The Brookhaven leader., 1884-06-05
The Cincinnati Riot.

As was to have been expected
some Of the Mississippi newspaper
are using the Cincinnati riol aS :
justification or offset for the topial
election murders aud other Outrage:
that have occurred in this State. i
the teachings Of some OF these jour
nails were followed to logical con
clusion, nearly every official in thi;
county would receive the contents
Of a double barrel shotgun without
further delay.
But is it not time our people were
thinking for themselves, and quit
! feeding on the stuff and rot that
has been dishcd.up To them for the
last half century hy many South
ern journals, in which the ac'iDns oi
Northern citizens are held up either
for juStlIicatl ~ nt Southern mis-
deeds or tor the condemnation and
contempt Of Southern people. If a
crime exactly similar in its nature
and Incidents to the Copiah assaSsi-
nation were committed in Ohio, we
do not see how the OIio cI ii4Ie would
justify or p;,iliate the otTtnoe in Mis-
sissippl, or how the Mississippi
crime would be any excuse for the
Ohio people
Let us cndeaver to cast the beams
, out Of our own eyes, aLd hook not
for those in the eyes of our brethren.
Let us endeayor to have civilization
and law and order in Mississippi. no
matter what the people of OIjo do.
Some Mississippi newspapers
want Congress to investigate the
Cincinnati affair. We have no idea
the Cincinnati lot will be the sub
ject Of Congressional Investigation
there is no occasion for it. The riot
was an impulsive outburst Of indlg-
nation-au Indignation that WIS
shared by many good citiztns-be-
cause the law against murder had
not been properly enforced. 1t as
sumed vast proportions, and result
ed in disorder and loss of life terri
bic to contemplate and grcltl V to be
deplored. But the idea and motive
underlying the Cincinnati riot, was
Of an entirely different nature from
that which animated the Coplah as
sassination. One was an impulsive,
indignant and violent protest against
reinforcement of good laws; and
the other wa" cool deliberately
planned purpose to prevent 4 man
from exercising the highest privi-
lc2e of An American citizen, plan
to defy and override the laws OF God
and h."n.
"Let justice be done; let US tell
the truth. even though the people Of
ohio escape from such blame, and
the people of Mississippi receive
some crnsu"e. Let us keep down
riots in Mississippi, and let us en-
force the law, and protect life and
liberty so there will he no occasion
for Outbursts ot Violence In this
State.
The Cincinnati outhrcak.aithough
" IC"uIlth III 'hlt 'S7'' uNIIOo W
property and the loss of hte, was at
the same time an immense manlies-
,ation of popular sentiment in favor
of the criminal laws being enforce |,
Of mnrlerers being punished hy law.
%; corrupt inries being dIscounte-
nan"ed, and of the total hanlshment
Of the abominable jury tiXer. And
this outbuIsv at Cincinnati will un.
doubtedly have a good effect in that
city, and its Influence will no doubt
will he felt in every long suffering
community in the land where mur-
derers have escaped punishment
through The abuses complained OF
by the citizens OF Cincinnati.
Another feature of the Cincinnati
riot we desire to call attention TO, is
the manner in which the Sheriff and