New-York tribune., 1868-04-01
THE KUKLUX KLAN.
WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHAT THEY HAVE
DoNE-THE SOOTHING CARD OF THE TWEEN
TY-oNE EX-OFFICERs - PERSECUTION OF
SCHOoLs-LEGIsLATI0N, ETC.


Prom Our Own Correspondent
The people of the North must have 10y this
time pretty good understanding Of the dOngs and de-
signs Of the Rebel offspring Of the defunct knights OF the
Golden Circle which is indigenous to and known through
out this State as the Kukux Klan. Composed OF men
who graduated from the Rebel army In all the barbarty
required to be one of the "Chyalry and OF those who
had neither bravery enough to take their position IN the
rank and file of either army nor honor enough TO stay
quietly at home but who went rowing over the country,
committing murder and rapine-conpOsed OF such aus,
contened and worthless vagabonds of the late Rebel
army aud guerrilla bands, they more at their
avOrte tricks. Taking the law INTO their own handsthey
with anonymous letters they serve warnings" on Union
men, dressed in fantastic and ghOsty haDhments hey
ride over the country heavily armed ndnglng ~ , nep
in the dead Of night they break down the door dragn
Ys tbc Rebel papcrs laugh IL not a laughabe sub
ecti OF St the Rebel press ask the elngrant
To take up his abode here and as he comes u nc
does not side with them in all their dabOcal dongs he
is called "D-d Radical" and marked out Tor their
Maoren Thomas is no sensatiOnlst he is not given TO
grapevine dispatches he perfectly cool Ihat he has
deemed il best lay the movements of this Khan before
his superior is enough convince any that the facts
and danger are not exaggerated, The pubic baiety
endangered 10y this secret Rebel order ana the Geher
Commanding thinks the danger should be npped IN the
bud Our state authorities are unable 10 deal Win then;
and If the Governor does finally call upon the theu
for help these outlaws Will find themselves IN inc
hands of whom they dread above oil others Ihey
met him before, and doubt cry muehf they want
10 again. -, At. -.
the late career Of Andrew johnson The Rebels have
been led TO believe that Andy would maintain his uspa-
ion against all odds that Congress would back down.
and the supreme Court decide the Reconstruction acts
unconstitutional This has been constantly preached To
thew have openly boasted that the good old times"
would soon return-whch means tar and feathers for
Union white men and the whippmglpost Tor negroes.
The Rebel press may deny these statements aud assert
that peace and quetude prevail but II Will not make II
So card appeared in The Banner Of the 10Th inst,
signed by tWenty-one ex-Oicers Of the Union army,
asserting that peace and quietude to renGGaG,e de
been signed by thousand exOoers Of the Union army,
II would have stil been misrepresentation Jhe very
paper that contained that card had in its local columns
the details OF the attempt OF party OF kukux 10 gam
forcble entrance into the house OF negro near NC.
Whrtesyc the night before, in which Of the party
shot dead by negro named Anderson. Upon exam
nation OF the body by daylight Il proved TO he Young
ali the paraphernalia OF the kan II that IL peace ana
The negro Anderson against whom the most exact
ing can say nothing derOgatory, aud lie is given good
Character by ore of the Judges of this state on whose
place he has worked. The brother0f Blair gave him "a
hours to leave the neghbOrhOod TO return Thus
dismissed with his family he came this city for pro-
teetiOn Some time since another cOoed man was dTNen
from the same neghborhood, with threats
2i xofcers this is Guieude TO remarkable degree"
These exOceFs either wrote through ignorance they
deliberately misstated. When Rebel papers have
chrOncmg these Outrages for the past two months
and chuckng them as good things which should bo
considered extremely funny not 10 suppose the
ex-Ofcers could he ignOran as the Rebel party gain
pect there exchange Of collstera aud when wo
read the reports OF men that have seen these things Si
their own eyes that have suffered at the hands OF
these villains, that have been Daltieated by them
for having voted the Radical ueket-When we CONSIDER
the steps taken By that cool and uneXcable officer Old
Pap Thomas" We must come 90 the direct conclusion
that the document was untrue, ana thht peace ana
quietude does not exist III this state to very re0Tkat~
degree. ,.a
the mouth Of February shows total OF l2i schools en-
pOyDg 1853 teachers and with en attendance OF s6S5 p
pills The he Increase & 81 pupils sOr r. t1s M 20 TO a "as &
required 10 reportthe puie sentiment toward the
schools gentleman. na!H1 & Of tns sta sIsS SAYS aTj
that IL do close school they snail drive me on
Another teacher, Southern LADY, says: 1.-THE kuklux
in this region, and no white person here
fayors my school" In one place elergyn man was dls
missed from his pastorat0 because his WIFE, lady OF
good standing ability consented TO board the teacher
OF the cOlOred school, other family being found that
would do il; the complainants were the teachers OF
they dependent for patronage on men IN other
stitution II it known that their minister's
family had anything TO DO with negro school.
