Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-24
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this the Balino re Sn", q Democrat
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"It may be- fact thatghe was agam~'
bier, murderer and dangerous man
in everyrespeet. lie SO, then ne sh09id
have been dealt with by the law. I'm
til the people Of Mississippi proves
that IL w1essne ss will not be aIioWed to-
rest punished, they must be made
aware that the guilt OF Dix on's deaths
as well rs that of the still unforgottten
Chisholm murder also, rests upon
every Intel ia the State. The Yazoo
country. of course, ris well Known, is
in some measure peOpled by class of
men who are notlreprcsentative of the,
Sfate, but the 81 lte will rightly be held
responsible for their deeds until It has
fully recognized the necessity of af
fording protection to life every where
in its borders. No State, no party, no
class, no faction, in this enlightened
age and country can rc3t itself upon
the policy of y1olence and i've. -
= The conclusions Areached by
the Sun are legitimate
and proper. We do not at all
agree with. our contemporary of
this city, the Tribune, when it
claims there is no occasion for SEN
ators and Representatives in Con-
gress from Mississippi to speak out
IN condemnation Of the mob vio-
lence which has on SO many oceas-
ions led, to, such tragicals results.
They have much to do with mould
ing public sentiment and their
silence will be construed by the
bulldozers themselves into an ap-
proved Of their outrageous. acts.
This man Dixon, as is well known,
was once a leader in these acts Of
violence. So efficient were his re-
sources that his friends Of the close
Of the bulldozing campaign 81
1876, presented him with a massive:
solid silver pitcher, bearing the ins
scription -" 70 The brauest of thu
Dravss Capt. Henry N. Dison, from
has Democratic oEsgossi egisens O
KazoO County, as a testimonial q
their high )appreeiatsea of hi
brilliant services fn tie redemp.
ton Of the county. from, sRadsca
rwze;pgI5 After his u election t.
Congress, Mr. Singleton, ONT
of the most prominent Congressmer
from the State of Mississippi, ,
leading Democrat of great inAuenc,
in his State wrote a. letter to Mr.
Dixon in which he made haste t,
aeknswledge his efficient services
and to say to him that he had don
more9 to ,seenre his Singleton s
election than any man living. Il
doing thus, he of course approve,
DixonS methods for carrying tn
election. One of these methods i
detailed by the New York World a
follows rs Asa ElASLl
HE had heard that q movemen
against him, and rode alone on horse
hoa fn q w
had gathered together. carrying a rop
over his SeaddIe-bowd When he cam
upon them he covered the leade
with-his revolver aud ordered him q
step out. lFhe man obeyed:. Select
Ing four other enegroea by name b.
babe themieone lto1 Elm and take tn
rope which he gave them. Put /
around that mans meek, = he said
They Obeyed. Now, then, one O
you go up that tree and reeve it owe
that bough.' This was done. Now
then, pull away, you thEeen Tb
three men pulledf and upon Dixon,
command made the'rope fast whel
thslrwuHfertun ate leader wasa fairi,
swinging In the air. Dixon sat Of
his horse. cycling the sesns until IA
WIS satisfied that the man was dead
and then. forbiddine the negroes I
cut him down for "a hours, ordere
them toldispefses which they did, ari,
quietly rode off home,nn
In returning his thanks to Dixo
for doing morestO eIeetShim to Cor
gress than ys.otherolising maj
Singleton endorsed the method
byNhieh he did IT. one q which NJ
the hanging Of this colored man.
H the Governor of the State ! vi
perform his duty, as he has swor
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