The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-07-27
Condition Of the South. Feelings of the
PeonIe &C.


gentleman, a graduate of Cambridge,
thoroughly acquainted with the state Of
the South, and the feelings Of the citizens.
The letter will be read with interest, and
will serve to refutc, in candid minds. the
false and slanderous accusations that have
been sown broadcast over the land, con-
corning that section of our country
TUsCUMBIA, Ala, July 6, 1871.
You wish to know something about the South
our condition, our feeling towards Northern
men, &C. viii write you ut length on that
subject, for possibly it may DO some good
You may wish to inform some Of your friends,
and | may be enabled thus to remove in
slight degree some of the erroneous ideas pre-
yailins at the North, touching us and our sem
timents, condition. &C., &c.
First as to the prevailing opinions here, and
the general sentiment of the people We have
been the most traluced and beed people on
the globe. Nenal editors, corrupt politicians
and lying carpct-baggers, have conspircd
against us, and have imbued the Northern
mind with ideas which are rulnouS to us, and
not at all complimentary 10 the good sense Of
the Northern people themselves. You see in
every Radical sheet terrible pictures Of ku
kluX outragcS, and read lying kilograms, and
communications that cnttie the writers thereof
toa prc-emncncc over the Father Of Lies him
self.
About these dreaded Eu kluy. | will give
you their correct history. There is no sucl, an
organization existing as the people North he
lieve. They consider the Ku kluX to be a
bloody brotherhood, 4 secret political society,
to drive men of Northern birth away, enSlaye
the negro, and control the ballot box. Let us
see il this be true. These are the facts of the
case lmmediatc Y after the war, we had in
our midst bands Of maeontcnt4 and disbanded
soldiers, who gave unbrled license to their
every passion. We We're surrounded with Il
host of beastly, brutal negroes, who having
been suddenly freed from slavery, imagined
themselves amenable TO no law whatever.
Arson, rape, robbery and MURDER ruled The
hour. And in many instances, and in many
localities, not even the chastity of our women
was safe The law was a dead letter, and af-
tortcd protection to neither life. liberty, prop
God knows. But still another plague was to
be visited us. There came IA swarm of political
locusts from the North. the of casts Of North
ern society, !thc ragtag and bDbtail of every
city, town and village; pot house politicians,
and men pretending TO preach Christ and him
crucitied, who We're but wolves in Sleeps
clothing, and ministers a. Hell in the livery of
Heaven. These came South to better their
conditions, by means fair or toul-it mat tered
not how. They left their country for that
country's good, and cane here to hoist them
selves into place and power, 10y lealin" the
negro on and securing is vote The poor. de-
! luded negroes We're but too easily influenced
by them. They believed them. They voted
| for them. They elected them Every office in
| the land, from the Gubarnatorial chair down u
the constable, was filled E,v TINS scum and Self
ment of Northern cities. In ranYassing they
would advise and eXhort the negroes TO open
violence, and in many instances would promise
| to lead them on, and actually ill SO.
| Such was the condition of our country.
What was to he done? Crime was abroad. 1t
stalled the streets at noon-'lay, and rendered
| fearful the night. The law Was poWerlc>s, on
where it could have been rendered efficient
| those charged with lis execution Were either
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none existed. SO YOU SEQ how false and
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how wide spread, powerful. and bloody
the XII Kluy are. These VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
were called I'm klny. and th1t i fine myth.
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