National Republican., 1879-07-31
BuLL-pozING AMONG THEDEMoCRATs
Herald Extra.
YAzoo CITY, Miss, July 25, 1879.

THE MOVEMENT TO-DAY.
The best men of the county-the merchants,
tho planters, the farmers, and those engaged in
other ccupations-gathered together in town
to-day to tho number of several hundred, and
considering as they did that the longer contin-
ance of the Independent party in Yazoo was
detrimental in the highest degree to the in.
terests of the county Seeing race issue had
arisen in consequence of it) q committee was
appointed to wait upon Captain ii. NJ. DIXON,
the head of the Independent movement in this
county, and requested him to retire from the
canvass. This he at first refused to do, giving
reasons for the ground of his refusal, which
were not deemed satisfactory to the great as
semby of earnest, determined men.
He finally, however, consented to quit the
canvass now and forever as the following card
| will show so the political canvass in this
county may be considered as at an end. The
Democratic flag now waves over this glorious
old county uncontaminated and unchallenged;
and long may it wave.
TO THE PUBLIC.
| For the sake OF the peace and harmony of the
country, and the affection bear for my family and
yass or race issue in the future, provided | will
| be protected In my rights US any other citizen ;
| and my friend, r. A. FLANAGAN, Is 10 be unmo-
| Tested in his rights, &c. ,,.,
| YAZoo CITY, July %, 1879.
1t may be of interest to those Republi-
cans who have supported the Cancellation
"policy" to know that the man who so grace
fully declines the leadership of the Inde-
pendents in Yazoo county, Miss, is none
other than he who, in 1865, was the head of
the aggressive Democracy of that county,
and was captain of an organized troop of
horse, whose chief service to that party
consisted in the hanging of member of the
Legislature, who was Republican, and q
number of other leading members of the
Republican party. So skillfully was the
campaign of that year, in that county, man.
aged by him, for the Democracy, that the
Republicans cast but seven votes, where two
years before they had elected their ticket by
about two thousand majority.
At the close of that memorable campaign
the grateful Democracy raised by sub
scription q purse with which they pur-
chased and presented their hero handsome
gold watch and chain, as q slight token Of
their regard and esteem for the man, ant
of their appreciation of his services. A con
dtion of the subscription was that non,
but the head of a family should be per
mitted to subscribe more than ten cents
He might subscribe ten cents for each o.
his children. After three years of undis
puted control of the county, many of til,
best men of the party began to wish 70
, such division of the people upon th'
! political issues of the day as would admi
: at least of a choice of men to fill the loca
offices, and DIXON and Others became can
didates, styling themselves independents
But the recent presence in their midst G
Mr.. SINGLETON, the Congressman represent
} ing that district, and of Colonel BARKsDALI
I the chairman of the State Executive Com
7 mittee, would seem to have had the eileC
to revive the enthusiasm and waning 10y
: atty of their followers, eide the above card
. which, on the part of the Democratic lead
ers meant vacation or your life" This is, Il
' doubt, but the commencement of that chai
7 of operations which is expected by til
friends of JEFFERSON DAVIS, among whor
BARKsDALR is chief, to result in the soldify
ing of the people of that State as in 1s606
n when DAVIS may expect to have his tr
, umph in an election to the United Stat,
Y Senate Well, it might perhaps be eve
a worse than that; but the reign of terr'
f among Democrats is inaugurated, and v
}. commend the chalice to their own lips.
= A NOTA BILE FAMILY.
; THE following paragraph appeared in I'll
! Richmond State Journal as long ago as 1876
= but as the subjects of it are well known
! this city and several of them survive Il
lapse of time, we reproduce it;
The Lewis family Of Virginia have alwa,