The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
Civilization of the South.

Many of our readers who have read of
the cold blooded murders, burnings and
whippings which are practiced in the
Southern States by the Kuklux and other
chivalry, find it impossible to comprehend
or believe such statements, never having
witnessed anything even remotely resem-
bling such state of society in this part of
the world. And then every Democrat per.
sists in asserting that such stories are not
only absurd, but the invention of Radical
politicians. We admit that it is difficult
for peaceful denizens in this quiet land to
believe that such outrages as are charged
to the Kuklux, do almost every day occur
in some quarter of the benighted land
where slavery once reigned supreme
Those who are so incredulous will have
their unbelief tested to the utmost by
reading the following letter, which we cut
with our own editorial scissors from the
columns of recent number of the Macon,
Ga, Telegraph and Messenger:
CON THE WIsG," March 2sth, 1871.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger In
one of your issues, of week before last,
appeared the following:
"E. II. Grouby, of the Early County
News, has left for parts unknown. He
left, we suppose, to avoid being arrested,
as we are informed that on the evening
before he left he shot and wounded an
inotfensive negro man, named Gambelle,
who is the preacher in charge of the Meth
,N1~ 1,1,,, Il, &1,..A.
Now, what were the circumstances con-
nected with the matter above referred to !?
They were simply these: This negro, Gam
belle, is notorious negro Radical preacher,
who has been "bellowing" in ana near
Blakely for year or more, taking great
interest in the Radical affairs of the day
1t is well-known fact that | Ihave-through
the Early County News and otherwise
shown him and his co-workers no quarter
Gambelle, in order to injure me, three diff
ferent and distinct times tried to get a
negro in my employ to leave me. l told
him, after his first attempt, that if he did
so again, and if he ever spoke to me again,
| would shoot him; he did so again, and
only repeated my first threat; doing so
third time-trying to persuade my servant
eff and speaking to me, carried out my
threat. As to whether l did right or
wrong, will leave for the public to Judge
Now, as to why left did so because
l did not wish to be arrested, from the fact
that a certain influence would no more
give me justice than it will get to Heaven.
| could easHy have given bond for my
appearance at Court, for l know that |
have as many warm and true Democratic
friends in Blakely and Early counties as
any man living.
This is the whole of the "Lamentable
Affair in Early County" What pity it
is we can't have such "lamentables all
over the State.
Twill be at my post again in a few weeks,
when some men will find out that haven't
yet lost the use of our humble pen, and
that when | cleft for parts unknown l
did so at my o'on expense and not that of
the Georgia Legislatures and Bankruptcies
Please publish this in justice to myself
and friends, and oblige
Yours respectfully, E. II. GRoUBY,
Of the Early County News
P. S.-1f the correspondent of the Tele-
graph who gave it the abvove information,
will only write it again about my sh0otinQ
negro preacher, l will find more friends
than | will possibly know what to do with.
| Half dozen have already offered me board
and lodging free for some time to come.
| People where | now am are not very much
"outraged over such praiseworthy acts.
BY the way, | am somewhat astonished
at the Telegraph, Democratic paper, CIV
ing publicity to such a statement as the
above in reference to a brother Democratic
editor. 1t seems to me you should have
waited and gotten the facts in the case
How is it? E. II. S.