The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-16
A SOUTHERN FEUD. q
Ku.KIuE ana aAkli.KusAIuxl dn 4
Northern Alabama, g..

NASHVILLE, April =.
Since hid ,cloSej Of do rebellion Ltheit
has existed, in Morgan county, North
Alabama, n deadly feud. idIt. came ,about
ln this wise. In 1865 the Union Leagu!
mas established in the county mentioned
for the protection Of Union men from in
suit aud injury, 10 which they were daily
exposed. II kept up its organization fol
several years, having this one idea y
view. When peace had been gradually
restored. II peace they ever had, apd civil
rule begun, the members OF tue league
believing they should rule md hold all
the offices, turned their Organization into
one Of politics, and through Its power
rode into comfortable positions. It was
claimed by the rebel masses Tint the League
held secret CabAls, and had Determined &c
establish itself the supreme arbitcr OF TIC
country, md to override all who opposed
tls progress An immense amount o.
prejudice was worked up against IT, and
the differences became 80 extreme and Iln'
reasonable that open war resulted. Tic
Ku.Klux band was organized to counter.
net the influences Of the league and to sup
press Dytafn1ad .f0rCo alEailllfatiOns Of per
sons Witt TINT body. Though the Union
League hadibGen guilty OF no violence, as
| nm aware, the masked marAudGrs, untler
cover of the night, went about the country
md ordered men, wll'sc politics were dis
tasteful to them, to quit the country on
Dain Of death. These hands were not
composed Of the hest Of the community,
who were alike opposed to both extremes
or mob government, hut by the drcgS ana
scum Ofnl CrcGtlOn-Or men "tit for trc'l'
son, st4ataSem, anil spoils." They met At
dirk hours in squads, and, like gang Of
Gntamcd and c0wRrdly beasts, poured
down upon the unprotected and the
weak ai the dead hour Of night
and either murdered them in cold
blood or whipped them 70 death
Such was the reign OF terror
that these masked mArGudcrs produced,
that no man dared TO raise his voice
against the ,iunumerable oqtrages commit;
ted by them lest he should share the tlte
Of others. The ternirfsm Of tho ku-kluX
produced what il known us the anti.ku-
klux. tile one the deadly ind unc0mprO-
missing enemy OF tue other. These bands
war among the Sand mountains, within q
short distance of S0mcryillc and Decatur,
Alabama @ md lose no opportunity when II
ofFsrs' Itself to dispose of ,oue another!
They prey alike on Union lpen and rebels
and despatch them without mercy. It IS
r,,le or ruin with them. They now fight
5nrnIv anI woe unto the antagonist that
XIII ;nto the clutches Of the other without
,,,rS nrntection A Rcnublican Judge Of Nor.
I,a~ county ou his recent arrival at De.
SS,ur M NJ 81 o'cl0ck in the morning, and
TwGfIa Ta az rgldI 10 tl,cj hndsaot hlsisondu,
I',w %S wns I n,cf by ihrec SnEsslssins xxi shot
Jo"j % In hjS trccEs Tho nsgassins thcu
f1c,I IN nar,s unknown.
Either nartv wot,rtl think It humlliating
FIR tho other 10 asS Il eoiipromise, and il
IL donbttml whether this war will cvOr
ceNsE without lid ,ih(Grfef9icelof United
Stslcs troors T1ie strife his resolved
itsrIf into personal Cnmity Of tho most
'soS'i,v % I'M, n",,,rc md tho sheriff Of tie coun,
to SSs Tnnorled himself unable to enforce
tIr An% IA $Sernl Crawford yilasl h6tu
tleagdd Mo- III troop5 ID sdbbreSS thc bOS
WIucS. ,,,;,,,. ,,;,,,oo;
Tp show ,llc NpSoMpTonlisins JssoSNI aN
ton 6i jug tWo lai9rilets n llSsu guy VSs'
Il lhe toiIo%s5 ;1,,'di9 ~ pSL n n99S;,S SroS,i!
meni TI' citizen i Of Morgan county.
%Ihd re6Sh, then do it Is, both pHftie
ucl nn6n Iu6I,nd klfid' ialsa idea that Il
"IFsF irrms ri comnr6nlisc and rS6ace would
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