The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-04-12

Au0 tOAOWiu& - . specimen OF
columns Of slsndcrous lies, which
tho St. Louis Globe Democrat is
feraishing it, readers, under The
head Of "a0davits." The nexro
~ depssiag llvsa ~ Mr.. ". G.
Yssges's plsso ~ ysas.. He did
- uake 1brty.sigas bales ef cot
- ut - ID nake youR bales.
Jsdsed, % utterly worthless h he,
that Setwithslasding III demand
lbr labor here, Nr. Yerger refased
70 furnish hin ssprlIes this year,
o. to employ him h any way. His
abandoned wife aud children are
now en Mr.. Ysrger's plaes. The
story about Charlie Smith, or any
other person n this vicinity, kill
ling, assaaltiny or mistreating any
negro, - charged, b grossly, ha-
grantly false. - every ono here
black and white, will testify.
There is no wrong within the
mighty power Of the press, more
cruel and infamous, than this that
tho Globe Democrat 10 visiting up
on the reputation Of the Southern
people. tits one against which no
defense is available. Between nor
lhern malisnants, such as control
the Globe Democrat, and southern
lunatics OF Okolous States Igpe,
the true men, the real representa-.
tives ofsentiinent, in the south, are
sOrely afflicted.
Hero Is the afldavli referred TO.
THOMAS CARROLL
testified. Ny aye Is 50 years. l
have been living for the past few
years In Washington county, Aiss.;
dida't make . living down there |;
was farming; the white folks
treated me 30 bad that I lett there
and came up here; the white peo-
pie down South are all Democrats |;
about two weeks ago tw0 colored
men were sitting o. ths bank VI
the Mississippi liver, not far from
GreenvIlls. Mississippi, waiting
for the boat 10 come up and take
them mp 'he river 10 ~ 10 kansas.
A good gang Of white people came
along and coinmenced to talk to
them about their going away; tho
leading ,nan among the whites was
one Charlie Smith; aud they killed
one Of the coloicd men aud The
other ono run oil. They NkiIIld
him because he wanted 10 % to
Kansas. After The colored people
make u crop the whites hold meet
imgs and say We won't let "Mr.
Niger" have anything, so as to
KEEP them tied down. Tho whites
wont lei the colorcd peo. lie vote
the Republican ticket; would not
let us come TO the polls, aud would
use arms to prevent Us coming
there. About ak mouths nko the
Senator from Washington county
died, and we tried to get o colored
man In The place Of him; Du, the
whites would not allow us to vote
unless we voted the Democratic
ticket. They butldosed the color
ed men at the election IN . great
extent. I am going to Kausas 10
livc on 4 farm. am not going
back South because I cahnot get
my rights there. In 1878 | rai.ed
forty.eight bales Of cotton. and
only got 80 for II. because the
whites cheated me out Off. Two
colsred men In Greenville were
waiting to take tile Helena, and
somc white men csmo up with .
constable aud said to them you owe
~, aud took them back with them
and when the Helena came up the
white folks persuaded the captain
Of the boat ~ they would not a.
low us on the boat, and went of
without us, when . Cincinnati
packet came along and took ~ 70
Cairo. / have ; vito and nine
children along with me. | have
s>x,e s.aassnss ~. srot to Kanaaa