The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-05-25

Jali snd attacked Chisholm AnG III
son, VINO ''retire into a corner an,
defend themselves to the last grasp
MISS Chisholm, in defending be
iaSher," shot and killed one OF tn,
mob, and was herself desperatel,
Eo1nCec. What picture is this
The Chisholm fani!y-tatheI, wift
SON and daughter-pened up in a cor
ner OF the jail, defending Themselves
from blood thirsty Iuob,. Tie guard
had gone out temporarily, leaving
their gans, which the Chisholm family
used in defending themselves. But
Tor this no doubt the father and son
would have been shot to death in the
very arms OF the wife and daughter.
whom we are told in every account
that has reached us, insisted upon
sharing their fate"
What will be done about it! Moth
Ing. Do you suppose in such a com
munity. that local law will Be evoked
for the punishment of the murde rars
No. 1t wilt be passed over. Indeed,
a local account says that these Re
publicans were regarded ''almost as
public enemies" The qualification
"almost" is not necessary 10 that
locality.
Nobody viii lie punished. Indeed,
if other white Republicans lii Kemper
county escape, they will do well, for
the account before me says ''the peo-
pie are wild with excitement, end
other hangings will probably follow. :"
Suppose the Chisholm family had
been travelling In Europe, and had
been set upon in this fashion. What
would be the result if the nurderer5
were not speedily hunted down?
American citizens are protected every
where but at home. That is peculI-
arty of our system. we live in land
of liberty where IGen are SO. doTn
and nothing done about it. Our sys
ten of government is a great succes5
in this respect.
The Commercial says, editoriaiiy: 1
Il happens III fortunately that all
the persons engaged on one side where
Democrats, and all on the other were
Republicans. 1t happens also that
among the whites the Republicans
are but very small minority, and
certaiuly not aggressive. 1t happens
further that the mob attacking the
Jail was of one political party. The
question seems TO be whether white
man can be permitted to live in Mis-
sissippi who is not 81 member of the
Democratic party. II ''troops" can
not hinder affairs of this kind, they
can not hinder the Sioux, and should
be disbanded promptly. If they can
not hinder affairs of this kind, they
are fit for nothing on tie earth. Still
it must be admitted there are not
troops enough TO go around. CHS
holm was not killed, but sorely wound
ed, and he is to De- murdered as soon
as he is able to BE- out. That fact is
known to all persons in the State OF
Mississippi.
The following correspondence, dated
Mayo, may be Of some interest to those
who are advocates of local self govern
ment in the South.
ITO Governor ]. II. Stone, Natchez,
Mississippi:
II am just from judge Chisholm's,
in Kemper county. Both he and his
daughter, are suffering very much
from wounds and constant threats
from mob. 1t is freely asserted that
Judge Chisholm will never be permit
ted to live at home nor to leave the
country alive, which threat his family
and myself fear will be carried out
unless protected by the State Govern
ment. A constant watch is kept upon
the house, and stranger going there
is promptly asked bis business, and
kept under surveillance. Mrs. CHS
holm was compelled to obtain a permit
from the leaders of the mob to bury
her son, slain in tue jail. From mo-
tives of humanity have followed you
to this place with the following letter
from Mrs. Chisholm:
ITO the Hon. J. ii. Stone, Governor of
Mississippi:
''SIR-Believing you TO be humane,
and desirous of preventing needless
efusion of blood, l most humbly and
appeal to you for aid In
protecting the life of my husband and
until such time as am able
with those of them whom God, in His
mercy, may spare TO me, TO leave the
and their home. If you can
aid lie in behalf of my wounded and
dying husband and daughter, | would
ask that Captain NJ. Shauqnessy, of
Jackson, be authorized to organize
B. body of men sufficiently large 10
protect and remove us to some place of
safety. Respectfully
Mrs. w. w. CHISHOLM.
mo time should be lost; please dis
patch me here. NJ. SHAUGHNEssY."
The Governor who is in Natchez at
tending meeting of the Grand Com
knights Templar. OF Missis-
sippi, replied as follows:
ITO II. Shaughnessy:
| cannot consent toyour proposition
to go to Kelnper with body of armed
msn / will return as soon as pOss-
ibie. j. w. Stone"