Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1883 — MISSISSIPPI BANDITTI. [ARTICLE]

MISSISSIPPI BANDITTI.

BesolntWhs Passed by a —-n>cratic Meeting in Copiuh teanty, MisS. [From thi Weekly Copiahan.] >1 . We copy from the Meteor the following resolutions adopted by a massmeting held in Hazlehurst on the 7th of November, J. L. Meade, Chairman; Jesse Thompson, Jr., and C. I. Allen, Secretaries: . ' . Wiierbas, Certain rumors are current that the relatives of the late J. P. Matthews have threatened the peace of society in order to avenge his death by killing Democrats and destroying their property; now therefore!) e it Rcseleed, By the peopie of Copiah ■ county, in mats mooting assembled this day at the court-house of said county, that if any person shall be injured, or attempted to be injured, either in person or property any manner, by the said relatives or friends of said J. P. Matthews, that we hereby declare that we Will hold h.’s said relatives or friends who participate accountable for the same, and that we hereby regard them without the pale and protection of the law and common enemies of society, and that we will visit upon them certain and swilt retribution: be . it further R.-s< ..Ted, That eo long as the said relatives and friends 6f J. P. Matthews obey the law, as becomes good citizens, we hereby pledge them the protection of the iaw. Rrsolivd, Further, that in the opinion of this meeting it is necessary to the safety of society and the welfare of all races and classes in thi ; county, that hereafter the Matthews family shall keep out of politics in Copiah epunty, lienolveii, Further, that from henceforth no inanTor set of Tneti, shall organize the negro race aga nst the whites in this county, and that if it shall fce attempted in the future we hereby give - notice that it shall be at the peril of the person or persons attempting so to do. « Rewired, That we do hereby pledge our—selves,.,eaeh to the other, our lives and fortunes and our sacred honor, that we will all and individually -from henceforth hold., ourselves in readiness to enforce the foregoing resolutions, ’and to meet at any time , upon the call of the Chairman of this meeting. ~ RreThwf, That a committeoof twenty-four from each .-'Upervisor’s district be appointed by the ( hu ir to present a co,>y of these resolutions to the brothers and sons of the late J. P. Matthews',' and that the same be published in the Copiah and the Crystal Springs Mrtror. by the citizens of Copiah county in mass meeting assembled, That the honors . heretofore worn (and worthily so) by Beat Nord be and-the same are hereby awarded to Beat No. 3. Bo it-further , RMilved. That this resolution is by no means to reflect upon the past and present services of Beat No. jj. but to show our appreciation Qf the result of the election of the ticket, in Pent No. 3. It was also Resolved. That the clubs continue their organiza ions, and consider themselves not disbanded, subject to the call of the Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee. Re-wlvifi, That the'thanks of this meeting be extended to the Hazlehurst brass band for ~Thefr sorvicesrur t his occasion;