The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-16
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At called meeting OF the Democratic
cit &c Is OF Yazoo county, held August otn,
to take stops to refute she charges and re-
ports circulated relative to tho Dixon affair,
q committee Of fifteen was appointed 70
draw up al address to the people OF the
country, giving from their point of view,
correct account. The following 10
THE EFpoET,
WHEnEAs. Many false reports have bee
promulgated through the newspapers, not
only in this State, but throughout the West,
rs to the occurrence which took place here
on the tweuty~ffth OF July last, and feeling
and knowing that gross wrong has thereby
been done to the p3oplo Of this county,
now, we tho ctiz3Gs OF Yazoo Cit7, as an
net OF iNstiae to ourselves 81 we'll as 10 tho
people Of this comfy, iccl it our duty to
give,
A TRUE sTATFMENT OF THE AFFAIR,
rs well os the cluse5 which led to it. The
peoolo who assembled hero on that day
we're no lawlesg and infuriatad mob, but
property, ur- s"iohilitY, intelligence and
with the prosoerity and Iua,o-1 ident fed
Of the country, a5 we'll as the preserve On
of the peace and good order OF !6s society,
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Dixon, q man OF violent and desperate
character, whose caraer here has been mark
cd by strife and turbulence, who has been
reckless Of human life and o. the law. This
man was the
opIGINAroE AND LEADER OF t. IS RAGE --TsuE,
or so~caled independent party, assuming
first the nama Of Independent Democrats;
and was candidate fnr sheriff OF the coun.
tY. The people felt that If this course On
the part OF Dixon cocj med, that it would
sooner o. later culmjuGtc in actual and
bloody conflict. Oar best CT zen3 looked
with gloomy forbodiDgs to the recurrence
of the scenes OF anarchy, s,!-fe and blood
shed which marked the race contest of
1875. They contemplated with horror the
saturnalia of lawlesaness, crime and mierule
which would follow the Inaugural on of
such man and his satellites into the gov
ernmelt Of the county. To avert these
calamities, and from an instinct OF self
protec on, and to save the reput ation and
character of the county, TO avoid more strife
many citizens did assemble here on the
twenty-ffth of July. From their number
they sent four un0rnl cd men to Dixon, who
wssat his house, to
REQUEST HIN TO LEAVE tn; COUNTY.
This he refused to do. Within less IAN a
half hour after their retlrn TO the assembly
on Main street, 5on0 leads OF Dixon
came from him, saying that he would
pledge himself TO withdraw from tho cans
Vess. Three OF Dixon's + ie ids with one
citizen opposed to him then repaired to
DiZon's house, di8taut quct5r Of mile,
obtained a card Of withdrGve' and were res
turning to the crowd on blein street, when
they were met by three gent!eme who in
sisted that Dixon ahCGid, IN adait on, pledge
himself not 10 Iai5e the race issue again,
which ne, Dixon, agreed tn. We deny and
charge the state eA, as wholly Ii lse that
any armed men opposed TO Dixon entered
or were noa: his prem .ses / that day.
80 ARMaD M wEeBl7 VIEW
OF his house during Tee whole day Il is
NOS ne rs stated IN ire sensational gepot $
OF ttis 'afsir" hat !h3 fuayc or shy one
else with sho!gol5 arrested .a3 tnoh f.1m
crossing hia THRESHOLD, boclVso there vas
no mob at his house Naith5T cd the as
sembled citizens h3ll p0-ley VITA him
They simply, through committee, DO
manded that 10 3hoa'a leave Tho coaot7,
which he rejuiGi 10 DO, right on }ao haols
Of this re -usal, 10 aUt1o:iz93 MS :fie1 is 10
say, for reasons sol forth il his cosd, nat
he would withdraw. i! Il nos because DIX
c was ia Indorcldc7t tbst be WIS asked 10
but bocaGso Of the L lie between
races that he wa3 cngondoging, bocause he
was appealing to the pgedjudioes Of the me-
gro and arraying them IN solid body against
the whites, and b9caU3e his COURSE would
have led, as we believe, TO the spiiiing of
innocent blood of both whites and blacks.
WE DECLARE oUBszLy OPPOSED TO MOB Law
and violence. Bat tho Almighty has given
Is the right Of self~protec, on aud self
iefe1se, and the peopla have this right, and |
TheLever the ooo2s on arises it should be |
,xercised by the peopie in the same man |
Ter Gs by individuals. That we may not |
% misunderstood, we now declare that we |
ire now and have been in favor OF equal |
lights to all men before the law that Che |
,ol0red man il secure in the enjoyment o. |
lis rights, and TIA. the step iskan by tie
white people WIS n 'L5 interest of white |
md black alike, aud that it had no political |
gnihcance, as the question WIS one Of
vat or; the Democracy Of tbs
or1ty being Of sli Zines willing TO submit
0 the ballotNboA eil political Issues fairly
resented
BZ5O1U1IOSe.
T solved, That we heartily endorse sud
pp-Ove the conduct Of Dr. 2. J. McCor-
lic =, as chairman of re Democratic ex-
cut.ve mitee of Ya.Oo corpty,