Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-06-22
Ths other Side of the Picture.

Outrdges The Radicals DONE Settle De-
lights Of Military Rule in Mississippi Cit
liens "tSpotted" By Niggets, and Pursued
By the tSoldieyy.
The Meridian (Miss.) Mercury says: The
county of Kemper has been invaded by some
thing of an army Of Federal soldiers, with
all the pomp and parade of glorious wal? We
have heard of no hostile forces in Kemper to
oppose them, neither bushwhackers, guerrillas,
nor regulars. Still the campaign has not been
without excitement, as will appear. These
troops are divided into small squads, and,
guided by negroes, take bypaths, come sud-
denly upon citizens, such no doubt, as have
been spotted for them by little Radical
clique of the county, and, with arms presented,
demand surrender, which, in most cases, has
been promptly made. Up to latest accounts,
in this way they have succeeded in arresting
ten of the citizens of the county, to wit: j..
Wilson, two of the Novels, Pulaski Gray, one
or more of the Parkers, and one of the Ed
wardses.
On Friday an attempt was made to arrest
George Alexander. Il negro piloted the
squad TO where he was at work in his new
ground, but, having an idea that, if legs were
good for anything, they were good to get a
man out of the way of harm, the valiant squad
witnessed sight they didn't often see during
the four years next preceding the last past
Southerner flying before them for dear life
like frightened deer They had an exciting
chase of three miles, but the Southerner won
the race, and is now probably fighting mos
cnitos in some dense swamp, sleeping in a
hollow log, and living daintily on blue whortle-
berries, where the valiant boys in blue and
their sable guides don't know where to hunt
him.
A squad went for another man. They
thought they had him surrounded and were
sure of him; but, seeing no other chance of
escape, he went into hole in the ground and
pulled the hole in after him. They are greatly
puzzled to know which way to look for him,
and speculation has taken a wide range among
them, whether he will come out on this or the
other side of the terrestrial ball.
Ten prisoners have been brought into camp
at Lauderdale, and are held there in close con-
fnement under guard. We heard squad of
negroes discussing the matter yesterday morn
ing in q. fervor of exultation "Detn Ku-
kluxes got Kukluxed deyselves dis time
Amt 1 glad. And deyg got handouts on EN-,
goody !" Whether the exultant negro was
posted about their being kuklux, we don't
know. We believe, from information, that
his rejoicing at their being handcutted was
without cause. The prisoners are kept in close
confinement, strictly guarded, and nobody
allowed 10 speak to them. AT least, we know
a party who went to Lauderdale to see them,
and learning from outsiders that it would be
useless, did not make the effort.
When the news that these arrests were
being made was first received here, to the
inquiry what for? we heard it glibly asserted
that negro had been killed. That is very
likely, but we have not been able to learn of
time, place and circumstances.
We have no reason to believe, from any
thing we know of the condition Of kempcr,
that if crime has been committed, the Grim
inal could not have been proceeded against
successfully in the ordinary way of affidavit
and civil process.
Radical pimps of military authority, we
suspect, are at the bottom of these high
handed proceedings in Kempcr.