The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-25

the victims, as the assertion uniformly
made to them by these midnight assas-
sins, and corroborated by the universal
testimony of the repeatant and diYulg.
| ing members Of the Order, is this: The
putting down of the Republican and
the putting mp of the Democratic party.
Z. That while the Democratic and
animation usually deny the political
purpose of the Order, asserting that the
Ku-Klux are . social necessity growing
out of the abolition of the old patrol /;
that they have to ride the country to
keep the niggers in their place :" that
under the influence of Radical legisla-
tion and Methodist preaching the Mig
gere are liable to become saucY,N and
without an occasional Ku-Klux visit
would "begin to think themselves as
good as white folks y and that these
frequent hoggings, and an occasional
murder, are necessary to maintain such
will permit the vice-hRting whites to
live in their neighborhood; yet, on the
the cross-examination, these witnesses
also very generally, as well as very re-
lnetantly. confess thatthe iatiHidG Ei0a Of
Republican UoteTs 10 prominent and
not to DO regretted result.
8. That 20 secure this purpose, the
putting down OF the Republicans and the
putting up of the Democratic party, an
tfnidatioa is the grand measure-the
,nnnnidatlon Of Republican voters,
humble and defenceless, BY midnight
raids; by burning houses and stores,
and the destruction Of crops; by whip
pings Of such extreme cruelty as often
to end in death by most indecent and
painful manning; by assassination and
murder in such coWardly manner and
with such hellish device as may strike
terror into whole counties, aud bring
down the Republican vote from.two or
three thousand to less than a single
dozen.
8. That "school-teaehers,r and
preachers of the Methodist church
North" seem to be the especial abhor-
rences OF these Democratic assassins
and hundreds OF the school houses and
Methodist churches have been given to
the flames: and Christendom will stand
aghast when It is made known the
scores of school teachers and Methodist
preachers, who, by this Democratic
agency, within these three years, have
been whippedl shot! hungI and, in
some instances, it is believed, burned at
the stake!
10. That in nearly one-half the States
of the Union this work of hell is now
going on, night by night-eVery month
extending the range of its bloody oper-
atoms, and fearfully multiplying the
number of its victimsl
IL. That it is solely and immediate
ly in the service of the Democratic
party-a large portion of the party
South heartily approving-large num-
bers North attempting its palliation by
excuse, and its shelter from scorn by
covering up or denying its crimes, as if |
cowardly assassination could be pallia= |
ted, and brutafE murder excused-and |
the Democratic party throughout the |
land rejoicing in its promise of help.
So, either by open and acknowledged |
action, or by the no less criminal and
the more cowardly participation of ex-
tenuatiHg and shielding the crime, the |
party, South and North, become, before
the people and before God, equal shar-
ers in the responsibility.
Out of the mouths of more than two 1
hundred witnesses is every syllable of /
this established; and more than ten |
thousand Of the shreudless dead, from
hidden places by Wayside, in swamp
and mountain, and from the sleepiess |
ashes Of fired homes, shout their ghast.
ly AMEN!
A single instance of these thousand |
outrages perpetrated upon an American |
citizen on foreign soil, would be
thought ample cause for war; and our
entire Navy would hasten to enforce /
the Nations Indignation. And such |
abuse IS is daily meted out to these /
humble Methodist preachers, If offered
one Of our Missionaries on heathen
ground, would arouse the whole
American church until every wind
was laden with demands for "protec-
ton"
The thanks of all citizens who love /
right and hate rapine are due the faith
full men of this committee, who, forget
ting their own ease, have so indutrious-
earthing of this giant villalny.
Christian men OF our country! HUI
name meni All decent men, we ap-
peal to you'll Is q party worthy Of life I
in this land which seeks supremacy
through such hell-born Tneasures7