, 1876-08-25

His Account of an Occur
renee" at the Corr
f1ers.
A True Statement Of tho Kill
Ing Of Six "Nfg-
gcrS.a
How the Chiva|ry We're Forced into a
Collision Of Racea.


CnNFgpu1r z ROADS, WfcH IS IN THE sTArB
uv KEsrucGY, Aug. ~, l67t-To prevent mis-.
rcprcscntashcn at lhe North fiasscn to Etyc
tr.othful account Nv an occurrence wlch took
place at tho Corners latt wcels wael, Is regretted
by every citizen. II will he pub1isht In every
4ibllslun papur Nv the Nnrth that the Denloe-
rtsy uv tny Corncrs killed t!x ringers last Toot-
day, without coz. Tlc klliin a''nit-the coz
insist the ntggcrs furnIsht tlicsrsefves.
This is n trou statement uy wat will be called
the "Corncre Massacre"
John rogsan, tho Dccktns oldest so,, IL, and
aluz cz bin, aud al'uz will bc, troo Southern
shiyalry. Lie waz reconstructed, aud accepted
tho sitooattoo, but ntsgers rses him, wlell lie ls
not 10 be held accountable Tor. for It's colt
siooslnel. -.-.-..
John nuz in frame uy mind Taosday morHin.
lie he'd akers Nv grass wcl needed custsn, ana
he icd trltlc In vane to git so,1s one 10 10 1t.
Not Niger could he hire for love or ii"1'ey, CT
they WIZ all cutt!n their own, nni. ez yo lsynt'
cnY Northern whites here, uv course no white
man coml bo he'd to do nIAnsel labor.
Aud to add to his .liscuritout Joe RiGler he'd
scjrstel to him tt'at T. Fayo the grass i!e 10
grau utc sut t sscl; wst s, 'nsnt nc aafscfs
John he'd bin laytn on h!s baG's In Haacom's
fur two lluura, arguoin that the South wnz n
gofn to room fur want of labor, When solue one
retuarkt To HIN;
Joe WIZ IL say tcux, fur 1oc isn't norl fosner-
" s!avg uv Johns father, aud JnlIn knew TINT
liz hsdn't nothin to do that WIZ prcssin, and he
went ou. and fa'le'l hin: In i. nm #, -,
"Wat 10 yoo wantl' wuz Ills insolent re-
~ want yoo to cut that grass nv mine, back
NV the barn, d---n your black ,cart'
~ can't DO IT," wlix the anssr.
will not trfye the ED1lyCrGnShGu III lult, Dull
cD,,ff " say that tho riggcr WIZ cZ impoedcNt
~ le cood be. Finally, when pressed fur rca:,
iu1 NJ It,; sqtta u te M E1ss k tsi Gef o ws sed
pay hlni $4.50 that he'd ow1 him fur work oscr
two yecrs, a,J puY fur this III udyance
w cu.lrsc, John led hut uns, thing to do.
Housed BY this Insult to n,adnts, he sailed into
Joe, anil Joe hcd the lnsoicnre to striko TUX.
And the awdashus niSgcr wood hoV whaleu tit1'i
II the rest Nv US hadn't come to ttic rcskoo,
1a ths @ mses ,' ,ls gEsr gsES wuz killed. aud We
IL occurred to us that this ackshen ny Joe's
WIZ i!tendtd to bring OH Il collision hetwixt tho
two races, and we dctcrirliuctl to pp 1t In tho
| bud. ....,
We went to tt,s lite Joc's house and found
that he lsesl shot Eu,s, IN axe, and hoe, ey!-
,lcntly urms tn he yoosed n-ln u.s.. ....
On the way to another nfggcr's house to search
for arms, we d1skiycrcd tic nigger In Ills fceid
| pretpn1n to he at work. On ssclt, US he run
until Issakcr Gnvitt, who fs death On ii1Bcr At
W yards, put ball through him and he stopped,
| uv course that niggcr intcndld to rise agin
| the whites. EP lie Dlls'T, WAT DID uE Run ROM
Troo, NC he'd shos-gl11ls, rifles, and rcsolyers,
but wat rite he'd lle to spose that We meant to
| yoosc 'tu, Oh hi'ra
The ucxt house NC cum to We found tho mig
ger loulln III Ills front door yard. llo hed lfs
| 1ayIn all done, nn1 WIS larnGssin Ills mules to
enin to town. There Good he but one nterprcs
tasssen put onto this napye. Hr wiz u go'n to
the Corcrs, to .jnu tie movement sgin US.
