The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-11-02
GIN BURNERS
Condemned by a Mass
Meeting of
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LAW ABIDING CITIZENS At ACW0RTH.
A Ringing DenunciatiOn and Deter
minatien to Run their Gins
as Heretofore. ~.

The farmers Of Cobb, Barlow, Paulding
| and Cherokee counties assembled in mass
meeting in Acworth on Wednesday OF last
week.
There were over six hundred substantial
farmers present, together with all the cot
ton gin owners of the surrounding country.
Mr. Orlando Awtry was called to the
chair aud Mr.. j. j. Northcutt acted as
secretary.
Mr.. Thomas j. Hardage, Jr., of KenneN
saw, introduced the following resolutions.
which We're unanimously adopted;
We. the gin owners and friends and pats
rons OF gins i'll the community of Acworth
and adjourning communities, in view of
the late outrage perpetrated in these com
munities by an organized band of outlaws
III threatening to burn to ashes the gins
and dwellings of such owners and patrons
as refused to obey their midnight Decree
ordering the lawful and peaceable avocaN
tons OF ginning cotton and hauling the
same to the gins, to cease until a certain
price, arbitrarily fixed by them, is reached,
do resolve as follows:
l, Society is Instituted and government
maintained for our protection in the enjoy
ment of lite. liberty and property and the
pursuit of happiness.
2. AS members of society, enjoying its
advantages, every one of US are deeply
concerned IN the N aiutenalce of law and
order, and it is our sacred duty, in the fear
OF God and as lovers of our country, to
| discountenance and coudemp and suppress
by all lawful means the criminal practices
above mentioned that disturb our peace,
violate our rights and threaten overthrow
OF society.
3 Resolved further, That as citizens of
Georgia, proud OF our history, esteeming
cur privileges, we will not countenance,
| encourage or in any manner temporize
with such scene of atrocity, BETTING only
| the damned as those above enumerated.
by obedience to 'uneTr dark p0hooso, burv-,rr
will pursue our said peaceable avocations,
feeling confident that the powers OF society
and means of defense which we have are
able to protect us Even if such diaboli>
cal threats are executed and the worst
realized, it is better to live as tieemen with
our gins destroyed and homes in ashes
than to submit to the Iictation of the red
handed outlaws that destroy our liberties
anG mature their schemes OF hate and re-
venge while their innocent victems sleep.
4. Resolved further, The fact that said
threatening letters were posted at many
| gins on the same night over a considerable
extent of territory in the counties of Cobb,
Barlow, Cherokee and Paulding shows
that such crimes is the result of an organ
| ized effort of band of outlaws. In view
| of its numerical features and the baseness
of the element thst make up the whole
not having sufficient manhood to prevent
| betrayal, in view OF the fact that thousands
OF eyes watch every minute eliminating
circumstances aud thousands of ears catch
every vhi,per OF guilt, we feel assured that
the guilty will be brought to condign pun
| ishment.
5. In the event of any Of said threats
| being executed in the destruction of any
gin, dwelling or other property, we hereby
pledge ourselves to have such violatOrs Of
law brought to speedy punishment, aud we
hereby agree to contribute literally as an
additional reward tor the arrest and puns
! ishment of such criminals and " aid in
sustaining any losses that may result from
said criminals in the destruction OF prop
erty,
6. Resolved further, That we hereby ex>
press to Governor Northen our sincere
thanks for ais prompt action in offering
suitable reward for the apprehension of
ytof said criminals.
1t was further unanimously recommend.
ed that all ginners resume ginning at once.
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