St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-31

peace, and prevent what tie govrrn0l
termed "uutra"cs," but which he (kcr.
shawl regarded as but the Just ndi%na
ton OF Il plundrred people, was for the
scoundrcily '',arpct-baggers' from III,
North and the TaScalIy '.Scallawa"s' U
the South To resign the offices they had
uSurpcd, and leave those STATES in tlil
hands OF southern ''gcntlemcn.' lie adj
| ,cd that he heard that Gen. Batter lad Il
bill before Congress, in which it was
proposed To send Il ku klnN commissioner
into every southern county. lie di | not
/ know that there WAS a single ku k!uN in
kershaw county, but, II such Il commits
siuncr should be sent there, a ku klux
would he pio,i;Icl for his especial bcmc-
fit, and only one such commissioner
would ever % there. In exact harmony
with this prOnunciamcnto OF ker>haw -,
un Friday last, Gov. Scult, Stale Treas
urcr Parker and Controller General
Nca9ic, received notices from tho ku
kIuX to quit the state. Attorney Cen
cral Chamberlain has asked Of the prc,l-
Nis'h ~ FN'iA ~ '-i'NAN s''l'i
particularly tn mon and York cuuniir.
on tn" North Carolina border, where the
ku kiuN are most rampant. In | mon
county they have compelled the sheriff,
county commissioners and school ccm-
mi--innris TO resign, and the county i
without cili,rr-. The dcmocras have
asked Gov. Scott 10 order Il special clcc-
lion, bat he refuses to do il.
In Mississippi, the troubI,~ at Mrri-
dian have been iullpwcd 10y Il gro-S Out
RAGE on northern >choolma>icr, {. ".
Farmer, who has h,cn at the South ever
since the war, and i'll Mississippi for the
last two years, most of tlr time tcachIr%
colurcl schuoI> \ i,rlni lit 200, while
trachin" near Columbus, in l.nwnirS
county, about ci"hty miles uor'h OF
Meridian, which Is IN I.pul,rdalt county,
Mr.. Farmer was aroused about | o'clock
at ni.ht. hy Il coiorci boy, who told him
the ..w!lilr rid,r-" Wtrc cumIn". Dr,>-
,ing hastily he stepped +" the door TO
find II band oi fifty masked men, Il score
of whom lclrcd nuns and pistols At him.
He Wa, asked liz occupation, birth
place. VIII, lac wanted 10 teach culurcd
schools, etc, and WAS finally told he
must leave thc state within ten day, the
leader OF tie band informing lin that
they had determined that no nero
>choal- >houlI he "peuc! in that state,
nor the money cf southern %rntlrm"n u
cd for that purpose. Mr.. Farmer w:t-
tlrn seized. thrown to the ground, and
held Il ere until fifty la~lIr- were admin
i-lcrrl to him, the marks If which Lc
still hcAr-. lie went To Columbus and
made comIlaint To the civil authorities,
who thought hc might stay with safety.
On the ilh. however, he was informed
by pupils that he would br again visited
and hr concluded To leave. After start
ing, lac received information on the train
that induced HIM to oct of at th2 first op-
portunily. lie probably. saved Iii, lIlc
by the operation. ;l~ a band was waitiu"
for linn. Before lcavin" Columbus hr
was asked hy the democratic clitor> not
TO tell the facts, rs it would hurt the
state. Most Of the ku kluX who com
lllttu lHl> uullaEr tilil' from AlibIilIl,
the county bcirg on thc border.
These ati:tirf are samples OF wirst takes
place almost daily at the South, aul,
though We cannot hold the democratic
party strictly responsible for their occur
renee, they are fully responsible tor thc
continuance of such Il state OF lhu.-. II
they wish TO stand before tie country
with Il good record, the democrats in
Con.rc>, aIr very foolish to oppose in
rc~ti@ation, and such final legislation IL
may he necessary t" put 4 stop 10 such
outragc-. The American citil.n Is 10
he protected in h.s rights, Wherever h'
i, and whatever lis color, and 80 the
democrats will learn nest year, II mol
TIN -.$J4"JGH HcI"hirm.
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