. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . ield. On tlte 11th of April aconference was held between them and sixmembers of the Peace Commission ; but iu themidst of the coimcil the treacherous savagesrose upon the kiud-hearted men who sat be-side them, and murdered General Canby andDr. Thomas iu cold blood. Mr. Meacham,another member of the Commission, was siiotand stabbed, but escaped with his
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . ield. On tlte 11th of April aconference was held between them and sixmembers of the Peace Commission ; but iu themidst of the coimcil the treacherous savagesrose upon the kiud-hearted men who sat be-side them, and murdered General Canby andDr. Thomas iu cold blood. Mr. Meacham,another member of the Commission, was siiotand stabbed, but escaped with his life. TheModocs were then besieged and bombarded in The system of government instituted in theSouthern States, under the reconstructionpolicy of Congress, was very old Confederate party in the South em-braced the best elements of society. The work. ^<--v^ CopyrighU»?7. 0. W. Dunham. their stronghold, but it was the 1st of June bef )re General Davis and a force of regulars could compel Captain Jack and his murderous band to surrender. The chiefs were tried by court-martial, and executed in the following October. N.—Vol. 4—1* of reorganizing the civil machinery was, forthe most part, devolved upon White Republi-cans, who had gone into the South after thewar, and on the Negroes, who were affiliatedwith them. Between the two parties thusconstituted a great hostility existed, and insome parts of the country the civil authoritywas in constant chaos and turmoil. Iu 1873a difficulty arose in Louisiana which broke thepeace of the State and produced much excite-ment. Owing to the existence of double 186 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. election-boards, two sets of Presidential electorshad been chosen in the previous autumn. Atthe same time two Governors, William and John McEnery, were elected, andrival Legislatures
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