Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-26
In Knoxvills.


oeresng importance. I, is addresse
as'p9Prsss and Heraidsut r.I...
TO- KNOXVILLE. August p. 1855.
thought the interests ofloyalty wonl
( suffer by my absence from Nashvill
ring the past week, especially as ID
legislature had taken recess, aud so
came up here 10 have little chat Wit
my friend, Old Proc
They were talking too much about edu
cation in Nashville 10 suit me. or Mr.
MAYNARD either We know that the etee
of education upon the common herd viii
be to impair their loyalty. 1t is wei
enough 10 teach them 20 read aud, per
hans a few ofthem TO write, although th'
latter requirement is dangerous, MS wit
ness the Duncan letter OF my frien'
Stokes; but more than that is not 10 b
trusted in their hands. 49,
With care 10 prevent them from OBJ
tanning Comprehend literature, a know
ledge OF reading may be safely allowed,
although there is risk even in this.
For This reason Iregret to see so much
fuss made about schools.
Old Proc, however, sympathlzes with
me fully in this particular, and is doing
his best to keep the standard OF loyalty
undefiled, by investing the school fuad
as fast as it is collected 10 a loyal militia,
which as a means Of securing loyalty is
far preferable TO any school except the
pententiary.
I thought the present would be good
time TO consult with the old man upon
the prospects of loyalty, and also to con.
dole with him upon the death Of our mu-
tual friend, Mr. Stevens
So after making arrangements with
few loyal Africans TO have some more
Ku-Klux ouirsges all ready for the SEES
sion Of the Legislature on Monday, and
discussing little money deposited with
me by Col. Prosser to secure the pres
ence 10 the galleries of the House OF four
or FIVE dilspida'ed victims Of disloysliy,
with black eyes and bloody noses, &C
quired in a row at Smoky Row, OF which
funds retained commission enough to
pay my travelling expenses; and after
promising Mercer to use my influence
with Old Proc TO restore him to the favor
of the throne, shook the dirt OF Nash
vile from my feet aud came away.
Shortly after my arrival, went up to
the Governor house, handed in my card,
and was Immediately ushered into his
presence.
Here / found nice little family party
assembled, consisting of Rev Dr.Pearne,
the apostle of Loyalty in East Tennes-
see, Hon. Frederick Schade, chief Fugle-
man to His Royal Highness Old Proc,
Hon. Horace Maynard, and Hon. James
Mullins, the proud eagle orator of Ten
nessee, and loyalty's vindicator.
This assembly Of the martyrs, and
exemplification of the profits of loyalty
had come together, as DR.. Pearne in
formed me, with a benignant glance
through his spectacles, for the purpose of
called Planchette, with the object,Ally,"
said be, "of deciding upon what instruc-
tions to give my flock in regard to it,"
After passing the turn of the day with |
the entire party, all of whom | am proud |
TO consider my friends, | expressed to
Old Proc my commisseration at the death |
of Thaddeus Stevens, man second in
loyalty and ability only to himself
"Ah, Ally" said he, we all must die,
but it is too painful subject to dwell
upon. How are the hell deserving rebels
doing in Nashville now?'
/ explained the situation, with which
he expressed great satisfaction, and did
me the honor to say that he didn't know
what would become of the interests of
loyalty if were to leave him.
BE then proposed that DR.. Pearne and
/ shsuld put our hands on Plauchette
and see what would happen.
Accordingly we took our seats at the
ta.le, with big sheet of paper under II
Planchette, and the Doctor aud put our
hands on it, while the rest of them drew
up their chairs and looked on with breath
less interest. t3n
For few moments the beating of our
hearts was all the sound we heard, but
finally Planchette began to move slowly
around on the paper
Dr.. Pearne, with mouth wide open,
glared at me through his spectaces, and
l gszsd tremblingly back at him, while,
moved by some mysterious power, Plan
Ghetto wrote the words 'Old Proc" and
then stopped. f41f
Your Excellency," said Maynard,
it has written your name" n n
"What do you want2 said the old
man loyal
Steadily and surely, amid the awe
struck silence of the leaders of loyalty,
Planchette wrote, in characters of terri
BILE distinctness: II want yoal Hurry,
your
Nv who are you r.
Again Planchette started up, and wrote
with painful distinctness q Thaddeus
Stevens"
W-w-here are your
This time the answer was longer, and
one calculated to chill the blood of the
most loyal member Of the loyal militia.
Word by word it fell from the pencil with
an awful legibliiy Never you mind.
You'll learn soon enough. They have
set me to work making place for you.
/ don't like the work. It's too hot" I
As the last word met our eyes, written
in large capitals and concluded with
tremendous flourish, our unnerved fingers
fell from the boards, and We sank back in
our chairs, our tongues Glove to the roof
Of our mouths, our hair stood on end,
and Old Proc tainted away. 1883
DR.. Pesrue was the first to come to his
senses; and hastily drawing from his !
pocket bottle, he applied it to the lips
Of the Governor, who soon revived. and !
remarked with great vehemeuce: LISA
Copperhead Ku-Klux liew
Alter the rest of US, at DR.. Pearne's
suggestion, had taken each long
pull at the black bottle, and greatly les
sened its contents, the Doctor and re-
COURAGE enough to try it again.
This time Planchatta urntn % A Il.