The Brookhaven leader., 1883-12-13

a Day Of Doabs, Dread md
Anxiety.

Anxiety.
The day has come and has gone and with
It went an abnormal tension of the public
pulse--a tension at any time likely to seek
relief in mob violence. Early in the day
every avenue of approach to Crystal Springs
was alive With hOrsenen coming hither to
attend the trial of Armstead Pickett--the
supposed assassin of Marshal Jordan, Ap-
pretending mob violence, the sheriff of the
County, Capt. 7. J. llargrUe, took extra
ordinary precautions to preserve the peace
In this he was assisted by the more con-
servatIvc element of our people. Marshal
Jordan displayed great good sense aud gen
erosity in the attitude he assumed We
verify believe that had it not beea for his
timely and lawful advice Pickett would have
been lynched. II was la the crowd 10 do it.
We have escaped most narrowly most
damaging occurrence.
When are We to he in rrpose? Such a
condition is ruinous TO all Industrial pursuits
and invites the worst phases of ANARCHY.
Unless our people unite to uphold the ma
jcsty of the law We may just as we'll bid
adieu TO protection to life, to protection to
liberty and protection to property. Our
gov, rnmCnt vOuchsafes these three protec-
tions, aud we are alien to our best interests
when We permit them 10 90 10y default
Every good citizens is vitality interested in
tAc manlenaI &c of the law and order. This
We must have or give ourselves over to n
cOnditionIof affairs insecure to life, to pro-
perry and to every sacr, right of American
citizenship. As matter of pride AID repu-
tatICn We should trown down all overt at
t1mptS to des troy the security which We felt
before the late troubles and which we should
maintain. We can hardly charge the irettul
state of affairs 10 our people. They are de-
termined, ut yet they are merciiul. Heaven
is just but is mcrciful. We should be the
same. # the present abnormal dread is TO
be kept up by unseemly demons trations
where will we end, and What sill our county
eventuate in? We should consider well the
tendency and effect of our actions. We can
not afford on ne threshol of newer and
more animated life to permit all the promises
of the future 10 be blasted by conduct as Il
community which will repel immigration and
rclCgLtc us TO the eneryating influences OF
ten years ago. We must by our cnndemna-
ton of all semblance of law intraction
demonstrate to the world our abiding Iaith in
the protective power of the law, and empha-
size our civilization with our ability to uphold
and maintain all the safeguards thrown
around us. Unless we are impressed by this
great idea, government becomes a farce and
society no security TO private rights Ponder
thsse questions we'll, and you will endorse
our desire to maintain the potency of the land
and trUwn down anarchy.
The whole of Monday was taken up in the
preliminary examination of Armstead Picket
and the testimony elected is very conflicting
| and only circumstantial. That night he was
removed to the residence of Mr.. j. &. Brown
for safe keeping This act saved his life
and Messrs, Day, Brown, Porter, Williams
and Baker are to be cOmplimentcd for the
wis dom displayed in thus getting him cut Of
town.
| Tuesday the examination was continued
and wound up about II o'clock by Mayor
! Stursis binding the prisoner over IN the sum
of $1,000. Failing to make the bond, the
sheriff .ook charge of him and ON the noon
train Picket was conveyed to Hazlehurst
where he is now in Jail.
And so ends terrible condition of affairs
| Let US hope that tbs is the last time odr
doubts, dread, and anxieties will he aroused
Crystal Springs Meteor, Dec. LIST.
The counsel given by the Meteo,
in the above is well worthy of the
adoption-not Only Of every citizen
of COpiah, but of the State as we'll
We cannot but remark its striking
contrast with some of the inflammato
nv language of that journal awhile
back and further to express the opin'
ion that had such counsel prevailed
during the recent campaign and
preceding the passage Of the Copiah
resolutions, the good name of that
county would never suffered as i,
has.
A lynching is bad enough under
any circumstances, but we regard
it as especially fortunate for Copiah
that this negro was not lynched
even though lie were guilty of The
crime with which he is charged. !,
was ostensibly to stay spirit Of
revenge that some of the Copial
resolutions were passed, and it GER
tainly would not have been a consist
ent and seemly thing for any Co
piahan who endorsed them, to have
wreaked vengeance in the case o.
Pickett. All OF those citizens who
exerted themselves to avert unlaw
full measures are justly entitled tc
the highest common dation, and The
conduct of Marshal Jordan himsel
is worthy Of especial praise.
In conclusion, we score one fol
the Meteor, and bid it God-speed In
its new departure.