Nevada County picayune., 1889-09-04

= of the Southeast: SIR:-Your re port to the Adjutant General is just received. l am instructed by the Governor to say that as soon as Gen. Catterson reaches you you vii proceed at once to arrest the parties whose names have been sent to you as well as any other Outld1cs. Ht thinks you can snfely e.recnte manS of them. It iS absolutely necessdr5 that some e.romple De nude. All that belong to the ku-Klux must be considered as accessories to the murders that have been committed. It may be desirable to hare tho troops here by the first if the thing can be safely done. There wiU bt C large Democratic Conrention hert at that time, and the militia may bt needed ds delegates. He thinks you have acted wisely in disbandlng the colored people. Very Resp'y,
 PRIVATE SECRETARY.
 The following are the names of the parties referred to. The X mark denotes the bad eggs" as Clayton viewed them:
 X Dr. Vim. A Berry, Monticello.
 x Henry Randle, Monticello.
 Andy Goodwin, Monticello.
 X Dr. M c Renno, Hopkins Co.,, Texas.
 Henry Tunnage, Nesey.
 DoubN Charles Hopkins. Vescy
 Wm. Tunnagc. Sr., Vcsey.
 John Dunlap, Vesey,
 Jas. Jester, Nesey.
 Jas. Hankins, Nesey.
 Teacher Richardson. Vesey
 - Holland, Vesey.
 - Whitley, Vesey
 - Brownman, NeSev.
 - Hunnycutt, Bradley county.
 -- Grubb, Bradley county.
 Oras Burks, Marion.
 John F Oliard, Marion.
 Frank Rennett Marion,
 Robert. C Bennett, Marion.
 Dr. Owens, Marion.
 x Nat Hammett, Marion.
 Eli Rodgers. Marion.
 Fred Wells, Marion.
 X Jno. Sweeney, Clear Creek
 Jim Brooks, Clear Creek
 Ntrcal Bealey, Clear Creek.
 X Streal Hudspeth, Marion.
 D. E. Barker, Monticello.
 Sam Gibson, Bradley.
 Milton Dabney, Saline.
 Chas, Boyd, Clear Creek.
 (Doubt) Jim R Watson.
 These letters of instructions were virtually commissions to irresponsi- ble, bloodthirsty miitiamen to con- init murder at will. The most attrocious assassination could be perpctrated with the certainty that no punishment would follow. The explanation that the victim was an outlaw-meaning a Democrat-was sufficient to stiile inquiry. Hence murder followed murder; and after deeds had been perpetrated whose recital shocked the country, and frightened even the cold -blooded wretchcs whose hands were stained with the blood of innocent men, a Legislature was found with q major ity degraded enough Co pass an act legalizing all the damnable crimes committed by the band of murderers and robbers known as Clayton s militia, and all the Governors acts in connection herewith. We print it below as one of the most infamous acts that ever disgraced any legisla- tive body:
 An act to declare valid and con. elusive certain proclamations of the Governor of the State of Arkansas and acts done in pursuance thereof or of his orders in the declaration oi martial law.
 Be it enacted by the Genera Assembly of the State of Arkansas
 Section 1. That all acts, procla. nations and orders of the Governor of the State of Arkansas, or acts done by his authority, or approved after the third day of November 1868, and before the first day April 1869, respecting nartiai law, military trials by courts martial, or military commissions, or the arrest anC imprisonment or trial of persons charged with any olfense agalnst the State, or any resistance to tho laws thereof, or as alders and abettor, thereof, or of affording aid and com fort to those engaged therein, ana all proceedings and acts done by tho military forces, or had by courts martial or military commissions arrests, imprisonmeRta, searches and seizure. Smade in the premises by any person by the authority of tn, orders or proclamations of the Gov ernor of the State, made as aforesaid or in aid thereof, or otherwise, arc hereby approved in all respects legalized and made valid to the sam, extent and with the same effect 3, if said orders, proclamations ana