, 1869-09-22
THE KU-KLuX kLAN IN TEN.
NESSEE,
An official Circular from n t3rnnt
CYCI0nRs

An Officinl Circular from n Urnnd
CyclopE.
The Wilson County tTenu.j Herald aays that the
following printed circular has beeu circulated ID
.na. county Ins ss,tSr s.ys: .we seeat 4 .
tinn commonly kDNwn "a tho ku-Klux 10 Distant.
I'd. lftheru WA ever An occasion for such m OF.
's hs s n1es ssfaS' ~ .tt pt ors IT,
src RAt.tet tho tetnf1efH hare brcutnp cpiirpcctl
Of this tact, and hAvt resolved IN gtva 4 helping
hand Ii lutufu tu the preservation ui law sntf
aK.K.K.
"tlLoonr Den, nAtKr xosrlt, 47t7-MI,liohth,f
rx'rni, Il endtt Quies s psace s snus. + 10 III
r"seisn yS ssSi, outfsae ID. i sfoas y " "a'S III
I'LL wh,s Va s.se vs ssa 81 ssas ns.
.tlus nai,,s IL ltEIan.' Fnr lha present, Ani Va
hvtn forever. ~ aro lvno. VIM yu! noo lt,nt
o. of ", .!oot tha ID III fos yo tay s ,s crfsn IL
!het 80 atu hat there fan phalI tsyo ',.f proirc.
tin.'. when l. !ho ttfnnaess powur ~, rafth irr.
tatIa II foil Ut nt.i, ttraisnlng psspIo, VITO sIu
known 70 ". y lileJ Scl NJ s1salI w. Iy or,luf
"lly t'Htsn t:Yc,ors Of .1as-M.
"K. X. K.-tlrani Aaraur, !"
wMIrfIk1 hxIIMo rAxAcltHnA.
We have Ind OctxsiUu, sxJa tito AutnphlA {.,at
10 rrtArt K4.K1nx slolelce 10 aoine sxtsiIt slncs
Tho rIcCllap. TITO llIhtapcua wnsr luaat NUMEROUS
n Midtila 1rnAcsetc, hui now II appcaFa thas
n
Ethe!idge's homo cames In a,non9 tuy les,L
tttat tiff1cultJ h4a been experienced III a1nrllDR
co!nErd schools In WcsalpJ County. ii last Two
.iin1nfAks Tho schoOl-sIpepc.l It, hu4t Iurve nt-
y, o.Ssr tnS .e, eans, Il Dsssot
shis and I'ns!ll hcnedt:. Tho pefAoaal character
Of thr tcnchers wua we'll rpoken ur. Mr. Etnv.
:.s, nnss nysi !n ins !orn ani though showing no
ths whole, ir1tbdJ. There vas so,nc rlolcnt talK.
bot ~ otherw!se went on well until Thuraluy
,Hn,, sebssIner when nsa u .llsxuI.c the
INC teachers ~ere harding, fouhd them In bed.
pl!l ropes round their nccks Ant sook them liz.
anes h ilum town, telling thsu they were tue men
@ Moo hnn3 Inc cu!osca neD D few days ago, dec!af.
!uR nut tctr ias'lcEA ad nut cducalesl tneu, md
wn,nnod wnn,, aot ra5 & tug TO educa!c niggrrs,
xs'sed xeda she% asm to mott t.ss er1tI Ill., az
ist them start awav, when tnu teachers, going
Ettie otsisnce II . walk, began 10 nun, aud the
psn mt hfea q tnelf fsso1ser. At them What excuse
paas Nadlcal rule 7 They declare they have
PVT an end TO thai. Whas lhen7 Is il anything
nn Sfe n, 5sa1 des deadly nasred .othe
anoFe the ignosance ami degradation Of ili4 old
sonaln2n Ct slarsEy7 The lssponsinlllty passes
hant " enforcinR law, ami eecnsln7 lIie liberty,
tnduasFy, cducat,ou, oE surrender The ueid.
Tsr S,x,v,,;s ;aASkEas 1sI o. on TRAIN
!u8: a gentleman Informed as that when the
tI'll stopped at Fost Hampton, on Inc ienncssee
= = Alalanta Aatlroad, near the Alanana lne. on
morning, aitout 10 O'Clock, some twenty
men, mnske!'. aud rnbel 10 black gowns wiS
nl2h peaked hata, rode up ou horses covered viii
n lne sane material, ana inquired ii certain man
we're 10 search of. The tndlSltual Vs.
no, no1 20, on The train, and the ifain Ieft
Mneoot vi a9 inter1uFtlon The rohes and masks Of
X ,ne u's9ulStd men appeared TO he of one piece
= .ae HasAs haring large holcs cut IL them. Tnn |
Sksf' ~ y - spole sistly to The bys,snderz and
Information WIS gwen as to Inc offence wi3tc,,
L. - ooho1lols iud'vHual was charged win. and
'.,., WIS o. 80 naafaat esit as to require tou
.efflcts OF H'tu disguised Ike ussaStlns nr hnr.
,i!Fs 10 bring to justice. Justice never EeHrs a
nasG Or usts Poisoned dagger,