Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-25
CARPETBAG SCALAWAG,
NEGRO RULE BLAMED
Time Has Come" Says Captain of C. S. A., When
True Story of Invisible Empire Should Be Writ
ten by Some One Who Took Part in IT,

senate. In Texas. In 1898 and 1899
there were eight negroes IN tho House
! and three IN tho Senate. In Vir-
gin!a At different times. there were
from thirteen to seventeen ncGros
in the House and three in tho SEN
ate,
Mississippi. Inundated the most
the home OF Jefferson Davis. liira n,
II. Revels. negro preacher WAS
elected to the United states Senate
10 take the place made vacant by
the withdrawal OF Jefferson Davis.
Could infsmy go further?
This Was Not All.
But this was not all. Blanche *.
Bruce. another negro, was elected TO
the United States Senate from Mise
!ssippi and served the fun term OF
six years. From 1865 to 1867 all OF
these Southern States were under the
absolute political control of Northern
and Eastern carpc; hagEers, and gov
crncd by militory rule.
During this tim. the States named
had negro members OF Congress. as
follows: South Carolina. s. North
Carolina. :. Alabama. :. Virginia. l.;
Georgia. /; mississippi ,and ,
United states Senator'S Revcls and
Bruce; Florida. Every one OF
was n product Of the evil political
seed sown hy the carpethasgers and
scalawags. who used the negro in
order to feather their own foul mes,
and TO accomplish their disreputablo
purposes.
As previously stated. every South
ern State was plunged into such CON
fusion as has never before been seen
or witnessed on the face OF the
earth. Every conceivable species OF
debt imaElnahl. was contracted,
schools were dcmoralized: property
was nowhere safe nor stable TIL.
unIVessa! atmosphere was reSonsn,
with disco'i
Organize Il. Is. Il.
IT was during this time that the
ku kluN Khan. or Invisible En-
pirc." as il VAS sometimes called.
was organized General Nathan
Bedford Forrest The greatest cavalry
lender that ever lived. was credited
with being the one who conceived
the plan Tha, 1t did start In SGS
and qE!ckly got int" operation IN a
fearfully tragic way - now fact
known 20 an the world
Il spread rapidly, and soon became
we'll known ia every state IN The
South wh"r" military rule was en-
forced. lis sole object was tho same
throughout: the South, To teach the
negroes that they must no, be gov
erncd ny carpetbagEers and scala
wags and must let politics alone. for
the time being, al least, and In en-
forcing this decision. i, often han
pened that fearful deeds mad to he
reformed The lightning OF wrath
sruck-and struck 20 hur,-upon
whites and blacks anke In this given
Split Of determination TO oyerta.ow
the ear?etba gger aad MS rule of ne
Er0ss. gasca!!ty and ruin
Took Fearful OnrhS.
Tn. men who composed tho ku
XIX Khan or "!nviy.ble Einp!re"
took fearful oa,hs. and be j, said 20
ih@iT honor. not one IN 10000 .veyr
violated h!s Oa'n and despite the
closest gF.l!.ng Under al! sorts o.,
rig!t ,.-is. th- courts ~ The country
taile! utterly to obtain the !ea>,
paf;s"Es o. light a. 10 the working.
- the Eiar. aad yet courts. judges
and law%ers anew {, was a. WORK.
ard ,ha: every sun tha, ros. nrouyh,
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and a~tu! methods.
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