The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-11-14
Jadss IIogs's nibsi On ths stats.

sunday morning 1ast See an ex-
tract from the Washington 6gIsosicls,
| purporting to be d statement of Judge
Hoge to the Seeretary Of War sas to
.l.ses s.se coria.si1a ef 5iiitioi,i iiti flil N
South Carolina. - 'Ssti
IL is scarcely credible that Judge
of the Supreme Court of South Ca
rolina would have made such q
statement to the War Department
atrociously false in every particu-
lar. For the honor of the Judi
ciaryo South Carolina, which has
hitherto been distinguished for its
truth and purity, it is to be hoped
that the whole statement is o fabrica-
Etion Of the Chronicle, and will be 80
declared by Judge Hoge. Otherwise
the good people of this State might
suppose that his Honor was ambi-
tious independent of his aspirations
for the bench and Congress)- of re-
ceiying the title of '.Baron Munchau-
sen."
Let us notice in detail this mar
yelous statement of the veracious
Chronicle. Twill not do Judge Hoge
the injustice of attributing this state
ment to him. So It has been. the de-
Termination of the rebels of South
Carolina to 2exterminate all white
Union men residing in the State -
I ask what evidence is there of this
determination? Never before have
L ever heard q suspicion of such de-
termination in public or private.
Nor has any one else in South Caro-
lima.
"Within the past fifteen days t,oen-
tyJSoe murders Of Union men have
been committed in Abbeville County
alone! can only say that no such
statement has ever been heard of be-
fore. L have been in daily commu-
nication with Abbeville, and have
only heard of four murders in that
District within the last six months.
If there have been t,0enty:fUe, it is
due the public that the proof should
be given.
"Colored men have been taken
from their beds at night, their shirts
drawn over their heads and then bru-
tally beaten. No such atrocity is
known to the public. The proof
should be given If there is any.
EARNED bodies of the Ku Klux
patrol the country, and with murder
Gus aim shoot down the husband and
father as he sits at the table with his
family! Where is the proof? Let
MS have it. I-hesitate not to say that
there is no such organization as the
'Ku aKlux" in the whole State of
South Carolina.
'"'The -Ku Klux have sworn to kill
every Union member, of the. Legisla-
ture on the day for assemblingl"
How does his Honor know this terri
BILE secret of earned bodies," which
have no existence, nor never had in
South Carolina? He is surely OF one
of the initiated knights, and it is due
to justice that he should make known
the sources of his information.
pass on to the following state
ment: "Over Is, 900 stand of arms
have been imported into the State
(from New York city Mostly within
the past few weeks. which are of the
most improved pattern (the repeater
firing seventeen times,) and large
quantities of ammunition accompany
lngP' 1t is true that good many
gentlemen in the Southern States
have been induced, Ivy the incendiary
language of the carpet. .baggers and
radical speakers, who are trying to
stir up an insurrection amongst the
freedmen, to arm themselves for
the protection of their families
against the incen diary and midnight
assassin. And it is probable that
several hundred of these formidable
weapons have been purchased in
South Carolina. Their only purpose
was, in the language of Gen. Grant,
to ''let us have peace. "
Daily and nightly drills are hnd,
and all the leading officers who have
served in the rebel army from that
State participate. including Wade
Hampton, who is the recognized
leader!" This is fiagraut, potent
falsehood, known to be such by the
whole State. The only drilling ever
heard of has been by the negroes, un-
der the advice and training of their
radical leaders. After four years
service in the camp the white people