The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-24
SHERMAN SKIRMISHING
The Ohio Senator and q Few Of His
Ideas.
A National Convention of PrOhib.
itionists, at Pittsburg,
Joel Fowler, the Desperate, Lynched
at S0cOFrO.
Sherman on the War Path,

Washington, Ex-senator Sher-
man offered to the Senate this after
noon lengthy preamble and reso-
luton, setting forth that the Con.
stitution of the United States guar
antees the establishment Of justice,
tranquility and security to all citi-
zens, equal civil rights, immunities
and privileges, including the
right to vote, regardless Of
race, color or previous condition
OF servitude; that no State
shaD deny any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws among which is the right
to assemble for the consideration of
questions of State and national
concern, and in safety discuss the
same; the exercise OF the elective
franchise in every State freely,
without molestation or intimidation;
that general election occurred in
the State OF Virginia on November
9Th, 1888; that 1t is alleged
and currently reported In the
public press that about N0vem Der Sd,
at Danville, in said State a large
number Of peaceable citizens were
violently assai ed by an organized
body of men, fired upon, and several
of them killed, with the purpose of
affecting the result of sad election
by creating an alarm among the
peaceabie citizens of said state,
which should inducs them to re-
frain from voting Or vote d fferently
from their previous Intentions; that
al the victims of Said attack were
Of one race and political party, snd
all the asstiiants of another; that it
Is alleged the authorities of the
State of Virginia had not brought
the aggressOrs before the courts for
trial, whereby equal protection of
the laws was not served to all citi-
Zens. That an election occurred in
the State of Mississippi, November
9Th. 1888, at which it is currently
in the public press prior TO
said election in Capiah county was
organized movement by a mob
and political party to prevent men,
berS Of the other party from voting
and prevent free and open discus
sion; that by means of organized
violence and terror by night and
day, asssulting, and in some case
killing lawful voters, it was sought
TO prevent them from voting; that |
this violence was committed by |
members of one party upon mem
Ders OF another party, with view
to deprive the latter Of their consii.
5utfonal rights; that this extended |
throughout the county of Csplah
and into portions OF other counties;
hat as part of this plan, one J. P.
Matthews, a peaceabie, law abiding
citizen OF Capiah cOunty,was warned
not to vote, and upon voting on the
lay Of election was murdered at the
place OF election by pers on selected
or that purpose, with the approval,
express or implied, of the officers of
hat section, and no effort was made
o punish the murderer; that his
filling was subsequently approved
va public meeting Of said town,
'0mposed entirely of mem bers of
ne party. (Here follow preamble
nd resolutions passed at that
Meeting. already published.) That
he State of Mississippi failed to
xtend protection to all citizens
like, but In come cases contributed
o their overthrow and failed to
rirg g to trial or punishment The al
sged guilty parties, that in view Of
hese facts, Resolved, that he
ommittee on privileges and cleo
ions SIC hsrsby instructed to in
1quire into all the circumstances
with said alleged events.
nd into the condition, constitu,
Ionai rights and securities of the
efore named people OF Virginia
nd Mississippi, and report by bill
otherwise as soon rs may be; to
ave power 10 send for persons and
sperF, to sss during the recess OF :
ls sena and employ a fhono>
raphsr.