The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-27
A Voice from Pike.
SUMMIT, February 9, 1873,

To the Editors of the Clarion
In looking over your excellent journal of
February 9TH inst, l find this language
used by you as an editorial: SIN our own
Stale there is but one section in which a
law breaking spirit does not largely pre-
vail over every other influence. We aliude
to two of the counties (Amite and Pike in
the Southwest" Presuming that you, who
are well acquainted with our people.
would not do the county of Pike intentional
injustice. permit one, who has been citizen
OF the county ''nigh on to" forty years,
raise my voice in behalf of a county that
has always been noted for peace and quiet
ude and in times gone by, for melting out
justice to all law-breakers, no matter what
their standing or influence might have been,
did they but violate the laws OF the land. The
presumption is that you had reference to this
new tangled Offense with the singular but
expressive name "bulld0zing." As to Pike
county, we have never heard, nor can it be
established by proof, that but one case fthis
kind ever happened upon the territory
of Pike county. [ allude to the killing of
Frank POrey at Osyka last Summer. What
was done by our citizens and court on that
occasion? The parties suspected of having
engaged in the killing, have been Indicted,
arrested and are under bonds for their ap-
pearance at our next term OF Court on the
third Monday of this month, and a portion
of the parties are from our neighboring
State OF Louisiana, and the offense was COM
mitted right on the State line. No other
case has been reported. and in no part of our
county has any bulldozing been eOmmitte
by our citizens. In the adjoining county of
Lincoln, the homes of the District Judge. Dis
trict Attorney State Senators, and no telling
how many Suh-State officials, rumnr says.
and from what evidence we can get, there
has been considerable of bulldoZioe and the
Grand Jury now in session are ferreting the
matter ont without the assistance or inter
vention of that Radical relic, tsinvestigating
committee" Is it fair then that our good
name should be furnished by the conduct of
our neighbors and our citizens branded
wherever they go as bulldozers.
1t has been suggested, and heard prom
notices to s.vamoose the ranoh," that has
created much confusion and fear among the
colored people, is the workings of sub-agents
of emigrant tramps who by this way,
through their fears, easily pursuade the col
ored man TO emigrate TO better country in
the {. sugar region, or the Yazoo country -
And many of them being largely in debt to
the merchant, are glad 20 have an excuse to
pull ND stakes and settle their Indebtedness
in that way. But as many of the poor, de-
luded people are coming back. g sadder aud
wiser people," we hear of but little emf
grafton.
This we hare written in justice to the
law-abiding citizens of Pike county, and
have but this TO add. II the various parties
who have been engaged, Morton-like,
tim0ny. were strictly catechised as TO their
own knowledge of these affairs, there would
be but small amount OF testimony ELECTED
from Them and By the strict rules of eve-
denee would be ruled out Of court