The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

showed that there had been an organized plan.
/ went mp to the courtroom again and found
that the clerk of the circuit had been wounded,
and my friend Mitchell, who had been captain
in the rebel Gen. John Morgan's staff, was
killed. Our men were without arms or organ
ization to resist such assaults. had taught
them from the first to rely upon the law and
moral power Of public opinion for defense. No
democrat would serve, and l would not sum
mon posse OF republicans alone. 1t Was q
revolution.
by morning the city was filed with bodies
OF armed and mounted men. One company
was present that had come nearly twenty miles,
and some OF its members lived quite thirty
away. The members must have assembled in
pursuance OF plan long before the firing COM
menced. / was IN hiding eleven days within
the city limits. Armed men searched for me
daily. At last / escaped from the country.
Such is the history OF the
LAST REPUBLICAN MEETING
ever held in Yazoo county. Dixon's work was
30 effective that a party which for six years had
never less than one thousand aiority, re-
turned, according to the democratic count, Just
seven votes. That majority sent Singleton to
Congress.
1.-The city government voted tax to pay the
expenses OF an extra police force just after this
meeting, and the money was given to Dixons
scouts" Dixon himself took possession OF
the sheriff 3 office. He also caused warrant
to be sworn out against mefor an attempt to
kill him the night before at the meeting.
THE MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY OF THE SCHOOL FUND
Dixon had two assistants or heutenants
One was man named Sublett also boon
companion by the name OF Harrison. On the
9th OF January, 1876, and Immediately after
the new democratic treasurer took his Office II
(he office) was robbed OF the $4,000 public
school fund. There were those who said Dix
on's crowd knew where that money went Sub
lett left the county soon after and went to
Texas. While there he was killed by the clerk
OF hotel, and, it is stated some Of the missing
bonds Of that school fund were found on his
person. Dixon wanted to be sheriff, but he
could not carry the county convention, so he
became an Independent. This, with other
things, caused feeling Of bitterness between
HARRISON and Dixon. Harrison told Dixon that
he must look out or his fate would be worse
than Morgan's. Conceiving this to be threat
the next time they met Dixon took the drop
on Harrison and killed him. Dixon managed
to escape O convection by 3 jury to die ut the
hand OF man who went cunning for him with
good shotgun. Such, sir, has been the fate OF
the three men who did the most to drive me from
my home in Yazoo. Taxes have not been materi-
ally over than under republican rule, while lifei
and property have not been 30 secure. The
school fnnd was stolen, and the labor OF the
country has been bull-dozed into flight that
in volume has only just commenced. Property
has deprecated in value. Finally these men
have been hoisted by their own petard. That
is the means they have used to overthrow the
republican rule like an evil thing has returned
to vex their very souls. The story of the shot
gun that killed Dixon will act all through the
land as means OF crystallziDg the republican
vote into UNITY OF successful action. That, sir
seems to me Gods righteous judgment on their
political crimes; and the end is not yet