Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-24
KU-KLUX.

Il hayes, H. .. 6ofC, huhO WAuS3
r. Z. McNabb, s. P. Evans, J., Z. Riggs,
8. D. Leinart, N. Il. Green, L. i. Os-
ment, j. w. Baker, E. H. Matthews, G.
e. Girisham, A. B. Morton, ]. H. Ed
mondson.
Remember that every signer of this
Tennessee memorial is an East Tennes-
seeans. 15lllh3sst }tla3 1-a'
The Knoxville Press and Herald,
published in the city where this memoir
al p,p7o0TtS to originate, 1--WE presume it
was written in Washington City by Hor-
ace Maynard, says:
That our people may, in measure,
understand the means which are being
employed to 'tfire the Northern heart,
and induce Congress to break down the
barriers of the Constitution, in order to
tyrannize over peaceful and law-abidipg
people, as are the people of Tennessee,
we make few extracts, from the 'tMe-
mortal"
After stating that "swift-footed and
INSCRIPTIONS lsw-breakers," by which
language the Conservatives of the State
are described, have "openly disregarded
and violated the Constitution and laws,
trampiing them Indignantly under foot,
and stuffed the ballot boxes with unlsw
full, fraudulent and fictitious tickets" the
signers of the memorial say;
'FThat, incident to, and in harmony
with, this unlawful arrogation and exer-
else of power, is sn active masked organ
izstion known as Ku-RIuT, composed of
the elements which constituted the parti-
IAN ranger highwaymen of the late rebel
lion-their forces largely augmented by
the addition of similar and sympathizing
material within the State, and also drawn
from the adjoining States of Kentucky,
Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia; and, either openly and posi-
lively encouraged, or tacitly sanctioned,
by the great body of those who inaugu-
rated the rebellion of 1861, and who now
are the active agents and moving instru-
ments of this, of 1869, 1870 and 1871.
This masked organization has asssssi-
mated, murdered, outraged and driven
from the State many thousands, white
and black, for the only reason that they
were and are loyal and true friends TO the
republican Government of the United
States. This more than fierce demon
work still goes on, holding in severe du-
ress the loyal people of large sections of
the State; and visiting terrible death and
humiliating castigstions upon those who
are freemen and law observing citizens,
to the manor born, of the United States
of America.
"YOur petitioners can truthfully sum
up the following, because of the facts in
the premises stated: A desperate slavery
eDiSts sUithi1l the State of Tennessee,
not for or because of crime on the part of
the sufferers; unless, as many in our
midst affirm, it is crime to support and
defend the Government of our fathers.
1t is slavery that destructiyely reaches
and terribly binds life, liberty and prop
erty, and prohibits the ordinary pursuit
of happiness.
''That the rights and privileges of
persons born, as We'll as 'naturalized
within the State, have been, and are,
seriously abridged and that their
lives, liberty and property have been
taken from them without any process
of law, except that which governs and
guides the assassin's blade, ball, halter
and bsstinRdo."
Bear in mind that every signer of this
memorial is an East TennesSeesn. Bear
in mind, further, that there is not one of
them that is known by corporal's guard
Of Middle or West Tennesseeans; and
further, that there is not one of them who
can, off hand, write the names of ''thrCe
score and ten" citizens of Middle or West
Tennessee. Bear in mind that what we
publish is sent forth, broadcast TO the
people of Tennessee, including the signers
Of this "so-called'' memorial. Then
let us see what the facts are. Any thing
that we might say would, probably, in
these desperate straits, since the New
election, be construed by Rad |
ical politicians into Democratic exaggera.
lions. Therefore we do not propose to
say anything ourselves. We simply pro-
pose that the Radical rat shall gnaw
Its own tail. The signers of this
memorial, as we have said,
are all East Tennesseeans, all IN
known 10 and unknowiDg of Middle
aud West Tennessee. Therefore they
must, like the foolish fellow in the Greek |
reader, judge of the house by the brick |
which they carry-perhaps in their hats.
In other words, as Tennessee memorial
sts," they speak for Tennessee, from
what they see in East Tennessee. We
will not say that they are contrary to hu-
nan nature, or unusually imperfect in
heir method of ratiociustion. But let us
see if the Eas! Tennessee facts sustain
hem in the conclusion to which they
nave come-perhapS rashiy.
There's divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will.
The Knoxville Chronicle is the only
laily Radical paper, we believe, pub
ished in the State. 1t is certainly the
blnSt Of -ii5rn a.; CIlicrE' W Utners
# that political faith when we say this.
On Tuesday of this week, March 81,
he Knoxville Chronicle, published at the
apital of East Tennessee, the home of |
Horace Maynard, the city from whence
his Memorial of Citizens of Tennessee"
J presumed to have been issued, CON
aimed certain 'tFAcTs ABOUT TENNESSEE"
7hich were "ANswERs TO CORRESPOND
MIS-" We quote the following: II
Mr.. Russell W. Ayres, from Waterbury,
onn., writes TO know of cur climate, =
We have forwarded him our articles on
innate, which will show him that what ,
e has heard of it is not an exaggeration.
e wants TO know if we have lands with $
five miles of Knoxville for sale at S25 D
n acre. We answer yes. There are also
me tine farms within ten and twenty
lies for sale at that price per
re, near railroad station, and we do
1t doubt but that Mr.. Ayres can be \