The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-28

NHA y AF'HA-ANsAA+"A - fAtANaAAt
Law.
From the Atlanta sun. l2.h..
This Is a movement iu the right diro,-
/ ton and the friends OF constitutional hb-
crty everywhere are greatly indebted t1
/ Mr.. Beck for the inquiry iur information
he has made on this subject Let tbc
country have the facts-aud thr whole of
thea. All these most extraordinary proc
eeedings IA South Carolina arr. as Sec.
shrouded IN mystery.
he Presidents me--H.. Throws u0
| light upon them. lulp.I. what B.. -lI
IA the message ou ODE -uu.e. mH.,s ..a
demand for the Information asked tho
more imperative.
In the message 10 i- stated that only
zone hundred and siNtycight pDr-0u.
had been arrested up 10 lasr accounts.
Howis this, when wu. the ia-t ESQ.,
count sent up, Can &c be correct tbat
only one hundred and siNt,-eieht por.ous
had been arrested at che time thc mc.-
sage was Delivered
Such Is far from our understanding 0f
the fact on this point.
Again, the message n--.rfs thJt uu.
lawful combinations of che citizens of tho
several counties in South Carolina named
existed, against the provisions 81 tho nct
of Congress Of April both la.t. and chat
these arrests have been made under thaf
acty
How Is this3 wc repeat ~0 lara. uo dam
get light upon the subject from me proc
ccedings OF the trials noW going ON m
Columbia, the prosecution are not l0r
any violation of the uct oi 20u April
last
There /. another strange circumstance
attending chi. whole affair, ON which tho
message make. darkness more powerful.
instead of throwing light upon the mat-
ter. IL i- stated that, after information
was received of these unlawful C8mbIua.
tons, "a proclamation WU- issued 0u thu
18th Of October last calling uu8n thpm
10 'disperse within iiyc days. The mos
sage further says thar, "thi- warming hot
having been needed, ou tho l1ih of
October just five days after tbe procIu.
nation for dispersion, another prutIa-
nation was issued .uspcnding the wit of
habeas corpus.
There is not word IN tho message
even mentioning that any resistance
whatever had been been made to tho due
execution OF the law, by thc proper courts,
State or Federal, ia amy part of South
Carolina, before coz since The issuance of
these most extraordinary proclamuuous.
Moreover, how was u possible, oven if
such combinations did exist, for thpmom-
bers OF il, in these Piedmountaiu e0uutios.
To get 1.-The warning and the President
10 be duly notified of their refusal $50
heed il, within the short space Of Give
daysl"
The whole proceeding IL most cxtraor-
diqary, aud the country should bo fully
informed as 10 all the facts. and public
thanks are due 10 Mr. Beck for his
prompt action on the subject.
We are utterly opposed % an lynch
10 ali dis0rdcrs, to all illo-
gal violence, TO all forriblo resistance to
those clothed with power % execute tho
laws.
While we earnestly believe that thc
Ku kluX act of Congress, under which
these proceedings are claimed t0 have
been established, ~ entirely without war
rant in the Constitution; ypt our remedy
for that great public wrong, 1- for every
abuse Of power, is not in violence of any
sort; but BY a quiet and firm appeal to
the ballot, and to all tho other potent
instrumcntaltIcs of the fundamental Jaw,
by which interruptions rulers will. most
certainly, after q while, iiu0t Immediate
ly, be displaced from power by any pco.
pie on earth who are devoted t0 tho
principles Of liberty.
II We are correctly informed as 60 thc
facts in tins case, there was uD more
difficulty in enforcing tho laws, whatever
they may be-, State o. Federal. iu any
part Of South Carolina. through DE
regular judicial tribunal, than there uus
in the city OF Washington whore these
proclamations were i--ueN ll Wc uro
not correctly informed ou thr subject,
We wish 10 be- Byallm@u. lrfu have
all the facts called ior by Mr. BcnA
A. fI. r.