Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-15
THE FARMERS HAPPY
On the Table Lands of the ST. Francis
and LAnguille Rivers-The
Crops Very Promising.
A Schemiug Wretch Trying to Array
the Races-The Detection of Gem
erai Chalmers, of Mississippi.
special Correspondence of the Appeal


NEAR LEXINGTON, ARK, June 12.-This
immediate vicinity embraces a portion oil
| the country known the "tabo lands, y
west of Helena and Crowley's ridge, south oil
| st. Francis and L'Auguille rivers, and high
above the overlooked regions of the Missis-
| sippi and the aforementioned streams. The
| crop prospects, at present, promise more
| favorable outlook than at any previous time
during the entire season, there having been
heavy and destructive freshets, cold weather,
the cut worms, and nearly every other OBJ
stacIe to retard the planting interests until
within the past ten days. But, fortunately,
the rains have ceased in measure, the
weather has become warm, and crops of all
kinds are growing finely; and with sea-
sonable shower within a week everything
would look charming, and the hearts OF our
yeomanry would rejoice. The planters had
gloomy faces and were greatly discouraged
IN the agricultural pursuits before the change
took place. Subsistence of every kind be-
ing so enormously high priced, the scarcity
of corn and cotton-seed In the country
should it have become necessary to replant
the third time, was sufficient to occasion
alarm.
THE POLITICAL ASPECT
is also more cheering. The people OF Eastern
Arkansas are now beginning to feel confident
that peace and order will reign triumph
antly, in defiance of threats and boastings of
petty demsgogues and the advocates of
fanaticism and misrule. You will conceive
this idea more clearly when you are informed
that there was a movement on loot some
weeks ago, indicted by one J. w. Niles, a
mulatto of incendiary cast, to excite the
feelings OF enmity in the negro race against
the whites, and to array in antagonistic strife
the white and colored people of 81. Francis,
Woodruff, Lee and Phillips counties. His
prime object in that direction was to organ
lie the negroes into what he called the SIN
demnity party. e., as the name implies
to force the general government to pay them
for their services before the war and to have
the Southern lands divided and set apart for
their use.
THIS sCHEMING WRETCH
while at the same time engaged in selling
whisky without license, and pretending to
be government land agent and executing
bogus deeds and receiving money therefor,
with his tao accom- plices, Brooks and Nell
son, had succeeded in deluding great many
Of his color, and Tor time the negroes were
wild with excitement in anticipation OF their
contemplated victory. But "alas! poor
Yorick" as soon as the violation of the law
had become known to the proper authorities
these worthless were arrested and lodged in
Jail at Mariana to await a hearing from
Judge Cypert, of the Circuit Court. While
.
bers of negroes came TO the courthouse
and threatened 10 rescue him, but decided
action on the part of the authorities pre-
vented any demonstration. He was found
guilty aHd fined in sums sggregating $l0S0
Tor different offenses, and not being able to
pay the fines was sentenced to work on the |
convict farm in Phillips county. On the |
night before he was brought TO this county |
there were posters stuck on the doors OF the |
Il a
road from Mariana TO LaGrsnge, threaten |
ing to burn Lee county to ashes if Niles was |
not released.
FAILING IN THIS PLOT,
also, they went 10 work TO raise money to pay |
his fine, and by taking up collections at the |
negro churches through these counties, and |
Dy some of them actually mortgagipg their |
places that they had bought with hard
earned money, they collected enough to pay
he amount, which was no sooner done than
ne was turned over to the United States mar
and carried to Little Rock to answer
imilar indictments in the Federal Court.
He was also declared Iilty by that tribunal,
ined $500 and sentenced to six months i'm
1risonment in the penitentiary, where he
low languishes. 1t does seem strange that
Ifter so many bad lessons of experience the
negroes have not seen fit to profit by the past
md To realize the fact that their welfare
Vnlle among us UepeHu5 on ConcllldtOTy
nea-ures on their part toward the Southern
Intelligent white man.
The Democracy of Phillips county met IN
convention at Poplar Grove on the Sth
Instant. Delegates were chosen to the State
convention. The question of primary cleo
ions and delegated conventions were dis
used, which resulted in the election of the
ormer mode of choosing nominees for the |
oming campaign. There was a large at
enhance, and we are proud to say the Demo-
ratio party presented a solid front. Your
has learned with regret the
ecent political movement of
GENERAL CHALMERS, OF MISSISSIPPI.
Hailing from the same county and State,
is name being familiar 10 the writer from
oyhood, such an action on the part OF one
4 gallant Mississippis SONS OF Democracy
act with unwilling credence. We fail to see
therein he was justified in departing from
he ranks. But however unfortunate that
light may be- as you have already said, this
5 free country, and man has right to
o as he chooses. The general says he was
thrown overheard as Jonah to the Repub-
can whale" In extenuation of his great
rror we are sorry 10 say that 'he was found .
q the ship going TO Tarshish," and that he
Kissed the "Nineveh" of his political am
ition, and while we are forced 10 exclaiH,
What meanest thou, sleeper| vet We
rust that a gourd may yet grow "that may
e a shadow to deliver him from his grief "
ithout the Intervention of a worm 10 cause
TO wither. The Hon. Jesse Il. Cypert, the
etiriDg Judge OF the Circuit Court, is deliv-
ring temperance lectures through some OF
lie counties A great effort will be made
uring the present campaign to pass laws TO
OPP the sale of whisky in the State, and viii ;
robably be made an issue in the canvass.