New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-29
BULLDoZING IN MISSISSIPPI
Seven Negroes Killed One White Man
Loses Hat.
Another Victory Scored for
Tilden and Reform.

Another Victory Scored for
Tilden and Reform.
The following dispatch appears in the
Mobile Tribune, Democratic paper:
ARTEsIA. M'ss., September % Hearing
night at Salem Church, which is at Spsn
Gers Cross Roads, eight miles from this
place, about thirty white men on their way
thither we're halted and tired into by more
than 100 neg.Oes. Oar boys made a charge
with y yell-the old war yell Several ne
groes were killed, and the remainder stam-
peded, throwing down several double-bar-
rel guns and old army nuskets, q number
OF which have been picked up to night.
Our men are being reinforced. and are
awaiting another attack, which is looked
for. When daylight comes We can tell
more definitely the number Cf killed and
wounded, when. also, we shall find more
arms.
Among the whites no one was hurt, ex-
sept one who had his hat shot Oft.
Two days subsequently another dispatch
was published in the same paper, giving
the following additional particulars:
ARrEsIA, Miss, September 25.-I cent
you q telegraph last night from the
.ssest OF war; which I hope arrived in
due time yesterday morning. Colonel Null
drO, Democratic candidate for Congress,
addressed the people of this neighborhood
at Choctaw Agency, several cOlored people
being present. It was understood that the
negroes were to have q meeting that night
at Chapel Hill Church, to which all were
invited. In the afternoon they commenced
assembling, and it was noticed that many of
them had arms, which put the white people
on the alert. They commenced speaking
early, beating drums, yelling and
using most violent language toward
the white race (theit speaking being
done outside of the building). About nine
persons went up to the church in . body,
and when within about forty yards of it, .
negro stepped forward. gave the command
halt, and instantly they began firing. The
whites drew their pistols, and, with yell,
charged the negroes and fired into the
crowd, which then stampeded and left
their quarters in the hands of the whites.
It was found thst one negro had been
killed, fifteen wounded-twO or three NOR
tally-and ten guns and any quantity OF
clubs. two pistols and fourteen hats fell into
our hands. No one was hurt on our eide.
One man was shot through the coat and
hat, and another had his hat shOt of.
Those who think Nasby's letters concern.
ing the ''impudent niggers" at Confederate
Cross Roads are too highly colored, can
read these dispatches with profit. Thee
respondent relates his story with some
pride, making it appear that the colored
people attempted to hold political meeting
at their church; that hundred colored Re
publicans had assembled at the church, and
that thirty Conservative white gentlemen
charged on them with the old rebel yell
stampeding the meeting, and killing and
wounding large number of the miscresntt
who had dared to attend the meeting. NJ
whites were hurt. Ono Democrat WA
wounded in the hat. What right had those
Impudent niggers to beat drum at theil
meeting, or make any sort of musicg Wha
right had any of them to have double bar
relied shotguns or old muskets where they
expected to be attacked by the pale chivalrJ
Of the places No one was obliged to listsr
to the speeches, and their language coulo
not have offended ears kept at home. Th'
thirty young men evidently went there
with their pistols for the purpose of being
insulted and killing as many negroes a
possible. The circumstances and result
agree with all OF the Mississippi outrage
marking the progress of the campaign
though in but few instances have they beer
80 honestly told. 1t is not often that th'
Democrats boast of having charged BE
publican meeting with the old rebel yell
But the young bloods were somewhat proud
Of their success, and told the truth.
Another dispatch from another plac'
says:
ABERDEEN, Miss, September M.-Repub
Iican meeting at Arkabula broken up las
night by Democrats. Four negroes killet
and several wounded. j. H LITTLE.
The solid South is doing all that Tildez
can expect for the Democracy.