of the county, urged by
the taX-pa, ers, made stubborn resistance to
Browns programme to control them. To sub
due opposition, Brown began harsnguing the
negroes six weeks ago touching declared out
RACES on his race in other portions of the
Slate, he stirred their blood by recttgtiOns OF
Clinton and NicksbuTg. He urged tn N to arm
Tor defense, as the whites were watching the
opportunity for assault. Citizens quietly pro-
tested that they meultaJed no war on tbs
negro; that the whites had held no pub
lie meetings; that they had no mill
tary organization: that not a single me-
gro had been killed by a white man in
This county since ihe wal; that the whites
are planters ana not pOlIcla:s - thay they
care not who holds the offices, il they but hold
them well and that their fields NeT1 y hite
with cotton, and rum would come upon them
should they fail to gather the crops. These
pTOtes - coming so the of Brown, were
denounced as hypOcritical. He said he had
orders from the governor TO carry out his pro-
gramme al all h2ZaTuss ina. A- could bring,
II need be, i've hundred militia men to each
voting precinct: that this county belonged
Of right 70 the cOloTed people. ana they in
tended 10 have IL; that the white man had
had his day, and that the daY or the CDlOTGd
man was Low 81 hand. Brown Supplle1 HIM
sell with a Winchester rifle, and was reported
10 nave brought large lot OF ammunition to
the county. Alarmed at his demon, JTatiCnS,
two Of our most respected citizens visited
hm, one Of them his Bgud~mHu. and urged
him, IL he did not mean " r, 10 -eld the sm-
munitIOo away. This he refused 10 do. The
whites now began u counsel iUg defeu.e, but
lad made little progress when browns con
VenuOl met. lne ntsIOe' were completely
under his COntIOl. None were allowed 10
speak except by ms permission. Brown
was IeuOminsted for sheriff smith for
both circuit and caaucelE Cle,Es, and
one white man alo tour IguO-
rant negroes f0r the D.srI # >1pz'-
visOrS. The result wa. VIg.l lmsu ia
the streets Of our village, with jha d-fe-Diur
nois- of many drums. On the evening e. the
second OF October. The sane dag as that or
Browns convention a meeting OF citizens,
white and gylOrei, was called st the count
house. AiteI others had spoken, l. being re-
cOgniZed in the audience. was called out. ]
responded in a sharp review OF Browns out
RACES, ana IN 8de the first puhlic disclosure OF
his pluudeT OF the tax payers, reCItlng the
fact OF MS effort 20 stir his people 10 violence
Brown was in the audience and denied some
OF the assertions made. | rej0iued with point
Brown drew his pistol and held II exposed
until / had c Osed This was on Saturday.
Brown announced 10 the audience th8t he
would make ms reply at the courthouse Mon
day night. Sunday il became known that