The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-12

Gptaiiag Stats Soarnat.
CONFESSION FROM THE GALLONS.

CONFESSION FROM THE GALLONS.
The sorest disgrace which has been in
flicted upon modern civilization has been
the Ku-Klux villainy Of the Southern De-
mocracy. In order to destroy free opinion
and crush out political opposition, in
country boasting free institutions and COW
cred by the egis of the American constitu-
tior, to have organized a secret conspiracy
against party, against the courts, against
local and national authority, against law,
order, life, property, liberty, AND TRUTH,
will be looked back upon in after times,
with an amazement as painful as profound.
Its the actual crime and logical result of
the fell tenets of what is the lees and dregs
of what scas the Democratic party of this
land.
They denied the existence of these cow
ardly, disguised, night-prowling, negro
abusing, numbering, outlaws. How could
they do else? Confessions of redeemless
infamies rarely come forth, except from the
gallows. And we have that sort of confess
sion from them now. The counsel of some
c. &c 49,, oho,t ,;vt,-,yho bava beon
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convicted at Raleigh, address the follow
ing letter to the judge who has nobly vim
dicated the power of society, the authority
oflaw, and the supremacy of national JUS
tce, against sixty tools of disgraced po-
litical party:
,,rr,,r, M, n,yr, Nopr1I cApo1rNA
A'IAAHn LEI AHn VT iihn 'N.'.,.l- -
DEMOCRATS.
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La-T hAhhioh, ~ ~ oep'' ~ io'l.
Ham. H. l.. Bond, Judge Of the United States Cur
e4"'
peace of the people of North Carolina to address
YOU this note.
The fact that secret unlawful ,, organaa,ion
certain parts Of the State has been manifested in
side rme idcens wa S condemn Without reservation ali
such organizations We denonnce a them as Us dan
the eminent duty Of all the good citizens to sup
sae naiaa ar emv be ermes
by these organizations, but we think if the fur
these % Offences was Continued until the November
term it would enable US 70 ens. all 0G M
fectual effort for the restoration of good order.
he Circuit Court W we believe W that this unlawful
will es ssss a. your
Honor, we declare that it is our duty and par,
att ali the means in in our power, to absolutely sup
press this ORGANIZATION ana h 70 secure he ias as.g g
the country must and shall be vindicated. We
nee neope Of Norh Inc Carolina gsh ~" viii unite in rresng
and forever obliterating an evil which brings
Of list of honorable people, and by all the con-
Mth that sss Violations % of % aM and
public justice must and shall cease We have
Thomas Bragg, william NJ shipp
HeoIse nsos J. FwIa Horohs w VIM, u T''I,s9n. Isiis
James B. Bachelor, r. H. Battle, Jr,
ronfoss;o, 4 ;s f,lI absolute nnor.l;.
cd and nono tho loss danoo;ng becanse
coming after conviction This letter is a
,rholo vo,,no IN ;ts meaning Recollect
tbe denals the thousand and one denials.
which tbe marty responsible for the Ku.
Kl,x v;,,a;n;es has made everywhere. in
Congress- and ont. in the North and at the
south calmly upon honor. solemnly be-
fore God as Witness Violently in nartisan
nrotestat;ons deliberately under oath be-
fore committees Of nouirv in private and
while sar;ouslv and iocularlv. in every
III .h,no roool,oct we COW this
- ...,,S d.n;.ls ps .haso ,;ll.;n;es-and tben
rS saS az Iattor oe (sorornor Rrooo and b,s
h~o,bran IF Tho Rale;ob bar Il brands
them as false-all false--and it burns. as
With : rod hot iron ON the forehead of this
,,o,.tv Tho ;raffaceobIe words and letters
You lie
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ioui BUSINESS ~ cln"' "n'o' mas 'e
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lhese hu-MiuA oaias 81 ii'ie', 'o''e,y
WIN 'eiror' .l'a' '''o ',.a'o eoui's ,:' Youl''
take no cos'l,zahoo u 'i'eii pioee'ui'es,
houses were ouiileu' men anu wo'non anu
chlloren Wnippeu' negroes aooseu, 'iiui'ei
arson' burglary ana tnei. coni'hi''eu "i'i'
deilant impumty. NO local srahu jury
burst recognize iac's a'.es'ca oy cinueis
ana naked cnl'nheys' W .,,e iaoeia'eu pa
sons OF nalineu anu oieeoine ci'izels' anu
by other equally ootruslVe ana paliiiul
evidences OF high-handed ana brutal law