The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-25
The Ku-Klux Redlvivus.

The ku-KIux Redivivus.
The Ku-Klux-the sanguinary mon.
sters in masks, once the especial terror
OF the loyal North-have again made
their appearance in the South. This
time, they break out, not in Tennessee,
but in Alabama. They would seem, too,
to have changed their politics, as we'll as
their field of operations, since they were
last heard from. This time, there was
nothing 'loyal" about their victims
They were the nephews of General
Gideon j. Pillow, and one of them
served through the late war as Coufe-
derate soldier. They could not, there
fore, have fallen victims to "rebel hate, 4"
as thousands Of loyal citizens" have
done, through the columns of the radical
press. These unfortunate young men,
who were very peaceable in disposition,
and were not known to have an enemy
IN the world, were born and reared in
Maury County, Tennessee, but were
living, at the time of their death, near
Leighton, small town, some twelve or
fifteen miles East of Tuscumbia, in
North Alabama, where the older of the
two had married since the war. The
Knoxville Press and Herald learns, from
the brother-in-law of the murdered men,
who is resident of Knoxville, that
Granville Pillow, tho elder brother,
was seated, with his family, after supper,
around the hearth, when some one
knocked at the door. Granville went to
tho door, and opened it. No sooner
was the door opened, than lie was shot in
the face by some one. His wound
proved mortal, and he died within few
minutes after receiving it. The assassins
then entered the house, and proceeded
to the room of William Pillow, the
younger brother, who had retired to bed.
They compelled him to get up and leave
the house with them. Next morning,
the body of William was found, in a
sink-hole, q short distance from the
house. No clue had been obtained to
the assassins, or of the motive which led
to the murders
Another account says that the mur-
ders were committed by two men in
masks. They belong, no doubt, to that
class of midnight murderers and plum
derers who committed so many villainies
o short time ago-villainies for which the
Southern people were held responsible,
and for which they paid so dearly. But
as IN this instance neither of the men
killed was "loyal white" or a "colored
citizen who had always been true to the
old tag," we do not think that the peo-
PIE OF Alabama need apprehend that
Congress will make their murders the
pretext for remanding the State back to
territorial condition, and establishing
over 1T q military government. Precious
in the sight of Congress is the death of a
negro, q carpet-bagger, or a scalawag,
especially when that negro. carpct-bag-
ger, or scalawag meets his death while in
the act OF plundering "rebel'' hen
roost; but the murder Of such TRAITORS"
as the Messrs. Pillow is the best thing
that could happen to them; and so long
as these fresh-sprung Ku Klux contine
their slaughter to "rebels," it is perhaps
not to be feared that their bloody opera.
tions will result in Georgia bill for
the benefit of Alabama.
When the Virginia bill Was under dis
cusslon in the House last week, It's enc
mics opposed its passage upon the
ground that Virginia is today as thor
oughly rebel and as completely unrecon.
structed as at any former period,' and
that "her loyalty is sham, and her nc
ceptance of the situation pretense."
Somehow or other, they forgot 20 repeat
the old story that the 'rebels' were muir
ce1ihS 'he ~ oyni people ny tne dozen
in every county in the State, and that for
''colored citizen" or Union man to
avow his political sentiments was death.
In short, they forgot to tell again that
story OF q ''perfect reign OF terror among
the 10y alists," which has been told with
suoh splendid effect in all their past
schemes for the ruin and humiliation of
the South. The result was, the bill was
passed by the House, anu there is
probability that it will pass the Senate.
The most skillfully devised falsehoods of
this sort must wear out after while.
however, and the enemies OF the bill
may have thought that they had told the
story of the bloody rebels about as often
as 1t would bear telling-that too much
use had robbed it of its virtue.
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