National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-24

November 1885, at Danyile, in said state, n large
number of peacoablc citizens OF Inc Umleu Ssa.es
ana OF said state wero violently assured Oy uh
organized body of men and fired upon, anu seye-
raj of them killed by said armed men conspflhg
TO aneos, and with the purpose oil aIeG.ng ,ne
result of said election about to occur by Great.
Ing by means of such unlawful violence hna
homicide, q state of alarm on the part OF peace,
aDle citizens throughout said state, winch should
induce them to refrain from voting, or TO vote
differently from their previous ln'enhohs AZ sa'u
election; and ,,-,,,
attack were Of one race and of one political party
aud all heir assailants OF another; aud
Whereas 1t is alleged that the authorities OF
said state of Virginia have not brought any OF the
persons connected with said alleged conipsraces,
violence, and homicdes before the courts OF JUS.
lice for examination or rim, whereby tne e9uo az
the laws have not been secured 10 al tho people
OF said statei and -,
did oGcurin the state of Mississippi on the sixth
day of November 1888; and
"whereas IL is alleged and currently reported
III the public press that prior To saiu elecuon IN
the county Of Cppian, state Of Mississippi, there
was an organized movement by members OF one
party o prevent members of another party from
voting at that election and to prevent the free ana
open discussion and expression OF political
opinions; That this purpose was carried into exc
cutiOn by organized plans Of terror and violence;
that the means used for that purpose we're ey
| lawless and organized mobs moving by night
and by day, essauting, and III some cases
| killing lawful voters with n view, by terror aud
| fear OF violence, to deter others from vot-
| lug; that this violence was committed by one
| party upon the members of another parry
with the view TO deprive the latter of thei.cOnstl.
tutiOnal rights, and extended throughout the said
county OF Capiah, aud into portions OF olher
counties Of that state that as part OF TINS gen.
| peucenble and law-ubiding citizen OF Captain
county, was warned not to vote. aud upon his
voting on the day Of election was murdered AZ the
| place OF election by person selected for that
| purpose, with the approval, express or implied, OF
the officers of election, and no effort was mate 70
punish the murderer; that his killing was subsc.
| qucntly approved by public meeting in said
| town. composed entirely Of members OF one party,
aud by such puOlic meeting 1t was Justified and
approved, and the following resolutions were
adopted ,,-,.,. u,or, ors o,rror, thu, the
relatives of the late J. z. Matthew'S have threat.
| cncd the peace OF society in order to ayenge his
| death by killing democrats and destroying theif
property now therefore, BIO II ,-
| 80 Resolved (by the people OF Copiah county IN
mass meeting assembled this day at the court
house Of said county,, That If any person shall be
Injured or an attempt made to injure him, either
in person or property, i'll any manner by the salu
| relatives or friends OF said j. y. Matthews. that
we hereby declare that we will hold his said rela'
lives and friends who participate accountable for
the same, and that we will regard them rs with
out the pale and protection OF the law and CON
mon enemies of society, and that We Will visi
upon them certain swift relribution.
abe Il further resoptd, That so long as the friend:
and relatives of tho SAID j. r. Matthews obey thu
laws ana become good citizens We hereby pleug
them the protection OF the law.
meeting IL Is necessary TO the safely OF socel,
and the wei are Of NIL races ana classes i'll thi
coun that the Matthews family shall keep GU
Of politics in CJpinn county.
'''Re5olued further, That omlhenceferth no ma,
or set OF men shall organize the negro race agains
the whites in this county, and II IL shall be az
tempted in the future we hereby give notice thn
1t shall be at the peril of the person or persons u
tenn ting 10 do so.
'Resoired, That we do hereby pledge ourselves
each to the other. our lives and fortunes and on
| sucred honor, that we Will, all aud individually
from henceforth hold ourselves In read ness to ell
force the fOrgOng resolutions and to meet ut All
time upon the Gull OF the chairman OF this meet
inEft, p,,,,,,5 Thin, n committee Of twenty. sou
. from each supervisors district be appointed b
the chair TO present copy OF these resolutions
I tile brothers aud sons of t Q late j. 2. Matthews
and that the same be published ia the C0pia
signal and the Crystal Springs Meteor.
"'ReSOlUcd, by the citizens OF Copiah county 1
mass meeting assembled, that the honors hereto
I fore worn, and wlrtnily So by beat No. 2 be, all
the same are hereby awarded 10 beat No .,
"'Bs II further resOtUed That this resolution Is
S no means intended to reflect upon the past an
: present ssavices OF beat No. 9 but 10 show our al
probation OF the result OF the election OF the TICK
In beat No. 3; II is also
/. ''RcsO'ud That the clubs continue their organ
{ zatiUn and consider themselves not disbande
0 subject to the call Of the chairman of the dem
r cratic executive committee.
] "'Respiuei, That the thanks of this meeting
f extended to the Hazlehurst brass band TOR the
! services on this occasion.
/ az. l.. MEADE,
Chairman.
g jesse THOMSON, JR.,
l. &c. J. ALLEN,
J. Secretaries"
s "And whereas 1t is alleged that the authoriti
OF the state of Mississippi have utterly failed III
| neglected 10 protect and preserve the citizens