The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-08

HOW THR CALLING OUT THE MILITIA WILL MOI
.Doyou really think, General, that what you have
just described would be the legitimate result OF the
''Not at all. do not wish to be understood a
saying anything OF the kind, but the radicals have
@ nad to as i e had
out. do not think that simply because the Mill
tary bin passes and the militia arc ordered
Sn and the e'p people Far rom IT, they "s are ca alien
out to act the part OF guardians Of the peace,
to protect citizens from outrage from whatever
the first to aid them to the full extent OF my power.
II they ordered to aid the civil authorities where
look on approvingly aud even lend helping hand.
But where the danger lies Is Ia Installing into the
minds OF the negroes, who will compose the militia
what have already mentioned, that every ex-Con-
federate soldier is o Ku Klux and that every Ku
Klux must be shot down. SIX
WHO ARE THE KU KLUxP
'Then Of course you would have 1t understood that
because man may have been Confederate soldier
1t does not necessarily follow that he is Ku Klux ?"
something about the Ku Klux -n Here your corre-
spondent interrupted the General and informed him
that Western paper nad made the positive assertion
laughed and replied quickly and with decided EN-
phasis]-
made 1t that it was false. do not belong to the
Ku Klux, but repeat that know something about
the Khan. / am well satisfied OF one thing,
and that Is that 1t was not established to Kill
negroes and commit outrages on republicans. 1t was
originated as an Offset to the oath.bOund, night
proving Loyal League politically, and chiefly for the
protection OF white women rom the horrible out
RACES Of the scum OF the negro population in certain
countes It was made vigilance committee to hunt
down criminals, black and white, whom the law al
lowed to slip through Its not over careful fingers. In
certain paris OF the State where the most hendish
outrages were committed and the perpetrators sent
to the Penltentary and pardoned out at The soicta
ton OF the radicals on the ground OF rebel persecu
tion, what the law failed to do the Ku Klux
performed Now. great many outrages have been
committed by both blacks and whites in Ten
nessee aud every time negro Is the victim
the blame is laid at the doors OF the Ku Kux. Yet l
guarantee that the Ku Klux have never yet com
nlitted one OF the unprovo&ed Outrnges with which
they are charged by the radicals Only the other
day man named Bieriield was murdered III Franz
La ana it was said the Ku Klux had done the deed.
Investigation proved they had nothing to do with it,
and that the friends young Ezell, who had been MUIR
dered at Bier1ed's nstgation were the real perpe-
traitors. Because men disguise themselves ana do
startling deeds that doesn't make them Ku Kluxes.
Don't consider me an apologst for everything that
may be done by the Khan, but fair play is Jewel,
and It Is but right that the Klan should have its
duen
as to the present strength Of the Kan in the State
the General said
II have no doubt that they are fully fifty thousand
strong In this State alone, and to show you THAI their
organization does not necessarily imply rebellion
or resistance to lawfully constituted authority un
dersand that In taking the oath prescribed by the
Khan each member is sworn to protect and defend
the constitution Of the United States and the laws
pertaining thereto.' Each county has its recognized
much know but who the leaders are would require
more ingenuity than possess to ascertain.
THE NEGRO NOT TO BE DEPRIVED OF HIS PRESENT
RIGHTS.
'But this Ku Klux Khan question Is, after all, one
OF very small importance compared to others that
IN e
isany disposition on the part q the people Of Tonnes
see to deprive the negro 6f any O. te fights he now
this State as well as in all the other Southern States,
has his fate In his own hands. There is not the
slightest personal eeling against him here
peculiar distrust. or dislike for one another
aa nays often North 1 + the
the whites Of the South, for he must live and depend
upon the whites for his labor. The men who have
benefit TO him, ana he Is fast beginning to iind Il
out. These foreigners own no lands and have no
labor to offer him. and precious little else but prom
filled. had the satisfaction the other day In this
county OF addressing some two hundred negroes on
tneir present condition and future prospects. In
them work and knew their wants best were their
best friends challenged any one Of
Dagger to hold up his hand, and not hand was
raised. Yet when I asked oil who were forced TO
70 h aH wou e Ges ESss M oH
every hand was lifted, and tue same thing happened
when questioned them as to their weekly dues.
They plainly saw that carpet-bag worship hadn't
paid In their case. The white people of Tennessee
DO not wish to harm the negro In any respect but
II he continues to vote all the time to keep the peo-
pie DISTINGUISHED it might happen that he would not
fare as wen as II he had acted with chose who are
his, best S , friends. Not that ! think he
good personal feeling which existed before the war
and exists still between him and the Southern white
man might not be so strong, and the negro being
pendent upon the white man for his bread and butter
would naturally suffer. Socially the negro and the
white man never can be on the same footing. No
one knows that better than the negro himself and
but for the malicious councils Of bad men from the
North, having their own ends to serve, he himself
would never dream OF such q thing. 1t Is bad
enough as It is, for white man to be compelled to
see his former slave, who was always taught to look
up to him as his protector and help, walk freely to
deprived OF the privilege. Men born aud bred
North cannot conceive how hard this Is to
IL TsG No a SS ons
people murmur In the South. AS an illustration of
how naturally the negroes, II left to themselves,
ton that had large number OF slaves, who scam
pered or when freed during the war. When re-
turned they all came back aud wanted to be put on
the plantation just as they were before; yeti was
unable to do So. All Of my family servants have re-
turned to me. Many Of my former plantation hands
and they come to see and advise with me very often
Not one OF them but Will vote whatever way DESIRE
Fortytwo OF my slaves went into the war with me in
me faithfully to the end" 900
WILL SLAVERY BE RENEWED IN THE sourHq
Your correspondent here remarked that in travel
INK euVuBu tuc Ctotc He nuu neuru the TAulCaS
declaring to the negroes that II their old masters
ever got into power again slavery would be renewed.
10 this the General reped:-- .t
II fought for four long years. feeling from the out
set that the war was waged by the North against
slavery, recognized institution OF the South. /
tile right To have gained The cause that we
lost would have given freely every drop of my
blood, and would fight four years more ana be will
ing to undergo every sacrifice that would have
undergone In fighting for the confederacy rather
thap witness the re-establishment OF slavery.
And the majority ap overwhelming majority,
of the South are Of the same mind
on this question. Slavery IL dead. II can never be
and II II could the South would be the
last to attempt TO renew Its life. The South fought
for slavery as the North would have fought II the
South had attempted by force to take away It's landed
estates; but the fight went against and the South
orn people submitted In good faith. I looked upon
the war as provldental arrangement BY which the
question OF slavery was to DO forever settled and as
ID has seemed 10 be the wl of Providence that slav
cry should die would not raise my voice against
the decree.
THE REsRL WAR DEBT.