The New York herald., 1875-09-01

Richard Hghtower secand Lte
Neal Husten first Sugant
Scott Bri9sen secend sugant
John Hinds fourth sugant.
SGssP9 NsS M .ssS sISTs9 Sss, dtth ed1I%Is sSsanA
siddeny Moornan second Corpul.
Hack Page third Corpul
Henry Norman, Mere Miller, Edmond shsIi,
Rsgs Ragsr RE TsSS ws %f SsSrSs SsS S.T o"ta~
AbTam Wrieht Sam Arlin Andrew Webb.
George Monday Croiord Walters, Felix Archebur.
Gordon Harris, John Hightower, Gordon Smith.
HANDFUL Hurst Daniel Wright, Ike Smith,
Ebert Webb, Daniel Samson, Juas Archebur.
Pa Pan MdSSc Mason, Robert Robert Hicks Eiiaa sneed,
Richard smith, Ezra Green, Ben Wright
There are number of other muster rolls, some OF
them marked like subscription lists with the amount
paid by each man. In all that have seen but one
negro Is recorded having paid in full 81" which
10 imply that per capita tax OF this amount was
levied all the companies. Members are recorded as
having paid fifty cents, many more as paying twenty
five cents and some as low as ten, but all paid some
thing. Following the organization of companies Nor
ris issued another call Tor mass meeting this to be
tion of military general" for this Congressional dis
trct. The uniform to be worn by the companies was
prescribed and the confessions of some of the prison
ers show that bloody significance was attached TO the
red feather.
MASS MEETING.
There will be National convenson Of the Republican
WasSnson e Ga No u hs pure
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county Chairman Of he executive of
county, Ga And We envite Each county the State Of
counties and cast their Ballard for said That
the al ho
gentlemen the Blue Military Summer Dressing
and hats "ai
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Rves Ryers) from Aiken County South Carolina.
en'' counties SASBiA : HARRIS Secretary
JUNE 2sth 1875 Washington CO. Sandersvle ga
1,teh hi;
circulated from the frequency Of the allusons to the
proposed meeting to be found in the confessions,
depositions, &c, and in OF the testimony taken
before the committing magistrates in Johnson county
and now before me are further allusions to
1.-THE RED FEATHER"
confession of Early Hicks joined the last of July
1875. We are to rise at any time Of night l thought
when l Joined it was the government orders from
Rivers and don't believe from Governor Smith Jerry
Walters is officer thought there was going to be
disturbance in the land ! went to meet Jake and
little Austin Mason Jake gives orders to meet and
little Austin. The land TO be taken and Il government
land Cordy Harris to go to Atlanta about the
government This red badge meant blood Blue tor
rights Blood TO come from between the whites and
blacks knew II was no use to put feather in my
hat for 1t was just raising disturbance.
Confession of Bob Hicks.-Neil Houston and little
Austin Mason told me if did not join the band
would curse the day was born must not ask white
man about this matter. The band TO be apunsh-
ment on the whites The delegates |, Bob Hicks
Early Hicks, Early Green Ben Green Bob Turpin, John
Hightower, Jesse Thomas Edmund Smell Jerry Hicks
belongs to the band Jerry Walters and Neil Houston
have been with them three times They advised US 10
keep all in our lips. had red feather in my hat
They said it orders from headquarters 10 march
and to rally No shall sell your part of the crop.
II may cloud up but not rain, meaning that the white
man may row but will not do anything have been
informed OF the forty and mule; to have
an equal share of land The niggers who lived with
man 70 divide with him When the paper was read
over the Governors name read and A. p Rivers.
Grants orders was from Grant and General Rivers. We
was TO meet at Mrs. Williamsons next Friday. Bob
Smell told Jerry and Jerry told to carry red rib
blood
the blue jacket equal rights heard that W. Mason
told Neil to wait till after crops were over to ahead
with this secret business
Confession of Willis Pullen-I belong TO the secret
meeting, and also Early Green Ben Green Daniel
Pullen, harris Greeley, Phil Tucker John Hightower
William Carter and Bob Turpin don't know that
told me to leave. Little Bob came down to my house
and told Edmond orders from Jacob Clark and Neil
Houston to wear the red feather. We wore the red
feather, because 1t resembles blood. We to have
equal rights IN the Court House. We to have
equal share in the land and can't get It any other
way to fight for 1t and the red badge shows it.
If taxed 1t the duty Of the band to notify
the band and have redress, and squad appointed 70
redress all insults General Rivers calls fight
sworn to do it, and II it comes TO pass will swear
something olse These orders came from Grant tho
President bind myself 10 support that band and
General Grant is TO send troops here 10 enforce those
things
Confession Of Edmond snell-I was sworn to support
every call made in tho United States; we were prom
ised equal rights and piece Of land given 10 me or u.s.
swore that was 10 meet when called; swore that
would any call of Rivers If it kill whites
anything else and II had been ordered by General
Rivers would have come; Jerry Walters is my Cap
tain; this company Is TO raise insurrecton General
Rivers orders it. and General Rivers has ordered it and
has ordered to be ready at any time on a minutes
warning; whenever they got ready for me they would
send me guns.
OF this kind Of evidence there is an immense amount
and in another letter will give further specimens but
for the present will state what Cordy Harris the alleged
rngleadcr, says. He is brown negro OF rather spare
build and medium size, and not otherwise notable than
from the loss of some OF his front teeth has rather
furve air, but uses moderately good language and is
popular preacher with his color As as he learned
that wished to know OF the troubles in Georgia
he burst forth with great glibncss thus
The first beginning of our society was Union Lake
Brethren and tho principle Of that society was that all
who desired TO Jine was TO stop selling thirty
forty cents for whiskey and then having buy it in
the spring We wanted 10 break up that. Then we
wanted to make coored people citzena like white
people, and raise treasury and bury those who be-
longed properly-put them away right Our 'clusion
(concuson) then was, when got strong enough 70
go IN whole team OF and buy land and share it up
After that the next 'cusOn II there no govern
schools we'd hire teacher put In our church
and teach children all the year. steady right along
We then decided and had bates debates trying wis
dom and cultivate each other No man should come in
with unless he taken his OATH That oath was
"Woud you pledge your word and honor that you
would break none Of these rules help you Godf" All
that jined gave that oath that all the OATH No
member mustn't steal nor lie nor break the laws of the
State no way. That is about the last Of my remem-
brance OF the rules holp (helped) frame that
REroRTER-Did you have any rules about guns or
unformsS
CoRDY-None at ALL
REPoRTER-What is your businessf
CoRDr--My daily business Is farming; preach on
Sundays; been preaching Eve years as missionary
Baptist The best Of my judgment is the missionary
Baptiss believe in one God, Lord and one baptism
and that person must be born again and Of the Spirit
and make public profession. | learned 10 sign my
name, seeing the way white gentlemen wrote it I
knowcd how. Alter while | got 30 could spell |
can read tho hymn book and Testament but not a
newspaper got used to the hymn book and Testament
went 10 school nine days and started at tho ha has
but got further
REroRrER-How did you become preacher, knowing
30 lttlcY
CoRDY--l don't suppose man set me TO preachine |
felt was saunt (sent by the spirit of God
RkroRrER-What do you know OF your congregation
being IN military companesf
CoRDY--Ater the oath OF July when we came mn