Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-16
Work of Nlalignity.

From time 20 time scenes Of violence
have been enacted i'm the Southern
States by bands of men giorying 10 the
name of the Kn Klux Kim, name
that has sound of horror for the limo.
cent aud peaceable. In Georgia, Dem
ocratic papers have sought to make the
Republican administration responsible
for such midnight assassinatlons. Mo-
ticing this attempt, the Augusta GA
National RepnbFcon brings this indict.
ment against the party leaders in that
State, and it will be perceived that the
charges arc not altogether inapplicable
to some Democratic work in this State
We quote:
The Governor states but notorious
Is palpable truth when he says of the
Camilla riot that sit is the result OF
the determination frequently aud pubs
IicIy expressed by irresponsible persons
of one political party that the other
party oaght not. and shall not, hold
political meetings" The only mistake
his Excelleney falls into is, that those
who thus threaten are irresponsible
persons" You are some of the 'per
sons y aud you are, before God and
man, responsible for the existence Of
this proscriptive and murdcrous feeling
now & ling tho hearts of men who could
once lay claim to civiliG ton Thk
demons work is of your doings. You
have charged the heart Of men and wo-
men and little children with an unrea
sonable and unrelenting hatred OF ey-
ervthing aud every body that refuses to
sing hosannahs to the rebel Democracy
In imitation Of the serpent of old you
have clagccd into the churches aud
poisoned the holy fountains ut the altar
with unparalleled Intolerance toward
every Christian brother who refused 10
stop the mad rawlings of Benjamin Hill
with the beautiful and wogderful doe
rims af Jesus Christ in his sermon on
The mount You have attempted to en-
'er the sacred precincts of home, and
array wife against hu band. nj. ter
againSt hrother. md child against pa
rent. Yon have donned the habill-
ments Of The grave. and, at the mid
night hour, when honest men were
asleep. your Infamous Ku KIux Klans
have heen intimidating, whipping, and
numbering mon, for no other reason
thaa that they were not Democrats
You have intimidated the respectable.
conservative and honest citizens oil
your own party. until they scarcely dare
say their souls arc their own You
have stjfied every sentiment OF cnari>
" in the hearts Of those over whom
Won exercise any influence You en
courage NIB Law, violence, intimidation
and assassination. You profess 10 be
tor peace, but it is only the pence Of
the grave upoo the inexorable condition
of an absolute surrender OF every pri-
va'e right You say you recognize the
abolition of slavery, vet yot would not
enslave the body. but you would en-
slave The minds and intellects Of men
Yon accuse men of lying, while the
truth il not in you Yon hate the
Government that has magnanimonsly
spared your infamoms lives for your
devlish treason OF the past, and are
now plotting for its overthrow and de
struction. You abuse Rufus B. Bul
lock. You are set of pismires that
he can place under his honest feet
What can you say against his private
character. Nothing. Your Who'll,
stock in trade consists in falsehoods
and slander. You arc enemies of your
country, of your State and oe society.