The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-22
Ku KlUx Disturbances.


Coming just as we were preparing ouE
last issue for press, VIC had neither The
time nor space to cnter protest against the
late violence in Union, by which a nun'
Der of prisoners were taken from the jail
at that place and killed. Whatever their
crimes and however guilty these prison
ers may have been, there was no juStifi
cation in taking their lives in the sum
mary and unlaw fui manner, Of whi:h ou:
readers have already been informed
The irritated state of the country, the
provocat;ons heaped upon our citizens,
the corruption Of the panty in power,and
the Iiabolir%l out:agcs comulttcd, are
calculated to keep u? a very hitter
feeling, but as bad a. all these are, it
is not the right Of al armed force, dis
gu:Sed AID unknown, to wrcst from the
law its prcrogative Of justice, ana con-
nit an 40; at which humanity rcvo't>.
Better that all the rascals in the lam;
should 60 unwhipt of justice than thai
such midnight deeds Of violence be done.
There may have seemed danger that the
victims in this case would escape rich
" meritcd Justice, and The attempt to re
move them to Columhia gave rise TO such
lock Of lie case, but Still such an act
should not have been committed. The
attcrupt to remove thc,n WAS wronS.
as i: Implied want Of confidence, ami
was virtual ,hroN;ng down the gaunt
lett, yet there is no pa;.iation for the
lynching AID killing Of thoSe mn, or
the assumption Of so serious responSl
blity. Never have people been so out
ragged as the Southern people have, and
never have people shown 50 much vlr.
tue in forbea,ance, bat these unau
t:orizrd assumptions Of vengeance whlci
crop ou, her. and tbcre-the effects ot
the peculiar and unfortunate condition
of the present time, - are nevertheless
wrong, and should not be ; every
cf,rt and every means should be resort
! cd 10 in order 70 teach otter and mllde'
? courses.
TIE special message Of Governor Scot
! in the ADORE relation is conservative, We
copy the following extracts from th(
/ Daily Republican with lis comments:
These indignant cords are justified
| by what are believed to be the facts, ant
they express tho settled opinions OF th'
great mass Of the people. We trust T.
! time, to our own cxcriions, and, above
all. to the Just God Of our f.tilcrs, for
! redemption from the myriad evils Of mis-
government, and Of social and p"litica
disorder: We must keep our hearts pure
! and our hanls clean, or we cannot hope
10 save our people. Mi>loftunrs enough
we have had. bat a greater than all re
mains behind If this State is to atten'p
! to redress lis wronG> by the foul crlrHc'
Of disguised dc$pcradocs. There nigh
! bc something OF hrroiSm in stand III
! fight in the broad light Of day, with th'
old battle flag waving overhead. Bn
there j., nothing but sin and shame /:
! acts like those which have been commit
! led in one unfortunate county. They
arc ise, they are inexpcdient, thcj
arc danccrouS-thcY ave ute! y wrong
in the sight Of God and man.
! In relation to the cali made for Cnitct
States troops, Governor Scott says tha
he has no doubt that sufficient garrison
will be promptly sent to the leading
points in the unprotected section Of c"un
try. This will put an end to all trouble
! With Federal soldiers stationed in tht
up country. the conservative classes vii
nave rallying point, and there will no
be 4 whisper Of riot. TO send thc rcSri
militia to Union, is to send them tc
. bloody graves. 10 send United State
troops, is 20 insure QaictneS> and peace
Wea:c glad tha, Governor Scot stands
firm In his determination to uphold tit
; civil iaw, ana 70 use cn'y C:;;ted S;a.e
troops where a military force is nc:cS<a
rr. II thi:; course he will he Sustained
by ,Ae people Of the whole State.
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Mr.. J l.. Fair, of Abbevilie, died las
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