The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-25
his so-called militia. this .Horror.

this so-called militia, this Horror
would never have been chronicled.
Not only does he not afford him pro.
lection, but the ruffianly constable OF
this trial Justice. one ELL Nelson. n oop-
per colored negro. insuted me as his at
torney, when | approached him in a
perfectly respectful manner to inquire
about the whereabouts of the trial JUS
tice, in order to begin the investigation.
| was MOI cover baiiied aud tricd with
for hours by this trial justice and his
negro associates. until this armed COM
pany of outlaws had time to concentrate in
their armory, where they could success
fully maintain their attitude of armed in
surrection. armed with guns which this
same Prince Rivers admitted in my pres
ence had been taken from him by these
negroes without authority.
The town had negro intendcnt. negro
alderman, negro marshals. Ii was al
most a terror to every white man whose
business required him to pass through
it. They had harbored thieves and crimi-
nails from every direction. They had ar
rested and fined some OF the
BEsT AND MOST TEACEABLE CITIZENS
for the most trivial oiienses against their
ordinances-some for drinking out of a
spring adjacent to the highway. one
young man was fired upon, the ball pass
ing through his lat. arrested, dragged
to prison and heavily fined, because his
horse SHE'D on the edge of walk. An
old man was arrested. insulted and
fined, because his horse turned on the
sidewalk as lie WAS in the &C. OF mount
ing. Market wagons camping within
five or six miles of the town have been
robbed night Bter night, cattle have
been stolen and run into this place aud
sold. Stolen goods have been systematic
cally received here, the parties knowing
them to be stolen. For nights previous
to the collision, unCifending white citi-
Gems were halted by the pickets Of the
militiamen, armed With State guns. and
stationed on the highways. In one in
stance five or six of them had scrapcd
their bayonets on tn. palings OF gentle
man. and upon his r,monsirance cursed
and abused him in he hearing OF his
wife and some visiting ladies. The
names OF all these persons can be given.
Why did this atorncy-general and
these swift denOuacing" newspapers
not put themselves TO some trouble 20 a.
certain the proyocations on both sides.
That this was not company Of state mi
litia, but
BAND Oh NEGROES
organized contrary TO law, or without
the authority of law. who had taken the
Sta.e property without authority. that
a., ompany y, Ninth regiment National
Guard OF the state of South Carolina
had been disbanded for several years.
and that this band had uSurped their or
oanization without authority. that they
had not only uniawtuily and riotously
DISTRACTED the public highway. but had
broken up a civil court. detied its pro-
cess, and resisted its mandates. and in
suited its officers, and riotously threat.
ened the lives OF pcGceable citizens.
Why DO they not publish the fact that
a certain white mIu. who lives in that
town Of Hamburg, and publishes kadi-
cal paper in Columbia tor circulation in
Georgia. was seen on the train going to-
wards Columbia on Thursday evening
previous. and returned a. is strongly
suspected, with ammunition for these ne
groes.
Why have they not reported that this
same man laid TO the negroes after the
alteration on the street, on the 4th Of
July between this so-called militia COM
pany and Young Butler and Gelzcn, that
"they the negroes ought TO have shot
Gelzen 10 death. and beat Buffers brains
out with the butts OF their guns" and
that he incoutinently led like a mi>chiev-
Gus cur. when the storm, which lie had
brewed, burst upon
TIE OFFENDISl, NEGROES