Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-25
RULING BY FALsEHooD.

RULING BY FALsEHo0D.
We fear that our people do not appre-
ciate the enormous villainy of the Gov
eminent Ku-Klux operations. We fear
that. long accustomed to witness the
ascendency of wrong over right, they
have become Indifferent as to the course
events are taking. 1t is in proof that
the pretext for establishing martial law
in ten white counties Of South Carolina
is a fabric of falsehood. Quite every
case of violence that has occurred in
them has been traced either to the Radi-
calls themselves, or shown to be such
as might, and do occur, in all sections
of the country. Grant, in his proclama-
ton, treats the people of these counties
as rebels against the Government, a
combination, etc. Our Nashville CO.
temporary, the Union and American,
has taken the pains to collect facts that
should put even a shameless government
to shame. The Union, Radical paper,
printed at Columbia, S. c., has been the
chief worker in getting up the Ku-Klux
outrages. Now let us see how the facts
that constitute Grants rebellion turn
out. We quote from our Nashville CO.
temporary: Bill Hare was diabolically
murdered in Newberry county by a
party of night-riders The Charleston
News points to the fact that the murder
of Hare was perpetrated by three ne
groes, all of them Radicals, whose names
it gives, and who were arrested for the
crimes, and are now in Newberry Jail
awaiting their trial
The Union states that one Mcclure
was murdered in Chester county, and
intimates that it was the work Of ku-
Klux. The Chester Reporter states that
Mcclure was murdered by his father-in-
law, who is now in Chester Jail, awaiting
trail
The Union states that one Lewis
Thompson, negro preacher, was ioully
murdered by Ku-Klux near letters plan
tation, on Tiger river, and that the friends
of Thompson were prevented by ku-
Klux terrorism, from giving him Chris
tan burial. The Charleston News re-
plies that Judicial investigation showed
that Thompson's congregation (colored)
objected to his preaching, and that as
they were unable to silence him other
wise, they made away with him.
A correspondent Of the Union charged
that the Ku-Klux were riding in Fair
field county, and committing divers out
RACES. The Winnsboro News denies
emphaiically the statement of the Union 5
correspondent.
The Union points to the outrages
committed by Ku-Klux in York county,
and cites the statement made to Senator
Scott The Charleston News replies:
The Grand Jury of York county
brought Senator SCOTS informants be-
fore them, and, after an investigation,
which lasted eight days, reported that,
since last July, there had been only one
case Of violence 1.-THE chunking of two
colored mem which could be truthfully
attributed to the Ku-Kmx."
The Union states that a colored wo-
man was burned in Fairfield county, and
attributes her death to the Ku-Klux.
The Charleston News shows that when
the matter was investigated it was
clearly proven that the murder was
committed by negroes.
A Radical, said by the Union to have
been attacked in Edgefeld, comes for
ward voluntarily and swears that no
such attack was made, and that he had
heard Of no outrage in the neighbor-
hood. Twenty citizens of Edge6eld also
testify to the fact that peace and good
order prevail throughoutthe county.
The Union stated on the authority Of
letter from citizen Of Sumter, that
a store-keeper by the name of Rythen-
berger, living fifteen miles from Sumter,
was taken and terribly whipped by the
Ku-Klux, and for no other reason than
his being a Republican" Mr.. Rythen-
berger writes letter to the Sumter
News denying emphatically that he has
been whipped. He says he wrote the
editor Of the Columbia Union denying
that he had been molested, and demand
ing the name Of the person upon whose
authority the charge had been made.
But he has refused to give the name or
correct the statement.
Mr.. Z. II Hayne RADICAL Senator
from Marion county, has addressed
letter to the United District Attorney
for South Carolina, in which he says:
My attention has been called 10 the
proclamation Of the President. calling
on the Ku-Klux, in certain counties, to
surrender, etc. Among them the county
Of Marion appears This NAV be a typo
graphical error; If not, desire that you
have this changed il possible. as Il is
but just and fair 10 the people Of Marion,
as no ku-klux outrages have ever been
committed in the county.
cprrr np Man