New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-28
DANVILLE AND COPIAH.
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MASSACRE All DANvILE-siAi"' ' 49,
HELD IlABIE FOR WRONGS
-v,surxar,y. MAY 27.-The report or the
~..,,, s,,,omnittee upon the Danvtle riot prepared
nv senator Iapham to-day laid before the senate.
me report ailldcs the constitutional Vi
1876 impos1S capitaon tax, and the law
N. Apal ,post both Fnder ures aud their anon-
ZION nv ths R.s1iuSters; and then deals WIN Tue
,,ovemont ID revive the raes issue. Tho report says
Will. ere a no motive therefore, the part OF the
-oao, party 70 excite the race ISSUE whch ~ouo h-
v,tahy have the effect to ALLEVIATE the support OF the
white votsrs every indncement ON the part Oh
the Democrats raise and intensity that issue win
wow nj recovering the votes OF thoc among the white
,e1p;e was lad been supporting the Coalition party In
)aave colorcd voters ouinumhered the whites ana
early the Democrats sought to raise ana
inenssy tae rare issue that locality. Democratic
club. were formed resolutions passed IN Two OF
three ward Withdrawing support and patronage In bust
ne,s from oal,tioaists both white and coored prop
osilion was made that Democratic real estate owners
should ret.s their property to coored people OF
C1llitioa;s.'
The panvile circular IL here quoted and
IL, o-iin aad purpose described The ev-
iirnca the report ia entirely sat
ts,ri cry; that with the exception OF the statistics
gyoa opening paragraph ofhe circuiar ia false
presentation Of things at Danville; yet so
vital was deemed 10 the interests OF the Democratic
party the statements BE- sustained that when It's
carrectn challenged aidavts from Its sgners 10
t. correctness secured ana published Ihe owl
Deuce conclusvoy shows that the Danviue circular
although prepared for circulation elsewhere, was known
in Danvs after publication, and that IT, Win
The aidavits was circulated In large numbers in the
southwest counties the state prior 10 the election
assurances having been received that the statements
4. the circular could authenticated would carry GER
tain counties.
A PREMEDITArED AFFAIR.
The COMMITTEES relates the experience OF Colonel Sims
and the events OF the Respecting the latter it
finds no evidence that the negroes fired shot unt ater
the whites general voley and that very few had
weapons any kind The negroes were OF all ages ana
both sexes thered unquesonably, from curiosity. The
whites Oh the contrary, generally armed The fire
bell was rung for fire on the contrary il was
secret sigma for the white military company Inc
distributed among those who had none, from the shops
The committee finds Conclusive evidence that the vo
iescs was preneated and makes coPous extracts from
. s made se the
Danve" the report says that In almost every part OF
were circulated by kilograms and printed
ssmony of many witnesses, are given showing the
sympathy which aroused by the supposed danger OF
sswent What the committee asks was the condac; Of
affairs City Of Danvlle after the massacre and a.
The time kilograms and reports ere sent out The
psesaers Of the rioters were placed on gs arr in hye
white Democrat was armed me e IN MTo
was deHed and the white company was ordered
arm sSaed Democrits patTOllins the town and IS
vicinity on the day following the riot he did not
a armed and expressed the belief that If
one had appeared the street he would have been
riddled with bullets. The report concludes
The object the Democrats in these efforts 10 raise the
race issue the blacks aud TO excite the whites
localities they strong a. IN Danve; second
bot chiefly. Ia produce such frenzy OF feeling Ia me
Their race and escape the eohtmney ana reproach
Ming poiiticay.with nggers The efforts which
made gloss over this terrible outrage by the COM
dom upon exparte adavits, taken before MAGISTRATE
Insy Wee wa a stncmsn The real facts we're
mot called ont IL was partisan effort 10 screen the
port Of the Grand Jury equally open criticism.
Three least OF its members were on the committee OF
before them and used by them. There only seven
members and The foreman was one OF the committee of
Forty.
DANvILLE AND CoPIAH N CONTRAST.
The tr,nsgressons of the law at Copah are clothed
nj eas merit of frank AvOwal, on the part
those who were concerned OF the proposes they had IN
view Not - IN reference Danylle The guilty au-
thcs and instgators the violence reored TO there
aad of the murder Of four morendng coored men and
the s1In n S III py pupnses ana 10 have II pcear
that they acted only In self defence Ihe evidence
was the contamination of deliberate purpose Tor which
they had fully prepared Hence Ihg enoIlS d 70 -, na
appear only that the blacks were me onepders eu
nra IN hand 10 protect their families against the
fence Of negro mob When IN truth the whe Dem
orat- were The mob possession Of the town and no
pexTo dared 70 make appearance the streets The
occurrence was which caused rejoicing Instead OF
rseTet, as have shown No one has been arrested
Indicted tried OF punished for the crimes committed Oh
the Sd 90 November.
SOME REMEDY SHOULD BIZ POUND.
sThere should be found some remedy for such state
M saair A this investigation discoses The Cousttu
ton Of the United provides that when the right 10
vote is denied any way abridged IN any state. tie
bass OF representation shall be reduced accordingly
While these terrorism and violence kept up
from year year. and the party III the a7cendency
instead providing laws 10 prevent their recurrence or
puuishing offenders enacis measures designed 10
tsrew obstacles the OF free ballot and enjoy
Tie benefits politically which the necessary conse-
uuencg s-the where II occurs should be held Tt
spenble f0i the results An ind yidual would justly be
sdudgeO liable eaping similar al, antage under IKE
circumstance and by Ike mcs2s The rule should
Equally apply state for its action or It's failure 10
oct IN order redress such grievances and punish such
o1unce5.
ae nendatiOns made in the Copiah report are
adopted part OF this report The report Is signed by
Ssuators Iaphain, Sherman. TOar and Cameron. sen
ater Vance vii, submit minority report within Few
GAYS