Year: 1879

upon nAtIOudi politics., ulu tne Killing 81
Dixon have which did not pertain in an
equal degree to the attempted assassina-
tien of Kalloch Z Both grew out OF
matters purely local and personal. In
both instances the parties in conflict had
belonged to the same political party or
CARNATIONS at Immediately preceding
elections. De Young objected to Kali
loch running for Mayor as the candidate
of wing of the party to which they had
both previously belong. d, and failing to
propitiate sought to intimldate him: this
lead to personal quarrel which resulted
in the attempted assassination which
barely failed OF accomplishment. The
affair between Barksdale and Dixon was
almost identical in all its details; and
had the San Francisco affair occurred in
Mississippi, it would have afforded quite
as good material as the other out Of
which to make political capital. The
case of the murder of the Yokum broth
ers in prison, accompanied by the most
savage atrocities, in the southeastern
portion of California, a year or tive ago.
The two Yokums were men Of property,
standing and general good reputation
They had pending difficulty with some
OF their neighbors about n disputed land
claim, and were also obnoxious to some
on account Of their avowed Southern
sympathles. One of their knswn enc
mics was found dead upon the highway,
shot from his horse, in the neighborhood
of their ranch. The Yokums were ar
rested on suspicion and held IN prison to
answer for the murder. Pending the
trial, the friends of the murdered man
broke into their prison and murdered
both brothers in most barbarous and
cruel manner. This duplicates the CHS
holm case in all essential particulars,
save that the former victims were South
ern sympathers in Northern State, and
the latter Northern sympathiser in a
Southern State; and that the murderers
in the former Case, though we'll known
in the community where the crime was
committed, have never been arraigne,l
and tried for the murder; while in the
latter case, the supposed murderer was
regularly indicted by grand jury of the
vicinage, zealously prosecuted by the
Attorney tor the State, fairly tried by
Court, and acquitted by ajury composed
of men Of both political parties, includ-
ing several colored citizens. All this is
testified to by Colonel Woodtord, sent
from New York to prosecute the case.-
The sole ground for complaint is the
verdict of the jury, which the local au-
thorities had no power to dictate. The
Chisholm murder was the result of a
standing feud. One of his well-known
enemies was found murdered near CHS
holm's residence: Chisholm was arrested
on suspicion, and while in prison the
kinsmen Of the murdered man forced the
Jail and killed him, a young daughter,
who was with him at the time, throwing
herself between her father and his as.
sailants, received fatal shot from which
she died soon after. This is a literal
statement Of the facts IN the case. Can
any candid man explain to US the politi-
cal significance of this act differing from
the Yocum murder; or why the people
of the South should be held more blame
able for this and the killing of Dixon,
than the people Of California tor the
murder Of the Yokums and the attempt
ed assassination Of candidate for Mayor
Of San Francisco


The writer of this has no party ends to
serve; for nearly ten years lie has taken
no part in party caucus Or convention,
and has been governed in his political
action solely by the pledges OF both po-
litlcal parties to civil service reform,
supporting and voting for those candi-
dates whom he believed would best
serve the pnblic interests, regardless of
party. He never believed in secession as
"a reserved right Of the States, nor justi


fed the war declared against the Gener--
a. Government to that end; but he does
believe that government based upon
the consent of the governed cannot, and
ought not, to be maintained by force;
and that municipal independence is es


sential to personal liberty. and therefore,
as logical corollary, he who encourages
sectional strife by stirring up prejudices