The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-11
WASHINGTON, March 10.


a majority of thirty revenue reformers.
Aprivate letter from the President to speak
er Blaine was read in Republican Caucus last
night, in which the President does not Fen-
ture to recommend any course for the Repub-
licans to pursue, bat suggests that some kind
of measure be adopted for the protection Of
Southern loyalists, without going into further
legislation.
Mortons Ku-E3ux bill proposes to trailer
the jurisdictionot cases OF murder and other
violence to the United States Courts, and to
try them before juries on which no person who
cannot take the test oath should be allowed to
siA and to provide sufficient number OF
troops to sustain all officers in the execution
of the law.
Beck introduced the amnesty bill to-day in
the House, and Farnsworth supported it in an
earnest speech.
The Senate confirmed the recently nominal
ed commissioners upon loyal claims.
The outrage committee reported in summing
up that Ku-Klux does exist, and is composed
of members Of the Democratic or Conservative
party. That it has political purpose, aud
sought to carry its purposes BY murders,
whippinrs, intimidation and violence against
its opponents. That it binds its members to
carry out the DEGREES ct crime, and protects
them against conviction.
The minority report is also quite long, ana
concludes as follows:
The number of these outrages, detestable
and wicked as they are, is nevertheless grossly
and wildly exaggerated, and this no one can
doubt who will examine The testimony, and who
has had any knowledge OF the credulty and
inaccuracy of the statements Characteristic Of
our well-meaniDg colored people. North Car
olina is one OF the largest States territorially,
In the Union, and is divided Into 81 counties,
and contains nearly 5000 people. No acts
of lawlessness have been committed, excepting
in one or the other OF six or perhaps eight
of these counties. and yet it is proposed to
employ violent an6 stringent measures Of CO.
ercion and repression In the remaining nine
tenths of State against which no breath OF
evidence or proof or laWlessness has ever been
addu:ed, but which, on tne contrary, exhibits
a condition OF quiet almost suggesting the in-
legged; what qualification to the American
Dsople can be urged for this renewed and
wanton invasion of a peaceful community
The statement that anarchy there exists
is absurdly untrue, and the testimony now
laid before the Senate overwhelmingly estab-
fishes its untruth. II aggressive laws are to
be enacted, let all the disguise be cast of, and
the true reason be avowed. 1t will not be less
violent or wrong, but 1t will be less hypocrltl-
cal, and more manly to any fair minded MIND.
We confidently commit the proofs contained
in the testimony now presented by the com
mittee, and aver that, in the face Of such
wrongs as have been inflicted upon our unfor-
tunate and crushed people by the rulers
placed over them, not by their own consent,
but by the exercise OF despotic powers 6y
the Congress of the United States, no example
of equal submissiveRess and patient endur-
ance can be found in history as is now present
ed by the people OF the State of North Caro-
lima This Is the truth in a nutshell. Holden
and his official supporters have Jailed to main
tain themselves by any means, foul as well as
to popular elections and have been rejected
with something near to unanimity by every
taxpayer in the State. Now, Congress Is
asked to step in and force North Carolina
down again undsr the feet of her Radical mas
tiers; and we lear that Congress Will at.
tempt 10 do this unwlse and wicked
thing. Will the people of the North, Tree
as vet, see this thing done, and sustain its pro-
moters? We hope not-ws pray not. When
will the men in power learn the truth of what
the great statesman Of our century said so
wisely and well, when similar attempts were
made to govern British India. 1t is the ma
ture of tyranny and rapacity never TO learn
sions On the contrary, all men. thinking SIM
ply OF the methods dictated by their nature,
attribute the Illustration OF their desires to the
wsnt of sufficient vigor. Then they redouble
the efforts of their impatient cruelty which.
producing, as they must produce, new disap-
pointments, they become irritated against the
objects OF their rapacity. From cruel men
they are transformed into savage beasts, with
no other yestiges Of reason left but what serve
to furnish the Incentives aud reinements OF
ferocious subtlety for purposes ofwhich beasts
are. incapable, and at which fends would
blush.
(Signed) FRANK P. BLAIR,
J. r. BAYARD.
In the Senate, Anthony was chosen presi-
dent, pro tem:
a change in the craftsmanship of the
committee on foreign relations was discussed
all day. Howe, in answer TO question, said
it was because Sumner refused to have per-
sonal intercourse with the President or Secre-
tary of State. Cameron was finally placed at
the head OF the committee on foreign affairs.