The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-05
GEORGIA INCONSISTENCIES
They Obey the Laws OF the State, but
Have No Respect for the Internal
Revenue Regulations.


! Revenue Regulations.
| From The Nelc York star.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga, March 30 The
people of the mountain section of North
Georgia are mostly descendants OF the old
pioneers who came from North Carolina
and Virginia. and settled in that part Of the
state when the Indians were yet here. Some
of them are descendants of the noblest and
most patriotic families OF Virginia, and
| they are a people who love liberty
| and freedom with an honest and an
| earnest love only second to that which
| they have for their God. A man who is
dishonest or who will lie in their estimation
| is this lowest and meanest creature of Gods
| creation, and such man is ostracized and
stigmatized as not being worthy Co associate
with honest men, They are an honest people
and make their bread by the sweat OF
| their brow, and they love hard
work. They are stout and healthy and
are Injured to nardships. They have II
| high respect for women, and the toughest
mountaincer is very gentle III the presence
| OF ladies, and they will not allow any man
| to insult or even treat any lady with the
| least unkindness III their presence. They
consider man the natural protector of
women, and lady is perfectly safe among
them. They are the most hospitable people
| living They look upon stranger with
suspicion, but when they are convinced that
he is no spy and is friend 10 them they will
take him in, give him the feast they have,
and very few Of them ever charge him a
cent.
They hold the laws of Georgia sacred, and
without the least scruple abide by them
but they think they Lave an inalienable
right 10 do as they please with the proceeds
OF their own labor, and any law that molests
them in exercising this right they consider
tyrannical and oppressive, and viii fight IL
even unto death. They are hardy, brave
and fearless people, and witaout The least
hesitation, will fire upon revenue officers,
for they consider them nuisance to the
country, aud think it is doing their country
a great service TO put as many of them as
they can out Of the way.
The first gun that was fred at revenue
officers in the mountain sections OF North
Georgia was fired ut James Fendley and his
posse in the northern part OF Lumplliu
county in June. 1876.
| Illicit distilleries had run In that section
ever since the war until that time without
molestation. Jacob Sane had run an illicit
distillery for twelve years within 30 yards
of the public road without being mo.ested,
and everybody in the country knew that he
was sitting there, too; for it was as public
q place as IA country store at crossroads
Fendley, at the head of posse Of men,
came and arrested Sane
When they came they found him in the
distillery at work. They got there about
~ a. m. and Sane was running off doub-
ling. They staid until he had finished the
doubling, SO it was about 3 p. m. when they
left the distillery, carrying the whisky
stiIl and Sane with them; but they did not
destroy the beer. They had not gone more
than mile when they were startled by
sharp, crashing sound, and the leaden balls
OK forty mountain rifles whistled round
them so near that some Of them left signs
of their trace in several OF the officers
hats. Fendley's horse was shot dead
uader him and lie was left on the
ground with two bullet holes through
one leg Tae sound Of the rifle had
not yet died away upon the air when it re-
sounded with the hideotis wells of forty mad
men ant they, seeing that they had not
accomplished their design, ran across field,
came IN ahead of the officers and fired an
other volley into them. The officers only
saved themselves by keeping their prisoner
on Il horse behina one Of them and the
others riding near to him, so that they
could not kill them without killing the
prisoner. The moonshirers followed them
until they were in sight OF Dahlonega, but