The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-08-30
Loyal LeagQers Carrying cut their Dis
loYal Programme.


loyal Programme.
On last Saturday night a considerable
number Of the Loyal League, black and
white, were seen parading our streets,
armed and equipped, apparently bent upon
8 bloody collision with somebody. Their
reason for this demonstration, as given by
the Head Centre, Capt. Judd, Freedmen's
Bureau agent, was to protect themselves
against violence from the Kuklux Klan =
Mayor Ballentine upon making some in
quiries from Capt Judd was informed by
that functionary that previously be had adj
vised the negroes to attend the meetings
of the League unarmed, but on that occa-
sion, having been informed that the Kuklux
were going to make an attack upon them,
be did not advise them to come unarmed-
and although he didn't say so directly,
we have no doubt that they were acting
upon his advice on that occasion. When
further interrogated by the Mayor he said
he had no doubt that the Kuklux Khan
was a secret political organization, opposed
to the Loyal League, but could not give
single reason for thinking so, and ae-
knowledged that so far as he knew they
had always conducted themselves 9eacea-
bly, and quietly, having nothing te say to
any one when observed upon our streets.
The Mayor told him that he didn't know
what the objects of this mysterious khan
were, but they had IS much Tightto hold
secret meetings as the League, or Odd
fellows, Or Masons, aud that he had never
heard of one Of them, although observed
upon our streets quite frequently. being
guilty Of any misconduct whatever, but
upon the contrary never had anything to
say to or molested any one.
Mayor Ballentiue promptly told Capt.
Judd that the appearance upon our streets
at such an unusual hour of large number
i of armed negroes and white men would be
taken as an evidence of hostile intentions,
and calculated to provoke breach of the
peace. and upon its repetition every one
Of them should be arrested and lodged in
Jail, if it required the assistance of every
man 10 town to accomplish it.
The truth is, the eowardly leaders of this
hell-born rotten League, now that the
election is over. are compelled to resort to
such dastardly means as this to keep up
an interest and hold their tumbling con
Germ together until after the March cleo
ton, caring not for the public peace and
quietude or the result of a collision which
such demonstrations are likely to provoke.
The leaders who would encourage their ig-
norant and deluded followers to such un-
warrantable deeds, are base-born towards,
afraid Of their own shadows, and deserve
to be scorned and frowned upon by every
honest man in the community.
Theirs is no use in being mealy- mouthed
about ouch things any longer. If we
know who they are,.they should be made
to feel by peaceable and lawful demonstra-
tons the indignation of an outraged com
munity. Have no utilization with them So
cially or politically. If we owned house
we would as soon invite the vilest, slimyest,
nastiest, flthiest, most poisonous and
treacherous reptile that crawls upon the
earth TO place at our table or around our
hearthstone, as one of these cowardly
sneakIng rascals, who would, under''pretenst
of self-defense, endanger the lives and
property of whole community by violence
from an ignornnt and deluded mob.