The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-11

cavil and question? These atroGious
Facts:
1. That in all the late Insurrec-
tionary States, and generally diffused |
though not found in every County, |
is an oath bound Secret o Organization |
working only at night, and its mem
bers Away in disguise, with Officers
Signs, Signals, Password, Grips,
and all the necessary paraphernalia,
with the Pledged and Sworn purpose
of putting dozen the Republican and
putting up the Democratic party.
known in differed localities among
the initiated by different names, but
everywhere recognized by the gen
eral cognomen ''Ku-Klux."
2. That the organization came in
to being a few months previos to the
last Presidential Election, during
which canvass it was in its most vig-
orous condition, but is now through
all the South, with more efficient dis
cipline and effective direction than
ever, reyiving, in preparation for the
next Presidential campaign, when,
as they told one of their victims in
Tennessee a few weeks since, "no
id Radical voting is to be al
| lowed in any Southern State, by
black or white"
3. That this Ku Klux organiza-
| ton is the premediated and deter
mined scheme for carrying the
South at the next election of Presi-
dent, and so, by securing the entire
electoral vote of that section, make
sure the election of the Democratic
nominee.
4. That the officers and establish
ers of these "Dens" Gas they appro-
priately call their separate bands)
are the leading and active Demo
cratic politicians of the South.
8. That the scheme has the hearty
goodwill Of large section of the
Democratic party in all those States
and the acquiescence Of nearly the
entire party.
| 6. That the direct and chief pur-
| pose of the organization, as sworn
by all the Victims, as the assertion
uniformly made to them by these
midnight assassins, and corrobora-
ted by the universal testimony of the
repentent and divulging members of
the Order, is this: The putting
down of the Republican and the put
ting up Of the Democratic Party.
Z. That while the Democratic and
Ku-Klux Witnesses on their direct
examination usually deny the poltti-
cal 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 Legislation and Methodist
Preaching the Niggers are liable to
become saucy," and without an oc-
casional Klu-Klux visit would obe- |
gin to think themselves as good as |
white folks; J" and that these frequent
foggings and an occasional murder,
are necessary to maintain such a
state of morals among the Blacks
as will permit the vice-hating Whites
to live in their neighborhood; yet,
on the cross examination, thes wit
nesses also very generally, as well
as very reluctantly, confess that the
intimidation Of Republican Uoters
is a prominent and not to be regret
ted result.
s. That to secure this purpose,
the putting down of the Republican
and the putting up of the Democrat
ic party, Intimidation is the grand
measure-the intimidation of Re-
publican voters, black and white, but
especially the humble and defence
less, by Midnight Raids; by Burn.
ing Houses and Stores, and the Des-
truction Of Crops, by Whippings of
such extreme cruelty as often to end
in Death; bymost indecent and pain
ful Manning; by Assassination and
Murder in such cowardly manner
and with such hellish device as may
strike terror into whole counties,
and bring down the Republican .
vote from two or three thousand to /
less than a single dozen.
8. That "School-teachers," and
preachers Of the Methodist Church
North" seem to be the especial alb
horrence of these Democratic Assas- !
sins, and hundreds of School houses
and Methodist Churches have been I
given to the flames; and Christen- q
dom will stand aghast when it is {
made known the scores of School t
teachers and Methodist Preachers.
who, by this Democratic agency,
within these three years, have been
Whipped! Shot, Hung and, in some
instances, it is believed, burned at
the Stake!
10 That in nearly one-half the
S tates Of this Union this work of
hell is now going on, night by night
every month extending the range
of its bloody operations, and fear
fully multiplying the number of it's
victims!
IL. That it is solely and immedi-
ately in the service of the Democra-
tic Party-a large portion Of the par
ty South heartily approying-large
Of the party North attemp
ting its palliation by excuse, and it's J
shelter from scorn by covering up or {
denying its crimes, as if CowardIy '
Assassination could be palliated and q
brutal Murder excused-and through I
out the land rejoicing in its promise Q
of help. So, either by open and &C U
knowledged action, or by the no less
and the more cowardIy par L
ticipation of extenuating and shield t
ing the crime, the Party, South and 1
North, become before the people and t
before God equal sharers in the re-
sponsibility. e B
Out of the mouths of more than
two hundred Witnesses is every {
syllable of the this established; and {
more than ten thousand of the
shroudless Dead, from hidden places 1