The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17
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Proclamation Of Governor BrownlOw Call
ing Out the Loyal Militia.
The Depredations Of the Ku klax
Khan to be Put Down by Force.
uoJaro1 Mrooro IN Their Wav
Federal Troops on Their Way
to Nashville.
TALKS WITH THE PLANTERS.

TALKS WITH THE PLANTERS.
PROCLAMATION Of Governor Browniow-Cah
Gor the State Guard 10 Put Down Ma
rnuders. :. ,sse
The Banner received by telegraph from Knoxville
to-day proclamation by Governor BroWnow. III
declares that there are armed bands OF secret con-
epirators against the State, who nave been commit
,tno ana continue to commit ourages on inolfensve
citazens rectes the act Of the Legislature giving him
the mower to call out the militia, and says
In pursuance OF this act call upon the good, loyal
and patriotic white and c0lored people or every
county in the State to proceed without delay and
raise companies Of loyal able bodied men and report
the same to me at Nashville. Whether any Of the
companies. white cOlored, 80 organized Will be
actually called into the field Will depend entirely
upon the conduct OF the people themselves IN
che several counties. earnestly hope that there
viii be no occasion to call out these troops,
but that the efforts Of all citizens to pre-,
serve and maintain peace VIII succeed, and
thus Obviate the necessity OF this stern resort.
But IT, unhappy, the better cOunsels do not prevail
and order is not restored and am compelled to put
down armed marauders by force, propose to meet
mem with such numbers and In such O manner as
the exgency shall demand, whatever may De d me
charge OF my duty herein by threats OF violence from
rebel speakers or rebel newspapers nor by any other
means or INTIMIDATION.
The Governor adds:-He prefers that these troops
shal be raised in East Tennessee and therefore does
not limit the number OF companies In any county.
In reference to the promise Of federal troops to keep
peace he says:-"ShOuld the Department Com
mander be furnished with sufficient force to keep
order will cheerfnly cooperate with him, in order
that the State Guards may not be called into
service"
Federal Troops En Route for Tennessee.
LYNCHBURG, sept. 16, 1868.
command Of Colonel W, b. Royal, passed through
Lynchburg, Va, this morning, on special train,
en- route for Nashville, Tenn
A Tour Through the Banner County Of the
ku KIux kIan-A Talk With the Planters
and the Negroes-The Oufrsges and Who
Commit Thcm-A Southern Plan inter- Negro
sunrage-Work OF the Politicians.
COLUMBIA, Sept. Q, 1S8s.
Maury county, Tenn. besides being one OF the
ylchesi counties In the State, enjoys according to
radical story, most unenviable notorety the hot
bed OF all that is murderous In the shape Of Ku Kux
cut threats and negro butchers. The finest panta-
tons in the Commonwealth are located in Maury,
and the major portion Of its extensive negro popula
ton gain livelihood by working for the planters.
took horse from Columbia the other day, and de-
spite all representations as to the dangers that
Northern "mudsilln would encounter On the road,
occupied three entire days In driving from place to
place in the interior, occasionally stopping by the
wayside at country Inn or negro
cabin to find "refreshment for man and
beast" The negroes with whom conversed freely
al along the route and at every place / stopped,
much to my surprise, seemed to know less Of the
horrid Ku Kluxes than the 'refugee" negroes who
boaf about the streets OF Nashville and the legislative
halls and whenever I asked them how they had the
courage to remain IN such a dangerous section OF
the country they turned up the whites OF their eyes
and looked at me with the most perfect wonderment.
stopped one night In the cabin OF an old negro
Who with his three sons cultivate very nice little
farm adjoining Of the plantations, and as he was
quite communicative old fellow speedily got into
mis- good graces and had little "talk" on the con-
dition OF the negroes in the county.
'.I dunno how sum niggas does, marse," he replied
70 one of my questions 'but we is comfortable. DE
white folks help US long. too, when de crops isn't
salubrous."
.But are you not afraid Of the Ku Kluxs"
"Bress your sole, dey dun't boder us folks never
seed any. 'Casonally / hears dey is gwIne ter do
orful things 'about heah, but dey dunt tube MS.
Oar Is Pete. he knows lem; he can tell you dat dey
play de devil wild de bad niggas and dar il stunnin
bad nggas round now times" (Here Pete, one OF Tie
Old mans sons, nodded aSSent.)
1.-THE bad negroes don't Brighten You, do theyW
eyes, dey does. Dey guy me more anxiousness
dsr black hands arter. We cotch 'em ofen.p
"what did you do with themp
al didn't cotch lem, but de kluxes hunt cm like
possum. Oar was dat cussed nigga, Jim Freelan',
vino wuked on de plantation fore de war as smart
a any lie wus dc wustest nigga ever seed. He
gwined OF wild p0limtican and he got SO big arter
while he cudn't talk to oder niggas. He fotched
lots of fellas from dc town when he cum back and
played de duce wild sum white folks. One missus
was tux away and hurted orful. She died arter,
heerd. Jim was cotched one night by Kluxes and
sum our boys helpd to tx elm, and we amt heered
"Don't you or Pete ever 20 to election meetings."
"De boys does sumtimes. ! doesn't. Dun't car
for sich. De Marse ober dar tell us what tits bad
sisness. ! be'live ZEN. fur cherry one oh de black
niggas what 'gwined away from heah wild dc white
how Dew talk S"e on poierticSs and sarse de- white
folks fearful, and sum on lem amt particker nights
and takes de chickens even froui &c colord ioixs
never gwlne TO cry bout it nedar."
Another night [ put up at planters house near
Ashw God, whose name suppress at his own re-
quest. was treated with the greatest Kindness by
himself and family, and was allowed every priv
SION az to their Condition and INSPIRATIONS lie has
some sixty freedmen In his employ and ex-
poets TO raise q very good crop OF cotton
before the war. lie Is man OF wide influence IN the
county aud his opinions on matters and things can
be safely taken a. re1ex OF the sentiment Of the
planters OF the whole county. l had very long
conversation with him as to the conduct or the ne
groes in his vicinity and IN what manner ,l 'ner en-
How do you find your hsndsr" inquired during
the conversation, faithful In their workW
"As general thing they are pretty steady. But
n requires very nice management on our part 10
Keep them together. We have certain control
over them which only goes q certain way II they
take notion to go OF when they please. why they
can do so and often have done SO; but. then, THAT'S
their own lookout, for, as for myself never employ
man again who has once broken faith with me.
Many OF the hands employed on the plantations every
once In while get 1t into their heads that they must
70 TO the cities for what purpose do not know,
and 1t does not matter bit to them what con-
dition the crops are In or how damaging TO the
employer their absence may be. VI they make mp
their minds To go they will go despite all entreaties
I have learned by experience how TO humor my
hands and render them to certain degree very par
tcuiar TO their work. Once in while set apart
day or two on which they can make frolic, or 20
10 the towns, and this seems to satisfy them. must
say however, that az q whole the hands are steady
aud willing to work, but, then, one doesn't know
when the wolves are TO come into the fod.n
"Who may the wolves be you speak ofp'
"Fellows who seem to have nothing better to do