New-York tribune., 1871-07-28
TIE EUKLrX INVESuG4TYON.

TESTIMONY OF GEN. J. b. GORDON-GEORGTA
SAID TO BE THE BLACK MANS PARADISE
THE OUTRAGES MAINLY COMMITTED By RE
PCBLICANS.
WASHINGTON, July 21-Gen. John B. Gordon
OF Atlanta Ca was examined for five hours to-day be-
fore the Ku-Klux Committee. Having been asked n
question concerning the relations of the whites to the
blacks he testified that the very kndes feeling existed
the part of the former toward the latter Immediately
after the This was evidenced in their subsclp-
tions TO churches and schOOhOuses. This feeling con
tinued in the main up 10 the time the capetpaEeeI
into the State, hut they nave III great measure
been instrumental in arTaying the blacks against the
whites But even nOw II left TO themselves, the negroes
would be as kindly disposed toward the WhlteS
interest of the south TO keep the blacks among them
stead of encouraging organized bands TO drive them out
best they could get They could not cultivate their
rice and cotton lands with any other labor SO success
caused Brunswick Daren and at other places on the
coast, by the negro troops insulting White men who had
served in the Confederate army There were so many
outrages this kind that the witness ut the solicitation
of the citizens applied TO Gen. Grant remove the
the whites were OIbearing and kind having 10
negro churches and schools and otherwise aided them all
they could They continue to give evidence OF that knd
feeling. In educational convention just held at Mont
gomery Aa the speaker ADVOCATED the ednealo Oh S Ie
negroes by the white people. The witness was IN favor
Of it himself az were most OF Iae people oi s IT,
There was no disposition WhaleNer III lial ,td.t
oppress the negro any Outrages had been committed
Having being asked if lie belonged to any secret organ
cation, such the kuklux in Georgia, the witness
there hut he knew nothing about KuKlux of the kind
described in the oa neWPapG G pas f nsS nsSpe Oee9 OF
Georgia to join organization which had for
protection of life and property iu the state and for no
other purpose. There WAS nothing political IN IT, lie
did not know Of any disguise attaching TO tat orgInlza-
tion The organization Of the Loyal League. the drilling
Of the negroes. and the lnstgauoh by the " carpet
baggeTs' Of antagOnsm ana hatred against inc Whlle
race and the apprehension mat IN the pOpu0us negro
districts of Georgia under the iead OF very paa S we
men from distance, the negroes would conm uelie-
datons ana violence led to the organization by the
whites OF which he had spoken The witness believed
RACES" by d guised bands had been greatly exaggfr-
ated In some instance me- Weig nd IN be op ny
ion OF the witness. with the avowed purpose OF making
Pe CASE. c'P'l m Gc%rs in disguise H0 be-
longing to the Radical party had been captured;
To have acts of members o that party ana had
been proven In one or two instances OF late. :, -.
The witness did not be ieve the organization he was
Stfast he had moi heard of it, aud had been in
a position 10 learn, if il really existed He, however,
"rrdtT which il was intended TO promote He believed
there was necessity for il at that time, and would
again approve Of an organization Of that KIND
for the same purpose and under similar cir
cnmsfauces The people were entirely without
protection. They believed te "carpctbaggers" had the
dar OF the National Government, aud that of out
break or conflict between the two races if the people
had not some soIt Of an understanding among them,
selves they would be overwhelmed and vast deal Of
dana ge done before aid could reach them from any
source whatever He did not believe that this organiza
peated il was merely for defense If, however, il had
been used 1t contrary 10 the object Of ITS forma-
on and contrary TO the wishes Of those who were prom
Having been asked relative 10 the feeling of the South
toward the National Government he replied there was
20 hostility against the character Of the Government,
hut there wa great deal OF animOsity to the manner
Of it, administration by the Radical party In power lie
said probably no one occurrence in Georgia had done
moe % trt5f DISSATISFACTION among the people Of th@
men Of Georgis bf ihe military, without charges and
without warrant and their imprisonment In hot cells, Ia
blank houses, exposed 10 the open sun in midsummer.
e. WtYr
were confined there subject to The indgnles OF the reg
ulors. ana suffered for great length Of time When
they were taken ont they could scarcely walk Finally
they were treQ by military commission and acquitted
Tlf people thought this was great outrage anu Aau
me q jtue,s was asked az 10 the general feeling OF the
South, when he sa!d that The alienation Of the southern
people had been greatly increased by the Radical meas
ures which they considered as the inhchon OF great
wrong upon them. They considered the disranchsement
OF their best and the euiranchisenent OF their for
slaves intended by the party III pOwert TO huni-
thcm and this was one o the sources OF bitterness
In Irpv 10 the question 80 what i'll his opinion
M".' @ In % ,l o Gaortio felt II 10 he great wrong
E"to luc ltuplcO O ccol'-iH 'ot !, " W S.N"t ,.9
10 d-prye them the benefit of their Wisest and hest
mon In tlrir councils There must he from l5OOC 10
91,rnot lie most intelligent and experienced that
STATE di-tIauchised ~ ihi- time.
He di not believe there had been any gross ntimida
os t elections such az the newspapers represented.
i'm Georgia. He believed, but for tue 'caIpetbaggers
their efforts to prejudice The blacks against the
Vote the Democratic ticket. The question
asked: "DO not know that the negroes are essen
tally Repnbca ana that # they voted the Democratic
icHet they would be forced do by intimidation
against thcr wi.hesf - The witness answered that the
negroes are beginning TO see that they have been
deC,yed ny "carpet-bapger and that their interests
in labor and good government III Georgia is Identical
ii;, that OF the whites Tue commodities produced 10y
these labOreTs and which they depeDded for good
wage- we're taxed, just the land
oyers portions % the crops were taxed II bad govern.
In.ut sted IN Georgia. IL affected the poor and
a6ofcr trs aud than it did the rich because
te LATER are dependent IL was this argument with
fe negro as well the kindly feeling, which had not
been entirely destroyed the races, which wond
iuGuce negroes with their Old masters, which
they ar now doing In Georgia.