The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-01
For The Cecil Wing.
Letter from Georgia.
MACON, GA, March 18th, 1871.


Mr.. EDITOR In resuming my "cause-
ries y to-day, will right here set at rest
any existing apprehensions on the part of
my many friends about my personal safety.
That noble institution, the Kuklux, about
which the whole country seems to be again
agitated, shuns the abodes Of civilization,
and cities are, therefore, not as favorable Il
soil for its sinister modus operandi, as the
backwoods. Here every opinion is toler-
ated. You can be an ATHEIST, or a Free
lover, or a Mormon, or anything else, pro-
vided you are no Radical; for Radicalsm
proves even in Southern cities to be too
strong a dose for the chivalric, high-toned
gentleman to swallow, and that Yankee or
foreigner, who should SO far forget himself
and set aside all decency, as to openly avow
his Radicalism, would experience political
and social ostracism at the hands of our
educated, aristocratic kuklux. Our Con-
Kuklux out Of existence. They cannot do
it,-at least not by force. Were it an
organized body, or a secret society, they
might get a chance to apprehend and pun
ish the leaders, and so break up tile whole
concern. But the kuklux is to my notion,
no society, whatever public opinion may
consider it. Could band of brutes be
kept together and ruled by parliamentary
laws? Could there exist uniformity of
purpose and unity of action among them?
ternity, as you may style it, have not joired
an order, have not been elected, because
the committee reported favorable, or because
there was no objection against their char
acter. They are Kuklux by BIRTH by their
devilish inclinations, and by ignorance
Strike at the root of the evil. Give us a
uniform national system of education, and
you will succeed in extinguishing that
social "absccss." One-sided party action
will not remedy the evil, because the crimes
that are perpetrated are by no means, in
every instance, the consequence of politi-
cal feuds. The beastlness of an intellect
ually-neglected populace, aided and abetted
by the looseness III the administration of
our State laws has nothing to do with
party rivalry. Carrying concealed weapons
is in this part of the country just as settled
a custom as wearing trowsers, and amidst
such a general warlike aspect of things,
even your correspondent, as pcaccable and
law-abiding as you know him to be, has
considered the propriety of arming himself
with a Mitraillense zen miniature But,
nonsense aside. You must break such
abate.
Our city authorities may be good politi-
clans for all know, but they are not sue
cessful iinancers. The city of Macon owes
not less than $500, ZOO, and her assets
amount to about 100000 To make up
part of this deficiency, it is proposed that
every resident above the age of Is years be
taxed with certain amount. There is
nothing so efficient in preventing immigra-
tion as taxation, and nothing more un-
republican than it. The South must stop
her brcak-neck policy, if she shall prosper.
Could not your home tired Colorado col
onization be induced to pitch their tents in
the sunny South, where oranges and Ku-
klux lodges abound ; Where there is an
eternal Summer, and where the niggers''
work for them?
King Cotton, that proud tyrant, is beg
ging in the market at eleven cents "What
a fall, my countrymen ~ There is conster-
nation among the planters, and ruin stares
in their faces. They bought guano at $50
a ton, last year, and have already pawned
their next crop to pay for it. Although
dearly acquired, it may be an excellent les
son for them, and induce them to not
entirely rely on cotton. Money matters
will be consequently tight during the Sum-
mer season, and business at a stand-still.
The weather is mild, and all Nature won
derfully green! UNCLE ToBy.