The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
TWO spEoINEN INSTANCES.

which state, according TO ulSpatcn
from Democratic source, the number
of negroes killed was nearly or quite one
hundred. There has been no interior
ence in this wholesale massacre by the
regularly constituted authorities, as the
force which was dispatched into the dis
turbed district at first Immediately re-
tired on the assurance of the white reg
ulators that they could take care Of the
matter themselves. Any colored man
has been fair game for any white man
with gun in that neighborhood, and
the whole truth as to the number Of
murders will probably never be known,
In Mississippi, 1t is likely that the So
called trace war;" in which all the kill
ing has been on one side, is deliberately
undertaken in compliance with this pro-
nunciamento of the Democratic State
Executive Committee
1--WE must show the world that the
race created to govern, and which bas
governed all other races, where thrown
in contact, will, in Mississippi, stand by
the common civilization of the Union
which that race has constructed and
maintained, and that it will never con.
sent to be ruled by any other race, as q
race, manipulated by renegades.
1.-THE flag of Caucasian civilization
must float triumphantly at the South az
In every other section of this proud land
and throughout Christendom."
That the nature of the outrages which
are psrpetrated almost daily in the
South may be better understood, we
quote from accounts of two recent oc-
currences, both accounts being taken
not from papers which are prejudlceo
or DESTROYS of making political capita
out Of these hideous crimes, but iron
representative Southern Democratic pa
pers. The following is from the Allan
"a Constitution, and describes the un
provoked whipping of fourteen negroes
near that city
There were two men and several wo
men in the room. Calling a friend il
the leader instructed him to take thu
two men into the yard and guard them
Then, with another friend, he searched
the house carefully, but Conley coulC
not be found.
Sleeping into the yard he yelled out
Sam, bring that buggy whip here
and bring it quick"
A long, timber whip was soon pro,
duced.
"Now," said the leader turning to on,
OF the negroes, "off with that shirt"
"But, boss"
"But nothing. Off with that shirt"
Off came the shirt, and the negro
naked back was exposed to the rain anC
the harsh, singing whip.
"Now," said the man, raising tn
whip, "where's Conley ?"
81 don't know, boss, fore God l dom
know"
Down came the whip with louC
whizzing noise. 1t hit the Negroes bacl
with terrible force, and the negro leapec
from the earth with yell of agony.
MAKE that noise again and I'll xii
you," yelled the leader, showing pisto
into the negroes face.
Then he began to ply the ticks thicl
and fast, and the negro, fearing to max
an outcry, stood this punishment silent
ly. AS the leaders arm grew tired h
turned the whip over to friend saying
"Give that one the same DOSE"
The other negro had watched tn
whipping. Trembling in every limb, b.
stepped forward when called and tool
the same punishment sullenly ant
silently.
When worn out the man ceased to us
the lash, and the negroes were ordered
10 re.enter the house.
As they rode away the "vigilantsn me
two more negroes in the road. The,
were stopped.
take off your coats" said one of tn
party.
Both negroes pulled off their coats
and both were severely, and to the salts
faction of the "vigilants," flogged.
Then the party sought group of ne
gro houses and from one to the othe
called out the men and whipped then
until fourteen In all had been severel
and terribly whipped.
The following is from the New Orlean
Tines-Democrat, and describes tn
method which the white regulators" o
Lafayette took last week to punish cer
tain colored men for having voted 70
the Republican candidate in the recen
special election in the Third Louisian
District
ION rode the band until they reaches
the little cabin that contained the negr
Lucien Montgomery, his wife and child
rem, and Joseph Cobb, commonly calle
Toby, his friend, who, Icing belated o.
the road, had dropped in to spend tn
night. They first tried to get the occu
pants to open the door, but being refuse
forced it, and, Selling the two negroes
bound their wrists. They then led then
about 1000 feet from their house, tie,
them down, and placing revolvers a
their heads, warned them not to halloo
With trace nailed to hickory blud
geon, they lacerated their bodies an,
limbs, which left wounds that will re
quire months to heal. In fact, so far a
the man Toby is concerned, it is ques
tion whether he will ever recover. 'Yo
are politicians they said, as they re
leased their victims hands, and yoI
voted for Minor, and now you have pai
for it,
"Again mounting their ponies the
started down the road, leaving their vic
Tins to get home the best way they could
Montgomery reached his home to fin
that his wife and children had fled {
the swamps as haven of security.
few miles further down the road Rose
mond Cormiers little home, situated il
an open field, was reached and quickl
surrounded. They demanded of him
open the door and when he refused the
leveled their Winchesters, shotguns an
reyolvers and began shooting into tn
2 house, Kidding the building on ever
& side. Finally John Judice made bold t
force the door Of the cabin, and as
swung back upon it's hinges Cormiel
who was standing ready with his shoI
gun, determined TO defend his home an
his life, greeted him with load of sho
and he fell to the floor of the cab in wit
his head torn off. Seeing others abou
to follow JUDGES example, Cormier di
charged his second load, which was TO
lowed by cry of distress which told til
tale of others wounded.
"Now, being defenceless his only hoI
for his life was in flight, and he rushe
through the rear door of his cabin an
made for the corn patch. His two loaC
had struck terror into his assailants, an,
1, owing to their decentralization, he mar
aged to pass them unobserved and WI
quickly followed by his wife. By tn
time the mob was inside, and the on
victim that remained for their wrat
was Stella Cormier, Rosemond's 15-yea
old daughter, whom they four
crouched and terror stricken behind Il
bed. Dragging this crying and plea
ing girl from her hiding place they ca
ried her into the yard. While pleadiI
for life she committed theunpardonab
sin Of mentioning the names of two
the regulators. Hardly had the nam
passed her lips than these inhumI
Q butchers fastened her to the ground ar
cut her throat from ear to ear.
CT f"While these were engaged in I'll
fiendish work others had gone in pursr
OF Cormier and wife. Three of the
overlook the latter, and why they spar
her life, unless it was that she divulg
the route her husband had taken, no
but q regulator can tell. Quickly fC
p. u. lowing the route described they car
upon Cormier and shot him to deaf
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