, 1876-10-06

It is tho common rotort Of tho Iildenites,
WHENEVER Republican newspapers print rc-
porta Of tho brutal outragos inflicted upon
negroes by tao WLite-Liners Of Mississippi,
that they are fabrications SO. afloat for par
tisan purposes. In our issue Of yesterday,
however, wero printed three different nnrrl-
tives Of tho massacre and murder Of unoffend-
ing negroes, taken from. Democrats papers
printed in Mississippi As no defense Of
Republican origin Gun be made in onswer to
these, we select tAom as Illustrations of tho
Mississippi plan by which the co1orod TO-
publicaus aro to bo intimidatcd from voting,
and tho strong Republican majority Is to be
overcome i'll November.
Tho first Of these outrages occurred ut
Spenccr'B Cross Roads, on tho night of tho
23d u't Tho negroes wero holding a Re-
publican moeting, which was characterized by
the beating Of dr,l,ns enthusiastic cheering,
and sharp criticisms Of Democratic canii-
dates. Whilo tho mcoting was peacefully
progressing, d body of strongly-armed
Whito-Linors appeared They at frat 70.
monBsratea against the drum-bcating and
cheering, and tlen, finding this Of no avail,
provoked q quarrel with tho negroes, aul
commenced firing into thom ut random.
They speedily succeeded in breaking up the
meeting, killed one negro. and wounded fif-
toen,-four Of thom mortally, tho remainder
saving themselves by flight. The Democratic
paper which records this infamous outrage
ulaa, with triumphant e1uItation: "Our
boys made charge with a yoll-khe old Var
yeA.' Tho second outrngo Is asserted by
Domocratic newspapers to have taken place
at Arkabula, Sept. %. The circumstances
were almost precisely similar, but tho fatality
was greater, % four negroes wore killed and
many wounded. The third occurred at
Chapel ELL, in oktbbeha County, Oh the
sd ult. Tho colorod poop1a met to appoint
delegates to Congressional Convention
to bo hold at Okalona on tho 27th, All
armed mob Of whites appeared at tho meet
ing, ana, rather than havo any difficulty, the
mcoting was adjourned, with tho under
standing that it would DO held at night.
When night camo, tho White-LincrB, mean.
whi!o having received roinforcemonts, sur
prised tho negroes in The dark, and fired
volley into them, which broke up the meet-
ing. Ono negro was killed md thirty.six
wero wounded.
The circumstances attending these threo
ontrngos were precisely eimilar. The attacks
wore simultaneous. The negroes wero hold.
ing Republican meetings, which they Ind tho
right 10 do. They had music, just as Demo-
Gratis have, They were entlusiastio, and
cheercd, aa white mon do. They commented
upon their opponents, as Republicans aud
Democrats are accustomed to do. In each
easo an armed mob Of whito Democrats m.
poured and demanded that tho meeting
should stop. The negroes refused, as whito
men, Republicans or Democrats, would have
done. The mob then provoked quarrel,
anl disperaed tho Republicans with shot
guns and revolvera. Several negroes were
killed. great many. were wounded, but not
single assassin among the White-Linera
WIS injured. III order to judge correctly
OF The enormity, OF these outragcs,
it Is proper to suppose that thoy had ocous-
red in the North, sinco the law shields all
citizens alike, or IL presumel to do so. Sup
pose that, at the recent Democratic Congress
sional Convention In the First District OF
Illinois, an armed mob Of Republicans had
suddenly appeared III the midst Of tho Con-
ycntIon. They demand that the noise OF the
eontending lIox.R aud OAu1p1K1p factions
shall coase, aud that no speeches offensive to
Republicans ahall be made. The Democrats
refuse 70 comply. The Republicans then de.
maud that tie meeting shall disperse. Tie
Delnocrata refuse this likewise. Thereupon
the Republicans, by taunt, iecr, and insult,
provoke souo Democrat to rataliate In kind,
At this for signal, they shoot the Demo-
crat, fire q yolley into the Convention, and
liHnerka It. What would ha tha or,tco1na nf