The parties named in the above warning did not leave, as the United States
Officials came into the county about that time and arrested nearly one
hundred members of the Camp from which the document was issued.
At Irwington, Ga., the colored people determined upon holding a
"protracted meeting," and colored preachers assembled there from all
quarters. The meetings are described as having been most orderly, but they
were deemed inimical to the interests of the Ku Klux, and the following
warning was issued and posted near the place of meeting.
"K. K. K.
The devil is getting up a new team, and wants some nigger preachers
to work in the lead. If you stay here until we come again, the devil
will be certain to have his team completed.