Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-10
The Kuklux Kinn-Tho Rebel Organ!zn.
lion I'm Tenncssce-lts OutrngcB Upon
U~noffeuding Men.

Unoffending Men.
From the Nashville Press and Timcs.1
For something like six months past,
perhaps longer, there has existed in the
counties Of Giles and Maury, q rebel
organization under the e%uphouious
soubriquct Of the "Koklux Khan
How, or by whom it was originated, We
arc unable to state, but certain it is
that, commencing probably at the town
Of Pulaski, this secret society has
| spread out until it embraces nearly all
| tho young men Of rebel proclivities in
| the two counties above mentioned.
Tho organization was represented TO
outsiders as o harmless conclavc OF
| c~ongenial and conyivial spirits, to en-
| courage tournaments, mnsqucrndns, &c.
| Under this guiso tho leaders Of the
"Koklux" hold their meetings, cstab-
lishcd their lodges, swept in their num-
| bers by scores and hundreds, and per-
fected their plans for tcrrorizing the
whole region, and rendering the lives
and property Of Union men unsafe. We
| doubt not that the object Of this con-
elsve, which seems to be characterized
| by the same animus that inspired the
rebel leaders, i, to drive Union men out
Of the country, or at least keep them In
constant alarm, and to overawe the
negroes and prevent them from cxercis-
ing their rights at the ballot box.
Having completed their organization,
| tho leaders Of this secret society, finding
| themselves at tho head Of n large num-
| Der of ignorant, reckless young men,
have felt themselves, Of late, in a situa-
ton to commence operations. The riot
at Pulaski was but n Of tho recent
outrages Of this villainous Rebel crow.
We have the facts in connection with q
dastardly outrage porpctrated last Sat-
urday upon several unoffending men,
which shows conclusively that this So
cret clan of Rebols is assuming nm ac-
tivity toward the accomplishment Of
their peculiar ends, which should mako
it an object Of attention upon the part
of the military authorities of this De-
partmcnt.
Last Saturday night a party Of some
twenty or twenty-five members Of tho
"Kuklux Khan collected Mt the town
of Lynnvills, some twelve miles north Of
Pulaski, in Giles county, and proceeded
to a plantation near by, upon which is
employed q Union man, against whom,
i. seems, they felt the greatest luminosity
on account, doubtless, Of his outspoken
boldness as q Republican. This man,
named Frank Dickinson, and four col
ored men, named respectively Jack
White, Ephraim Johnson, Jordan Greg
DRY aud Thomas White, the gang of out
laws took from the house and carried
into q piece of woods near by. Here
Dickinson, the white man, Jack White
and Thomas White, were secured, their
hands being tied behind thom, after
which they were beaten in n terrible
manner with beech goads.
Four men were engaged at ono time
in beating one Of the colorcd men, who
received not less than one hundred lash
es. For some cause the other colored
men were not whipped, but were COM
PEELED to stand by and witness this out
rage upon their companions. After
having beaten Dickinson and the two
other mon to their hearts content, tho
gang withdrew from the spot. They
were all we'll armed with navy revolvers,
wore masks, and were commanded By n
Major and Lieutenant, the men obeying
their leaders as though thoy were in q
regular military organization.