The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-12

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, dent to appoint committee of SIX who
/. duty was to assist in perfecting the @
ganization aud to report al! retusals
T join them Paris Triplet. Charles Tur
ball. Reuben Delcome, William Simm
Willis Marshall and Geo. Oyerstre'
{ were appointed on said committee. \
this meeting twenty-five new member
were duly enlisted" The meeting the
= journed to June 4th.
On June 4th, Mr.. Brown was on ham
promptly and called the meeting to orde
with Il few stirring remarks, III which n
assured the company the meeting ha'
assembled to continue to perfect theI
organization. His ideas appear to have
be-n adopted, as motion was adopted t.
get ourselves together and stop thit
out the parish for this last six Oh
eight months" The committee of Sly
was enlarged to twenty and were
given full power to transact all impor
tant business. After enrolling thirteen
members the meeting adjourned till June
9th.
Promptly on June 9th President Geo.
Brown called the meeting to order and
laid before it the case of ''Mr. r., a ne
gro, who had refused to join them when
notified to do so. On motion Richard
Walker, Henry Ward, Hamp Wade,
Reuben Delcome and Dan Mills were
appointed a committee to wait on 'Mr.
r., who seems to have succumbed as he
was not subsequently shot. The roll
was again "open for enlistment" when a
hor anrnllaI 'I,a
ing subsidized into silence until June 10th.
June 10th arrived and with it the
prompt and efficient President Brown,
who eased himself into the chair in his
usual business-like manner. Nothing of
grave Importance is recorded i'll the pro-
ceedings of this meeting except the open
ing of the ''roll again for enlistment" and
the taking up of collection, the object of
which was TO buy powder, shot and caps
for distribution among those members of
the organization who were unable to
supply themselves. The meeting ad
journed to meet again on the 18Th day
of June.
The 18th came and with it the ever
faithful Brown 1t seems that at this
meeting there was large turnout of the
as business of The most impor-
portant character was announced to be
on the docket. After roll call and read
ing of the minutes, son motion, Carriers
case Zone of the colored men of Young's
plantation whom they tried to kilD was
laid on the table" temporarily, 50 as to
transact some other business relating to
the completion of the military organiza-
ton. \ resolution was adopted giving
the name of ''Colored Union Rights
Stop" to this organization. 1t was then
agreed that Geo. Brown should be per-
manent President, and p A. Tripler
VicePresident, each, of course, to have
the rank Of chief magistrate and vice of
their little principality, under whose di.
rection and advice the army organized
Is follows should be subservient. This
matter being arranged, as we are in
formed, by the meeting composed of
delegates from each of the following
places, they then proceeded to organize
The army:
r. DeIcome was elected Colonel
Geo. Spears elected Major.
j. Moncrietfe was elected Adjutant.
Albert Clips, Captain on his employ
sr's place.
r. Gray, Captain - place.
Geo. Spears, No. 2, Captain en- Sandy
Creek place.
Adam Moore, Captain on Mills place.
Manuel King, Captain on Griffith's
place.
Willis Marshall, Captain on McVay's |
,lace
L. j, jackson, Captain on Fontania
,lace.
hurry Lee, Captain on Woodsides'
,lace.
Bradford, Captain on w. S. Slaugh-
Levi MCGEE, Captain on Willie Lou
Ions place. !
These ten captains were to report |
o Col. Deicome for active duty and |
we're sworn to obey all orders eman-
Iting from President Brown, commander |
n chief, through him Col. Delcome.) /
The colonel was instructed to Immediately |
perfect all minor details and to prepare |
1t once to place his army on a war foot
ng. This he did secretly, mastering his |
men and ascertaining through Adjutant |
doncriefe how many had guns and how
IleiE lI>Ah 1IO OLS' al INC uINbI LllCu |
we're 10 arm themselves on the field, for |
col. Delcome calculated only on victory, |
glorious victory, for his chivalrous army. |
The subject of Mr.. Carriers case was
hen taken up and disposed Of" 1t was
decided first to call on James Ellis, col
'red, ON r. I. Young's place, who was
of informing citizens of the |
leigh borhood where some of their hogs, |
,orn and other stealables had gone, and |
Kill him. Then they were to 60 to Frank
Carter, on the same place, and kill him
OF. refusing to join them. Their min
ties say: son motion that Friday |
light Doth inst. shall be the night for
he exhibition" Further: "On motion |
hat every man elected shall be ready at
o'clock (Friday night, 16th). The |
gnate the place to meet" On motion, |
after waiting on Mr.. Carter, the meeting |
shall be postponed until next Tuesday I
night" On inspection, Adj't. Moncrietfe |
found there were in the Mount Pleasant |
70 men with guns and % with |
put guns, the exact membership of that |
club-1O3. Reports were expected from
the captains of the several clubs on or |
before Friday night. The piece of artil-
lery was rugged up by the company over
which Brown presided. After adjourn
ment the whole command set to work
for war, because they antici-
pated what would follow their killing
Ellis and Carter. They expected writs
of arrest and posses to execute them,
and they set themselves deliberately to
work to resist them with, to use the ex-
preston of Triplet, powder and lead.
Accordingly, on Friday night, at s
o'clock, the clans commenced gathering,
and before midnight Col. Delcome had
his force in line, and marched to within
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