The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-18
DOWN In ARKANSAS.
The Story Told by Party Of EmI-
grants Who Found 1t UnpleasantIt
Warm in That State.

nhu Deeh Ieu on graSSnOpperS or eXpec-
tations, for the past winter.
Anattaehe of the Democrat, interview
ed the head man of the caravan, who APP
peared to be well-informedg gentleman.
"Where are you from1" we inquired.
"The DEVILS landl And pray where is
that land2 We did not know that his
Lordship allowed any of his subjects to
leave, when once he got hold of them,
we suggested.
''Ahl well he tried hisbest to keep me,
but it was no go. Young man, you see
that red scar on my neck, do youl"
eyes"
'You see these eight bullet holes in
my hatl"
eyes"
''You see these holes in my coat and
in my pantsl"
eyes"
"You see this scar on my cheek and
this one on my handl"
eyes"
"I could show you plenty more bullet
scars on my legs and other portions of
my body, but you see enough without
going any further. All these scars ore
the work of the devils own angels. Some
call them Ku Klux, or some other out
landish, heathenish name, but 1 tell you
what it is, the devil controls these men,
and they are his servants. This scar on
my neck 1 received one time when the
williams hung me on tree, and would
be hanging there to-day, with my bones
whitening in the sun, if it had not been
for that woman over there in that wag-
on"
"why did they hang you up4" was
ventured to ask.
"Why9 Do you ask why9 Why, sim
ply because 1 was an honest man, and
did not go about housestealing and
thieving."
"Do they hang men for that down in
State9" we asked, feeling our neck.
eyes, Sir. have seen in one piece
of timber six bodies hanging to the trees.
Two of my neighbors were called out of
their houses and shot dead in their own
door yards. One of these was minis
ter, and good man as ever trod the
earth. He was one of the best friends
ever had" and the man brushed tear
with his coat sleeve from his eye, and
continued; ''He converted me and mine
twice saved my life. Oh, yes, the devi
has got possession of thatcountry, sure.
"The newspapers say that your public
officers are a set of rascals; is it sol'' We
inquired.
eyes, sir, it is my candid opinion that
the greater portion of the devilment is
put up by this class of men. Time and
time again has my house been ransacked
from top to bottom by the officials who
gave as an excuse that they were hunt
ing for evidencel"
"Did these officials ever confscate
anything1"
"They did, but after few visits they
had taken everything that was of any
value, and then they abused my family,
and used insulting language to the wo,
man."
"They never committed any burning
of crops, did they2"
"They never did to me but once, ant
that was the first time they came. The!
then destroyed everything we had. YoI
see the result in the looks of those cat
tie. Do they look as if they had al
over-abundance of food9"
"No," we replied ''they look more
like walking bones than anything else.
eyes, I know it, but 1 cannot help it.
As soon as warm weather came 1 began
to pack up, and am now going to where
l shall never hear of Arkansas again. ]
am going to Washington Territory"
"Do you thing that is abetter country
than Arkansas" we asked.
''It cannot be worse, and there
think my children can live without being
outraged by every william that comes
along, especially when they are 30 thick
as they are in Arkansas.
"Whatl You do not mean to say that
the women and childVen are molested.
do you9"
"I am sorry to say it, but it is SO. ]
know of families who have been turned
out of their homes by pack Of thieves
who happened to want to stop. in e. b
house over night. AS arule, they would
turn out all the men and women they did
not want, telling them that the stable
WIS good enough for them"
'But you don't mean 10 say that they
have no respect for the women, oyOul''
''Yes, sir. You see that young girl
over in that wagonG Well, she is hard
ly sixteen, and nine times have the vii
hans come to my house and taken her
away to their night quarters. At first
I a