Des Arc weekly citizen., 1869-02-23
A Private Letter from the Scene
 of Radical Outrage.
To the Editor of the Courier Journal ]

To the Editor of the Courier-Jou
 GUTHRIE ClTY, ToDD COUNTY, KY,
 February 1, 1869.
 I send you for publication another letter from my daughter living in Crittcnden county, Ark. It is neither sensational nor terrible, but plain and authentic statement; home-drawn picture of the beauties of Radical rule. It may give the people of Tennessee an idea of what is in store for them. x.
 JANUARY p, 1869.
 DEAR FATHER: As the militia arc still in our vicinity, 1 know you arc anxious to hear how we are faring. am sorry to say we have had several visits from them, and they do not i'm prove on acquaintance.
 The first time they came here they behaved better than l anticipated-On- ly took fifteen bushels of corn, and de- handed the use of a wagon and team to carry away some sugar and flour they had gotten at J-'s. They only succeeded in catching one mule, but they took our buggy mare which was in the yard. They promised to give q receipt for the corn, and to send the wagon back next. You may imagine we felt relieved when they left. A few evenings after a squad came down and asked for chickens and eggs. l gave them all the eggs had; told them I had no chickens to spare, and they seemed satisfied and left. So consider ing who and what they were, Clay tons militia" we thought their conduct admirable. They have done so much worse elsewhere that we thought our selves favored few. I hear that they went to widow T.'s and took every thing, even her children's clothing. They have almost ruined Mir. J taking everything they want from his store. Don't you think we are through.y sub- jugated down here?
 What else can we do, when com pany of negro men, with guns in their hands, snd looks insolent and defying, demand our property? l confess we arc glad to get off with our lives. But days since Mir. F. went up to see the Lieutenant about our wagon and team and the receipt promised for the corn, but when he got there they talked very differently; said they did not give receipts; yet they seemed! to like Mir. P.-toid him, some negroes had been trying to get them tc make him pay them some money fcrlast years work, but they did not believe negroes news.
 Last Friday morning they came down to our borse again. As Mir. F was as from hone, and brother had gone to to the fielS, i immediately locked all the doors, and, going to window, asked what they wanted. One of them said they wanted everything they could get but the officer rode up soon and said he had heard we had some ex- ceilent tobacco, and he wanted some. Of course 1t was given as soon as pos- sible, He then said some of the boys were little sick, and woud like some milk and bread. l then had to open the door and go into the dining-room to get some. You may be sure1 was much frightened. They enjoyed the milk and bread, and then quietly left.
 JANUARY 31.-Yesterday we heard they had left the neighborhood, and were rejoicing, when the first thing we saw, the yard was full of them.- Before we could lock the doors two officers came in. One of them told us to lock all the doors and let none of the soldiers in. Said they came for corn, meat, and flour; brother went to the smoke-house with them they took all our fresh meat but four pieces i; brother had to beg for that 1; took near ly all our flour and some corn. They also wanted sugar and coffee; the for merI had hidden. and of coffee l had hardly pound in the house. They said they were very hungry; l gave them milk and bread. Some of them went over to MT. MT. M---'s to got something to cat--and, really, they eat like half fed dogs. The negroes in the county are behaving insolently, and l hardly think we will remain here.
 0. P.