New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-04
WASHINGTON.
REIGN OF TERROR IN TEXAS,

CHARGES AGAINST MARSHAL MURRAY AND
oTHERS-TIE SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON Thursday, Dee. 3, 1868.
The following is the report of Brevet hai.-Gen.
Reynolds, commanding the Fifth Military District
which embraces the State of Texas:
HDQRs. MILITARY DISTRICT, STATE OF TEXAs'
To the Adjutdnt General of The Umed States Army Wash.
GESERAL: have the honor to forward herewith the
annual tabular statement OF expeditions and scouts aud
report OF the movements of the vaIlons regiments sery
ing in this District for the year ending Sept 80 1865
Aimed organizations, generally known as Kuklnx Khan,
exist independently IN with armed bands Ia
IMPRESSIVE east Of the Trinity River. The precise
objects OF these organizations cannot DO readily
10 disarin rob- and in many murder Union and
negroes and occasion may Offer murder United states
o6Icers and soldiers; also to ntmdate every who
knows anything about the organization, but who Will
join IT. The civil law east OF the trinity RIVER 10 81.
are all or portion Of them members OF the KAN In
other counties where ire civil osSrs VIII not h JT co e
PEELED leave their counties The examples are van
the latter il Jefferson In many counties where tho
county officers have been driven on, thsir oL m
il any, is aimed at by these bands cannot
positively say; but they attend IN large oY G
The political meetings and barbecues which nave Dten
aud are being held in OF the state Under he
auspices the Democratic clubs OF the different eones
The speakers eneonrage telr atehdthce anu ~ U.s., ~ ,S
counties have been indicated by name from tne
speakers stand as those selected Tor mulder Ing Gn
thus pointed out course left them Oh 10 leaVe
their homes or be murdered on the nrst CONVENIENT
pOrtunity The murder or negroes IL so ~ "
render IT Impossible to Keep an accurate account oI 'ie
Many Of the members OF these bands OF outlaws are ta
sient persons In the state, the absence OF railroads.
and ttlcgraphs and the great length Of tine required
communicate between remote points, facilitating their
couutemaced. least discouraged, by majority
Of white people in the counties where the bands are most
| numerous. They could not otherwise exist. | have
given this matter close attention. and am saisncd al
remedy 10 be effective must be gradually APPLIED anu
combined with the firm support OF the army, uutl these
outlaws are punished dispersed. They cannot be pun
i.hed by the civil court until examples OF military
gnut utls-lD
J such crimes have not heretofore, except
i'm very rare instances. been punished in The state
all Free speech ana free press, as the terms are gen
orally understood in other states have never existed ia
Texas fact the citizens of other states cantot APP
precate the State fairs IN Texas without actually eN
periencing IT,. Inc oDical reports VI - 49,
crime lar from being exaggerated 90 EOt tel ne Nh2o
truth. Jefferson is the center from when most 81 tho
trade, travel and hWIessess o LastSrn ioA"S i
ana at this point Orts vicinity there shOuu De s!aoct
about regiment OF troops. INC recent hutuc -,
son OF the Hon CIV Slb, ueicsa. ~ , I - 49, trc,'s
Convention, has made II necessary To order more troops
to that point This movement weakens the frontier posts
to such an extent as to impair thtlE fiDcleey II
ton against the Indians but the bold wholesale MURDER
ing IN tho interior OF the state seems at present 10 pre-
vent more urgent demand for troops than do ihc ldlh
deprcdatiOIs. The frontier posts, should however NC re-
diils from tie Northwest after having suffered defeat
there, viii make heavy incutsons INTO Xas 10 lefIoo
long tinc that troops be stationed NJ many county seats
uu by their presence and ava necessary thc cN ia"
can he placed in tie hands or reliable officers and eA-
cuted This will bo lie work OF years aud VII! DC Lo
fily pllsled only by an Increase OF population
nm General, very respectfully Your ODcGcEt servant,
III REYNOLDS 'Byt sialog.i;en., L. :. \. Coud'g.
The Senate calendar for Monday will contain rs
unfinished business Of the last session, % resolutions
Some OF this number have been passed by the House.
and sent to the Senate for concurrence. There arc
also 50 reports Of committees To be considered upon
many OF which adverse reports have been prepared
bv the committees. but not yet adopted by the SEN
ate The general orders on the calendar contain l'3
bll. and Joint resolutions which have been reported
4. Nv committees and OF which
have previously been passed by the ionsc. These
/ bills and resolutions come up at any ume unless
prevented by some special order or an appropriation
I bill which have precedence over all other business
A large number of clerks to be discharged fro'h
the Office OF the Solicitor of the Treasury next week.
and the force in other bureaus in the Treasury Is also
10 be reduced at early day So between the anxiety
for the success OF the twenty per cent movement.
and the fear of being cut OIL IN the reorganization az
| the Departments, the clerks are decidedl} uN''p"'
They are again preparing TO force upon Congress
their claims for twenty per cent increase oil sIdy'
The usual number of petitions, memorials and com
PARSONS of the cost OF living ana in the days "t
! specie payrnents are in preparation and Commuters
| from each Department are being selected to- press
! the subject upon the attention of Congress lhe
Joint Committee have published a crcui"t
urging the clerks to more prudens
course of action than they took when the proposed
increase was last before Congress They say Pub
fishing articles in the newspapers, impOTnEne Nom
bers of Congress and attending the sessions 81 Co'-
gress in large numbers, when the OBJECT Is before
that body are among the prominent very imp7Ident,
If not iniurous courses of action The circular adds
that the measure was defeated last year 10y The ms
behavior of some imprudent clerks in the gallery OF
the House There is good prospect of success early
in the coming session. and any improper interference.
the Committee say. will force them TO abandon their
efforts No objection is made TO clerks uSing thelr
influence with Representatives and Senators
Gen Lippmc0tt the dOorkeeper OF tile House ot
REPRESENTATIVES has sent hther his letter OF res'g-
nation and il is in the hands Of the Speaker, VINO
will read il TO the House on Monday next. Tie
Republican members will meet in caucus on the same
evening, and select Mr.. Lippincotts successor
score or of applicants for ihe position are mere
messing their claims. Members continue TO arrive
by every train, and quorum is already IN the cIty.
Judge Fullerton and Col. Yeaton have returned TO
this city, and are ready to continue the prosecution
of their charges against Marshal Murray, District
Attorney Courtney, aud Collector Bailey Mr. Full
lerton has prepared set of additional charges oil
malfeasance in Office against the United States oli-
cials here named. and submitted them to-day "
Attorney General Eyarts and Secretary McCulloch
He was to have interview with the President
during the afternoon, Rbut Mr.. johnson was
so busy with the preparation of ms Messag.
that the hearing was postponed until to-mor
row. Mr.. Fullerton expresses the firm belize
that there can be failure of his object tins Time
and he further believes that Messrs warts and Me
Cuoch are OF the same opinion. lt Is expected ina
Messrs. Murray Courtney, and Bailey will lie sum
| moned here at once A Mr.. JAS b. Craig is here a
counsel for Murray and has been at TIL "hite House
; Whisky frauds are likely to be perpetrated nnde
the new tax law unless better officers are seecte'