Daily Republican., 1879-08-22
THEYAZOO MURDER.
A Southern View or the Tragedy
Senator Lamar Reticent-An In.
denemden( Ticket.

senator Lamar Ret1cent-An Ah'
dependent Ticket.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The Post of
to. day has an editorial justifying the
methods adopted by the Conservative
Democracy of Yazoo County in dealing
with the Independents. The following
gives a fair idea Of the tone assumed.
1t is probably too much to hope or ex-
pect that Democratic newspapers furth-
or south will deal with the subject
more justly than one at the National
Capital:
In sheer self-defence, just as they
would have unitsd against an insane
man With q torch in his hand or wild
animal, the citizsns OF Yazoo county,
without distinction OF politics or color,
came together and informed Dixon that
he would not be allowed to turn their
peaceful community into another hell.
In most counties such a man would
have been hung to the highest tree or
neareS lamp post, and but little note
would have bsen made OF 1t. Here,
however, a quiet but determined sup
preston of him has been tortured into
prescription Of the worst grade, and
Northern papers have printed columns
of denuuciation Of what they style "the
Mississippi Method. 4" Citizens who
have combined merely to protect their
tirssides from rapine and riot are as
sailed as bulldozers and Yazoos and
Yahoos.
The telegraph now brings us the
news that Dixon has been shot In per-
soual encounter. There was a dispute,
pulling of pistols, one or more shots,
but some body was too quick for him,
and Dixon fell dead. Perhaps this will
be- the end of the troubles and conse-
auent notoristy of Yazoo. Possibly not.
These statements, however, have been
made to us by one who has had every
opportunity to know that they are
true, and we print them to show to our
readers the kind ofcrsatures on whom
the Republican papers OF the NORM
have been wasting terms ofsympathy.'
Senator Lamar was In town last
night, but resolutely refused to give
his opinion of the Yazoo business for
publication. To-day he could not be
found, and IT was said that he had left
the city. Mr.. Lamar is better qualified
to make statement ofth circumstan-
ces of the Yazoo affair than any other
Mississippian who has been in Wash
ington lately. and there is suspicion
atl Dat that "The Posts editorial is a
substantial reflection of his opinions
1t is q matter of surprise to some Of
Senator Lamar's political friends in
Washington that he has not before this
felt himself able ITO Iexpress, without
danger of misconstruction, his opinions
on a subject relating to affairs OF his
own State, and which has attracted the
attention of the whole country.
A large Independent Convention COM
posed of both whites and blacks met in
Yazoo City yesterday, and nominated a
full ticket, as follows: Legislature
Wallace ohh son, colored, J. II. Bur
rus, J. L. Debruct; Sheriif-W. A..
Brown; Chanoery Clerk--Jesse Bell {;
Circuit Clerk-B. R. Grayson Treas
urer--N. Birmingham; Assessor-E
R. Harris; Coroner and Rangsr-sam
Kirkall, 1ebored. Z Z Sl |1 y &BG5
William Curtis, colored man, was
murdered in Yazoo city, but it could
not b. discovered vino did the deed, and
it is not known whether politics had
anything to do with 1t or not.
Dixon was buried at Vaughan's sta
tion, and had the largest funeral ever
known at that place. James A. Banks
dale was admitted to bail IN $4,000,
without examination t.|l. AL