Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-13
RADICAL vILLANy.
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icals ever get the upper hand IN this re
zion. we may bid farewell to politica
siliberty and religious tolerance. The OIL
deyilish Puritan spirit still runs throug
their veins, and they are not satisfie'
with abusing the Catholic church am
thrusting the Bible into the hands 0
scbool-children unable to read or under
stand it, but they must attack and at
i tempt co kill inoffcnsive Methods
preachers and pull down Methods
churches. Blount county seems to hav
been infested for some time with gam
of these Radical desperadoes. who hav'
no respect for religion or anything els'
in the way Of civilization,
EXTREME wIcKEDNRss.
We learn from the Knoxville Press ant
Herald that about one year ago, Rev
Jacob Smith, an inoffensive preacher o
the Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
while on his way TO fulfil a regular ap
pointment to preach in Logan's Chapel
six miles east of Maryville, in Bloun'
county, was set upon by band of Radi
Gals, pulled from his horse, stripped, tied
to tree, and brutally beaten with hick'
DRY withes until the flesh was all bloody
and lacerated. As should be reasonably
expected, this bloody and brutal treat
ment aroused the Indignation of the
whole community; but, by the advice OF
Mr.. Smith and his friends, nothing was
done save the institution Of a suit for
damages in law court against the per-
petrators of the diabohcal outrage.
Somehow, through the laws delays and
the wiley schemes of low-lived Radicals,
the guilty parties escaped punishment,
and we're no sooner free than they began
a renewal of their hellish work.
FIEsDIsH OPERATIONS.
We are informed that Rev. H. w
Bays is a preacher of the NJ. E. Church
(South), a member of the Holston Con-
ference, and is stationed in charge of the
Sevierville and Little River circuits,
within the bounds of the Conference.
He is a mild and peculiarly inofensive
man of God To those who are &C
quainted with him, he is known as a
quiet and meek follower of the Savior,
whose words Of peace and good will to
men. he lives to deliver to all who will
hear him, and is never known to talk on
politics. On Sunday morning last he
had an appointment to preach in Logan
Chapel This becoming known to the
Radicals in the vicinity, they determined
that no minister of the God of Heaven,
who belonged to the Southern Method
lists, should preach in Logans Chapel,
although that place of worship belonged
to the NJ. E. Church South. Accord
ingly preparations were made to prevent
Mr.. Bays from preaching Early Sun
day morning large crowd of whites
and blacks collected before the church.
Having got possession of the keys, they
entered, and taking out the benches, piled
them against the doors and windows OF
the church, thus effectually barricading
every way of ingress. The crowd was
armed with bludgeons, pistols and knives,
the latter weapons being carried opened
in their hands. Threats and curses
were loudly uttered, to the effect that
they would not allow any damned rebel
preacher to speak in that church, or
any where else that they could prevent.
CowARDLY ATTACK.
In the meanwhile Mr. Bays, with his wife,
was at the house of Alex Kennedy, ST., a
prominent and good citizen, and men,
Der Of the Christian body against whom
the intolerant fanatics and bloody
minded bigots were barring the door of
their own church. As the hour for the
opening of the service approached, Mr..
Kennedy and his daughter, together with
the minister and his wife, left the hos
pitable mansion, and, entering buggy,
drove to the church, several miles dis
tant. AS they approached Logans
Chapel, they observed the crowd of
armed men, who were boistercusly shout
ing and making the Sabbath morning
hideous with their yells. AS the buggy
neared the church-door, the crowd adj
vanced toward it, and fellow
named Goddard, who is known as
the principal leader in the whipping
Of Rev. Mr.. Smith, and Spencer Donald
son, who is represented as a man of very
immoral character, fourished their blud-
geons around the head Of Mr.. Bays and
swore that if he attempted TO alight from
the buggy it would be at the risk Of his
life, as mo damned rebel preacher "
should speak there that morning. The
crowd fourished their knives and with
many an oath and yell Endorsed their
leaders threats Ii is supposed that
nothing but the presence of Mrs. Bays
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