The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-04
FIFTH EDITION.
YAzOO HEARD FROM,


COLONEL, MANNlHo CLAIMING THAT
THE TRoUBLE WAS KxCEPTIUNAL-
THE CAMPAIGN. ,HH t,A.,t,
special dispatch TO the Times. 4.t
Colonel Van II. Manning, who repre-.
sents the Holly Springs district In Mis-
slssippi In Congress, Is In town, and to-
day submitted 10 an interview. Colonel
Manning 10 one Of the most prominent
Democrats Of tie south aud Il Is safe 70
say that he thoroughly represents the
sentiment Of his party In the State OF
Mississippi Democrats desire to appear to
hold. In answer to some what pointed
Inquiry Colonel Mani Ing said that he
was here strictly on private business,
having left Aississlppi about week ago.
"What OF the campaign there, ColoneiS"
was the question.
"The campaign IL decidedly active
throughout the State"
Be. veen, what parties Is II ?"
SIT 10 betwesn the DemOcrAts, the
Regular orgAnisation and the Intiepeu-
dents and .Greenbackers. Sometimes
these act together, but generally they
are not united. The struggle Is for To-
cal and Legislative Offices. The next
legislature is charged with the duty Of
electing . successor TO Senator b. K.
Bruce, who will then retire " bis alleged
Kansas farm" =
care the Independents, to which par
ty, ! believe. the late Mr.. Dixon belong
ed, meeting with bodily violence, Colo
mel p '+i
"Far from that, sir. They are active.
| ly contesting every county IN my dis
tfict. have been meeting their cand..-
da es and orators on the stump every.
where and dividing the time with them.
The canvas is conducted everywhere
with great courtesy and fsirness on both
Sides" tf ~ " ~ 7
"Well," wss the response, ali that Is
true, will you ki dly explain the motive
OF the YazOo county affair is strictly ex-
ceptional and has no parallel in any
other country In the State. The issues
involved in that sad business were of q
purely personal nature. When l Ieft
Mississippi the matter was looked upon
as sort of De Young Hallock affair
This was Due, Of course, to Barksdale's
letter to his uncle, intimating that the
shooting was the result Of Dixon's at
tack upon female members of Banks
dals's family" ..-... f.'.
"What OF the attitude of the Demo.
cracy ofthe State toward his unfortun
ate affair, Colonel. -.t
"Why, sir, for the last three or -four
years the criminal records Of Mississ. ppi
will compare favorably, take them conn.
fy for county, with those Of any North.
ern State. Per capita, there have bseu
fewer felonies committed in our Stats
during those four wears than In the
great States Of New York, Pennsylvanis
ana Ohio. The canvass now progressin NJ
there IL being carried on vito quite q,
little turbulence rs that III the Slate oil
Maine. Since the enfranchisement oil
mississippi from carpet-bag rule. which
occurred n 1875, law, order and prot, o
ton 10 life and property have prevailed
TO quite a. great an extebt q obtaincd
before the war.
What do you think of W oodford,
| mission
"Of! that is supremely ridiculous.
thought and was IN hopes that the OBJ
Ject OF his trip was to participate In thu
prosecution, but 10 turns out that he ha
gone a. an escort OF Mrs. Chisholm.
regret that his business ~ United State,
District Attorney Of the Southern dis
trict of New York Ia such ~ to PERM
such draft on his leisure a trip Il
Mississippi at this season OF the year
simply as sn escort TO Mrs. Chisholm
i will enter into bonds that the Genera
Will have no use for the pistols will
which he Is reported TO have been pre-
sehted by Admiral Thompson, Of tn
navy. -
But let us return 10 the Yazoo diff
Guilty, Colonel. What is the sentimen
of your party concerning it?" !.
"The sentiment Of Mississipp,. with
out regard to party, Is decidedly advsrs
to the methods employed to secure Dix
on's withdraw, ami that sentiment ca
be Inferred from the fact that on tn
very day OF the assassi nation the Indt
pendent party nominated candidates 10
ONCE who are now running with fai
prospect Of success. The condition @
affairs there, as said in the outset, !