, 1879-03-24
The Only Alternative the Bull.
dozers Have Left the
Southern Negro.
Terrible Sufrcrings or tho Blacks
under The Reign OF the
Shotgun.
gworn Statements of Some Of the Vic
Tins Who Aro Homeless in
j." st. Louis.

uIc allldayits given below. showing tic c1rcum-
stances Under which They wero forced 10 lcnyo
tle Eoutht wllesH they wcro living n ltfo In
death, wAycrng between the tcrrors OF ssaryn-
ttoa md tic mzz1c of the b,lIdozcraf m1,skets
Tic unfortunate cnloscd mon were found ut
t1.a evec, iii i!le churches {tlle hospitality OF
whose hard floors md pcws had bern tcnicrca
IL und acceptcd by them), md mnny In tho
strccts, up and down which they aro compelled
to wa,ulcr, waiting With wtstlnt hone for .l.e
ulttn,ato relief which they firmly believe will
romr to them. Aiuny OF tileir stories aro most
plitful, and It would bo impossible to detail! ni
the outrages which tlioy relate. Tho1o given
ar, only sample Of wl,at might 10 told wcra
The testimony vi each man taken. While all nc-
kuwlcdgc that they havo been brought
North under fnlso colors, not ono seems
to regret having cl1ared The skirts Of his RAYS
from the bulaoziNg d|strcts, and openly tfc-
ca.o that they prefer the Iartlstps n,ld even
starvation Of their present condition to The ter
rbic daily ordeal OF t1oubtunll fcsr Under which
they lived In The SoutlI. Tie dispositions Wilt
bo found interesting reading for the general
public, a,Nl viii furnish plenty Of food for thn
reflection Of statesmen wllosn proclIyitics run
over IN the direction OF reform.
LEVI cN1I.ps
said: am % years old; have lived at Madison
Parish, 1.n.. for tho past six tcurs; WIS hunts
EIan and tor the lust twn Or thrce ycarR 'ntlc
rrrr rough living; thu white pcnnlc down In t1,at
country allowed 1hc c0lorcI pcuple ro show mt
all; what YOU brought t!Mm they mnde you take
trade for, md that ut blg prices. left tho
South herause tenult'n't mike n living terun md
was afraid Of being shot.s II saw man they were
uftsr IN tho next llol'se to tn1nc.. Tiny wanted
to attach his yoke OF oxen for debt, but
he wouldn't g!yo them ul', nll they threatened
tu Kill hin. lie said he Didn't owe them any;
r1tIty IN 1a,fk f1tn ri Hsn all
haven't seen him ai,,ee. They were making up
companies and killing men III different 11aces
md thought II dtfn't leaye they would Riii
means to pct there.
FREDERICK MARSHALL
said Ny ngc Is b3 years. llavc been liylngat
Natchcz. Miss, about six years. tnakng eottou.
rented ahnut ten acres. for witch paid two
bales Of 450 pounds eacl', and 1iiade tolcsAhlo
livlug for While, unt!! t!o Dusl'waekers 1 s1no
Christmas, 1878, three or four men camo to my
i1ouso ubout daylight to litll me, mud I ran out
Of thc way, and staid out ils!. rcst OF .lc
en % Ts sy sa sfi tsy Mss woay a~ay Xii e 3 sd s
r1pa nrouHd my ncck, and Bad they wcrc go!nE
10 kill NIL thu smnrt men, und ! told tlictn |
didn't know anything. ! knew man named
rase who vas Filled At WG,tsrproof;, Ia: w; was
fs sSase 1ss soo 'sS rslnto so' of Po PSy oil hes Ley
bn!d PnEe was ont Of the s1nnrt men. There
crowd that did tI,c killing. was afraid Of my
ltic MI thu time, md lint is why LIFT the South
Wllrn you get to the pulls to vote, the white
men won't lut thc coored nicl1 yotc, nil aAY, 4
We 20 10 tho box to put tho ballot in, rllcy will
shoot us. Iwaut to go so'ne place whcro I can
work Without being niraiu OF my lfc, MD heard
Kaneas WIS Il good place. havo n wife. 1
wouldn't 20 back South ngatn.
GLANEScE wINN
NA t.fI
was could make nothing: II | Ind staId there
Iwou!d have starved, MI! was afraid ot my
llfr; haye meter seen any shooting, but lluyn
tscn men who hare come risl,t from there; 'li'.
shooting WAs mostly lOnG III Franklin, Al,l More
house Parishes, i.i., udiutaing ts pnrta. Of
Madison; l lIavn talked with isapsc 1nrn ,sllo
have run awny from these parishes: unu of tho
incn's names WIS Erln Jacksoni VIC cnnl'l never
tcitot tic Democrats W would gct e. W il, ', i mon
A,id kill US off; ut lie last Presidential
election after the voting wns done Mt Kav!a.
llt.lo stattoM ab,il. thtrty-ilye or forty niles
thirty mea burst III the doors alnl tool the tal-
lots, Alul would have killed The cu!orell net,-
H.. N. Jackson, Nathan Rro0ks, AMI IL. r.
Palmer, who lad chnrGe OF tue ball0t.hoxcs-tf
tlcy gpt tl'e pistols nway from them. My nil,
Is TO 70 to knilsaS, II cnt, yet away H.ttt Eet
there, have rot II little money! glstbs
enough to pay ny way wal!t to 60 to Tope-
ka. hayo i wifG nlHs TIVE children with Tic.
JAMES HKowa
modc the following stntcmcnt: My are is 90
years: huge been living Iii Madison Farlah l.u.,
since 1873; haye bern Turning III sllnres. left
Tie South hcrassc didn't have the privilege Of
voliny us desired; because VIC would Eo to the
publican ticket Wc cuufd not 70 l,nck on slrtr
places. Mr. llrud[ey, The nEent of the ptare |
rented, told .nu i'll June, 1878: "Brown, by
udi ny, u yon o ,i TO- ~ p9's ., wunt H. son ,t to