, 1880-08-24
William Everlaating1y Rends His
Traducers.
;on,posltlon Of Tint 0kolona 1ndigna.
lion Meeting.
Their Past and Present Standing III
Their Community.
tr Ktruan's Democracy toltkcd For BY tAe Very
Elect Of lilo Party.
Mot, Of Ills Immediate Relatives Killed
by Union Soldiers.

by Union 60lQleEa,
n, tht Edttor ai TIT thteano Tribune.
srs,,rIt,s, Te,,ll., Aug 2l..-N0w that VIC
bayr rea.l II fnll md otl!cial report Of tint
i,ttlr indignation meeting III Okpl0lin, ], III
ro,nm,,n with tho contrhIling wing uf the
cnthprn Democracy, fell very tIlicl, ns tliu
urI,Isl, nro,,tn iMl,st hnvo Iclt Whit tho treD
ialIprs uf 'rnofer street, Southwark, sunt II
nttiun To the llnllSc nf Commons, bcEflI-
ntry: ave, tic People Of England"
I,u, tic rcnstM thnt prompted Mo to write
my letter tn TuE TnInt'SE Of thu 18th last.
lad. me- to supplement- It tD-.lAy with few
remarks that nuat 10 bu put upon the REG
or,l, In nr,rr that thu phhiic may Thoroughly
uu,Icrstand mn! thoroughly enjoy the acrca,a-
iur farce that WIS played In Ukolonn Un tho
3lst u1t.
The telegraphic report III the
Disssrd,
BASTARD
l,empcratic sheet ut st. i.onis. so happily
cIls!slpncd tho Republican,, snys:
"purlng tho ubst.,ce Of thu Committee,
Capt ". T. Houston addressed the meet
Ing." .....
Npw, my boy, this " "Cnplain" IL a pttiful
pett!fAagGr, who wrote private letter up
Nnrtll, In the inisst IT tic Nproar created by
nj ctli.arias III tho Okn0,,n Slutes, In which
he sor. o. lnsinun.sal TINT wns IL Ita.Elcai In
disguise. This LITTER WAS published III tho
Portsmouth {O.} Tiacs, and fe was fnrsfl-
with lcrked ur stumbling fur flnytng written
II. N!,rrcupoI lie llastened In make a d.
cIaeil baok-slowl,, VA fnlluWs--tU wit:
~ shonlt! have regretted thu publication
nf s,tcl. II iGlter from any utlc, md lint slc!l
letter from my pen should l,c published Is
n matter Hf great paln To ME. Tho letter
49,. WIS mnrkea a'ib TDstt, alld THIS was
lp1l Ii write with lncaut!ous frrct!nrn."
"lneautInus freetom" Is good-yery
Edosll
Later OIL IN tho correspondence ibis pisiI.
ianinlpus sl'ltr-pukn saSs:
"Uf vot'rsn hAyc ito objection to make
airy corrort!oh'
0f eputsp 10 hats.'t. It wouldn't llayo
asei, healthy f1r' his constitution, by.iuys,
and amendments It ],u lind refused 10 rec,l,,,
and lie k1iew II.
f1e WIS THUS held level rs long rs lived III
Oko'ona.
VI tind tint orc "Col." Elou Ezell was
tic President Of tho meeting.
Wnukeshi! lWis} mNer. III May, 1917,
stnte.l that H. j. Ezull tstn of the iln1,ortat
E!uH, hui written IL Ee.tcr charging tlIat lii,
Ok9lsnla S.'tcs WAS. published III tile interest
i oi t1g lsaSais. a,!tl received lts nal sup
TiNlr0pon jthrpsr ya.ne out III tlu Okoona
Sialfs null brg,n,tct this charge us
an nNtmitlHatetl lle."
he fell bacl .ls follows:
"The truth Intended to CONVEY was, that
LIE 0knIUnn StUtcs clhinlGd tn bu n uetU,-
sr1slr orga'i. ami thdt the cditUrs 1rcrc doubt
|css l!''lsrt III their conutcttons."
