The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-08-15
AFFAIRS IN YAZ0O.


aud firm stand in the matter. "A
very bad and bold man, n ii. M.
Dixon, who had been sheriff OF the
county, and who was also a demo
crat, seeing his chances to secure a
nomination through the democracy
were not altogether favorable aud
as lovely as he desired, was prepar-
ing to organize an infamous and
bold plot to array the blacks
against the white citizens OF the
county in order to consummate his
most helish purposes, and thereby
place himself in office against the
wishes of the white taxpayers,
who are the bone and sinew OF the
commonwealth. The respectable
portion of the county, seeing the
imminent danger Of a race conflict
should this desperate be allowed
to carry out his plans, assembled in
Yazoo City and appointed a com
mittee of three citizens to wait upon
Dixon aud request him to leave the
county. These gentlemen went,
unarmed, to Dixon's house and
made the request, or demand, II
you like, as instructed by the as
sembled citizens. Dixon refused
to leave, but informed them he
would withdraw from the canvass,
and signed an agreement to that
| effect. This is about the sum and
substance of the affair, as we learn
from the Yazoo City Herald, and
from cards signed by some of
Yazoo county's most intelligent and
| substantial citizens.
The affair should have ended here,
and no doubt would, but for the
meddlesome interference OF the re
publican element, which now goes
under the v~ariegated names OF III
dependent, greenbacker, national,
etc. These fellows OF the chanel
con type, must rush into the north
ern print and magnify a mole-hlll
into a mountain of persecution,
bulld0ing, etc, on the part OF the
democracy toward the colored man
and brother of the South, and make
it appear that the democrats were
armed and ready TO destroy any
and every man who would not con-
sent to vote with that party in the
approaching election. But such
was not, nor is not the intention OF
the Yazoo democracy. They mere
ly wished to keep down all race is.
sues and avoid blood.shed in their
county, and to do this IL became
necessary to make a determined
and united effort to induce a very
bad and reckless white man to
abandon the infamous scheme which
he intended to put into execution,
and which, if he had carried out,
would have resulted in bloodshed
and death. What else could they
have donef
This State has been the scene OF
too many conflicts between the
races, instigated by INSCRIPTIONS
radicals for the purpose of keeping
in power, for Oug people to stand
idly by at this day and allow thai
~saturualia, which once reigned, tt
be revived, and it is their duty tt
squelCh all such attempts in theli
incipiency. Desperate character
will no longer be allowed to LEAD
blindly the ignorant and prejudicet
blacks into conflict with the white
people OF this State as was the
case under radical rule, and he who
attempts such a measure will NEE
with swift and Just retribution.
The people of Yazoo did no more
than any other community should
have done under the circumstances
and though the radicals and Dolly
Warden democrats may howl and
CRY persecution, no intelligent mar
who lived in this State under the
radical regime, or any one outside
who was at all acquainted with the
manner in which the carpetbag fac
ton ruled and ruined our fair State
during those dark years, will cen.
sure Oh blame the people of YazoC
for the course they pursued. Des'
perate cases require desperate
remedies, and it ere tar better
these Infamous disturbers of the
peace we're forced to retire at once
than to have allowed them to in
augurate their hellish schemes and
bring on bloodshed and death.