Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-13
The YazoO Plan.

The people Of the South have often been
charg, d with lack Of inventive genius, but
in politics they manifest an ingenuity and
directness which places in the background
the veriest Yankee in the land. The county
of Yazoo Mississippi, has lately furnished a
good illustration of this truth. The Demo-
cratic party, being somewhat too unanimous,
divided, and certain prominent Democrats
headed an independent ticket The ext
gency was great, but Southern genius was
still greater. A Democratic mass meeting
was at once called, which compelled the in
dependent candidate to withdraw under the
penalty of being shot IL he refused. Thus
was the GLORIOUS old county" of Yazoo re
deemed from imminent peril, for IL is conf
IDENTIFY asserted by the independents that
they would surely have carried the county
in fair election. Among these independ-
ents are many gentlemen of property and
standing in the community, planters, mer-
chants, lawyers and men of other profess
sions. Some of them, and especially Mr.
Dixon, their candidate for sheriff, whose
candidacy was snuffed out so promptly by
the Democratic mob, were active in ore
deeming" the county from Republicanism
four years ago, when the former Republican
vote of three thousand and majority of two
thousand was changed into Democratic
vote and majority Of four thousand, the Re
publican vote having altogether disappeared.
How this political revolution was accom-.
plished everybody knows, and certainly no
secrecy was affected In Mississippi. The
Republicans were made to understand that
they would not be allowed to vote, aud after
a few OF them had been killed and many
others driven into the woods and swamps to
escape assassination, they did understand it.
The Democrats put in ballots enough to
BRING up the whole number to about the
former hgnres, and the thing was done. So
valuable were the services oil Colonel Dixon
CONSIDERED that handsome piece oil silver
was gwen MN by MS Democratic friends as
token OF their esteem and admiration. 1t
was ihscrioeu' 10 the oraVest Oh the orave'
but mon RUE Is roitrary ana oppressive,
ana men hnaliy grow restlve under 1t. Mr.
DIXON ana MS associates iouhd IL so, and by
means Oh an indepehuent organization they
sought 70 oo'a'n reiiei. III any ordinary
community this melhou would oe ieglu-
mate ana proper but IL ala not prove so
Ill Iazoo county Inc Dshocra's' learing'
as ooionel DIXON noPeo' 'haI 'he ihuepeho-
enes wouio eiece 'heir canuiuates' served
MI DIXON auu us iriehds as ne hau heiped
10 serve the hepuoilcahs TOUR years ago.
li's commentator vi .neSe oui'uozeu ex-
Dehiocra.s anu ek-ouiiuozers would De ex'
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so grave. III seemed quite natural and
nroner that RunubIicans naoroas carnat-
baggers and scalawags should be served So
Int that N,ss;ss;,n; oertleme, ,,ho ,,ora
' '''' re- "'' "'''
soldiers In the rebel army and Democrats
fror, ,ha;r L;r,I, sbo,,a ha farh;j1o,, 81
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prevented by violence from voting as they
rloasa Ia n rortao,ouo and ahor,inahla .h;,,.
Pio"oo 10 pm oo"'o"' ""'' "''nii""oio 'niue
In their perplexity they wrote for advice
al loi, d. A., .,,c-o,, s.,o..i e .l..
auu "oiP W '"e "''o'ney seneia' Vi '"e SOa'e
He gives them plenty of the former, but
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'oiuS ou' "o P'o''i'S Vi "'''So"uoe' Tic re-
minds them, as it seems unkindly that the
state was redeemed four years ago by the
same means of which they now complain,
and suggests doubt whether those means
were strictly legitimate and proper even
then. But, however that may have been,
the state aud the party has been solemnly
pledged to abandon violence and crime as
political agencies. He advises them to pre-
serve their organization and continue their
canvass, and believes they will succeed, but
he adds;
cor, II am mistaken in all this II one party
IN iazoo county cannot organize without consult
vote without the consent OF his adversaries; if a
party argeiy IN ,, ihe majority can oe DISPERSED
requires no prophet to foretell that we shall en-
p,ater tne PeoPae Oh tne Nortnera su.es ana
ing classes of that and many Of the neighboring
t tI s VIII TIE leave en asse or anywhee, 1us %
the river full of steamboats, to carry them away
aiven nver ,, up 81 hs srs nb w oe
gullies, and the still more magnificent plant'i-
ha cd IN tho dominion nf nlligator. ,nncca
sins and owls, and the still more desolatng nun-
ua'ioh
Commenting upon this outrage the New
YORK Herdid says ms fazoo violence has
been going on Tor some weeks and not one
OF the men VINO represent Mississippi be-
fore the country aud who are supposed to
have great influence in the state has spoken
out against the disgraceful and cowardly
proceedings. We should like to hear Sena-
Uor Lamar voice on such an occasion re-
bukiup violence aud lawlessness and de-
mahuihS peace anu equal rights Out ne Is
silent. We should like to hear that Mr..
.,
oingietoi, III WHOSE congressional ulstrlct
| Yazoo county lies. had PROMPTLY gone there
10 gather the law aoldihg cltizens toSether
| aud help put down the mob; but he. too. is
a., -,
silent. we should ike 10 hear General
| Chalmers' voice and General Uooker's tbev
| have great deal to say about liberty and
canal rights in congress-. thew ara man of
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| great influence among their people but
| thew Tor, are s;lant Is IL hacausa tbav do
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| not feel the disgrace, the stain, which rests