The New York herald., 1871-03-11
WASHINGTON.
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Yas procured by s,ratagem practIsed upon The
Keeper, and four men VINO were there charged with
Lrlmes, were taken Out and Two or more oi tlem
I've testimony OF witnesses before the committee
related to seme proceedings mat are mus reierfea
not therein referred TO- II has been impossible
W. gather from the instances scattered throughout
Ghc testimony an entirely accurate list OF the out
RACES that have been committed In many In
stances numbers Of casesiare mentlsned as having
names or dates Starting with the cases Ia Lincoln
county the following are specifically referred 10 as
hayag 1 oSG@rsd giys Sasr asr GS@ne Uass 81
NINETY BLACKS AND FoRTY,roUR WHITES
IN the counties OF Lincoln, Alamance, SataWpa,
Craven, Caswell Chatham, Jones, orange, Rocking
ham, Rgnsrord Wake and d other n eemnaes neari
shot, robbed hanged or driven from their nom es.
ony refers in general terms 10 others committs IN
Moore Chatham, Gerson buncomoe surry, Bod
eRor Lem DaE and Gsson THIS list c1mc p
suggests the question whether tney were con united
mony already quoted and referred to shov IS tina. in
wee wee expressly Voted upon in their me eiings a and
executed by their members a. When !. is reanem.
All other secrets such as Involve men5ssrs in
the guilt OF ASSASSINATION murder and violence,
would he most sacredY guarded i Is remsrSaole
not that little evidence has been Procured bear,
have Naen elected. Members OF the osder, untrlng
O sg senerai D Confession TO sntsorle the Sse that
mis- srganiSaton by whate yer prepence men were
indured TO enter it. stopped short OF means, how
ever criminal 10 accompiis h its purpose. rne testi.
moiY quoted, almost Will out exception, establishes
thai the Outrages perper2 ted by those hands IN dis
vrs nnicted upon imeplbers OF the republican
party both white and soiered. In some instances
tic fact that they wepe OF that party being given
as reason for the pur shment; in others alleged
crime being the pre- sext, while IA some such
Keeping Sundt " school for ceored children
were given as sudeie mt reason. In one Instance
three negroes assumed tie disguise OF the Ku klux
10 cover theft crimes bnt they were detected,
Slcted and are now IN the peniteatlary. Some OF
The witnesses also ay they have no doubt the dis
were net ku kluNGs.
SECURITY OF LuR And PROPERTY IN NORTH CARO-
The second raqrry, namely whether persons and
property secure IN the statey Is considered In
Two aspecs:--one-s the civil law adequate to pro-
0I these cngaesf second-To what extent does this
Sieiencet on the l2tn OF April, 1858,
OF OF going masked, disguised or PAINTED felony "is It
intended to punish the class OF cases enumer-
conviction Of men alleged 10 be Kn Knx TX was that
OF three negroes who sought to screen themselves
upon other negroes Alamanee county, many
persons, and some OF those whose testimony is
property rs secure under the laws OF North Caro-
Ina as under those OF Massachusetts or or Pennsyl
yania With the exception OF the outrdgeS commit.
statement Is true no what extent that onlnon us is
sustained as 10 these offences, when 1t Is shown
taat over one hundred crimes, Ranging from murder
OF an organization made up Of adnefens Of one
political party, and that in no one in
must be elt . the reader OF the test lmony herewith
submitted Under this state OF facts II is idle 10 say
that IN the past lhe victims OF violence have been
protected or public safety secured by the vmdlca.
tion OF The law and the punishment OF The guilty.
How ls it nowf In pursuance Of the authority con-
1erred upon him by the act of January 20 1870 "to
secure Tho better protection OF life and property"
COUNTY or AlAMASoE IN EssuRxEcT1oN.
About the I'D OF Jane he sent state militia into
that county, under The command OF Colonel Kirk.
Numerous arrests were made OF persons charged
with being members Of the Ku Klux organization.
tody until released upon writs OF habeas
that to
been members Of the order, and upon the hearing
objects aud oblgauons as they have been disclosed
by witnesses before the committee. The policy or
course pursued by Governor Holden in the exercise
Of power conferred upon him by the law referred TO
and the conduct and character OF the troops en-
mented upon by many witnesses, and while con-
demned without exception by the conservatives,
ment among his political friends. Crselties upon
persons are testified 70 as having. been indicted BY
Officers which, II true, cannot be 100 strongly
reprobated. The oncers deny them ana It
Prove e ss e cases adm ae ne
they are members OF the Klu klux organization.
or OF the wisdom Of exercising t. Tie Governor
seems TO have considered IL effective lor The time
peace and order. These anticipalions do not seem
10 haye been realized; for since that time in other
portions vi the State acts OF violence have again
been committed AS appears from the extracts OF
the test,m ,mony.
In connection with this symptom Of reviving &C.
rvity We cannot overlook what has happened IN the
Legislature OF the State since the message OF the
Governor was delivered II will be borne in mind
that the peTpetraiion OF the numerous crimes in
Aamance and Orange counties by armed and dis
those counties in insurrection; that many arrests
were made by Governor Holden's orders OF persons
suspected OF belonging TO the ku Klux, while some
were arrested who were not shown TO be members
One One who no ,s ascknowledges he was member states
held with MIN as prisoners acknowledged TO each
sy s DsSns e e e Te feeling N
fraternity bound together by such oaths
which as ey eTIoS stood Of for the oe %n4oiP perry
crimes they nave committed would naturally be
ed e c TO- q 1een nese ges g ,s ns col
election: This, coupled with the introduction Of an
ne Se sns
On ane credit OF me state for public improvements,
ernor Holden at the election and an adverse ma.
lori!y was returned to the Legislature. Frederick
atives whose name Is unenyiabiy connected In the
testimony with an alleged arrangement, as
member OF this order TO
AssAssINArE SENATOR sHorFSER.
,ha ,htroancea resolutions OF Impeachment against
s 5eera The aae aena ne soo Is now co, his
which charge him with declaring the counties
arrest Of number Of persons who We're taken into
custody by Coonels kirk and Bergen, under his
. ed psps oa e 5 nTSm to ae
The disorders IN those counties. The law arthoriz.
mas been repealed, and witness states that the
act making 1t a penal offence TO go disguised has
also been repealed. With what feelings and appre-
hensions the class OF persons who have heretofore
been tse victims OF the lawess outrages in
: -Aiamance county look TO the result Of these pro-
ceedings VIII be better understood by giving the
words OF a citizen OF The county than from aly IN
1erenees OF the committee. He says
QuEsIfos-To what did you attribute the occasion OF
=
AnswRR-Wel. attributed this:-just waiting for
anrnporuniy The feeling there against has not
.,abated " ~ $40 ~
I quss1IoSr7upon what do you base Tia, siatemcnts
AfbWkh-Upon statements made by parties who that
en things have transped then they bring