The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-09

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do similai' deeds in Orapgeburg.. We
Ihre. .sold that tlheir omission is to prevent
lIthesale of stolen cotton Iffso, why
the necessity Of hiding their faces, of
coming at midnight and Of breathing
out threatenings ngainst tho public of
ficers? IF their real object was to pre-
vent thseying they would have come
in the bright light of day, and then they
would have been assisted by every hon
est man in Orangeburg.
/ am not going to be intimidated from
speaking the truth. / always have AID
always shall defend every citizen in
what is lawful and orderly, SO that they
shall have protection for their lives,
their liberty and their property. "Every
mans house is his CASTLE" and the.
iistrong arm of the Government will be
used to protect you, your wives and
lchildren. s f
The Republican party is charged with
fostering dishonesty There is, no
| doubt ths. there are, dishonest men in
that party but are there not likewise
dishonest men in the Democratic party !?
All parties have their share of dishon.
esty. There may be dishonest men in
the Legislature. L don't propose to defend
any of these, and will not give them my
support. The people have remedy
for all this, which is plain, adequate and
complete. Not in midnight assassina-
tion not by Earnings and stripes You
can't remedy it by killing colorcd men,
or By abusing ana ill.treating them.
/ If the object of this X Ian is to kill let
Ithem take the thieves, bat let alone the
innocent man, whose only crime is fea!ty
Ito the party which gave him freedom.
But, no matter what may he mans
crime, it is no just cause for his murder.
There is no excuse for going into mans
house at night, taking him out from his
family and brutully numbering HIN. IL
any of the Democratic party know Of
any dishonest.acr done by officials, let
them go to the grand jury, which is the
most terrible engine that can be brought
against them. And now, ii there are
any of this Klan within the sound of
my voice, can tell them, that, when
they kill even dishonest man, their
crime is locked upon by the courts here
below, and that'highcr Tribunal above,
as foul and bloody murder.
My fellow citizens, let me advise you
to call upon Governor Scott for protec-
tion. 1t is his t7u,y to afford it but my
friends, am almost doubtful if .hat
duty will be performed. If he does re.
fuse, call on the President of the Uni, ed
\ Statcss General Grant will SEQ ,ha:
the laws are thoroughly executed Those
laws will protect you. Hear what the
law known as the "Ku klux Bill'' says
a part of section two of this law reads
as follows
"If any person go in disguise upon,
the public highway or upon tho prcmi-
sos of another, for the purpose, either
directly or indirectly, of depriving any
person or class of persons of the equal
protection of the laws, or Of equal pric-
iieycs or immnnities untlcr tie ln,rs, or
for the purpose Of prcDcntimG or dinder-
ing he constituted authorities Of any
STATE from gio'n2 on securing to all per-
sons 'cihit such State The equal protcc-
fion cfthe la'es, or shall conspire together
far III" purpose Of an any manner I'M.
Pedtng, hindering, otstrHcting, or def at
ing the due course Of justice in any State
TOR Territory, oith intent to deny to arg
citizen Of the United States the due and
equal protection Of The ldvs, or TO njnre
any person in his person or k,s property
for ta'JuHy ento,cing the right ofany
person or class etpersons to The equal pro-
lection Of The lars, dc, each and every
person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of high crime, and, upon ccn-
viction thereof in any district or circuit
court of the United States or district or
supreme court of any Territory of the
Unitod States having Jurisdiction of
similar offences, shall be punished by a
fine not less than five hundred nor more
thar five thousand dollars, or by impris-
onment, with or without hard labor, as
the court may determine. for a ueTioI nf
net less than six months nor more than
six years, as the court may determine,
or by both such fine and imprisonment