The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-09-06

some discussion, the following resolution
was adopted:
'Resolrei, That the foregoing citizens
and also the following additional gentle
men, to-wit: Messrs. William A Mont
gomery, E. W. Cabinis, 7. c. Catchings,
George g. Manl0ve, A II. Harlow,
Colonel Gilbrath, Dr. Moore, and Judge
Chester, be requested 10 90 to Governor
Ames and tender the thanks of the
meeting for what he has done, and rep
resent 10 him that il would be better and
more satisfactory if he would agree that
all the arms should be guarded in Jack
soa."
The committee waited on Governor
Ames, and he declined making any
changeOf the arrangementwhichh had been
agreed upon between him and the citizens.
lie was asked if arrangements with the
citizens included the idea that no more
militia would be organized. He an
swered, "that nothing was said on that
subject expressly, bur it was his purpose
and intention TO organize no more.
The committee returned to the meeting
and made report of the second interview
and what was done was deemed satisfac
tory, and the meeting then adjourned
after requesting the report of the inter-
viewers with the governor to be reduced 10
wrls nd msda nnhlic-.
s1nS effect of this agreement or, as it
has been constantly termed by the wit
nesses, treaty of peace was highly favor
able to better condition of things, and
did much to allay the excitement and po-
litical antagonisms which we're SO rife at
that period. Some of the results of this
conciliatory course were shown by the
nomination of joint committees by the
two parties in several of the counties upon
the fair basis of compromise and good
government. Men of character, Repub-
licans and Democrats, were thus placed
upon the same ticket in Madison county
and in other counties, and, as a conse-
/ quence, no further collisions of serious
nature took place during the remainder
Of the campaign and including the day
Of election. The election day itself
was marked by an absence of even the
usual personal collisions which take place
in almost every community in the
United States when party excitement
runs high.
An answer to the general allegation
that voters were intimidate1 from casting
their votes is to be found in the pregnant
fact that the Republican vote in the State
Of Mississippi in 1875 was within 1921
} of the Yote polled at the last preceding
! general election in 1873. (oee election
tables IN the testimony of Governor Ames
at pages 81 and 3S, and documentary
evidelce of the committee, page IA.
E The 0mbined vote of Ames and Alcorn
for governor, in 1878 (see page 1873 of
documentary eyidence) was 126, ,37S, and
total vote of both parties in 1875 was
155, $50, showing an increased total
: vote Throughout the State of 29,50S.
: It il abundently established that fol
the first time since 1868 the Democratic
J Conservative party was perfectly united
J and thoroughly and well organized, and
, conducted their campaign with an unpre
2 cedented interest and vigor. The Repub
8 licans, on the other hand, were, as W,
g have shown, disorganized and discouraged
] by schisms in their party, many of them
$ black and white, thoroughly disgusteC
t by the conduct of their rulers, and, t.
D use fhe language of Judge Harris, here
: tofore cited, we're CONVINCED of tn
e ''imbecility and base corruption of tn
e State administration and a few adheI
/ ents-"
/ There can be no doubt also that
II considerable and encouraging inroad wa
l. made in the heretofore inpenetrabl
6 phalanx of the colored vote, considera
Il bic portion of which was cast for tn
e Democratic ticket in Kinds county, tn
official residence of Governor Anne
e himself, as well as in many other countie
n which reasonably and fully accounts fo
e the increase in the Democratic vote an
s the changes. Increase and changes i
e vote even more remarkable can be foun
'e in the election returns of the States {
s Massachusetts,, New York and Indian
d not TO mention other States, in the elet
N tion of 1874.
d The whole number of witnesses e,
1f amined by the committee was --
2, Their testimony relates to twenty-tV
at counties, leaving fifty-oEe counties in Il
ID State in regard to whose affairs no fact {
Or any character was alleged before ii
Of committee. Ofthese twenty-five counti
le the chief portion of the testimony relate
d. to Warren, Kinds, Monroe, Chickasay
In Madison, Lowndes, Claiborne, Amt
e. Yazoo and Washington.
Ia Wdrren Co1nty-Warren county whi'
]. contains the city of Vicksburg,
IT. one IF the most populous and wealthy
b. the State, having a white population
v ond nnnrrn ponulafinn
-. There were - witness
1k examined in relation to the affairs
v this county, which may be summariz
to as follows:
of That which gave rise to most turbulen
ok and disorder in the spring of 1879 in t
he county was the contest between Bedfor
wo the white deputy of Crosby, the neg
ne sheriff, and Flanagan, a Democrl
lr- both seeking to obtain the nomination
ed the Republicans and the Endorsement
e the Republican convention. Ii will
remembered that Flanagan was the p
en- son whom Ames displaced by force
on arms from the office Of sheriff in 49,
he and by the same process re-estahlish
'ed Crosby, whom the citizens had reject
,od This gave rise to the "Vicksburg riot
nat which were fully investigated and
ed ported upon by committee Of the HoI
he Of Representatives. In the course
'ire the contest to obtain this nominat
uld there ye1e several hemioides commits
md by the respective partizans of Flanas
ing and Bedford, and there would seem lii
is; doubt that Flanagan's nomination by
hat Republican Convention was in la
the degree influenced by terrorism
md The cases of homicide were --;
rye one OF wounding,
air In all of these cases indictments b
been found and prosecution commenc
in The perpetrators of these crimes v
'rve known and have been arrested and
hat to bail to be tried in due course of
the and it is to be hoped viii be duly 7
ices ished. These crimes did not differ in {
hat nature or their facts from such as
he incident to any lily governed commun
I as and their parallel can be found too
ised quently in the lower strata of polite
ON many Of the northern cities. There
dis however, no trace OF testimony which
her be justly relied upon to connect the {
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