The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-19
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Outlowry ia York.
YoRKynI.R. s.. O., Dec. l5,

OutIoWry 1n York.
YoRKyn.r. d. s. O.. Dec. l5, 1871.
En1Tons PaRNIx: II aaams that ..Ku
Klnxing" is not confined entirely to the
whites in,this part OF the world at least,
and that inboesqs "Repu6licans" are no,
slways the,victims OF the night-riders.
as Merrill, Corbin, Akerman, Grant &
90. would have the world believe. and as
the following statement Of facts will
abnpdabslyIproy lDT.4t
On Wednesday, night last, 18th, a
party of six or eight men. all negroes
and all armed visited the house OF Mr..
,Williams, at Wright's Ferry, on Catawba
River, pretending to be in search of n
negro named Tom Glenn, whom thew
stated they had an order from Mai. Mer.
rill to arrest. They entered the house.
used insulting language to the female in
niates, eefzed upon oil the money thew
could find, half box of tobacco. two
pistols and gun, nll Of which they car
ried away. They also arrested and oar
ried off with them young man (white)
named Smith, whom they found at VIII
liams' house, and whom they accused of
being "Ku Klux," after sundry threats
to Kill him or drown him in the river.
The party then proceeded to the house
OF MIR. Fite, whore they INDUCED in
repetition OF their threats and insults.
The snme scenes were enacted at Mr..
Harper's, neighbor, whose wife they
compelled to preparebreakfust for them.
They also visited the plantation OF e.
81. Glenn, Sheriff OF the County. on
which q Mr. Davidson was living, arrest.
ed white boy on the place who had
gotten into a difficulty with one of the
negroes, aud tried him for the offence.
~ but inflicted no injury upon him.
The females of the household were
threatened here also, and it is said that
a gun was levelled at them by one Of the
party. Their leader stated, while on the
raid, that he had been appointed to re-.
gulate that country and be intended to
do it. ~
On yesterday morning, (l4th.) Mre.
Williams, from whose house tho young
man Smith had been taken, came to
Iorkvllle, and made statement OF what
had occurred at her house the night pre-
vious. And last night, Sheriff Glenn,
by squad of United States
cavalry, proceeded to "the seat of war;"
In the meantime, Smith had been kept
closely guarded. until the outlaws, get
ting wind of the approach of the sheriff
and his party. divided-one squad TAX
ing olrcuitous route towards Yorkville,
carrying Smith along With them. On
their arrival here. they went 10 Captain
Ogden, the commanding officer, and
stated that they had visited Williams
simply to search for Tom Glenn, whom
they had orders to arrest; that they had
committed no outrage, and that Smith
had accompanied them of his own free
Will. Smith, under threats-of what
character it is not yet definitely known
stated that he had accompanied them
voluntarily. Upon these statements, the
men were discharged, with written
order to the officer in charge of the
troops then In search of them, not to ar
rest them.
Meanwhile, the sheriff and his party
had succeeded in capturing four of those
who hnd been left behind. These had
made clean breast of it," and acknow.
lodged the facts as they have been
stated. They were taken in custody by
tue sheriff, who, on the return to York
Vile. met those who had brought Smith
in. They exhibited the order forbid.
ding their arrest, as also one from Mai.
Merrill, authorizing them to arrest Tom
Glenn. The officer in command of the
troops. though knowing their guilt, did
not feel authorized to disregard the
order Of his superior, although given
under q misapprehension of the true
state of the case, and they were allowed
to proceed.
have made this hurried statement.
Mr. Editor. in justice to tho white peo.
pie OF this County. and that the outside
world may see that we are sometimes
''sinned against, as we'll as SHINING" A
perfect howl has been raised against the
enormities of the ''Ku Klux." from
Grant. down to "the ours of low de-
gree, who truckle for place and pay; yet
not one word is said about the threats of
violence and almost nightly incendiarism
that prompted these acts; and not an
effort is made to ferret out and punish
the guilty parties. I am no apologist
Of lawlessness, in any form; but I an, a
believer in TINT old and true, though
not very elegant MAXIM what's sauce
for the goose. is sauce for the gander;"
and the country has q right to demand
that justice shall be meted out with an
even hand.
We of the up-country, and of York
County especially, congratulate you
that you dare to speak the truth freely,
fully and fearlessly, and that your Jour
nal does not class with those that "bend
the supple hinges of the knee, that thrift
may follow fawning."
FIAT JUSTITIA.
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