The Portland daily press., 1868-04-08
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LOOK out IL. IL. X.
OF course this singular poster or no.
tice attracted much attention and was the
theme OF conversation during the day, and as
will be shown, was intended to operate upon
the minds of the colored people. Much was
said by the whites about the X. X. KS making
a raid upon the Loyal League, and it was con-
fidently reported by some persons who appear
ed to be wOnd derfully knowing that the mys-
terious spirits of departed Confederates (for
such it is reported they are) would make their
first appearance that night in the village of
Culpeper.
/ made diligent inquiry in order to ascer-
tain if any one had seen them, and finally
succeeded in finding an old colored man,
named David, who had heard got terribly
frightened the night following the promulga-
ton of the mysterious notice. Twill give the
conversation which occurred at the interview
David-Good morning, marser."
Question-Why, David, good morning.
heard you got terribly frightened last night.
Is that SO?
Answer-Yas, sar, dat am de Lords truth.
Q.-Why, David, what was it that fright
ened you?
A.-Why, lnarser, haven't you heerd de
news? Ware de Xix Klax King. neber
see sich sight befo'. Use skeered almost to
death dis minute to think of dem fellers.
Q.-How did they look, David?
A.-Well, you see, marser, 1 ware just going
to bed long bout leben clock, when heerd a
knock at de do. / said, Who dare? and nary
word said to me. Says 1, / reckon it's some
po' feller wants to stay all light, and 1 went
to de do and loosed de do, and opened it, and
just as sure's my name is Dave, dare stood
nigh about leben or twelve great tall white
looking things all covered up With sheets.
lodged back and slammed the do to, and made
it fast and piled up tables and cheers agin it
tell you, marser, never was SO skeered in
de whole cose of my life.
Odd they say anything to you, David?
A.-Lor' bress your soul, marser, / did n
stop to say de leastest word to dem fellers
but sich oneartbly noises 1 neber heerd befo
Ise gwine to get new place to sleep righ
away. Can't stay dare no mo-.
The foregoing shows the animus and desigl
Of this organization, i think, pretty clearly
1t is to act upon the credulity and supersti
ton of the colored people, especially thos'
| connected with the Loyal League. So
would appear the X. X. KS especial business
is to break up the loyal leagues Throughout
the South, and in order to do so they choose
plan which owing to the superstition ant
| ignorance among the colored people as a con
sequence of slavery, they know VIII De HOS
effectual.
What would be said by the whites wh'
| laugh and think it good joke to frightei
these poor coIored people, if the colored peo
nle should in the dead hours OF the nigh
nrowl about the country in the same mysteri
ous manner, waking up peaceably disposed
cit;zens? Why the thing would be looke'
unon as "rising OF the niggers," and a war o
races would be talked of as the result of tn
disorderly actions of the miserable "negrows.
Other rotices have appeared, but no NOR
demonstrations have been thus far reported
1t is said that many of the colored people in
tend to give them warm reception if the,
"pester" them with their "Klix Klax King.
The representatives of his Satanic MaJest
may have learned of the intentions OF the on
jects of their nocturnal peregrinations aoou
the streets of Culpeper. Twill write in ertens