Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-08
KU-KLUX,
Letter from West Tennessee $
10 BrOgnIOW's Ehlg.
" Give Us their Names"

We take the following precious docu.
ment from BrownloW's Knoxville Wing
! It IS introduced by few remarks assur-
ing the readers OF "the Wing " that it Is
reliable, having been written privately
to the Governor u:
My Dear Governor | am impelled by
/ certain movements Of ths enemies of the
State, and of the public peace, to address
you briefly again.
/ l trust your Excellency viii not have
/ forgotten that l stated in my lsst that
/ the lawless class here we're becoming
4 bOldsF and more wicked in their nightly
! outrsges assaults, whipping and beat
Ing freedmen, and r0pes Of ccl0red wO-
men, being OF daily ucc lrrenoe. Many
freedmen, it is now believed, are horribly
beaten by the Klan, or 80 terrified by
threats CT death, that they fear to dis
close the fact to their friends Some ia-
stances OF this sort have recently come
to light.
Since your proclamation, the whole
rebel mass Of our citizens are moving 70
avert the calamity of martial law and
the hated militia. A mass meeting is to
be held, on Monday next, for the purpose
OF memorializing your EXcelleucy
against sending the troops. Many seem
ingly fair promises will no doubt be
made, with the view of misleading the
Executive in regard to our situation, and
the future conduct Of our people. All
this, as you are aware, is but q repetition
of the promises and pledges of last sum-
mer, made by many in good faith, no
doubt, but without the means or ability
to fulfill their promises; and by MANY
others solely with view to deceive you
But the chief point to which I beg
leave TO call your attention is this: These
people have known very well all along
that unless they went to work as loyal
men and enforced the execution of the
laws, the militia would, at last, be quar-
tered among them; yet, they moved not
until lloiO, when they see the militia st
their doors! The present hOLUL and the
forthcoming resolutions and appeals to
your tOrbearsnee are but part OF their
hypocFitical scheme 10 save tbsir dear
Ku-Klux friends and keep the field to
them selves. Whatever may be said and
done in -, next Monday, will be said
and done with the sole Intent to deceive
Rebels OF the more respectable sort--a
feW-are becoming afraid of the Ku.
klux, too; and yet they pretend to be
still more afraid Of yO1r loyal militia !
Here is more proof. Indeed, proofs might
be multiplied, but hope they are not
necessary.
A strong evidence OF their inslncerity
Is the fact that can bear of no really
loyal men who have agreed to attend
their mass meeting. The meeting will
be composed of none but ardent rebels
and few Conservative loyalists who
deem their interests best sGbserved by
pandering TO rebel feeling on this subject.
| have said enough. l could detail
much moFe-deeds Of blood, and mur-
derous assaults upon freedmen, enough
to melt q atone. Those rebels who de-
pFecate the militia and fear the horrors
of martial law, hear OK these snoHmities
without sigh of regret or single word
Of censnFe, A dozen Ku-Klux ks, q
few nights since, VioIdteG the persons Of |
three cotored a00nlea all night. No ar |
rests Such diabolicsl deeds are scarcely /
talked OF.
L feel assured that two or three weeks |
5f good work, thorough work, by the
militia will revolutionige this people and |
bring about lasting peace. Nothing but |
this reality will do it.
II It is not too much trouble, we wish |
Old Pluto would tell US ali about who |
these diRbolical Ku-Klux are. Give |
their names, Parson; give their names "