, 1877-06-09
ANOTHER VERSION or THE KEMPER
COUNTY TRAGEDY,

Tho only statement OF tho massacre OF
Judge Cu1soIA, and lila son md daughter,
that Is ut all favorable to tho people of Mis-
aigsippi or creditablo 10 tho person making 1t,
ia In the shapo OF private 1etter, written by
Mr. ]. z. GzonaE, Of jackson, Miss, to a
friond In ST. Louis, and printed In the st..
Louis Republican. Ar. GioRaE is not in-
clnetl to Justify or excuso tho murder, d.
ploEoa 1t sincerely, and hopes for the pun
isllment Of tho assassius, but he undertakes
to defend the people Of Mississippi from the
denuncintionH which Tho massacre and tho
failuro 10 punish tho assasalns havo natural
~ brought down upon them. Ills limo Of
defense ia that much allowance must bo
made for tho &emoEalizatton that followed
The War, especially In territory where tho
War was actually fought; for the influence
Ut tho summary processes at military Govern
ment, and tho subsequent burdens and out
rnges a1staincd by tho Ieopls under corrupt
carpct-bag Governments. Having SGT forth
tbs mwch, l.s proceeds:
You will sar, this may al be truo; hut ''yon
have Government now of your own ehales. aud
thcao things ought to cease" lagsco with you,-
and they have almost entirely ceased. Tut IL i'm.
possible to eradicate wholly, In year, thu seeds
of'bad Government which lad been sown fnr nearly
. generation. Tho ev1l effects Of tho bad Govern.
ment remain after tho bad n0vcrnnent has ccased.
This disposition to redress wrongs BY irregular &C.
sfon will crop out occasionally wheIe great crime
Of peculiar atsucitT-llko tho usssstnat!op Of Mr..
0uttY-Is committed. When, by sueh means.
mems rassIons arc deeply stirred. Wa will nnd the
rude and violent justice OF lsuch law dEsplace the
regular machinery Of tho Government and this
has not oven peculiar to tho Sousl.
Hut It Il complained that thess viofators OF tho
law hare not bcea punished. This Ia true; but
neither have thcy been acqulttcd. Thcy hAvc
law" In Mississippi, courts with Jurisdiction to
punish crimes of tho grade OF fslonsa arc held in
each county only onca In six months. sinec tas
tragedy. Tho tuo tor holdlng th!s court in kempeE
County has not tsanspltcd. Hut yeu Will inqu1s,
''WhT aot calla special term OF ihs courtl"
/ answer, the Governor haa Requested The Circuit
Judge OF that district to call such term. but shat
Judge. in whose discretion tho calling OF tho sps.
ea1 term u vested by law, acting under Ills outh.
md In ytcw OF a1l tho duties impoAca on him By
law, has not scen proper tu giro to Kempaf County
moro shan the number ef coutts prescribed By Law.
Who shall say that he has done wrong! Hs il a
nan Of salisy aud integrity. Hut, II he has done
eaass for bfinaing into dlaeredit tho people osel
| whom he fples{
1t cannot 10 known what will bo tha action p1
ths Court aud Grind JusY when they shall noel
and consider The caaa. II they shall fan 10 lhdie
and puniah, It Hll uot be the arss time Ia Auos!
Gao history when It has been found Impossible b.
trial bcfots jury Of the vicnago-the ueIxhbof,
anl acquatntancet o{ the accused-to poulst
esilnea, with Tho perpetrators Of which largo nun
bcEt Of tho community synpathlxss and especially
crimes Ike the one In question, which ars but Ii,
i1srgaAt and violent s&tsnpts Of ths community Il