F!HnhIHH
TWAS vpry ,llortlfylns funk. too, and II
iet1ts TO have stuck iii tic EzeIl craw ever
nHt why didn't they wrc,.k their revenge
With THO difficulty: -
taT:S gG loss ~as requested to s'ct al secrr-
Hiyou want to know anything concerning
EslislSinrl.er Columbus lloss sou will l,lye %
1a',,,G ,,,'s,rvscw ths negro Wcnrhcs III tho back
Lacey. j. W. Buchanan, j. il. Mcintosh, w,
4. Bottenla'ler, and q. l4fgon re-
tifed t;t to prepare tho ptealnble and resoi,.
S:'fic IIons.":
Nnw. sir, protest.
noY can't call them 'lIonornhlcs'':
,,,M Unless y forever rccl!ng through tic streets
"et "kotntsC 1llllHEllEEt HLll iurtfGr Eun.
n n1s ior or 9ccs u'lsnccessfnlly. constitutes
Un!esy pandcrIng 10 Tho lowest Instincts Of
Ill., e n!ck Formulation for their VOTES corsti-
~ Uasss !!oi,ii.x ssat IN negro LeElsla-
tu!s constitutes III "1fU1.";
, tui!less tho most NIleuklng trencllery Of
"tiaich "tIef i. inan Ii capable constitutes MI
I'LL! 0nlss1 keeping little grocery Will. grog.
s'9Gp tAil to It.eotlYtltutcs MI :. Hon.
Set, set Yrs il t!la %os,s ,cinlsai," "azsa:
Wlish WIFI tn1r"i tnnaH leper a'M other tetp.s of
ta ttamer a.ld 1.!gom never l,tnrtl, Until used
ulenl IN tl!e oknIo,la Siatcx. -
,o'ssslM! I'eslM'ps il II my misfortune that Didn't
.as, MONEY lnate by az orersr:r nmi nlg-
Whste , trash classes of tile South; ~"
iut II had. wouldn't have been culled
WILL 10 s.l.1nhttgr I2Et Of IL OH II Setsuecu
"nMntasl mn! lIcr lnstnrd hrat.. "
h1ftion i', ,n9tacl!ina n9tac At okoiuna say is n'ueh:
Aot u representative citizen of Okolona
yvs e1ft i, ~ pr'ccctlt,s--lot single
., AZ 90 resnnsiblitt;y uml MI tho .lccency
II, mail aIM community set tllelr fnccs 'lle a.l,
tiM ttI,'t tpa,st II; BECAUSE Mlt tile respectable.
aia a., uS ."' ai tt,p tlacenry of that community
And wl,Ilu Vl tliis pniut 1 wisl, to suy.
,rat}}her, TINT neither III tlo Sult, nor in III
hasas hh.ss sate. could tho OkolO,,a fellows wj,o
A"rs sasu sought to nndcrrate Inc By their
l.!uk*rittla
NJ n,erssni!ll1s, enter my hong, or tho aocIety
!f ,ile!ltss mid relations, ull footing Vt
t',ese', tine iEuoral!ce Of this Okolona nab,
,no,ss ,rino sH!gnr b'u0tl from which they sprung,
u,e,lr,b uu!elr brutal Instincts
hsrr ro!"a ~ I0ferar prove nn tiisurMouptable
In, In,ns ~ Keep tloM outside tie pala Of That
For ayarlce.
r0r tlebA,lcf,crv.
I5br suisl,Hess.
For lalthy prae}ccs.
IT,; Keh%fai n aMl particular tleprayity,
taaluastt Ky ~, l'le slInle-plt spow Vi Ukolona
M n ssa,,II. oI%. tllat you and other strangers to
st1uui MitGist!liY aill aniceetle,tts may umior-
nmi.,!! !''sl %lin t1na, ntA what MI, ,unt how
vii Wfi'nt'e,tiSl r't!.i,tiS ltaya 1reM ,ntsYepruscntcd, I
tatiarss pso son sO thb following conclusive quo
iahni,i, i,i,,tilGlatIU1ss Tint could multiply lii
iMi,,SS, nAt ti'o tln!v AMI sl,acu:
edItoenianio nno y j'st now thu target for 80 nnlly
Of tsnta' Shafts. IL Il sn,i Uf Judge kerliuIi,
lrss s., y gentleman OF iaBu taIent ntlN sl,lt.