The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-26

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THE sUB.KUKLUx COMMITTEE.
What they saw in South Carolina.
The sub-Ku-Klux Committee,
OF Senator Scott and
representatives Stevenson sud
IAN cTrnmp, visited Washington
N Saturday last, returning from .
oiourp Of four weeks in vArious !
,arts. OF South Carolina, where
hey have been investigating the
outrag es on tn spots4where
hey occurred. i.0 .nets94 aa"A
J 81 AT COLUMBIA, .. c. la1-'
They first visited the capital,
Columbia. More than one hundred
.efugees, who had fled from vio-
ence in various counties, were
here, but after examining witness
es for two days. the Committee de-
to go to the scenes Of the
alleged violence. s~,,
At spARrANsBURG.
They went to Spartansburg.--
They expected to remain there for
three or four days, but stayed
eleven. When word got through
Spartansburgh county that they
were there, whites and negroes,
victims of violence. came in by
scores every day from all djrec,
tions. Murders and cruel whip
pings by Kuklux bands had SO ter
riiied them hat in many ntighbor
hoods nearly every negro man and
Republican white man had slept in
the wood for months every night.
They showed scarified backs, gun
shot wounds, MANNED ears, and
other proofs of the violence they
had suffered. In Limestone Springs
township, one hundred and eigh-
teen cases OF whipping were prov
ed. The Committee awoke every
morning to findin the yard by the
hotel new crowd Of victims Of
the Kuklux, some, including whites
who had suffered outrages which
carnot he described with decency.
After being whipped, the victims,
well known persons, were often
commanded to, under penalty of
death, to publish cards renouncing
the Republican party. In a die Of
the South Carolina Spartan, a
Democratic newspaper, forty.two
such cards were found recently
published.
AT UNIONSvILLE -sE
the committee rem aimed two days
Not an avowed white Republican
was found in the place, though 8
member OF the committee was pri
vately assured by few that they
would avow themselves If protec.
ted. The terror of the negroes
b ere is complete Tie last elec
ton was carried by Republican
majority but the Republican county
officers received Kukfux notices
and all resigned or fed. The pol
icy there has been more towart
murder and less toward whipping
The killing Of ten negroes, takel
from jaiiby several hnndred Kn'
k.ux acting under military organ
ization, was investigated. Te
\ A THOUSAND KUKLUx.
A prominent lawyer OF the place
Mr.. Shar,l, Democrat, on cross
examination, startled the commit
tee by stating that he believed al
most every respectable uumarrie'
man in the comm unity. belonge'
to the Kuklux, and he, believed
thousand Kuklux were within
days march Of the village. @
HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF A NEaR
PREACHER.
A negro Methodist preache
named Louis Thompson, who ha
an. appointment for June 1lth a
Goshen Hill Church, Union coun
ty, received q Kuklux notice, j
the usual form, not to preach. :
He preached. Notwithstanding, I
a verv few. most Of the congregs
ton fleeing when they saw the nc
4 tice In the evening a clan of 2
mounted Kuk!ux came, tied hir
and whipped him. led him off Sc,
eral miles, dragging him part {
the way tied to horses, whippe
him again until death, murilate
him in way that cannot with pro
ptiety he described, hung him. an
threw his body mo the Tige
river, leaving notice forbidding an
one to bury him Before the commi
tee return Ell from that place Sen,
tor Scott sent Thompson's brothel
who is now q refugee from Colum
bia to Union county, With a lettt
to insure him strong guard I
United States cavalry, to go an
bury the body which was reporte
to be still lying half decompose
in tho waters pdpa.
| Two more days we're spent
examining witnesses in Columbi
on their returning from Spartans
burg. One day was occupied
hearing the statements and gener
Iviews Of Genel al Wade Hampto
and General Butler, the Democra
ic candidate for Governor last fal
IN YORK COUNTY.