The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-30

their lips could with difficulty frame Ih
words 10y which they endeavored To con
vey some idea of the cruelty which hnS
been inflicted on them and which thel
had seen inflicted on others.
XI.
"How many of our troops thus fell vic
Tins to the malignity and barbarity oI
| Forrest and his followers can not yet b,
definitely sscertained.
"0f the men, from 300 to 400 are
known tn have been killed at Fort Pil.
low. oi whom at least 300 were murdered
in cold blood alter the fort was in pos.
session OF the reb-l-. and our men had
thrown down their arms and ceased to
oder resistance.
"ln reie. ence to the fate OF Major
Bradford, wno was in command Of the
tort when il was captured, and who bad
up to that time received no injury. there
seems To be no doubt. The general un.
derstanding everywhere seemed to be
thst he had been brntally murdered the
day after he was taken prisoner .
Mr.. McLogan testihes that while two
companies OF rebel troops with Major
Bradford and many other prisoners. were
on their march from Brownsville and
Jsckson. Te, n, Major Bradford was ta-
Ken by five rebels. one an officer. and de-
liberately murdered in view Of all those
assembled. lie fell. killed instantly. by
three musket balls, and while asking
that his life might be spared. as he had
fought them manfullv and was deserving
of n better fate. The motive for the
mdrder OF Major BradfUrd seems To have
been the simple fact that, although a ma.
tive Of the South. he remained loyal to
his Government
XII.
Enough Of the CHASTITY spectacle. But
'et us see whether Gen. ChHlmers-Bow
claiming to represent the most d-nssly
populated negro district in the South
did not repudiate or deiy or "dsprscate"
these outrages Perhaps he could not
control his m-ni
On page los OF the Report of the Fort
Pillow Massacre ~ of X Report so
%. 3Sth Congress. let session. two Of our
officers testify:
Major Anderson. FORESTS Assistant
Adjuiant General. stated that they did
not consider cOlOred mel as soldi-r-. but
as property. aud. a. such. being used by
our people. they had destroyed them
This was concJrrrd in 10y Fo.rr-t. Chal
mers. and McCulloch. and other ofiicer-"
Paymaster William B. Purdy [p. S9l
testifi-s:
% Had you any conversation with
pne of Gen. Chalmers aids about their |
conduct2
"A Yes. sir; with one who said he
was an Aid d. Camp To Gen. ChalIIer- |
aud Captain in the 2l Missouri Cavalry |
lie told me that they did not recognize
negroes as United States soldiers. but /
xoUld shoot them and show them no
the negroes nor their
,fficers."
This was after the massacre.
DR.. Chapman Underwood testified:
Chalmers said that he would treat
i'm as prisoner OF war. but that they
yorld not treat a. prisoners OF war thu
.iomemade Yankees, meaning the loyal
AJG Gen. Chalmers was no threaten.
ng theorist; be was true TO the demon
aith that WAS in him.
John F. Ray testified:
Il saw febel Lieutenant take n little
Iegro boy upon the horse behind him.
nd then h-AId Ger. Chalm"rs-l think
must have been-t,.ll him % take that
sgro down and shoot him. or take him
nd shoot him, and be passed him down
nd shot him.
20. How large was the boy7
"a. lie was not more thAn eight years
Id; heard the Lieutenant tell the 9th
? that the negro was not in the service;
hat he WAS nothing but child; that he
las pressed and brought in there. The
ther one said, - the difference. take
i'm down and shoot him. or he would
boot him. think il must have been
hAlmers; he was n smallish man; he
ad on long gray coat, with a star on
is coat"
XIII.
This district. thus overwhelmingly Re
ublican. returned this man to Congress.
; the Democrats claim. although every
egro along the river is familiar with his
ri record
Missi-sippi's eight votes for Tildcn are
he result OF the same horrible terrorism
hich made il possible for Gen. Chal.
lrrs to defeat Mr.. Lynch.
Let its vote be- thrown out j. r.