Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-31
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Qrmhe Reign Il Terror Terror.
EGectsof the Ku-Klux Proclamation
2 in south CsroIina-A Military Camp
Surrender of Ku-Klux Radicals and
whisky Distiliers.
From the New York World.

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whisky Distiliers.
- From the New York World.
I SPARTANBURG, S. c., Oct. 23.-Tbe
| Presidents proclamation of martial law has
caused a reign of terror in this section OF
country. Not in the darkest DAYS of the
rebellion, when the cradle and grave were
robbed to fill the army; when the country
was loud with the wall of the widow and
orphan, was such distress and suffering
known. No military edict has ever cansed
such heart-rending suffering as this procla-
nation from the Executive of a free rennh-
lie. Neighborhoods are depopulated, farms
/ are deserted, families scattered to the four
winds of heaven, so great is the
terror This might seem to imnlv
guilt in every one, bat not so; our population
is moral one, especially near the noun
tains. They don't understand what is
meant by martial law. They have an ex-
aggerated notion of it, hence they fee the
country, not from consciousness of guilt,
but from apprehension of some imaginary
| danger. To the stranger this might seem
without cause. A Presidents proclama-
ton in itself is very harmless thing; but
this is not all. Yesterday our town was A
quiet country village; to-day it is military
camp four companies of cavalry and one
of infantry compose the army. As vet
they have done little field work, for instead
of hunting up Ku-Klux, the Ku-Klux have
hunted up the army. Near one hundred have
given up, and are guartered in a large
building provided for the purpose. They
(the ku-Klux) are mostly young men, with
out education, and of limited means. As
far as quality is concerned, this grand capt
tulation is ''water haul for the Republi-
cans. Not one of ''the chivalry" has been
caught yet; those who have surrendered
are from the mountains near the North
Carolina line, by trade and profession dis
tillers Of mean whisky, and splitters of
shingles, whose opposition to the United
States Government was not on account of
politics, but because of the whisky tax To
make the chagrin of the Radicals more
complete, not few of their own rank have
been arrested as Ku-Klux. The firsS man
arrested here for Ku-Klux, Benjamin
Cash, was the first man after the war who
carried the United flag at the head
Of Radical procession. Benjamin T.
Bates, who is to be tried next court
for killing Hampton, an alleged Ku-Klux,
is now in Jail for being Ku-Klux. B. T.
Bates son has fled the country. What say
our Radical friends to this? Are Demo
Gratis alone responsible for this state of
things? All these facts go to prove what
every one has always thought, viz: That
these outrages were never committed in
hostility to the United States Government.
They were TO correct local abuses growing
out of bad State government, for which
alone the Radicals are responsible. And
further, in proof of it, these Outrages were
never done where the State law was irnpal-
tally administered by competent officials.
Our portion of the State has been cursed
with incompetent, corrupt officers, and
rather than see criminals 90 unpublished,
the people, in a measure, took the law in
their own hands. ZERO.
ARREST OF ALLEGED MEMBERS OF THE
KLAN-FoUR HUNDRED PRISONERS TO
BE TRIED.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Oct 22.-Marshal
johnson brought nineteen men to the Co
lumbia jail on Saturday night, charged with
completely in Ku-Klux outrages in the up
per counties. 1t is expected that about four
hundred arrests will be made, The trials
will take place in this city. United States
officials assert that overwhelming evidence
has been secured. Many have surrendered,
Iand many are anxious TO turn States evid-
ence. Three companies of cavalry are rid
ing through the counties under martial law,
and the terror of the people is extreme.
Many innocent men have fed from their
homes, fearing arrest and doubtful if Justice
will be administered by Judge Bond. There
is something terrible to these men in being
forced from their homes and carried to Co
lumbia. They fear that private enmity will
then have chance to ruin the innocent man.
Nothing is more easy than to swearthat such
one was present at a ku-KluX meeting.
That is enough to convict under the ruling
Of Bond of any act done by a band, whether
the defendant was present at the time
of the deed or not. With a decent Ex-
ecntive the lawlessness of the up coun-
try could have been suppressed without
calling upon the Federal government. I'm
der Gov. OrIis administration no cases of
ku-kluXism, or anything like it, occurred.
A few fearless State constableS in each
county were sufficient TO secure order. But
Scott played fast and loose with the bust
ness, as he has with every other question,
and it may be was not unwilling that the
ku-kluX should furnish his party with a
ready weapon with which to Dragon the
negro vote. He almost certainly would
have been defeated last year but for the aid
given him by these bushwhackers. There
is now but one feeling among respectable
conservative men, and that is that an end
win be made of the troublesome nuisance.
GORDON.
EVERYBODY IN CHESTER COUNTY IGNO-
RANT OF KU-KLUX OUTRAGEs-THE
GRAND JURY ANXIOUS TO GET GRANT
ON THE STAND.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Chichester is one
Of the counties in South Carolina in which,
according to President Grant, unlawful
combinations and conspiracies obstruct and
hinder the execution of the laws of the
State. This is the pretext of the proclama-
ton depriving Chester of the protection
of the great writ of habeas corpus. Now,
what is the truth? On Monday week the
October term of the Circuit Court began its
sitting, as usual, at Chester, and has
continued to sit without let or hindrance.
Nor were the Ku-Klux outrages passed over
in silence. The Grand Jury consists of
six whites and six blacks, and Judge
Thomas, after instructing them in regard
to the bills of indictment submitted by the
solicitor, called their attention to the recent
VI il1t VI Tic 1llutu
States and urged them by every considera-
ton of fidelity to their oaths, if they knew
of any Outrages that had been committed
to inquire into them and make a full pre-
sentiment thereof to the court. He warned
every man of them that it was his sworn
duty, if he had any information whatever
in regard to such cases, to lay it before the
jury; or, if he knew the name of any person
who could give information in reference to
the alleged Outrages, that it was
equally his duty to give the name of such
person to the jury, so that he might be
summoned before them and required TO
testify. He knew of no witnesses that he
could send before them who mad any in
formation that would throw any light upon
their Investigations. He had no knowledge
himself of any distinctions of the law; nor
did he know of any one who possessed such
knowledge, except, perhaps President Grant;
and while he would be glad to have the
President before them, so that they might
be enlightened as to when and by whom
| the execution of the laws had been obstruc-
ted in this county, it was impossible that
his presence could he secured
THE TOBACCO CROP OF VIRGINIA
From the Danville (Ya.) Register.
The tobacco crop has been cut and
housed, and much OF it is already cured.
1t has been all along predicted that the