New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-06
THE YAZOO BULLDOzLNG.
AN INDEPENDENTS ACCOUNT OF THE YAzOo CITY
AFFAIR.
rraot from Letter rom r. l. Flanagan 10 The Viesoarg
Herald

AN INDEPENDENTS ACCOUNT OF THE YAZOo CITY
AFFAIR.
raos from Letter rom T. Flanagan" TO The V'esou'9
have Just read copy of your paper of the
29,h 20 oeiTs LDst you not understand the tue
Of anal here There is no race issue ID this thn2,
would have you believe Fifiy per
OF the white people among them twenty-five per
cent OF tie most respectable III the county, are lDd
pendent, among WBOln many tGat well known
In your oy. IL Is true that the negroes were Almost
unanimous Tor the Independents and why Because II
Is the only they have had since 1879 TO yOt.
was born and raised ia your Guy, was there III Inc
eveuJiu city campaign OF 1874 Dixon was lheTe-the
boat having stopped al his house on the uyer
Rt night for tbs purpose OF notifying ana getting
hun 70 come down. whch ne ala leaving
race issues IL Fail Of 1874 moved 10 YszoO, aud
IN September, 1870 Was AGAIN by bis soe 10 hsh race
nnoS.e n ms convention parry here Lave done more
by their abuse OF Dixon consolidate the for
him other cause IN the world. Dixon has had
sfanoinT proposjtion that IL they would produce one
man OF anJ respect abllity. white black,
ehdayt that hs had ever held secret OF night meet
people, or made InhammAJOry speech, or ike
wise any candidate on the dependent ticket did any
OF tEese tnlRzs, hat lie would withdraw from the
Was not that mueh easier 0one than what they
did. II their cause was just
And am sorry 10 say that believe that sheriff
II l. Taylor placed where in 1875 by DIXON, was
aware or and probably mel ped 10 pOJ tie whole tnmg
have been told tla refused s Of plenty
good cit zens well d. who yOluD tsered for pur
pose OF quelng the moi. and am aware that he 4ad
his depUBes Out The ROAD from Benton 10 IA
zoo CIV vas gmOnshed three cOnseeuVe nights by Con
Tent0n candidates and their friends, armed vita sIo
guns for the purpose OF killing Dixon and myself as We
returned TO homes from Madison County. where We
bad been visit some friends. Captain Henry stuDDle
teld, the Convention candidate for sheriff. was at inc
bead the mob, after his brother had tired 10 murder
Dixon four Gays before striking him from behind
viii twu pound weight while he having hstlcH
with another man. They speak OF having merchants
farmers aud planters TO compose their 800 lt Is true
that there we're great many respectable men
here that Gay, but few OF them, however, had
ans thing 10 do with II, ana those who
diG blind with prejudice aud rage on ac-
lies nat had been told by the convention
candidates and their friends. great many were tOd
that Dixon would be al Benton mat day with a
thousand armed negroes, for the purpose giving them
all Tie ght they wanted This and other falsebOOIs
were secretly ali the county The negroes
this county more quiet, peacraDle aud IT.
speciiu have Lley ever wOrBed better than this
Year. ! have learned thar most Of tue mob were men
VINO had not much lose, ana VINO Qld care WbaI
Nisht beali the country, provided they could beat
p1on and elect themselves and friends Every man on
ne Independent ticket was stauncb and true Deu1-
Sfaii had never known anything else except Frank
Stewart, candidate for tie LEGISLATURE lie being the
Oily negro the ticket, We having iDdUrsed TWO Of
sAer keDfescn t2uVes. He has been a democrat suce
$50. The Last ticket he voted Democratic one
+oIt tAAn tLai, be Is Of our town COuuclmen nOm
nffsed ana elected Ia ward OF tins city where tne
sates are about eighty In The nJOflly. 5GcB, sir
sue statement OF uItalrs IN IaZOO.