The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
GEN. WRAvER's RECORD.
The Story OF His outrages In Pulaski,
Tennessee.


Weaver. the thlrd party candidate for
President, viii commence his campaign in
Georgia this week. opening at Waycross.
He is coming here TO ask southern men to
vote for him. In view OF the many villain
Gus things he is on record as
having said of the south, southerners
and the Democratic party. his record, as
commander Of the post at Pulaski, Tenn,
at the close Of the war has been looked up
as a warning to Georgia, and the Journal
this afternoon published that record oom-
plete from the pen OF q member of the
editorial force, who spent the greater part
of the week II Tennessee securing The
sworn proof OF Weaver's infamy toward
the south.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS RECORD.
The following are brief extracts from
WeaVer's Pulaski fFenn.) record, as pub
lished to-day by the Journal correspondent:
Il was about November that Gen. Weaver
reached Pulaski as colonel OF the Second
Iowa regiment Of infantry under Gen.
Dodge and was made commandant OF the
post here. He held that place for several
months, in which period he succeeded IN
making himself 80 thoroughly obnoxious to
the people over whom he ruled with an iron
hand, that 1t would not be safe for him TO
return here now, even after the lapse OF
nearly thirty years.
WOULD HELP LYNCH WEAVER.
Three different men, reputable citizens,
have said TO me in she last few hours that
they would gladly help lynch Weaver IL he
should ever dare show bis head In Pulaski
again without such military escort as he
had when he was here before. That Is a
IA nj nf k.-
concerning Gen. Weaver. No tdespotswas
ever more hated by his oppressed subjects
than Gen. Weaver is hated by the people of
this county. The memory Of his oppres-
sions Taukles within their breasts, and it fs
with unconcealed satisfaction that they ex-
press their contempt for him and for the
southern white man who will vote for him
In the face OF his prosecutions Of the south
ern people under the gulse OF military me-
cessitY.
ACfs OF CRUELTY.
You can hardly find a man on the street
who cannot tell Of some act of cruelty, of
indignity or insult cast upon him or some
other individual at Pulaski at various
times. Some of Weavsr's command are
kindly spoken OF by the people
here. Gen. johnson was in charge
OF the post at one time, so
was Gen. Stanley and Gen. NOW judge
Gresham. Any one Of these would be wei.
oomed TO Pulaski and entertained hospita-
bly,. These commanders tempered their
s'ernness with mercy, and did not take ad-
vantage Of their temporary dictatorship to
grind old men and women under the op-
pre5sors' iron heel. Not so with Weaver.
THE WORST OF ALL.
Dozens of men have said TO me that
"Weaver was the woratn Of them all. So
far as l can learn he made not friend in
the place. / have not been able 60 hear OF
single kind or merciful act that he did,
while instances OF bis reckless disreKard for
the feelings and she rights of the help
less non-combatants whom he found
here are numerous. The counts In
the Indictment preferred by the
people Of Pulaski against Gen. then Coll
onel Weaver are briefly stated as follows:
That as commandant Of the post and In
consequence OF the supreme military an
thority for the time here he was arbitrary,
tyrannical and unnecessarily severe In his
treatment of the people. That be caused TO
be arrested and thrown into the common
prison stoekade, upright, reputable and
law-abiding citizens, whose only offense was
their sympathy with tho confederate cause.
HK ROBBED WIDOWS.
That he robbed widows and other non
combatants of property not needed for sup
10 give vouchers That he extorted from
various citizens considerable sums OF
money, without any form Of law. which
money these citizens to this day
firmly believe was appropriated 10
Weaver's own use and benefit The par
ticular incidents cited below In support OF
these charges are vouched for by the best
citizens OF Pulaski, and, moreover. backed
by sworn atfidavits, executed in due process
OF law. The originals of most Of these affi-
davits are now IN the possession OF the
Journal correspondent:
SPECIAL IN ANNOYING THE PEOPLE.
The others are n the hands of j. P. Aber-
nathy, the clerk and master of the chancery
court OF Giles county, who Is also secretary
of the democratic county executive com
mittee, and from whom sworn copies can
be obtained. There were in and
about Pulaski number OF highly respect
able citizens, property owners. who, either
because Of being over age or from physical
disability, had not entered the confederate
army. Gen. Weaver, according 70 the tes-
timony of those here at the time. seemed to
take special delight in annoying and har-
asslng these citizens.
HAD TO PAY LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.
In January, 1864, he compelled number
of these men 60 pay him large sums OF
money under threats Of being sent to north
srn prisons If they refused. The victims
OF this extortion and the sums
they were forced TO pay were
as follows: Thomas Martin $3.50, DR..
William Bate SlO0, Charles Q.
Alternately $3.50, Robsrn Dlxson $3.50 J. Fl.
NewbiIl Sl0O, J. NJ. Morris 500, David T.
Reynolds $3.50, B. Alternately $3.50, Thomas
B. Daly $500, makinga total OF 81, 700. All
these men have made affidAvits to the facts
as stated above The question is, what
answer will Weaver make GeorgiAns whom
he asks to vote for hint