Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-12
AFTER THE KU-KLUx.
Text Of iIae BiiI of Senator
Garner.

The following IL the text Of the bill in.
troduced by Garner, In the State Senate,
on Tuesday last. No wonder such hounds
as he tremble at the name Of the Ku
klux, and want them suppressed. The
| murderers, thieves, and criminals of the
middle ages, and throughout Germany,
no doubt, wanted that terrible tribunal,
the Is1i1I- Gerjcht suppressed and many
one In poWer-even greater than Gar
ner or Mullins, tried to suppress them,
but history recounts how they succeeded
When the crimes that they We're sent to
punish, and The necessity for their exis
tence, passed away, the VeltD1- Gerichte
caased-and not before-in despite Of
Kings and Princes and Senators. So il
Will be with the Ku-Klux Klan.
But, to our mutton, or sheep, Garner
and his bill. Here it is:
WHEREAS, There has existed in the
State Of Tennessee, since the close Of the
late war, an extensive disposition on the
part OF many of the citi2sns who were
connected and in sympathy with the re-
heilion to set at defiance and disregard
the laws Of the State and OF the United
States and,
Whereas, For more than year, in the
Middle and Western divisions OF the
State, there has been an armed, mounted,
masked, secret organic alton, which has
clearly and fully proven by its acts OF
violence, for its object the setting at de-
fiance the laws of the State, and OF the
United States, and the total disregard of
the principles OF civilization, said organ
q stion has so far disregsrded the teach
ings Of Scriptures of Divine truth as to
go by night to the houses of many OF the
citizens OF the State masked, mounted
and armed, and violently assassinste
them. Others have been cruelty and
most inhumanIy treated by this band of
assassins, and forced to leave the cOtIn-
try; many compelled to hide out OF their
houses st night TO keep from being
killed by them some have been taken
Out-of the hands Of the law and robbed
of their lives, without the benefit of a
trial or any chance to protect themselves
In any way or manner; Othqrs, outlaws,
have been taken out of the hands of the
law and set at liberty, who were guilty
of the very highest offenses known to
the laws Of the country the houses of
hundreds broken open anu searched, aud
the inmates cruelty whipped and robbed
of their arms; and,
Whereas, This organization did, on
the night before the late Presidential
oAcOOAOuf XVI UthSAcu dAO LEOUBlcAs ~ Tie
houses OF many of the voters, and gave
orders which kept from the polls many
voters OF the State and forced others TO
go and vote against their principles, and
since the election many have been cru
ely treated for voting the Republican
even killed, and others
driven from the country-and in view of
the foregoing facts, now, therefore,
Be it TeSolUed byt1e General assembly /
u The STATE Of Tennessee, That such con-
duct is no longer to be tolerated or al
10 we'd, but that the time has fully arrived
for action-prompt, decisive and deter
mined aetion-On the part of all Of the
departments Of the State to crush all
such organizations, aud that, let it cost
what it may, If 1t is the last dollar that
aan be REACHED by the State, it shall be
q sed to secure that protection which is
due the law. abiding citizens Of the State. (
Resolved, further, That copy Of these /
resolutions be forwarded to each OF our /
senators and Representatives, and that (
they be respectfully and earnestly re-
Iuested to bring the question before Con-
yress for its consideration and adjust
nent, and that his Excellency the Gov /
srnor of the State be furnished with a
copy of these resolutions, and respectfully
'eQuested to take the So me into consider
.tion, and take such action as will carry
,ut the objects contained In the same
md, further, to make known to this
General Assembly what other provisions,
( any, are necessary to enable him to
ee that the laws are faithfully executed.