New-York tribune., 1871-04-07

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outrage IL began with open effort on ths part ~
certain citizens to force him into personal dIcnIt
position for cleaning him out" few days later ag
crowd turned out for the openly ayowed plrposo ~
the Postmaster one. Io was surronrdod bv ~
crowd with drawn reyolyers Somehow In tho Joei 10
got out OF the way, when the crowd Drgceede IN % -
P0stO1ee OF everything contained ana lctfsrs staYo
stamped envelopes, &ep were indlsciimuatey appfe'
pIlaWu Following The matter M the po.full -fr IeI
some 20 Of the rioters indicted ana wr.fs were io IN
% ,me .ahos Oh tLe shern Tor their are, Pubic soni.
mont however was so strong that the sberiF I,ro pt
serve his writ All this for benga Radea and iSricn9
S dd ,So ,b D'aoas me HVye9r when appeagl To- re-
moved all the Republican officials In the County aud AZ
pointed ex Rebels and bitter Democrats their sesd
Old KuKux organizations revived WhIlc bayim,
Their qualifications through most Of the state tLeis
deprodati0ns most severely felt in the Eaef sy5
Middle Counties. They have made themselves espeoi
ally conspicuous in the Counties OF LAuderdale Noxnbce
LOwndes Winston, Monroe. and OctiDehi have take2
no little trouble In searching out the extent and
nature Of these organizations. In the Counties have
named there 10 little doubt that they comprise a very
large proportion Of the white population Very nearly
all in fact that are not members the large landed
proprietors, are in open sympathy with them. Those
VINO nave niue of sympathy are held in control by In
The Ku-Kux Klan has its various degrees or circles
those OF the upper circle being the leading Democratic
politicians, while those Of the lower circle are the rec
less whisky {d1nkers 20 abundant In the SOUTH and tho
more worthless young men who have interest IN tho
welfare OF me country, and who delight IN acts Of law
lessness ana outrage. While the armed bands appear
only IN the Southern states, the headcenter Of te Kg-
klux Klan, a. claimed by leading citizens IN tho North
s s purpose, DcyOnd all doubt Is 10 carry the Southern
states by general system OF Intimidation and outrage
me organization IS 10 be introduced with all it, terrible
effectiveness and made to s purpose in all such
s1uthern states as hold elections In the coming Fall TO
thr9 PuiPoSe Soeles cncuaIs are disseminating
throughout the south, recountng tho terrible
diousy so worded as TO fire the Southern heart
These circulars enion all to De circumspcct fth.
full to the organization. and to give freely Of their mean,
to raise the sum OF 81 100000 the Southern depostores Of
which 1t seems are to be IN To promote these
schemes the organization to be placed upon thorough
footing in Mississippi, having its immediate center as
yet, Ia Alabama. lt l. both political and military
oh a. ali
All the members Of the Klan in Mississippi are
mounted, regularly uniformed and armed with large.
sized revoyers, al apparently " the make and
pattern part Of the programme is 10 control the
BILE, but at least to disgrace Republican officials.
They have already created perfect reign ~ terror In
the counties | have named In Meridian Lauderdale
County, they have lately masacred inocnsye blacks In
NOXubee County there has been for time continued
murders and outrages MANY of the murders of course
the result of private hostility but all necessarily
Of the most prominent citizens Of the county, whoso
name dare not give. as IL wOuid result in most
death to himself but whose name alone guarantee TOR
all he says writes fOIows sunday hight March y.
the new schOolhOuse near Mushuavie was burned. II.
F. DOrccut to commence teaching the next morning.
Same night the party met negro ID the road and
him so lashes for not being at home The boy was
negroes have Since been driven of the May plaec)
TIE same party then proceeded to Mushuayile and
forced the old man. Coleman to give them sal0I& & Vt
Winston and Noxubee Comfy line and there shot aud
killed negro man in cold blood. lt seems thdt nothing
K X K are known and felt In this county. We lad
cOldblOOded murder Shuguaat short time since,
and to-day Mr.. Thomas w. lyey was shot and killed BY
Dr. Gresbam's The X. X. X. have burned all, or
nearly all, of the school-houses in Winston County
These schools all Wlite schools Is
believed that every house where free
school is taught will be burned. / have seen the
planters much discouraged. They all seem afraid To
express their opinions, they do not know how soon
they may be visited by the X. h h do assure you II
there not something done for gone up sure
We must have L. = troops. Militia Will not do. Whlte
militia would be filled by the X. h. n, ana black ohe
would raise The murder referred u near Shugua-
lat was perpetrated by MurdOCk (whte) on negro
without any prOyOcatiOn at all. While In the custody or
officers OF the law through the Intervention OF friends
the murderer passed out OF the room, mounted hOIoe
and escaped"
Another old citizen writes from the same county as
follows: "It Is nothing but murder, murder, murder,
and the most awful whppngs and abusngs Of tho
negroes you heard OF. Close by me IS the NlGON
MalOne's plantation. The widow rented her lahu 70
some groes poor whites. Some men In the neigh
bOrhOOd wanted TO rent her place but se Nas All au VI
the paw and let t out in lots crOWu OF uefls WIN
masks on went the place tied up one OF the On
the place and beat him almost 70 dcath OIo oI thS
He ran out OF his cabin. where the horses, All cOIed
with Sheets held by part or the gang lnOuBn Y
mems faces were covered up he knew or them, ana
spoke their names. They afraid he would ten ana
in gangs, o Just they please. Iney say theJ
drive out all the Radicals, ana make te negroes
the Radicals as bad as they do have heard them brag
how many they had and say IL they got an election
they all right They say the damned Radical Legs
lature don't election next Fail, but thgt AlcOln
negro hundred dare vote tomorrow for fear OF being
killed. All the best citizens afraid TO sa. W0rI
They see all their hands running OFF out OF the country,
help for IT. There Is hope OF TINS country
unless have United states troops here. We dOD's
want militia; afraid Of them," &C., &c.