Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-12

WHOM MIs ANillhAcifo w" IAN"N"A
1.-THE Ku.Klu1 meetings in N0Sa-
bee county, and supposed to be =
member, he wSS considered n pref
ty vaod fclIow-anything elSe but
= "liAr, a villSin, and thief"
What did he steal!
"rhe United State troops sOnt to
make arl ests" At NAcOn "were com
mAndcd ny drunken ScFscSnt."
Tho above statement is RVt true.
They are commanded by Ar. Me
LcArnon, deputy United Statc'
Marshal. | was in tbe MHrshAl's
Office when Mr.. McCarhoa was sent
to make the arrests.
"Wissler is = ~vAgabond, 3 rObber,
murderer, and a magistrate in that
county,"
Mr.. Wissler, | Am proud TO say, is
my friend, and it s.with pleasure
| am able TO correct the above state
ment. M
IN the first place, Webster de-
fines vAgaboud as follows: "One
who wAAdsrs IRON town 10 town
and place 60 place having no cor.
tain DWELLING vHgrant."
Now Mr.. Wisslsr wAs married in
to one Sfthe most respectable fami-
lies in Winston county, owns landed
property there, and is q magis.
trHte Of the county SO according
to Webster he ia not in any sense
Of the Werd q "vAgahOnd."
New, in tho second place how is
it If Nissler ia u "thief and n mar.
dercr," that he received = rscomen-
dation for the office Of Justice Of the
peace for Winston cHHntyl And
Why were 81 many ready and will
ling to become hia bundSmen in the
sum Of $4,000 that he would well
ASd faithfully discharge the duties
Of his office. Why has nc complaint
been made 10 Governor AlcOrn
against him? In regard 60 the
statement thSS Mr.. WisslN' is i
DutchmAn, lbeg to say thaS state.
mont is quito aS truW ~ AOy VthOr
part Of Mr.. RaskSrviIls's testimony.
! Ny meaning may Ie inferred from
the fAet that Mr.. Wissler is y nAtive
OF Pennsylvsnia-born in the city
Of Philadelphia. Why Mr.. Basker,
will wanted to make DnichmaII
ont Of IN American | can't toll, I'm.
less il he that he wanted to inAult
eur German citizens hy calling Nr,
WiSsler "a vayabOnd, II rsbbtr,
mnrderNr, and y Dutchman," al in
the same breath, Tor "lDutchmcn'
are not well liked dawn South OH
account Of theis well.knVwn loyal,
~. .g. gr... a
Capt. Reed, referred to M being
charged with robting the express
is n gcntlrmAn Of high standing IN
Mi4slsSipri, aud ia we'll known il
this city ~ an honorable man. A.
| am well acquainted With C'Apt
Reed, who IL one Of the gallant
mvR who fought TO preserve III,
Union, and, ~ y matter OF course
is h~tcd in Mississippi, | wish Il
ask Aquestion, Who ct.arsrS Capt
Reed with rosbinSlthc express! 4
it the Ku. Klux Khan!
never heard Of surh y charge
and am SnxiOaS for infuTmStion
.WoHtd be- glad to hear it tho Ma
Klux Cont and jHry have con
demncd him Capt. ~ uAhcard.
believe there isH HcntlemAA u il
tho city who can give tho rcluirsI
information 5aa.ya. 500 a..a.s.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, in conclusion
allow rae 30 say that il il we'll
kitowE fact that Capt. Reed AN
Mr.. NissIsr are summoned 10 Civ,
evidence before the Ku-KlHx Com
mittee. The ka-kiux knew the,
will tell the truth ; and that the,
can tell some damaging trutha i
, evident from this attempt made t
,impSir their evidence.
70 attack tho character Of thei
victims Is the well known polio,
pursued by the ka-Klux all Ovs
, the South. 90 Finishing this polio,
. works we'll they intent, | ean plain
" see, Ia SANDER witnesses in til
sxMe manner. Lot the next vii
ness who comes here to swear i
favor Of tho Ku-KlHx have n littl
/ brains, SO that his Abatement MAY
at least, have the appearance 4
.truth, which l assure Mr.. Bsskel
, will his Abatement has not. .tE.H
er | have tho hOnor IT, remain yOurt
, bod El ,Uci CORNEIrs MAeBRDB.
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1871. %
! Mr.. HUC. Ferris, whoiG now i
Washington replied, TO the AbOv
. through the Patriot, as follows:
| WAsHrNdrcS, August s, 1871.
Editor Of The Patriot: gstaa bib
! notice in n lnUrnihg RepublicA
h paper Of this city Of Thnrsda'