Daily Republican., 1879-08-23
THIRD EDITION.
THEYAzoO TRAGEDY.


about it-Letters From Dfxon'S
wife Before the Murder.
While the Northern Democratic pa
psrs are trying to make their readers
believe that the assassination OF Dixon
as no political significance it is pity
that they cannot get to read some OF
the Southern Democratic journals about
it and thus be enabled to get at the
truth. The Vicksburg Commercial,
for example. could enlightsn them. 1t
j.. a regular" Democratic newspaper.
At the head Of its columns 1t bears the
motto, "Be sure you're right; then 80
ahead" The "CommerciaP' OF Tues
day evening last had dispatch al,
no4lncing the shooting Of Dixon, ana
th- following are its editorial comments
Va reOn:
What prompted the shooting OF Dixon
can only be imagined by those conver-
SAINT with the present state OF poiitlcal
affairs in that unfortunate county, but
of the immediate or just provocation for
the deed We are unable to give cor.
rect solution. The news surprises but
few of our citizens, for it was anilclpa-
ted and looked for by everyone. Dixon,
a brave and desperate man, had rem
dered himself obnoxious to all conven-
ton Democrats, among whom was Jas.
Barksdale, who took q prominent and
outspoken stand in opposition to him,
This caused an unhealthy state OF al
fairs to exist between them to such all
extent that it was remarked by their
friends upon 10th sides, and as they
passed each other on the street people
would stop and watch them, as II IN
constant expectation of difficulty,
which fact alone probably caused them
to come together with such fatal result
to-day. -
What the effect of this days work
will be remains yet to be seen. 1t Will
sffsctually quiet the Independent move
ment, and We hope without further
bloodshed, for Henry Dixon, though of
the weaker party, had some good and
useful citizens Of Yazoo County num-
b-red among bis followers and friends
and a little indiscretion upon their
part might cause them to ever alter
regret the same. Dixon, if dead, leaves
a wife and several small Children to
mou his loss, and although hs had
the reputation of being bold bad man,
there are many who have been benefit
cd by his charity and friendship who
can never he convinced of the fact.
The Richmond Dispatch continues to
uphold Yazoo barbarities. 1t says:
The insolence of the New York and
other Northern papers, in speaking OF
the state of affairs in Mississippi, is in
tolerable. 1t is enough to excite the
indignation of every Southerner to read
the impudent assertions and libellous
assumptions which mark the articles
We speak of. They all assume that
Dixon was murdered because he was
candidate, though he was no candidate,
and that the killer of Chisolm is a muir
derer though he has never been tried.
Nothing less than the hanging of the
two men found guilty by jury OF
Northern editors will satisfy these pre-
sumptious Paul Prys. We trust that
Mississippi will treat them all with
contempt.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial has been
permitted to see some letters written by
the wife of H. M. Dixon to Dixon !
mother, in Washington. One of them,
which was dated before the mob visited
the house, reads as follows " am in
state of constant anxiety for Henry.
His life is daily threatened by the men
who are on the opposing ticket to him.
1t seems that the Democratic party (as
they call themselves) say he shall moi
have the Sheriff's office. They know
h. will hr elected if he runs, and they
are organizing Militia companies to pre-
vet the colored people from register
ing and voting. They say that j
Henry does not withdraw they viii
make him leave the country orput hin
under the ground. You can imaglA
what my constant feeling of anxiety is.
The following is an extract from an
other letter, which was dated July =.
and was written few days after tn
attack by the mob. Mrs. Dixon refer
TO the dangerous illness of her bab'
and says: "But my heaviest trouble,
which the burial of all my little one
would be nothing, is about Henry. A
armed mob of 500 men from all par
of the country came after him Frida
last, and at first ordered him to leay
the country, never to return. He tol
them he was as good citizen as any
them, and would not leave. They the
started into our house, trampling ov'
me and my little baby. which we SUI
posed was dying. When Drs. Moor
Gadb-rry, MEYERS, Hudson and KeIl
proposed to the mob to spare him if |
8,uld withdraw from the canvass, son
said no, no rope hin" o hers yeIl-'
Run him out Of the country"
A great many speeches were made
the mob by the most influential citizel
who were opposed to Henry, and the
finally agreed to spare his life if l.
wouli withdraw, which he had to d
or be murdered. Now you can und-
stand his feel ngs under the circnn
stances-to be compelled TO knurk
down TO vile mob headed by men
wealth, position, and influence, wi
ought to be the best friends to us, ju
because Henry would run independe
oftne convention. No one knows Il
end u this Henry's friends are inf
sntal and wish TO raise an indignatit
MEETING and demand his rights. b
am unwilling that he should risk b
Ii,- in any apch way. W. would lea
The S.a,- this minute If We coI!d pos,
big ut away"
A Sick Cow.