New-York tribune., 1881-03-23

hluk, ana tne VerD, hu-Hluk, hu-hIuklu' hh-
Kluk'd." He said and everybody says this in the
South, that the Ku-Kux Klan" was started for no
bad purpose. was at first a law and order eague or
society Of tho best men of the country lin tbs time
suspension of all organic social and func
tions just after the end of the war; and was meant
to be beginning for the reestabiishment of civil
order. To quote this negrO's words 1t was 10
make people behave themselves till they could git
conrts and estices. and sherlfs an sich thn0s
an to make bad men git up'n git. But bad men
soon got into it, an they begun to play the very ID
and then the Dimocrats had to put 1t down."
did the Democrats put 1t down hereV asked.
"Course" said he. The was nobody else to put
anything. down. General Blank and Judge So
and-sO, and all them people, said IL had 10 DO
stopped"
"We did they ever visit youf"
"SartinD said he. "I was keepn' n saloon then
right hyar in the adge o town, an ono o. the boys
tole me the Ku-Klux was q comm to see me- An
tole him that if they tried to take anything from
me- like they had done some folks. somebody was
gwine to git hurt An sezee, yer can't shoot Ku-
Kluk: cause yo' dom know wharbouts dey Is.
Deyse all wropup so wide. like ghostSes an deyse
bout eben feet high an yer can't shoot 'em no mo
an de debbll An 1 said, Pse all ready, an I'll
shoot 'em plum in two in de middle an bet yO 10
dollars an a half some bOdyll git hurt.
| Pse gwine to shet up Dey wrop up. an had
wells on an bairds o. cotton an hemp an all kines
q circus foolins on: but knowd 'em every ORE. DE
shotgun was right dar whe' dey could all seeah (soe
her, an when sot out dc glass says. Good even
| iu', Mas'r Whitaker How you do, blas'r Lowdcnsi
Fo' de Lawd Mas'r Tom Gipsons how is your fo
| see know'd em an dc knOw'd 'at knOwd'em; an
| dey took off der fxins an laughed, an said was
sharper'n de debbil. Wen dey went ont one man he
come back an he said nedn' be afraid the Ku-hlux
woudn' bother me and said then l woudn' bother
them. Afterwards dey Ku-Klukd one o my men,
what did they do to him ~ asked.
"Dey done took his bea-close an cut holes in EN-
TO nut ON DER hosses an shootin roun' an skecrin
him like de debbi An went an tole some o. 'em
cf n was any mo- scch cuttn's up rOuR hyar. some
fool Kukuk was gwne to Git de top ov rs head
blowed of. e was"
FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE.
In Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama. and everywhere.
am told that one great factor in the suppression OF
the "Ku.Kux ontrages was the deadly effect OF the
fire Of the negroes with rifle and shotgun, from
their cabins whenever they wcro assaulted IN their
homes. 1t IS said that no sympathy was ever ex-
pressed when white man lost his lie IN sucl an
assault little later in our conversation was sur
plsed to hear ausion to something that happened
abont the time this negro had killed n man" Why,
did Won ever kill "A manT II did. shoah." said he,
| "a white mani" "ShoahD Well how ItT
| " Dcy was two on 'cm. brothers aud dey'd ben to
town an was fcelin mighty big: an comm long
hyar dey seed my boy p0ughln' IN de feel. An
dey stop, an want to fight, an try to run
over nv boy. an my boy ho run bout
| n mile. down hyar wlar was workin'l An he run
'roun' my team, an said, les have p,aca. an az
wanted my bow to be ~ work. Bat dey SAID dey
was a gwIne to whip dc dlylightS outen lm An
dey both went at i'm, an ] Int one III de head an
knock i'm stuff; an lie stretch ont ana SNAKE IKE
"A beef crItter. An my boy. he Knocked de udder one
down. and was gwIue tD kick hun, au lac hoid up
| his hauds and say p2'ce' peace An HaV, III III
you. why didn't son say peace when salu peacc
| awhile agof Now thaTs your brother over thar;
| he's dead. or agWinc to de-
an II was time o. court. an all de brs men ~ dr
| comfy say dcy would 20 onter my bon. Dut de
| JnIpc say he will try II now an dey SAID was
clar. An de .udgc say on lie bench dat man What
wouldn't Fight Tor hs own son orintbe lowed 10 .iNe
| Au dc oder brother he s9id he "onld XII me yit
AM de Judge said | should be ready for hun; an !
sent him word he'd better be heced. for II he ever
| hP his han at me. was agwine TO shoot to Kill"
NTGKo POLITICS.
The leading cItiz"ns say this man ~ peaceab'e
and attends to his own busiuesss tnat ho works
hard. aad that everything he touches turns to gold
| Ue seemed to me remarkably scusbe-nOt spoiled
bv bis success II simple. strong character. He says
there il no reason wig all tho negroes sh0nd not do
| we'll except their own folly an wnthlcasne--"
He ~ not hopeful about his own race; docs not think
| they are generally improving OF making any pro
efess; SAYS they nearly all likes 10 ct IN debt for
mo, an doyse wuth, an den dey lights out, an
whaI's yo' niger
| asked ham why he MAS . Republican. Well.
| drv made me a man. | was chattcl; was 10 mo-
AN dis mule; az dey padc me a man" " ID you
! lik, all that the Republicans have done since the
| wori" as.,ed. Do kno' what deyse done; don
car. what dey,e done" We'll" said " ! sec
sonc negro Democrats. What the reason of that =
Well IT'S giten' To he tie tntrlst OF good many
ngcers e. be Dmocrat@, but st,nd'S Dy my pilnc''
| Drs" Hc did not intend any pun.
| found in one of the principal a tbana towns
young negro editor OF decided abilI|, a Deh"cIal
| who takes the ground that the only true way Tor
the negro 10 srcnro tlr anVAhcIhehL ol nis a."
To ally himself with the tue leaders O t1s south,
| that a party IN the South with is leaders Ia the
| North is Al anomalous aud unnatural arrangement
| and must lead tn rudrss folly ana blnndrTlng lie
says the Republican, mean WE'LL 6ut they arc TOO
tar away 20 understand the negro or "haI u" hctnN
and that the ltepub lean party IN the South VIII 10
10 pieces and that II - Gest that II should lie ap-
| ar tn be a hard working fellow, AMI his paper
| has "A good circulation. Ito ~ principal OF large
colorrd school, Hnd III this field IN certalniv dong
| -. excellent work Whatever wo may think Ol his
| poi. al teaching.
| The ~jnth n 80 complex Il Is so large. there ~
80 much o It. that It becomes IN some respects more
difficult to generalIZe one sees more uf II. rev
| people IA the South find, know much about ~
lust AS fen people IA Vermont. Tor instance. ToalS
| know much about Southern ONO, or Nortlern ~,
diana,ur about society III Wisconsin. hnd here tnat
! even intelligent people very generally he1eVe thai
the negro race IL rapidly decreasing Ia Numbers. ana
| that u ''wl eventually run out" Tbs seems sur
| prlsng Judging only from what goes on All about
| them here, under their own eyes. very
| intelligent man in Alabama assured me
| that the negroei would run out" and
| would ieave tins part of the country. / asked
him what he Thought Of the probable fortunes OF tho
while psOpie who 10 not like 60 work. and lac thought
they too would leave the country. did not think
| IL best to ask him what lie thought would be- tho
probable number Of Inhabitants IN caGn square mile
| IN Alabama after all' the negr0es had - run ont
| and all the white people who do not hike .nanual
labor had lett the state but IL is safe Z" say that
the population would not be oXcessi yoly dense. Noho
OF these people have heard Of the revelations OF thc