The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-07
The wilkinson Co. Race Troubles

A meeting of the citizens of Amite coun
", and adjacent parishes of Louisiana, wa
held at the courthouse in Woodville Miss.
| May 18th, 1876, when Col. Moses jackson
was called to the chair, and DIR. c. c. Cros
appointed secretary.
The chairman briefly explained the objec
of the meeting to be to express the senti
ments of those outside of the county, il
connection with the recent troubles in Viii
/ kinson county.
! A committee on resolutions being APP
/ pointed, through their chairman, Dr. Roberts
reported the following preamble and resolu
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
| The committee appointed by the meeting
| of the citizens of Amite county, Miss, and
the adjacent portions of Louisiana, Assem-.
/ bled in Woodville on returning from sup
pressing the riots among the blacks, report
the following Preamble and Resolutions:
WHEREAS The foul assassination of an in
nocent white man by an organized, armed
band of negroes occurred in our midst on
Thursday night, the 18th inst, and, on re-
peated attempts To arrest the murderers
(sOme % in number) our men have been
repeatedly and continuously fired upon by
different bodies of regularly organized
negro companies; and
WHEREAS, We have now (after seven DAYS
spent in such attempts on our part to ar
rest the murderers and their supporters
every reason to believe that the colored
people have disbanded their organizations
and are returning to their peaceful labors
and are willing.to permit the usual enforce
ment of the ordinary legal processes to Sc
cure the arrest and punishment of all the
guilty parties; therefore, be it
Res0lred, That we hereby acknowledge
with becoming gratitude to an overriding
Providence, that in all our trouble no one
of our men has received any personal injury
whatever.
ResOtred, That we hereby express our
earnest disapprobation of any spirit or acts
of lawlessness that may have been exhibited
by any of our men during their protracted
service as possee, rendering assistance to
the Sheriff of Wilkinson county, and that we
hereby request the captains of the different
squads composing our command, to see that
all horses pressed into temporary use to sup
ply the place of broken down animals be at
once returned to the Sheriff of Wilkinson
county for restoration to their proper owners
and that upon any failure to do so at once,
immediate legal process shall be instituted
to bring to civil trial and punishment such
offenders.
ResOtred, That we tender to the Sheriff
of Wilkinson county, VIM. IL. Noble, Esq,
this public testimony of our high apprecia-
ton of the prompt manner in which he has
officially conducted this attempt to bring
the guilty parties to justice, and of his per-
sonal courtesy and kindness toward ali of
the ''possee" brought into immediate con-
tact with him.
Resolced, That we return our sincere
thanks to the citizens of Woodville and the
various communities through which we have
passed, for the efficient and kind manner in
which ourselves and horses have been con-
stantly cared for, and that we request the
Republican, of Woodville, THE CLARION, of
Jackson, Miss, and the Southern Herald of
Liberty, to publish copy of this Preamble
and Resolutions which will be furnished
them by our secretary.
Brief and appropriate addresses were then
made by DIR. Roberts, H. Ratliff, and others,
when the meeting adjourned.
NJ. JACKSON, Chm.
G. c. Cross, Secy.