Year: 1868

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 EeS@ In our last issue we had occasion to notice an article ill the Little Rock Republican in regard to the organization of the militia of this State The editor of that paper is out again in another arti- cle of suggestions and advice to the Leg islature as to the powers to be given its commanders, and the necessity of its early organization. As a specimen of his man. hood and patriotic @ impulses we will give the article entire:

 "We suggest again the importance of an immediate, thorough and efficient mi litia orgainzation in the State. The early squelching of such scoundrels as the rebel band known as the Ku Klux X Ian, and vigorous prosecution of any future rebel lion which the old pro-rebel print publish ed here has been threatening for some time past, will be among the duties which the militia may be called on to perform.

 If the ex-rebels carry out these repeat ed intimations of the fellow who presides over the editorial columns of the Gazette, the peaceful! law,abiding Union people of the State should be prepared to visit final and summary vengeance on the proposed disturbers of the State. If they desire another muss, let us be in . position to make 1t their last one.

 1 In conterring certain necessary powers on the commanders of the militia force, it will be requisite, probably, to give them ample power to arrest such whelps as make these threats, and who are evidently engaged in melting their brutal horde of supporters to renew the strife and blood shed There should no hesitation or compunction in pursuing and arresung 1 this class of chronic advisers of rebellion and in promptly closing out their concerns 1 We recommend to the Legislature that they confer ample powers on the com mander-in-chiof of the proposed militia forse in the provisions of the bill now be- i fore that body. Let the force be well supplied with the most improved arms such as the Spencer rifle, for instance and let the organization be equipped in the most thorough manner possible.

 This force, organized as we have here indicated, with the power the Governor will have during the adjournment of the Legislature, to call upon the general gov ernment to aid in suppressing "domestie violence and instruction, will probably remind the rebelIious gentlemen that they will have trouble on their hands whenever l they have the temerity to open the fight Let them have d fight" by all means; if 1 they want another one, as they are now Fhinting they do, then let them pay the expense by siezure CT oondscatioa of then property The sooner that fight opens the better, after little vigorous and emphatic legislation on the subject of the militia.

 Hurry up the organization, and let us be ready to strike early and tostrike hard"

 It is net to be expected that we could 1 place very high estimate upon the wis dom and prudence of the present Legisla- ture, knowing, as We do, the manner in which they were made legislators for our people; but we certainly cannot be greatly mistaken when we suppose that they have enough of wisdom to know that nothing but the basest motives moves this fellow Price to make the misrepresentation he does, and will assuredly have too much prudence to allow him to influence them to attempt to carry out his neiarious wishes. Any one can see at glance that he is more anxious to have disturbance than to avoid it. He knows perfectly well that there is not now, nor has ever been, such an organization in this State as the Ku Klux klan--that il was mere myth from the first; and he also knows we'll enough that an outbreak of any kind among the white people is the last thing to be expected. The quiet manner in which our people pursue their various av- oeations. the great industry everywhere exhibited, and the fact of our abstsining from all undue excitement about political matters, is . rebuke to the tyranny exar- cissd over us, and requires all the inge- nuiH such men as Price aud his colabor-