The New York herald., 1870-08-01
RALEIGH, july 30. 1870.

RALEIGH, july 30 1870.
II the appended confession OF number of CID.
Hns OF AlaMance, the county originally declared TO
oe III state oI insUrectlon by Governor Holden Is
uue theh the hu kluX Klan m this state ia no
longer myth The signs, grips and passwords OF
the organization are the same as those already re-
ported In the HERALD, some months since when a
number OF alleged members arrested in the
counties OF Ienor ana Jones, who are now on bail
to appear for TRIAL before the clyil auhorltes The
conservatives generally discredt these CONCESSIONS
ana regard them as u grand coup d'stdt OF Holen's
TO inhnence the elections on the sth OF next
month. Many assert tbat these disclosures are
but part OF the regular programme determined
upon IN connection with the Dayonct-power 10 carry
the elections. Most or the doubtful counties In the
State are now alive both with the State regulars mill
a ana United states troops the presence whom oc
casions small degree OF terror among the citizens
ana taken in connection with these naming Ku
KiuX disclosures VIII exercise decided influence IN
favor oI the RADICALS on Thursday next. The fact
that the confessions go far as 70 inplicate ex.
President Johnson and the editor OF the Sentinel
here who never oeonged TO any secret political or
ganizauon makes them stll more doubtful. ro.mor.
row they wl be seat broadcast through the State by
thousands, as political documents The following
are the confessions which should for the present
That the sgners or the make peruers Of
themselves gives theu stu more discredi:-
ALAMAscE COUNTY, July 2s 1870
We the undetsigned citizens Of Aamaace coua.y do
EanMssqn M n said CONT known to he members thereof
ns n % or ualoa Guard
pmey political and for the mutual
panied thai the objecis Of the organization
G TO- S wsre a sae a. %D soes so as @ e ad
ened people And we hereby publicly independently
rprggt law abiding citizens everywhere the thing
commi,ted by hi, 'so p eies be 3 wnisa nave seen
organization se broken up, ciy liberty personal saety
else WIN be Al .he mercy orsanlea MOB '''''"S
organization fully exposei together With the plans Of
e o%n y s 10 IN max eGs e MAY zee % Win
Gated one but ourselves bu, hope riends viii
days, and immediately withdraw from sech as
Me w onS n ana a as rs ad al Other good citizens
signed by Clement G. curtis James Boyd. Robert Hammer
HSh aTsaD s%ss VI obn poq & ASri 3 Iets@ I.
Curtis, w. ;. Bradshaw, Jasper N. Wood.
u GRAHAM. N. C., July sa 1870.
As selldeence and in conequence of report,
and publications which been circulated within The last
planning poson which have Occupied and do now oe
THIS state As has been eeofoe made Known srpaSS n.
pss ss S d Of sss as @ y s
ooP m oy order Of tue Of tho STATE
my family % wife at sSe & ae 'as anw na her
mind occasioned bv my arrest and through the
before the eoveraor Kalsisa and pe%iitsa give
returned to my county namanss ncndins to % sonnas
the democratic candidate for the House
didaie would have to carry the Ku Kmx Kan upon my
attempt to do, at the first gathering my
s Sa 81 i've es py
organization ana called aloud for It's dssoluon then took
oryanisatiSn hailed with asgh. opportunity q pub
onsd ans
from which had privately ca loose shorty after
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party and intended defeat entirely reeohsracon
acts and to deprive the negro OF all privileges citizen
IN ths country. the obligation q section which
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States was the grand head centre Of the organization in the
county by "a, previous to the time became
BY the wSs ss1e ana %
no, agree win my feelings. ipnmediaes pa. nv foot
which did. made pubic exposition Of L at that time
moment Il had made Il business nothing OF
@ 70 ays and e and every effort my
and Tor ihs reason know that was abused and accused
Of the democratic party every man who has
@ ws a Of s np S e a
party lhave ong known that the operations OF
Of affairs in our country Men asd no right for mers
great o6lec, bad IN becoming acandidats in Ala
county my position such to destroy
OF the Stale had put in operation his put
to It, How far his plan mas succeeded evidenced by the
the occasion they become msmSsrs Of 4
under peculiar circumstance and they have witnessed with
shame its workings and are now willing to lend their
sIfss'S cope S vs hing s'nss0" asa care.
a fs,,oss consideration ana say whether o5san
Of every man i upon
upon Rs h mhf
of
ernmen and finally TO Involve our whole country in civil
article headed "Prepare has
proper after stating that horse thief
that said that going TO States evidence.
would say to the edior o The ae that he need no, be
members Of the Constitutional Union Guard that
said editor supposed TO be chief OF that
ledge, and therefore Will evidence aansi
editor the Sentinel has also reported gene
that number OF the leading democrats conservatives
this state members, and that they have
established to JUDGED mind that these
ons perpetraed the whppns and scourenss in Aamance
though to the individuals who committed these crimes
renee, and call upon ali good with put
II has often been charged that such organizations
have above described exist Let all doubts this point
existence orders and that
well known. by their open confcssons comprises
large majority OF the members Of the party
my county. have learned from many that thero
large memberships other the state
though ! am satisfied tina. great number OF the mem.
| bes OF these organiznt ons have been dragged
into them total their purposes
ths, they have not coopcraed with hcm er crimes and
the tradon under which they have been suffering Very
| respectfully JAMES Il. BOYD.
| SAD ST05Y OF A YOUNG MISSOURI NATION
From the Chicago Tribune July 2ol.