Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-15

and there endeaYored 70 break OF open By lorse the
school house door The prioepal Teacher 'squssted
% know Why they gefs 30 enraged at the assistant
teacher and their reply was that no Inen who are
opposed to traitors and treason and ths former re-
bellion shall be permitted 10 live il this eoetFy, that
they were rebel soldiers and bad never been sub
dued by the United States and never intsnded to
be- They stated they had Just been taking htie
rest and refreshnent sad recognizing thsnr forces
and were nov ready to drive All the frienos Of the
I Unie5d States from their midst.
Thev safd the State laws should no. be recognized
! They said the Euklnx regulated things there-that
they made The laws and had the power 10 enforce
them, and would do It. They then forced the as
stant teacher 70 leave tho sckee house. giving him
but ave minutes 70 get cut Of Ihsir fnss. The
principal requested but one minute % hev0 horse
SAddled and would accompany the assistant out Of
their llzEs ct once but they refused all ard forced
him. With drawn pistols aad guns in hand, to leave.
As toon as tbs principal could hare horse made
ready she mounted knd followed on By skis time
they had him in the hotel and s1dsavossd TO make
the impression on the mind Of the principal thai ne
was already gone on ahead; but after repeater 90
mands 70 produce him, they pernitsed him 20 isSye
They then followed on after them, aad drew tnelr
weapons again and ordered him 70 asnn0ai' 81 OA''
/ that they intended 10 kill hin.
Tbev were not IN disguise, bat wers known y De
The citizens Of the tswn and vicinity. Ono OF the
marty acknowledged that he commands the kuklux
Klsn and stated that they number ninety in his
1 nun
saan utterly opposed to all civilization, and they
are tie pretended civil officers themselves. One Of
tbs marty was elected postmaster and another con-
stsbis. and Mr. Ruf1s Poib, Tom Moss, 8. Nixon,
and others we'll known 20 one Of the teachers, com
nosad their number Mr. Rufus Polk said II their
acts were published or made known 70 the military
or State Authorities he would kin the principal
teacher also The principal teacher has besn en-
gagsd in that community since August, 1867, and
knows there is nc civil Law enforced 5here. The
Justices Of the Peace and others whose duty would
be 70 kesp good order and the peace, are the ones
who &c. np these Illegal proceedings. For instance
Squire VIII KcClInch was called on 70 swear Wit
ness. He did So but retained the deposition in bis
own possession and would not forward it 70 the
court; and Squire Tom Earris makes public state
ments that Gov. w @. BrownloH has nc power to
enforce the laws Of Tenne8sss and says no one but
Kukluz have ths power % command OF execute IN
this country.
They all encourage such Illegal conduct, ana the
females of that country are more yebsllieus to the
civil law and The cause Of education and religion
than the men are. They encourage the Klan to
commit MURDER 20 hang men without legal trial;
the Kuklux uniforms"
We are determined, that in connection with the
present case, the rebslism in Msury county shall be
fully aud clearly set forth Are two witnesses In
sufficient We produce others
sTATEMENF OF VIZ. DEAIxB
Tie following Is The statement of VIM. Dsnike,
concerning the treatment be received in Msury
county, in January last Mr. Denike is a sound
Union man, and kesps store on Church street. just
below Spruce street, in this city:
al went down 20 Mt. Pleasant, IN the fore part Of
January last, for the purpose Of subpenainz Wit
nest (Mrs. Allison) TO attend a law suit in court
here stayed all night a. Mt Pleasant, and in the
morning started back with tho lady Ehcn had
coma for 60 a Witness- About Tires quaTtefs Of .
mile from the town the lady had occasion 10 stop at
the cabin Of colorsd man, whom she wished to see
on business l went into the house with her et her
request. We eat down By the 1ro, for i was sz-
trenely cold. In few minutes heard man out
side cursing and swearing boistsrously and calling
for some ono 20 come out Of the house CT he would
kill him.
