The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06

II anything were needed 10 prove tho
white people oi Crittenden County, Ark,
n iorbearing, peace loving class, the APP
peaance OF the Republican party OF that
State, cx-Gov Powell Clayton, in their
midst yesterday, did It.
II was his first visit 20 them since the
establishment Of bis infamous record more
than twenty years ago, when innocent
men were butcherod, women outraged aud
children mallrcated by gangs Of lawless
hirclings sailing under the flags Of Estate
militia"
The good people OF that coming but M
Ill recently oppressed county had not for.
gotten those deeds, either When the
tyrant stepped from the Kansas City train,
ut Marion, shortly after II o'clock accom-
panied by two or three conganial spirits,
he was surrounded by a crowd OF negroes,
who appeared 10 regard him ns n sort Of
dcmi-god. The whites, however, gl1rd
upon him with the essence oi contempt
An APPEAL reporter went over 20 Marion,
anticiraiing righteous call Of rctnbuilon
upon tho kingoi Arkrnsas Rcpuhlicanism,
especially ~ the Aforesaid king was
known to be man Who nc least
had the courage TO beard the
lion m his den and prod him
into desperation by melting the negroes 10
nm aggressive attitude. In this gncyOus
mistake was made. Col. Clayton, allow.
ing shrcwdncss anil common sense g. con-
troll bis snccch and department, gave no
oiTcn.c Whatever 10 the whites. lie spoke
In the courthouse 10 an audience Of about
200 negroes, making an address Of high
grade Rcpublican character. Some few
whites were also on hand % watch his nj
teranccs. aud, In all probability, arrest
them II offensive.
The feeling against Clayton is as bitter
ms though his outrageous oppression while
in Office occurred but yesterday. THIS
could not be otherwise. when some oi the
children uf thosc men who were marched
out and brutally masslcrcd still reside ~
Marion. one 81 the many women who
fell victims 10 the lust OF his blackskinned
hirclpgs, also resides near there. A lads
whose mother received outrageous alton
lion from these fcnds, boarding in thC
house where Clayton stopped while NJ
Marion, learning Of his presence, left IN
order 90 avoid meeting or seeing him.
rut for the wise counscls Of older heads
the Young white men 81 Marion and yicin
ily would have made livery uncomfortable
for the obnoxious visitor, and prvvenlC,
him from harngung the ncgroes regard
lcss Of the character Of his talk. Rcalizn.
that such a coursc would In oil likclihoo,
have brought disaster 20 Democracy IN 10
DAYS contest, respect was given the coun
sell and Clayton's effort 10 turn thc tide o
victory 90 the Republicans fell flat II,
evidently expected hostile dcmonstfa
ton though, Tor at every step, which wa
Quick and nervous, his eyes Wcm ca.
20 the right or left, and whenever viii.
man or group OF them hove In sight hi
attention was given them until all iancic'
danger wns past. Sheriff Werner LITERAL
burned for sct-to with the visitor, no
because oi his course many years ago, bu
on account Of n personal attack upon bic
by CLAYTON In his dcnunciniion Of th
Cfiucudcn County affair last summer
Even this ycaning was put aside In ordr
10 deprive the Republicans OF fuel ic
election fire.
CLAYTON. after the close Of his speech
shortly after o'clock Pun, 'atricd at Nj
mon until u o'clock, whom he departed q
his homo NJ Eureka Springs, no doubt iu
pressed with the singular iorbcarunco I
ihose whom ho had UNANIMOUSLY wrongo
and robbed Of dear ones by cold bloodc
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