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VUI. 1AX. IX O. OSViolent and Incendiary LaiCnage In ike Senate.r*From tUe Montgomery Mail.JWhen the Governor's veto message was introduced into the SeuaU yesterday, the carpet bag gentry ex ploded. Their valorous words shook the startled air. Coon was for lead-r■iug M,G,00Q armed negroes, and having a scat)attle with the Kukluxses,Of course he knows that there will be no trouble unless he and hiscrowd start it, and we promisehim that five hours after they start it tfte whole crew will regret the daythey ever disturbed the peace ol Alub ama. The only object of all ( this fluster and fustian is to slarmthose negro dupes and incite them to the very disturbances which tbo^affect to deplure. Jt is the same old villainous game which has been tried 1 bv duii-agoguea and imposter in all;ages. It was charged against Coonthaby.ogc of the Senators thait he had said the presence of the Governorthat, “ if any I'nion man’s bloodwas spilled m Dallas county, be would lay tlm lmuses of Dallaa county and Hchna in ashes.” Tne miserable wretch hopes by such suggestions 83 thc.se, to bring about the horrible I purpose w hich he cherishes in his - heart. Such a creature can conceive of no nobler i lea than that of inciting negroes to burn the houses of women and children ut night. HeltC3 the to cm Ko■incipractices upon their fears, ho prepares the spark, and if by accidentor ;;i hot blood one drop pf blood isspilled, then he will lead his dupesnot to battle,—bqt to creep about at : idgh: a..d turn tho bout ■ r the iefeuceless. After the he aro burnt, and the terrified woi i fleato the woods for escape, then the brutal lust of demons will follow the horrible orgies of brutes. Then Coonwill be in irlorv !One man who has beer* actin'* with the Republican party was found ready to denounce the laneruaire ofnth:s incendiary. Senator W. 11. Jones of Marengo, a young man of a high order cf talents and of excellent family, hurled back the threats ol the poltroon and declared that hewas an Alabamian, and would cooperate w.th no man who ent*rtai»»lt;xlsuch incendiary sentiments. The ' carpet bag gentry may as well knaw1 once for all that they cannot frighten the people of Alabama from the , polls in November, and that if they really mean to incite the people ta war the best part of the Republican j party will stand shoulder to shoul-ier with the Democracy, and wil* 7| maintain peace, though every inccn diary has to kick between Leaverand earth.
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Athens Weekly Post
Athens, Alabama, US
Thu, Aug 20, 1868
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