Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-03-06

accustomed to do his own thinking. But
II there are any who have read the Press
and Tines Copiah letters, they will take
special interest ia the following extract
from the New Orleans Times Democrat cf
Saturday:
matter was brought up before the "out-
rage committee yesterday, by Senator Sauls-
bury, which Is deserving more attention than
1t received, as showing how this outrage news
is manufactured for the northern Republican
press. Senator Salisbury called attention to
the following dispatch published IN the New
York Times Of tuesday last, and pretending
to give an account of the investigation Of the
committee
Those whl Sal and listened TO the testimony
iaKen before the Hoar inyestg ltins committee 10
al ly Obtained q strange insight into the political
niet1ods which Geep as,is'ippl III tho t0urbon
fold. stUriea Of wippiAgs a-d of the shooting OF
col red people, Of white il Ell murdered a4d helr
buudings burned OF sudden ssort T. the pl tol OF
ballots nheUanled, snd Of ntgrues hiding IN The
apparently left no rom Tor doubt. Next 70
senator salisbury as his adyssr, Eat one ol the
with look that made some q IN negroes uemble
THIS dispatch Mr. salisbury announced, to
the surprise OF all, emanated from an em-
ploye OF the commlttee-its official steno-
grapher and secretary, MIR. G.. Ii. Endem.
II If unfair, unjust and without foundation
1t Is unfair to PREJUDICE this case, as this
correspondent does before single word OF
the rebuilt testimony has been heard aud
1t is false as regards Mr.. J. 5. sexton, the
gentleman to whom it alludes rs lone OF the
lustlgators Of the outrage watching each
witness with "A | Ok that made some OF the
negroes tremble." Mr.. Sexton Is one of the
most conservative citizens of Copiah county,
and not word has been said to show that he |
relation
the alleged "outrages,' He came here as |
| the COUNSEL Of the people OF Copiah county, |
simply representing them before the COM |
mittee and occasionally consulting with |
Senator salisbury about matters coming up |
IN the investigation.
We presume the stenographer referred
to is "Andsm" instead Of "Kndem," an
. 7isode in whose life during the war was
contributed by Delaware Tom" to livery
EVENING two or three years ago, in which
episode Mr.. Andem did not figure in a
very reputabls light. .....
But we have a suggestion to otfer to
the Hoar investigating COMMITTEES. Right
in our neighbOring little city Of New
Castle, on the night Of Saturday, July
3lst, 1850, most dastsrdly outrage wss
perpetrstsd upon an inoffensive eolored
man, which has thus far escaped the at
tentiou OF Senator Sherman and his co
wavers of the ensanguined garment. For
DAYS ard weeks and months this
unprovoked outbreak Of the iutol-
Grant spirit Of the southern fire.
eater, right here on the very border of
the solid south, on the threshold of the
immaculate, law-abiding and order low
ing communities OF the great, good, free
aud intelligent north, has been
crying aloud, day and night, for the
scrutiny OF congressional committee and
the vivid pen Of An Andem to blszon
forth 10 the world, in all ite hideous
maligrity, the direful details OF an
assault upon the freedom Of speech and
tue civil rights Of the negroe in our own
little State OF Delaware. Ia our own
feeble way We wrote up the affair AZ the
;, time, but not having been born and
brought up in an atmosphere o.
blood and thunder and, worse than this
being utterly devoid of the brilliant and
elastic imagination Of the professional
southern outrage reporter, We could not
bs expected to furnish more than the
mere framework of the affair
The victim of the outrage wsE
:, John II. Harris, a negro who
>. protested to BIZ a Democrat, aud who
:. was abont to make a Democratic speech
:, to an audience OF 300 or 400, mo tlJ
blacks, coDgregaed in front Of the old
court house at New Castle. Being unsbl,
, to get into the building, Harris spok,
irou the carriage in which he hai be-I
70 bsen driven over from this city. TIL,
report proc7eda.
4 A. he went on to eulogi2e the Democratic
IA party and to show the cUlored portion Of hi
4r audience WhS they should vote that ticket
some " the latter grew restless, muttering
were heard and 1t was evident that storm
ls was brewing.
The speaker continued however. unmind
fll Of these indications to harsngue hi
er audience for nearly half ali hour, At thi
lg time lie was saying something like the fol
~ lowing: ."r-.
! suppose the aolorei psope hld to loos eutret
ID 81 he Republican % ~ ftt their living, what KIN
10 ing urihcpAlly ii1m iJs Democrat, aud, Il the
A want favor me, 4 they want egal advice, thr
a your itgAl advisers, why ctunot you trust them a
~ Sult pOlltcal ADVISER ! -.ll you tuat the sOul
a. | eru p7ople are your best ffieuds-
~, just here a stone weighing about poun
came hurtllug through the air and, missiu
McNulty who was standing near the carriage
II, INJECTING severe wound upon his heal
~ McNuliy was picked up by his friends al
be taken to Ferris & sons drug store, where b
III received the necessary surgical attention..
A scene Of some confusion followed, Se'
OF eral small stones came flying after the Isrg
one and unpleasanty near the heads Of som
T., Of some Of the bvstanders while the sherl
III proceeded TO summon q posse comitatu4
be anticipation Of a serious row.
- Meanwhile Harris continued his speec
'" about 10 this style while the terrified drive
es with palNd features and brstling hair, b'
h, sought and Implored him to get down out
tie vehicle and conceal himself 'For n
lr part, continued Harris, 81 have thrown q
nd the painted mask uf radicai-m and claim
be a freeman and / do not propose that al
nu political party shall drITe me as sheep
I'D the p0ll-.' He wa4 going on to talk aho
the policy Of negroes vldlug and not VOtli
or the Republican ticket quite &c unanmousl
At when the growing disturbance CAUSED nm
withdraw. ....-
OF Duriug his temporary absence the frigl
re eued driver hItched up his horse aud drO
,,u hurriedly Off, seeing or imagining he saw
ia line OF cuurel men, armed with brcl
rly fringing both sides Jf the street, nearly
as the edge Of town.
7 Finding his conveyance gone Harris start
sd to walk home followed by d large crowd
yar his own color and q few whites Up
reaching Orange street he was persuaded
nes return and place himself under the protect
la Of the sheriff, who kept him IA the jail bui
Ing until morning and then sent him
Wilmington.
I'VE W as ssssswLat field this atrocity offers to
''e scrutiny Of senatorial COMMITTEES a
ere the pen Of su Audem II would be p
Sn' suuptuous 10 us, even in imagination,
'sle fix airy bouuds to the terrible sosnes
Is lawle-suess and persecution which mis-
.us be evolved 10y properly constructed o
'i'e rage Investigating machinery with 81
'Ae a substantial basis to work upon
7ll- W. won'd huuby ven! !ure 70 suggest Il
'En' such an iGvestigaliOu could not fail
per establish .".
'n'7 Pfst-Thst an inoit iusive oolorsd n
wa nomp-liei to i7e from au infuria
M" mob vLn sought his fe, ...
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