Fines were levied by the League on recalcitrant members.

In case of the more stubborn, a sound beating was effective to bring about a change of heart.

The offending party was "bucked and gagged," or he was tied by the thumbs and thrashed.

Usually the sufferer was too afraid to complain of the way he was treated.
Some of the methods of the Loyal League were similar to those of the later Ku Klux Klan.

Anonymous warnings were sent to obnoxious individuals, houses were burned, notices were posted at night in public places and on the houses of persons who had incurred the hostility of the order.