Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN Al.
ALBANIA.
A Reign Of Terrorism Republican
LEADERS.

a Reign Of Terrorism Republican
headers.
Aspecial correspondent. Of the Wash
ington Chronicle from Montgomery,
Alabama, writes that paperas follows
THE SENTIMENTS OF THE WHITE PEo.
PIE
here are hatred Of the Government.
and all men who are loyal. If the loyal
people of Massachusetts or Vermont,
or any loyal State, could bear hut one
Democratic speech here they would be
convinced that secession is not dead
nor dying. Every Democratic orator
eXtols the bravery of Confederate SOL
diers. the cause for which they fought
and died, and generally winds up by
predicting tn they will yet gain what
they fought for. II would astOnish
President Grant to hear one of the
leading Democratic candidates here
charge him with cowardice, drunken.
ness, and every other crime in the
decalogue. The whole life of Alabama
Democracy cOnsisti in its hatred of this
Union, and foul abuse Of the President
and Congress. Some Of the speeches
of the Democratic candidates are all.
solutely so shockingly abusive and in
cendiary that no decent man can stand
to listen at them; and, | repeat, that
unless the spirit now being exhibited
by the Democratic leaders here is
promptly checked it will lead to scenes
of violence and bloodshed which will
not only astound, but hOrrify aud
humiliate the nation itself. There
must be cooling OF Democratic sem
timent or anarchy and civil war are
bound to come. 1t is simply impos.
sible for Republicans to canvass the
State. Everywhere the Democratic
candidates go they excite the white
people against Republicans to such a
degree that Republican speakers have
been warned to seek protection at the
hands of the Federal Government.
The Republican leaders in Alabama
are such men as Alexander White,
Lewis f.. Parsons, David y. Lewis,
Adam G. Fielder, Thomas NJ. Peters,
BENJAMIN +. Saffold, Senator Spencer,
w. II. Crenshaw, J. A. MINIS, and
many others-old and influential citi-
zens of the State. They are men
whose lives are spotiess. whose names
are without reproach-meu who have
made their mark before the world, and
whose regulations are not confined 10y
State lines. These noble patriots and
their compeers in all parts Of !hC
COmmOnw wealth have more interest in
Alabama than all the KukluX leader;
in the South combined. They are no
like Robert Tyler-bankrup BOhemi
ans, who carpet-bagged here after The
war to live on Confederate sympathies
ANOTHER FOUL MURDER,
IS. Since the foregoing was writ
ten another Republican has been mos
foully murdered-anOther chapter ad
ded to the long, sticking history of Ku
kluX assassination, and still more hu
initiation and shame to this most un
happy State. Mr.. w. A Lipscumb, O
Marengo county, "a most exemplary citi
zen and Republican without re-
proach, was recently found ON tn
roadside, near his residence, riddle,
with bullets" He was formerly
Revenue Collector, serving under th
Hon. John Il. Foster, while the latte
gentleman was collector Mt Mobile
When the KukluX papers heard O
Mr.. Lipscomb's murder they actual.
charged it upon Republicans, and as
serted that he 2Uds a Democrat Nh
Lipscomb was delegate in the con
vention which renominated the Hon
Charles Hays for reelection to Con
gress from the 4th district of thi
State.
Does any sane man doubt that Lip
comb was killed because he attende
that Republican convention ? He wa
most upright citizen possessing niue
influence. The Kuklux fear men {
influence. They say that they ca
easily take care of the negroes if the
can get rid of the white leaders.