Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-25
Another Sporadic Case.

1t is the custom of the Democratic organs
and speakers when their attention is per-
force directed to such affairs as the massa-
ere at Hamburg. S. c., to say ''oh that j.
an exceptional case-there is sporadic
crime everywhere. "In the Senate, Aug 5
Senator Hamilton, Eof Texas, detailed
another murder in Limestone Co, Texas,
which he said occurred some eight or nine
months ago, as follows
A colored man, a clergyman and lecturer,
was travelling through the county for the
| purpose of enlightening his countrymen, as
| have understood. | have not been at home
since it occurred. He was charged with
some offence, | do not know what, in the
county of Limestone, and was pursued by a
crowd, a vigilance committee, | think
have always so understoOd-and surrounded
in his house at night. lie, understanding
perfectly well what his fate would be, was
armed and refused to surrender, but he vas
pursuaded finally, after parley, to give up
his arms, and on giving up his arms he was
shot by i've or six persons, and killed
on the spot. Then a raid was made upon
the family with which he associated and
where he stopped. Always in exctements
of that sort, crowds Of negroes gather like
sheep IN some prominent quarter. They
gathered there, were surrounded and as
sailed, and upon that occasion about forty
of them were killed. women, children and
men, as | have understood 1t was done
by vigilance committee of white men,
" white-liners," or something of that kind.
have never understood that one solitary
man of those men has ever been arrested or
tried or punished and if it is so | hope my
colleague knows something about it.
Senator Mazey, of Texas, whose statement
that he did not know Of a political murder
committed anywhere in the State of Texas
brought out this story, could only reply that
he never had heard of it, ifit occurred it was
IN ISL; be 90 could not deny that sporadic
cases of crime exist. such as can be found in
New York or Boston :" but he added, what
nine out of ten Of those who make the same
answer to similar statements will moi do,
" if the facts are As stated by my colleague
upon information, then denounce that as
an unwarranted, unjustifable and unholy
crime
That is what all honest men say Of the
Hamburg massacre, and the Limestone coun-
ty massacre and all other such But what
does the Democratic candidate for the Pres
idency say about it, Nothing. Perhaps
he has never heard of anything Of the
kind
In the State Of Mississippi, AT the last
election, the Democratic chairman of the
State Committee telegraphed to one Of his
associates, in the County Of Madison, to
take care that the chairman Of the Republican
State Committee, Mr.. Warner, who had
come there, ras NOT murdered. saying that
they had nearly got through their election
and all was going well and they didn't want
to give handle to anybody. Nevertheless
there Is no intimidation" in Mississippi, no
political murders and no danger Of any. that
any Democrat can ever find cut Oh. no
When Mr.. lloar, of Massachusetts, recall
el the above incident, the other day. in the
House, Mr. Singleton of Mississippi, replied
that there was not any man there who WAS
not in as much danger of being injured a.
Gen. Warner but he had no reply to the
rejoinier of Mr.. Hoar "the person to whom
the Democratic chairman telegraphcd did
not 50 consider it. H. said Mr.. Warner
owed his life u the safe conduct sent by
telegraph. Your despatch saved Warner
was hi reply" II that despatch had been
delayed only an hour perhaps, there would
have been another political murder.