The Nation's Peril.: Twelve Years' Experience in the South. Then and Now. The Ku Klux Klan, a Complete Exposition of the Order: Its Purpose, Plans, Operations, Social and Political Significance; The Nation's Salvation.Anonymous
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The Nation's Peril.: Twelve Years' Experience in the South. Then and Now. The Ku Klux Klan, a Complete Exposition of the Order: Its Purpose, Plans, Operations, Social and Political Significance; The Nation's Salvation.
Anonymous
Campaign literature, 1872 -- Republican; Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
The defenders of the "white man's race" then separated, fully satisfied
with having performed one more service in support of the "White Man's
Government." This outrage was so flagrant that the farce of an
investigation was gone through with, and the suspected parties arrested.
An examination resulted in their being discharged. The witnesses were all
members of the Ku Klux Klan, and had sworn to regard no oath that would
injure one of the brotherhood, and the murderers of William C. Luke still
go unwhipt of justice. And these are the people who talk of their rights,
of the oppression of Radical rule, of their determination to establish a
Democratic Administration.
PROSCRIPTION.
It seemed to be the intent of the orders of the Ku Klux Klan everywhere
throughout the South, to impress upon the people, the fallacy of
attempting to entertain any opinion inimical to those put forth by the
Klan. The attacks of the Klan were first directed to such of the people as
were bold enough to declare themselves unionists and republicans.
Scourging, banishment or murder were the measures adopted to enforce
silence, and these terrible agents proved fully potent to accomplish the
end.
This enforced silence, however, appeared to be dangerous, and was
certainly more ominous to the order, than the freest utterances of the
most radical views. "Those not with the order, must certainly be against
it," said the leaders, and a new crusade was forthwith inaugurated. The
object of the new movement was to compel every able-bodied white man to
join the Order and become bound to it by oaths, administered in the Camp.
Notices were accordingly issued by the respective Chiefs of Dominion from
every Camp, requiring the presence of parties, for initiation into the
Order. When these were not heeded, they were followed by warnings. If the
parties were still refractory, then they received a visitation.
The two first cases arising under this new arrangement, were those of
Paul Myers and John Chapman, of Jefferson County, Ala. These gentlemen
were joint proprietors of a small store, and while inwardly opposed to the
principles of the Ku Klux, had outwardly conducted themselves in such a
manner as to give no cause of offence to the Klan. They were surprised in
common with many others, upon receiving a notice to appear for initiation
into the Jefferson County Camp of the K. K., and they resolutely refused
to comply with the request.
They were then warned, that they would be "Ku Kluxed" if they did not
come, and the threat was carried out, both of them being severely whipped,
and their store pillaged. A second warning was sent to them, and this was
succeeded by a second visitation, more terrible than the first. They were
so badly beaten at this time, that their lives were despaired of, and as
soon as they were able, they closed their store and left the place.
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