The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23


o,d ku,klux trouble reported at the
south, when sifted down, are traceable
to the irresponsible carpetbag officials
who rule over us. We have referred
to the fact that in this State where Nc
Clure says there are thirty thousand
democrats who ought to be hung Tor ku'
linking, not a single one of these
.murderers" have been arrested and
,unished, although every office in the
State is filed by republicans.
And now we have little insight into
the workings of these radical ku klux.
We have previously referred to the ac'
acknowledgement by the Republican that
the militia in this State was to be organ
lied, equipped and armed with weapons
of superior caliber. This organiza>
ton seems to have had its origin in
Washington City, and is to spread all
over the Southern States. A cores
pondept of the Atlanta Tue Georgian
throws the following light upon the
movement. The True Georgian is
republican newspaper, edited by DIR,
Sam. Bard, Gen. Grants first appoin>
tee to the governorship of Idaho. So
any charge that this comes from DEM
ocratic source is disproved at once.
Sir: Having been approached to
Join an organization now being inaugu-
rated in this State by Capt John +.
BRYANT, the editor of the Georgia Re
publican, and having been told that the
organization was not political, and was
calculated to do much good in the south,
| at once wrote to a friend at Washing.
ton, requesting information relative to
the new order and its objects.
In reply | received the following:
"The national guard is the name OF
the new organization at the South, with
headquarters in this city, for the protec
ton of union men. 1t is preparatory
to sclf.defence, and possibly retaliation
after the ku-klux law proves to be q
failure. 1t is a secret, sworn and arm
ell organization
81. +. Bryant has been commission
ed to organize Georgia, and will be the
commander-in-chief for that state.
"This order takes the place of the
celebrated "red strings" in North Car
olina.
The head appointed to organize Mis-
sissippi is so very unpopular that it vii
be failure there; but Capt. j +
Bryant may induce many negroes to at
tach themselves to it in your State.
my advice is for you to have moth
ing to do with this or any other secre
political organization, and more espe-
cially to any armed organization, a.
this is
| also have the name of the great
head of this order. who resides at Wash
ington city, and is a Federal Office
holder.
| do not'give you this information tt
benefit or injure any political party
but for the purpose, hope, of prevent
inc many honest men from being dupet
by designing adventures into al
association that will bring them anC
the State into much trouble.
Commenting on the above, the St
Louis Times says:
If this information bo correct, anC
we have no grounds for doubling it
this proposed organization, that receive
its inspiration from the fountain hea'
of radicalism is justly calclauted t.
cause alarm. 1t may be nothing NOR
nor less than an organization to forcibly
take possession of the polls in all tn
southern states, and, by armed intlml
dation, prevent a free expression o
the public will of the masses through
the medium of the ballot box. Th'
charge that the commandments !
an office-holder at the federal capital
certainly gives color to this supposltion
Can it be possible that this is Pres
dent Grants last resort to retrieve III
waning power, carry the southern state
and secure his re election? Capable a
we believe him to be of using any pow
er now in his hands to gratlfy his per