The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-19
THE SOUTHERN SUTRAGEs. IN.
CnCOIBu,C RADICAL STORIES.


Before every election in the North the
Republican politicians manufacture the
most astonishing stories about outrsges
in the South lie. in short, like sailors
spinning yarns. They hold np their hands
in horror. aud cry: "Behold the blood
she'd at the South. In cold blood Inc
white rebels are numbering hundreds oil
colored Republicans This cry has
been already raised this year; and its
utter ialsity may he learned by reference
to the columns of the Chicago Eren..s
Journal of a late date.
Ia an article headed: "'rhe Fourth oi
.luly In the SOUTH" the JoaTRai charges
that the difficulty between negro militia
company aud a number of white men al
Hamburg. Son,ii Carolina, occurred in
Georgia. In Hamburg, Ca" the
I,.r4igf declares, rebel sentiment
found expression in hicodshed worthy OF
Sioux" Hamburg. Georgia Why
Hamburg is in the loyl colortl state OF
south Carolina. The journal Is either
very ignorant, or very mean.
On the Fourth. ia Hamburg. South
carolina, negro militia company was
paraiing. II filled the street. White citi-
zens. m carriages, wishing TO pass along
the street, were not permitted 10 do so.
and were abused by the patriotic colorei
soldiers. They complained on the 9Th
before a colored trial justice. who was \
general OF militia, against the captain al
the company. Process was issued, AMI
the captain was taken before the Justice.
During the examination. lac became 81
insolent that the trial justice-a negro
was compcled 10 arrest him for con-
tempt of court. and continue the trial
Till the next day. Before the hour liked
for the trial. the militia captain mustered
his company armed with mushets and
balled cartridges, and paraded in defiance
of the trial justice aud law. He then
antrenched himself and company in a
large building, and deiied arrest. The
negro trial justice. compelled 10 resort 10
extreme measures. summoned posse,
and fight ensued which resulted disas'
trously to the negroes.
Ia South Carolina. Republican
State, this difficulty occurred. 1t was
brought on by the lawlessness OF tool
ish negro militia captain. and head
strong negro justice of the peace, and yet
the Chicago Ecsiin9 Journal falsely
asserts that il occurred in Georgia and
was the fault of Georgia Democrats!
This is a great deal like the evidence
that was taken in Memphis after the
great riots in that city. 4 negro woman
named Frances Thompson testified before
Hon. r. b. Washburne's investigating
committee that on the night of the riot
she had been outraged by white men
eighteen times, and that girl who lived
with her had also been violated. Mr..
Washburne's committee made particu.
lar point OF this testimony. ltpointed TO
Frances Thompson with fearful eyes,
and asked: Can we trust these uncon'
structed traitors, who thus outrage
decency in acts of bloodshed and out
RACES of this nameless kindT' The
stumps OF the North rang With the hor-
ribie story OF Frances Thompson, and
Congress was invoked TO interfere
in the government oil the South
so that negro lie and negro
virtue might be protected against law
less rebels and lecherous traitors. \ few
| days ago Frances Thompson was ar
rested, and the suspicion OF the officer!
being aroused, physicians were called in
an examination was made, and Frances
Thompson proved to be man II. petit
coats. He is now working on the chain
gang in Memphis, and is wearing
| breeches Thus is all of Washburne's in
| dignation dissipated, and thus is evidenc'
Of the strongest kind given that TIN
| bloody-shrt stories about the South, tolC
by Radicals-by such unfair newspaper
as the Chicago Journal and unprincipleC
men like Morton-are not worthy OF be
lief.