Year: 1867

formity."


The last issue of the Florence Journal
contains report of the Tascumbia "Loy
al League" taken from the records, which
the Secretary, while ia state of intoxica-
ton, left upon our streets. Among the
list of members appear the names of some
who have enjoyed the respect and conf
dence of this community. Whether it was
ignorance or rascality which induced them
to seek such foul associates is a mystery
yet to be solved. We have been requested
to publish the names Of the ''Leaguers, "
bat decline for the present to do SO, in or
der to give those an opportunity whoNwish
to withdraw from the villainous association
before their names are given to the public
/ as the reward of their Infamous treachery.
The names of the 'Leaguers must be pre-
! served for future reference for they have
separated themselves from the respectable
portion of the community and placed their
names upon the roll of infamy with the
renegade, adventurers and hungry hounds
who live upon the bounty of those whom
they would fain destroy. They and their
unfortunate posterity must Justly be re-
garded with suspicion and distrust by all
honest citizens.


They belong to a secret, oath bound, an
ti-republic political organization and as
"they love darkness better than light"
the inference is their deeds must be evil
We can arrive at no other conclusion. Is
it not the duty ofthe rebels and "se-
cesh" of this community against whom the
hellish Vaccinations of these fends are
directed, to remember who they are and
mete to them the reward of their deeds
Should we contribute in any manner to the
support of the williams who remorseless as
the grave and Vindictive as the blood thirs-
ty savages seek our destruction 1t has
been truly said, that he who would prove
false to his friends, only wants an opportu-
nifty to betray his God.


Some of the ''Leaguers" have lived in
this community in the days of its posteri-
ty and are indebted to our people for all
they have, and now they are guilty of the
damning sin Of ingratitude by acting as
aasassins of the remnant of liberty which
we are permitted TO enjoy, Are they not
as deserving of the condemnation of our
community by their attempts to steal our
political rights as if, under the cover of
darkness. they had robbed hen-roOst
or entered smoke-house There is an
old Spanish proverb which says, "show me
your friends and I viii tell you what you
are" It is peculiarly applicable to the
Tuscumbia league - and we can demon
strate that every man who has recorded his
name with the foul conspirators should be
regarded with contempt and Stunned as an
enemy to the well being of the community.


We are well aware that some of the
''leaguers'' are liars and slanderers,
"whose tongues out venom all the worms
of Nile" end that others changed their
local habitations between the setting and
rising of the sun, because they did not
know the difference between meum and
''tuum." Itis well known that the names
of leaguers were signed to the telegram
asking the General Commanding to send a
garrison to Tuscumbia, as union men were
in danger. a more malicious, unblushing
lie could not have been fabricated by the
devil himself amid the sulphurous smoke
of the internal regions for in answer to
our inquiry, they have been unable to men
ton an instance where any citizen has been
molested or threatened on account of his
political opinions. We should think the
relations existing between members of an
association, meeting in secret and bound
by an oath, would be close and fraternal
and that the members Of the league could
not be in ignorance of the private character
of those with whom they are associated,
therefore they must know that the most
depraved specimens of fallen race, po-
litieally and socially are among their
number. Again we can show that there
are traitors in their ranks-not traitors to
their country-for of that there can be no
doubt-for some af them fought in both
arnies-but traitors to their order. Since
the publication of the records, curses loud
and deep have been uttered against the
league by some whose names appear as
members. If they are members, they are
traitors and liars for denying it, and il
they are not connected with the association
those who reported them as such should
be held to a strict accountability by the in
jured> parties, or the suspicion Of coward
ice must follow. The man who Wouldn't
resent the charge Of being member ofsuoh
an association ''is wretch whom It's base
aattery to call coward Let 20 such
man be trusted, but let him bear y4e igno-
miny and suffer the consequences. We
are charitable enough to hope that some,
whose names have been published as mem