I perceived that was tie individual whom he
was calling. I gathered up my coat and has and
went TO the door. A man, should think about 35
yeArs Of age, confronted me. he brandished bis
pistol about my head and presented t several times
at nv breast ssking me what wznted, and falling
me that il did not get out Of there be would Kill
me 40 said yoa have 20 baslne1s among tne
d-a uiEESEs. Ast n gers kssp 0y tneHseFaa. -
There were two other men with him who were 81
lent spectators Of the affair The spokesman of the
three said "Tll let you know that this il my place,
and want ysu to Get out Of here" The lady and
myself left the house the leader of the party swear
ing at us until we were out Of hearing. The rebel
also threatened 10 kill the lady Mrs. Allison, who
leave there instantly"
TThe LADY spoken Of above is the saro Mrs. Al
lison whose statements We have already given.
We also give the statement Of Mr.. PitmAa, q rs
spectacle shoemaker of Nsshville, as to Whist he
heard and saw in this Ssme town Of Mt. Pleasant
grArEMENT or n. FIrMAE.
al vas in Msury county some weeks since, in the
vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, and heard oitizen rebel
remark 20 Union lady who had boen resnarhsbly
psrsscuted By the rebels during the war; that il she
| had been captured By him. as she had been by hii
party he would have taken her life he slso stated
that if the rebels had gained the victory that nc
UniOnist should have bsen permitted TO live south
of Mason q Dxon's line. He also said thu rebels
would soon be in power, and they would thsn drive
the Yankees and all sRch IS the school teacher q
| Mt. Pleasant from tbs State and that tho Unior
people should not be permitted TO live in theil
midst / verify believe from what saw and heard
there was an organisation on foot which was K
drive the Union people frora the Southern States
J. NJ. PrTKAN."
{ LKr us IRoUIAE Isro TIE RATTsz LITTLE.
With the frequent recurrence Of ousrsgea simiisl
20 the above upon Union people, one naturally look
for some solution, some explanation OF the cause
which incite them. Oar readers should hea
/ Ia mind few plain, patent facts
The great mass Of the Conservative iRhabitant
Of ths State have not yet ceased mourning the los
of their slaves, freed By the nsxorabls hand OF war
II is fact, sstsblilhsd by indisputable testimony
that there are many Of the old Shareholders in Ten
nersee who treasure up to-day, with thar deeds AMI
other valuabls papers, ths bills OF sale which the.
received when The investment Of their money A. th
shsmbles where human cattle were sold gaze then
the ownsrship Of their fellow-ersatares. Why d
thew preserve these documents? Because they hope
and many Of them believe, that the day will eom'
when slavery viii be re-eatsblishsa and when the,
can come toward and claim the men, now fresnsI
-sas 49,, I..u4 fenh -
lsntsssly applied By their the masters) own hands
Is it al al strange that such people should not lcol
upon the present state Of afsirs with resignation
cheTshing as they do, the belief that the old an'
fearful abuses in which they glorisa and deightet
shall soon be re-estsblished.
One finds everywhere Out-croppinge of tae bit
tsrest sort At the table OF one Of our hotsls th
other day, for instance, q man sat down and com
menced talking with bis neizhboY, who had been
Confederate soldier. The planter was hot snd An
cry. BE bad met two three Of his former slave
who now live IN the city and were doing well, an
the sight Allsd tia old sinners heart with fosling
anything bot pleasant. He might have been ve1
table Legrse foF all hs count0nancs indicated 10 th
contrary,
A conversation sasusd in tbs following strain
FlantsT-By Cd, / want 70 see another war
: didn't 60 III before but II war cones again 81
going in TO fight The d--d Yankees
. Old Soldies-Well, sir have hsd enough Of wai
for my part, and hope never 20 see Il sgain.
. Planter-By Cd, ! an for war want to hi
(gritting his testh, some OF the id Yankees
5 They took al my niggers from rae, tnd could Ii
them a. ! would dog.
The planter above only gave uttsranost 10 the ssz
smsnts Of thousands Of the rampant bo3stful Con
r servstives who bully and swsggcr sround throog
this devoted State
The Conservative pSpsFs add q, instssd y e
tempting 10 aIsy the hostility against evsEythis
Republican or Union. We have yet 70 Be po.nte
70 the single Instance Ia which roosl papers hsT
trownea upOn the excessss Of their people, OF II