elusive argument the pastor dismissed instanter,
and many coored people anxious to learn e0lored men
who are endowed with that precious boon, tho right Of
suffrage and 10 be able 70 read willing 70 toll all
day In the field and study hard OF ngsncn as these
possibly not another scholar The superintendent
in closing his reports speaks as follows IN regard 70 such
representatives Of the whites
Their real Ss 70 .IsTd' i1s oCo5 PscD. nom The D,.ss..
cf s'Ssf Ss RsSI Bps % 5s s & s FS p a vii
I people o ts North 70 dwsl here they would vOs o ,i Of
eurs hey express BsOp over lag
O S. s.i .a 90 Ss 9 q 81; :5., ss tine 10 80 gi W. % sa 3
sl9g gaas' welcome thionss the ppsn 70 nrss'' .stf.
worthy lady With prudence snd integrity hp ihe eqoed children
nos ssSe sSs yT,9s sse Spo,Ss e. AZ ~ OCs
& bear r.,gs ,ss gRq5 :s S,o: S S SGs s ,SP e -,
country can ooms here allowed practice Carany helping
soeu, l. se Sahoy pnro,s % hc the negroes y icn ss possible
under the prvstoas Of tlsiF ioEner slavery"
OF course the Radicals accused OF being the
Of all this trouble. Didn't they make treason odionsi
What right had they 10 do thatt Didn't they raise the
negro above his master by disfranchsng the and
franchsinR the Otleri Was not that instigatng dis
turbancewss not that annoying, ve1ng, and affecting
the "chlvalry"-was not that enough TO csnse them
anxiety sorrow and miseryf Why should not they
ganLe secret Society and give vent % their gre No
doubt the man who can see through a milestone
will perceive that peace and quetude exists and that
such villains NJ 10 Do eDfranchised. There Is no
certainty about the matter. Their past acts prove il
beyond doubt. Murder, rspne violence, and outrage
may be their little eccentrictes but fear that the
Radicals OF Tennessee are not able that light.
IL may be yet made clear 10 their minds but II will take
extremely wise individual TO prove snch eceentci-
The Legislature adjourned ON the 10th inst. 70 meet
again November o. Though the session was long one,
was the repeal OF that section Of the Franchise law which
disqualified negroes from holding Office and sitting
ures Thus the last stone tted and the column Of
RecOnstructon in Tennessee finished HenceOrth there
shall be civil political distinction account OF
or color bill was brought up by some unsOphistcated
member 10 make II 40 iDdctsbe ocnse for any sheriff
constable 10 be found drunk aud upon conviction he
should forfeit his commission Another Honorable, who
takes any sugar In hisn," amended ap
ply members Of the Legislature Visions OF very
weather Of very long tumblers with sticks in t6em Of
bits OF lemon and ice Of very short tumbers with very
thick bottoms and of Robertson straight" fitted be-
fore the honorable body and It almost unnecessary TO
say the bill was Killed very dead There no danger Ofa
ProlibitOry law IN Tennessee.
1t was feared that the hard freezes OF February had
damaged the wheat badly but reports give promise
of good yield il escapes the rust The backwardness
Of The season insures ne frnt crop The warm spells
Of February often the OF the premature bloom
ing Of the trees but the middle OF March this year
scarcly bud burst.