New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-11
The Campaign in Mississippi.

| uioohoiso Nom employment ana 10 mur0er
negroes who will not vote with the Demo
Gratis. Referring to model stump speech
the Examiner says:
Judge. Houston struck we think what
should be the key note of this campaign.
lie claimed that we were justified in ex.
pecting and demanding the hearty cooper.
alton OF the cOlored voters in our efforts to
free ourselves from rule that is oppressive
and odious to every white man who does
not put money in his purse" by ind0rsng
and sustaining it. That if the negro will
not assist us in redeeming our State from
this terrible incubus. he takes position as a
covert it not an avowed enemy, and is en-.
titled to no consideration at our hands.
| Judge Houston thought that every word
OF kindness that could impress him with a
sense of his duty to his white neighbors,
should. be spoken; that every argu-
ment consistent with our manhood and
seli-respect should be presented and
urged; and then, if kindness shall be
met only by old time sullenness. and ar
gument shall fail TO pierce the shell of OBJ
stinacy and indifference that is in this in
stance enmity, he favored the policy of hav-
| ing fair and faithful settlement with all
negro tenants and employees this tall and
peaceful separation.
We were in a condition to dictate the
| terms upon which the fields are to be cul-
us
would be not only the height of folly but
| the sum of madness to longer psnder to the
whims and caprices of those who stand by
and, maintain nan.administration that is ini-
mical to every interest of the white map
and rule that isiregarded by him as humil-
lating and degrading.
Of the men sounding this key note the
jackson Times says:
They begin by declaring every man who
does not see 1t to be his duty to vote as
they dictate, an enemy TO the State, and
then they propose to treat him rs an enemy
according to their own peculiar code of po-
litical morals. which implies intimidation,
iorce- violence-anything TO compel men to
succumb to their evil designs. 1t ia the
same spirit that oppressed .he large Union
sentiment in the State, denied free speech
aud took forcible possession of the ballot
box in 1861, and dragged Mississippi into
Yet the advocates of this programme
pretend to accept the political equality and
freedom of the cOlOred men, and pom mpsusly
set themselves up as their best friends, and
the only hope of the peace. and prosperity
of :he State.
The Vicksburg Monitor acts as peace
commissioner after the battles. After the
Clinton massacre, to help on which Vicks-
burg promptly sent company of White
Line soldiers, the Monitor says:
In this city and in this county there is not
the least cause of any difficulty between the
races, and we sincerely hope there will be
none. We hope the white people will keep
cool, bear with the negroes, and teach the
latter their duties in kindness and peace
They are ready to desert their leaders, and
little encouragement and Kindness will
cause them to do SO. Letythem know when
they do so their rights will be protected,
and that all will be peace and progress, and
we firmly believe the electioa in this county
will be as peaceable as ever held in this
county, and will result in q complete rout
of the Radical party. The whites in this
city and county are powerful enough to
them to use their power judiciously.
Let us closely watch the guilty leaders,
and when they slander us and incite riots
and bloodshed, let US get the best negroes
to put them down and forever crush the
selfish mischief-makers. These leaders are
the ones, and those they have SO deeply
wronged by arrayiDg them against their
best friends, are the ones to make them
feel that their day of melting riot and blood
shed is over forever. Vicksburg and
Warren comfy are powerful enough TO say
that there shall be peace, and crush as
worms any who incite riot, and we hone
they will do so. They have but to assure
the peace of the city or county, let the
punishment fall heavily and certainly on
the guilty, but not on the innocent, because
they are ignorant.
1t will never be known how many colored
men we're murdered at Clinton on the nigAt
and day following the breaking up of the
Republican meeting. Our dispatches cay
forty, and the life of the man with bottle
of whisky was fully avenged. There are
sometimes excuses for taking life in great
excitement; but what can be said for vol
unteers who 60 out to shoot the day after
the fight. The Clarion has graphic &C.
count of the part the jackson company
took in numbering. 1t says when the com
pany arrived at Clinton
Every road was picketed and the watch.
word was given. Sunday morning, about 4
two negroes were killed by the |
pickets. One of them when shot was in his |
shirt sleeves.and barefOoted, and as he was |
known to be sort of leader, appearances
that he was going intQ town as o |
scout or spy. All night reports were being |
brought in that the negroes were maesing |
at this and that place in the country, and as |
soon as it was good daylight, q cavalry |
company, mounted principally on horses
and mules captured on the battlefield,
went out to investigate the truth Of the re-
ports.
1t was reported here, yesterday, that this
party was killing negroes in every direc-
tiOn, but there is no authentic information
that any were killed, but it is very probable /
that two or three who we're known to have
participated in the pureuit Of the whites
we're killed if they were found. -r'
1t was brave thing to shoot down q
and costless negro, on 9 quiet
Sabbath morning, because he looked like
'cout. The picket midst have again thought
himself in the guerilla service.
A correspondent of the Vicksburg Herald
uggests that murder delegates be appointed
n all parts of the State, and that when the
whisky bottle men succeed in making any
ort of local disturbance, the murder dele
rates shall Immediately seize and kill all
Republicans in the place where
uch disturbance is created. Here is the
Ian from the Herald:
In every county, precinct and town
throughout the State there are located GER
ain leaders of this party Of blood and
'lundcr, and suggest to the citizens there
f that for each and every one of such lead
rs residing in their midst they delegate
nd appoint number of reeOlute, deter
nined and good citizens, whose duty it
hall be, in case of any outbreak, to seize
nd favor with swift departure the mis-
reants responsible therefor. / think, sir,
be Radical leaders being apprised of this