The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-21
RADICAL INCENDEARGSN.
The Emis~arie- of RadicaIisEn in
Lee, CritGenden and Phillips
Counties Stirring up Strife
and ABIOOdshed for PoIit-
zeal Capital in The
North.
'TsIe White People Compelled 10
Arm i'm SeIf.Defense..-Hs Result
of the First Encounters.
One Negro KILLED i'm
CriItendeu Go.

Is being already utilized by Radical ennis
saries for the benefit OF the Republican
party North. For some time in the coun.
ties along the river, and at other points
wherein the black population outnumberS
the white, trouble has been feared. The
colored people in Phillips, Lee, Critten-
den and other counties are in a disturbed
condition, and are displaying an aggres-
slve and violent spirit toward the white
residents. All this has been noticed,
and the cause assigned is that emissaries
Of the Radical party have been circulat-
ing among the colored people, and have
been melting them to violence, and poison
ing their minds against the white residents.
These white Radical emissaries have
been Boosting that they have plenty OF
money, and that in the event of trouble
they have been promised aid from the
Hayes administration. Their object is
to precipitate rows throughout these
counties, and thereby manufacture CAPT
tai for their party at the north. Too
many ignorant colored people have i'm
plicit confidence in these incendiary
villains, who care not for the good name
and peace of the State but who desire
" d COlllCl DGLNG6n IuG
whites and the blacks-a war of races if
possible. The white people of the State
are fully aware of these facts, and have
taken all necessary precautions to thwart
the schemes of the incendiaries The col
ored people of Phillips county have their
parades, have organized, and carry their
arms and ammunition. The white peo-
pie, in self defense, have organized in
behalf of order and good govern
ment, and with view to put down in
cendiarism and suppress all efforts to
bring about conflict between the color
ed people and the white people. The
best people of Phillips county intend to
protect those sensible and intelligent
colored men who have cut loose from
Radicalism and who have joined in with
the white people in favor of good gov
eminent. These sensible colored citi-
zens have been often driven from the
polls, and have been maltreated because
they repudiated Radicaiism and allied
themselves with the Democratic citizens.
These should be protected by the white
people in all their rights, and no doubt
they will be so protected. In Lee coun-
ty similar troubles have appeared.
Sheriff Furbush, of Lee county, an in
telligent colored citizen, is acting with
the white people, and is working for good
government and the Democratic party.
Other prominent colored men in the
county are doing likewise. In Critten-
den county an unpleasant condition Of
affairs exists, owing to the Vaccinations
of the Radical incendiaries. 1t will
be remembered that the Democra-
cy of that county has nominated
Mr.. VIM. F. Beatty as candi
date for the office of Sheriff. Since
the death of Sheriff Order, Mr.. Beatty
has been acting sheriff pro tenn. of the
county, under the appointment of Gov.
Miller. Opposed to Mr.. Beatty is Ed.
Lewis, former sheriff of the county,
but who is said to have resigned
his position on account of certain
defalcations which were found to
exist, when a committee was appointed
to examine his accounts. Yester-
day afternoon a citizen of Crittenden
county reported that on that day, at
meeting held at Apperson's grove, near
Jones landing, the two candidates for the
office of sheriff, with many of their fol-
lowers, met and began the discussion of
the issues which divide the people of the
county. Lewis, who was the Republican
nominee, was the first to speak. After
he had concluded, Major Earl mounted
the stand and proposed to give the record
of Lewis. This the crowd of colored man
who were present objected to, and Major
Earl was forced to desist. He asked his
friends to go with him to hill near by,
where he would speak without being in
terrupted. As Major Earl was descend
ing from the platform a pistol-shot was
fired. This was signal for rush by
the white men to a wagon near at hand,
which was filled with arms of every de-
scription, and general fire was opened
on the followers of Lewis, and in the
melee one negro was killed and several
others wounded. No further particulars
as to the unfortunate affray could be OBJ
tanned last evening. The Radical ennis
saries are at work.