Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-27

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and seventy lashes, and order him to
leave the State within fifteen days
on penalty of death, And then supI
pose that all the rest Of the people
here, the Judges old friends and
neighbors, should keep still, and do
nothing at all about the Inatter, but
just say to themselves, swell, the
Judge has always been known as a
Democrat, and he never ,cou'd take
any pains toconceal his sentiments"
This is Just a parallel to the case Of
Lawson III. Long, q merchant In the
town of Bellsir, Lancaster County,
South Carolina, who was served In
that way by the Ku Klux just three
weeks ago tomorrow morning. II
Oncessnsss. saHirasssaAllsA n :
barber here in Knoxville. He Is q
colored man, quiet and inofensive,
minding his own businessand letting
other folks alone. But it is thought
by some that his political sentiments
are rather with the Republicans.
Suppose now that twenty of US white
men here should go to Hiram's
house, burst open the door, drag. him
out into the yard, and just literally
shoot him all to pieces with out
revolvers, SO that nobody could tell
who he was. And then suppose that
the rest Of the people here should
"express much regret Mt theoccur-
renee" hut "of course" do nothing
about it in any way whatever-and, ,
in fact, never think Of 1t again. 4 Q,
This is mere parallel to the case
Of Isaac Cowles, OF the same town OF
Bellair, South Carolina, who WIS
murdered just in that way on the
morning of the seventh of this
present month Of April. n
One other. Mr.. William Black IL
Farmer, living about mile from
Knoxville. He IS one of our old
citizens, worthy Church-member,
and possessing the esteem and conf
ience Of our entire community. But
he is a Democrat. and his sympathies
and votes are with the Democrats.
Suppose now that Mr.. Elack should
tske his wife and a little daughter
and GO down to Attica on business,
stopat the hotel there over night,
and 60 out and attend a prayer
meeting In town in the evening, and
while he was on his way back to the
hotel two men should suddenly stop
him and order him to "surrender," +"
and then, when he started away
from them, they should shoot at
him, and then two or three other
men should suddenly come up and
shoot at him. Then, when he had
fiua"y got back tO,sthe hotel, and
gone to bed, there should roHle au
alarm, shout two or three 0,ciNpk IA
the morning, and Mr.. Blank shOnih
be called out Of he'd and tl,erp, sli0&fh
be the landlord of the nhptgg witch
twenty or thirty other men, armed,
and drawn up ia line. .Ssrppset
then, that ~ sOon as they SAW 6sIx.
Black they should drag him violent.
" down stairs, csirse HIN 'ihdfFiblyy,
pound him with thsdr fIstss AnaitkYh
take him out ah0ut q Quarter t,f a
mile from town, seize HIM ~ the
hair aud by the feet and strttch him
down over a log and then wssipihita
forty or fifty blows with large hieko.
ry whips, then rest awhile, and then
give him dozen more hshes, then
threaten to harx him. bnt, after
another consultation, determine. to
give him ten lashes more and order
him to leave town in an hour, and
then let him go. And suppose, fur
tber, that there should be twenty OF
thirty dodgers at the hotel, .sud
neither they nor any ptl,er persOn
should make any attempt to punish
the outrage or fnd ont anything
more about 1t. Then suppose that
Rev. Mr.. Jacob, Rev. Mr.. Frey, Mn
Roberts, Principal Of the Public
School, and Maj. Roydston, Justice
Of the Peace, should certify to Mr..
Blacks character and to their entire
belief In his statemepts--agd yet
natI,ifs ss,pu'd be done about It at
all, except that. the statement and
the certificates should be sent of f0r
publication in the Eastern papers,
just to let the people. know thatwheA
Democrats live among us we want
them toadopt our sentlnents:, p!r'
And al this1is what happened In
the case OF w. W.Wheeler, = Fafni
e. living n Dekea; Kehtuck y s0n khe
ntghtof the 10TH 'of list n5oli4h, IN
the town OF Fitchbusgh, Estili .Cpuss
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