The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1870-04-08

mo Convention !" but but thonsands oftbat
class, on the sth Of June 1861, voted for the
Rebel Military League" separation a9d
representation" and were known thTougho ut
the rebellion as the mos; proscriptive blood
thirsty rebels, With this explanation, i let
the statement pass, not accusing the witnesses
OF telling falsehood, but merely su9gestin2
one ingeRiously by the utterance.
| II single false statement, by the law, de-
stroys the legal value Of a witnessee' entire
testimony, what effect ought the eItraordi-
nary array here made to have There is but
one way to sustain the witnesses that 10, to
reverse the rule of law and make the utter
ance Of ons truth sanctify and verify Q long
list Of falsehoods. Even then, IL will be diff
cult to save the cases at the bar.
As the witnesses pass from the stand,
feel compelled to let one more OF their Official
sentences come to the dignity of record
Speakig Of the Ku Khan they say; "ln proof
OF this, although we have Travelled q great
deal over different parts of the State we have
not seen a masked man for more than twelve
months" .-...
To those well acquainted with the painful
history Of Tennessee, il is known as true,
that man who has the peculiar METAL to
vote for the repeal of the common school
law and for the abrogation of the low to
suppress and punish Ku Kluxisrs, and to
vote against the ratification Of the Amend
ment, is by no means likely to see masked
Ku Klux in twenty.four months unless no be
actively connected with the Khan. Their
custom 10, to don their masks, only, as they
approach the location Of their victim The
Messrs. Demonstrating" admit that they
have seen Ku KluX. Many Of tho people
of Tennessee would like to know exactly
when and where and who were the Ku Klux
Klans at that time after2 Or was it drill
parade preparatory TO drive after some un-
suspectiug BarrmoreH And what efforts
did the official witnesses make to arrest the
Pale Face Ku KluKH To what judicial off,
Ger did they report the breech OF the criminal
law2 10 conclusion let me say tn at this Volun-
tary disposition Of the speakeF.witnesses ia
most extraordinary Fortunately for the
loyal people of the State, the exhibition is
more potent than was the active ass that
went forth clunsily dressed with q Lions
skin. Not only are the unmis,anAble notes ~
of the voice NANTES, but the representative
stupid ears protrude and even the peculiar
bobbing switchings OF the tail til that the
noble beast oil the forest 10 not present.
If doubt existed before as to the reVolu.
tionary, lawless conduct prevailing in Tea.
nessse, the "7homGs- Perkins' manifesto has
entirely dispelleG 1t. Justice to the public,
and retributively 90 TO Messrs. Thomas and
Perkins, requires that refer to one Of the
many "everythingS" done by the Legislature
and Convention 10 'remops all invidious poIit-
icaL distinctions for or against any class, race or
color" Since our efficient and ennoblng
school law WAS abolished, they have provided
BY resolution, lGtO, and ordinance that the poll
tax of the State shall be set aside for CON-
mon school purposes and that no colored
children shall be permitted to enter schools
with white children. The colored popula.
ton, away from the cities, are so scattered
that in but few, ifaDy districts are there suf.
6cient numbers to constitute colored schools
SO the colored men ere to be specially taxed
to educate the children Of the whites, whilst
the !GT (2) forbids their own children to en-
ter a school room. This is a full return to
the educational days OF Rrrisgocratic, 6re-est-
ing, slave holding Democracy Then the
colored man with bis children toiled under
the overseer's lash TO support and educate
the white. Under this "7hOmas- Perkins" Ia "
| (let them excuse me again for honoring (2l
them) the only material change 10, that the
Pale Face Ku KluI' whip and thongs are
supplied in place Of the overseer'S lash.
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