When We asked him ''Wlerc ln HI ho Euz a
gonan lie nuscrcl ln tile most feellllsh manner
that he wuzn't awaro TINT It WIZ my Nv OUT
blznis, and went m ll4rrcss!t llts animals.
Ez i MEASURE w safoty Ills he'd wuz bloWl OIL,
Ican,ot defend the aeks'len ny our people
after this except BY aayIn tI,ut they wiz mud.
ucted by wot thry Ind dtskiYs9el, and shot
cn,. The niggrrs hev withheld from us that
eon]lcnce ileaenry to guol fcelin. Ever scice
ihey got the uooz1 uY that Hamburg trouble
they Gny showed themselves cz little ez possible,
nsd wirn they canlr to tue Corners TO trade
they lrritatcd'us by go1n to Poilock's, and get
tin homc ex suddenly ns thuy cotld
Think Nv It. Nsss We wuE In the midst Nv a
populashen nv iufesor bctns thlrstln for our
blood, armed "a hcv s!lowd, and lncnacin us Il.
every why. We found axes or hoes In or about
ovcyy house, ind frckcntly stot-5uns, wcli
they he'd bin too cunnn u losa till they wanted
tn yUUSe CHI.
Aud wit wax more 1a1nnin evidence Nv ther
gn.lt, ts tsso.nsst VIC appesed 10 csas TIC blood
thsrsty wretct.ss, fccl[n that thcr purposes wnz
discovered, run like rabbits. Not ono nv cIn
he'd the flarood to stulla aforc lis and a1scr
thu NMest1nf5 We put to Gti
vii! say tlat things w,lx done Under The heat
nv passion, will. l can't apologize for. Two
w!msntn wuz killed, but Il WIZ accidental. ii,
saker Gasltt bed his s1tc dc.l onto thu husband
NV uno Nv esn, and tho inpEWt!ent woman Euhtesl
afore l,I1n uni rcaccyeA il ball tllat wuzn't In
tcnltl for her. Tie other absosed Capt. M'Pel'
ter by oEtltsin him out Nv lscr llotlsc, and us
co!lrse tAts shotgun went of and shu expired.
/ hcy no apology to offer fur tlIu tailIn oil Nv
Llle first two iitsgcrs; our stuoashcn. must bl
considered, These peopic wlch Ii thlEAtis. IN.
orr blood wuz w'l1ist nur psopcfty, and We
eggsaettl NV en-, mt only ooe1enes, but 1sspect.
n,snt, they hey 'ssot"e voters, sssd tMssst that
atorc thefaw they arc our ckas. When they
met ,tst tlley bow, hut they rcfoosc to takc or
thcr hats, Of acknowledge that they are, in az,
EcsI,le us, they won't wurk fnr us anlcss the,
clsoosu to, and III every way they isupusa upoi
Kin t.tgl'tonet! /! shlyelry undoor THU, L
must observe th" only condshus onto wicl
And ii the!r iaalsubortlinashcn they urc ahbct.
til " t!st fscn.l Joy l'g!sr. w!sn nsskt, M
lin, joe Hlgier noe.stuly nrgea h.,i, TO ,lu IL.
"'ri.erc is u sc,dpto0ral lninnsksllu1, nut,
yoo,". stsl Jue 70 thu nggsr, "wtch il, 'llo.o
Thy fatsmr untl thy H,otller, that thy taze mn
! hi lung IN the lan!.' y"or mother WIZ sntt
'fonth ntt's. thu war, wfsn 700 WA year Oil
10 yno curt honor bur; Gut yoo have 700
father SPARED tn yoo.h
Ex Tom is half white. and It by s.ng'ss CO
ilridcnce he resembles the Dcckin. it w,ix an Ia
suit to tiat good man wIch shc nggers all JIne
III.
i,nt despite a'i thia proynrasheM spots III
North will hnwl In this casD eggaackly eJ II III
Il, tlat matter at Hamburg, and yoosc 1t aglns
us. .-..
lnstld NV It's bc[n cz d reason for rotiu ngins
T!!sieN. It Affords the best reeson for support!
the great rrtornler. Elect him, and VIC will he
the nlgErrs In sIch sllnpe that they cannot g1v
.a reasons for killing Nv cs.. Give lis the rat
!. troie uy ttab Oosstnment foMr ycers, AMsa W
:, Will make III. 80 valuable to liz that VIC cunt u
!, ford tn yoose our thot'guns Ut en-. For III
;, rcasot, every humanitarian, every loyer nv TT
ntgsrr, ought to wnrk mtg anti DAY ~ o'is sH
cess. PETROLEUM '. NASnfp Hei0fMeF.