Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-10
Securing Peace.

Rifle clubs were organized for the
purpose of securing peace 10 the com
munty.'
This was what Mr. McEnery said in
his ties imony before the Senate Commit
tee, at New Orleans, on Wednesday, and
Democratic newspapers echo the senti.
mcnt--" to give peace to the community. >"
"Otlicers of rifle clubs, Z" continued
McEnery, were selected for known cool.
ness and discretion.
Very valuable qualifications, indeed, 4"
chime IN the Tilden admirers, of Chi
cage.
Arms for rifle companies" said Me.
Emery, were procured from the Rem
inglon Works through the gun.slore in
New Orleans Members who were able
purchased their own, and others were
purchased by funds furnished by citizens
OF Monroe"
A" Generous citizens of Monroew ex
claim our admiring Northern Democrats
generous citizens, to give so freely in
aid Of rifle clubs to secure peace"
But how did the rifle clubs secure
peaceg ON little further, we see:
Alexander Gilbert was sworn: Reside In
East Baton Rouge, about three miles from
the city. Have seen an armed body of men
styled Bull-dosers," or " Regulators
riding on the public road at night They
VISITED the cabins OF the culorcd population
know Paul johnson fcoloredl Think he
was murdered. ! know the two Myers, aud
they were colored. They were murdered.
DID not see their bodies Knew William r.
Payne (colorcdl. lie WAS taken out aud tied
with rope. He lived about 800 yards from
my house, Heard pistol fired. about hf.
teen minutes later heard about fifteen men
coming down the lane, They broke down
fRyne's door, and said they wanted PAYNE
and no one else. Then went In and brought
him out, saying. Come out here" He
said: Gentlemen, what do YOU want of
mcf I'm not thief" They said: oven,
II YOU amt thief, YOU have been one" He
sald' " have lived Radical aud viii die
one Heard them say: He don't ride
fast enough Tank they tied him To a
saddle, aiterward saw his pauts at the
side Of the road They had been dragged
oil him. Ills body was alttrvard found I'm
the Amite River There were marks on the
road where he had been dragged. lie was
President Of the Third Ward Republican
club 0t the time he was taken Nv wife and
own the place ON which we lNe-8bout
nifty acres aud stock, We have lrtt-dnrt
not return. The killing Of Payne had the
effect OF terrifying the Republicans
That's the way the Democrats OF Louis.
lana secured peace bv forming rifle
clubs. And Northern Democrats are
called upon to indprsc this business. Nav.
they de- lndorse it when they ask that a
President be declared elected through
such barbarian. But more
Benjamin Morgan jeolorrdl sworn ,or.
oucr OF East Baton Rouge. Was slave.
Purchased his freedom for 81 500; afterwsrd
bought his wife and children for $500.
\ man that can do that is worthy Of
crrdcnce, isn't he, Mr. DEMOCRATS Here
Is what he says
Has held many iuQursts ON murdered men
since Jan, l, Was dualN notified by the
Regulators 20 stop holding iuque>ts ON
the morning of the l6thof May was called 10
huiu at inquest on the bodies nf an Old man
derry MYERS, aud his son, Sampson Myers
The old man was hung ana the Young man
was shot. DERRY Myers wa, hung tc a limb
over the road. Sampson Myers had six hui.
lets In his back, two in his head and three M
his leg, Both were industrious men Jerry
Myers had put the first bale cf cotton In
Baton houIt every season for twenty. five
years He MS leading Republican ma his
neigh borhood, never heard any other reason
As~ ~ncd Tor their murder Three or four
days after holding the inquest ON the Myers
the witness received q warming, >jauya hy
the Captain Of the Regulators. against hold.
ing auT more inqutsts, aud be Ae'd mo- more
There were several more murders -Four
men were hung near Port Hudson At The
same time.
A. the holding of inQuo>t> hal q tend.
eHty tu interfere with MCEnory'> plan for
" securing peace" OF course they ought
to'haye been stopped.
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