Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23

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The Radical arguments contained IN
the Nor,hern papers consis, Of What
Southern outreges can BE- picked up. ADD
what else can be manufactured. Core
| spondents are in every county in Me
South engaged in the business Of lyinp
and manufacturing for Northsrn Radi-
cal consumption. Take for example the
following from the Louisville Gwier.
which Is only one Of q thousand; y y
A week or 90 ago we copied from The
Hickman, KY, Gurisr an account OF
the exodus Of a miller who hourished TOR
a time in those parts and Gpsily lett his
creditors in the lurch. The people
liked him as miller, petted him as The
only Radical in The county, heiriended
him because he babe fair TO become
useful citizen, and trusted him
because they confided in his honesty
in spite Of his politics. He waded
into their affections TO the tune of about
500. 900 and then decamped. He found
il easier 10 play the political martyr with
a pocket full Of i'll gotten money than TO
nav his honest debts. Figuring at Hick-
man as Mr.. II NJ. Robinson. he turns up
in the North with new name. The Gin.
cinnati Commercial OF Sunday contained
The following special telegram:
AN OHIO MAN BASIsHED FROM KENTUCKY
.-at ny THE xU-KLpx.
MAxsrIKLp, ONO. September 10.
Mr.. Daniel Brubaker. miller, for
merly q resident of this city, but for over
year past living in Hickman, Ken
lucky. where he was engaged in his pro-
fession, has just arrived here, having
been driven out Of Kentucky BY the ku'
Klux Khan. He was always q Democrat,
a man of quiet, easy and industrial hab-
it's, and had not mingled in the political
or social discussions at the South. BE
believes be was driven out for no other
reason than that he is man OF Northern
birth.
The following is a verbatim copy of
the first note of warning he received ::
HIcKrAs. KY. September 2, Is6s.
Mr.. Daniel BrubAker;
As it is strongly believed that there is
a secret organization in this city among
the negroes, and you are at the head OF |
it, / would say to you, from what | have |
heard by overhearing some conversation,
that your whole safety depends On your
escape from this city.
Yours truly, A FENALK FRIEsD.
Mr.. Brubacker, alias Mr.. Robinson,
runs away in debt to his employees, with
bis pockets full of money out of which
be has swindled the too confdiug farmers
who sold him wheat on credit, and is now
in Ohio as political martyr, q
rictim Of the Ku-Klux, driven from
Kentucky for no offense but the fact Of
bic Northern BIRTH This is fair sam
Die of the manner in which the Radicals
impose upon the Northern people. Every
,windler and villain who fees from the
sheriff and the III odor Of his own rascal.
ty in any part of the South is represented
It the North as the innocent victim OF
southern prescription. A party corrupt
enough to appeal to sectional bate as q
political motive is always vile enough
o invent ISLANDERS and pervert facts as
means Of infsming tie prejudices Of
sectional bigotry. We do not expect
better of Radical papers now,
Their only hope of success rests upon
heir ability to misrepresent the Southern
people, and every fugitive sharper who
s willing to testify" Is treasure to
hem. l.