The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-05
KU.KLUx DIABoLIs16.
Eleven Pregnant Facts Brought
to light by the Congress
..v sional Investigating
81 a3x oG4 Z Oonmittee. Hsas


3outh Carolins-havs now been in daily SEES
ZION moro than two months. and have had |
before thsm many scores Of witnesses from
III sections Of the late Insurrectionary States !
men Of both high and humble station
presiding elders, preachers, ex. members Of
NE FEDERAL Congress and ex-members OF the
Confederate Congress, ex.Generals Of both
armiss, Governors snd ex Governors, Judges,
Soltoisors, Shsrins, revenue officers, cfBcsrs
Of the army, postmastsrs. school teachers,
rspsataat and nou-rspentaht members Of ku-
Klux Kians and dozens Of their MANNED and
suhsring victims, black and white. 81 %az
And what has This patisnt and thorough in
vsstigation established-and established be-
yond all future cavil and question? These
strocious Facts: .p rs asa7a
IL. That in I'll the late insurrsctionsry
StstsS, and generally fused, though net
fGand in svsfS county, ID an oath-bound Sc.
erst Organization, working only ut night. and
its msmbsrs always in diguise, with officers,
signs, signals, passwords grips, and all the
necessary paraphsPnalia, with the pledged
and sworn purpoee Of putting down the Re.
publican and putting up tbs Demoe,a attic party;
Knows IN dfdefout localities amohG the initia.
~ b. di9srsNt semes, bat evesywhers re-.
scEni,sd BY We ssssTst sognonsn of'"Ku-
3 That the organizations came into being
. few months previous 10 che last Presidential
election, during which canvass il was in ito
most vigorous condition, but 10 now through
al the South, with more efficient discipline
and e6ective direction than ever, revvin9. in
Preparation for the next Presidential cam.
paien, when, % they told one OF their victims
II Teunessee few weeks since, mo id
srn State, By black or white ,a rer.-.
8. That this Ku Klax organisation Is the
premsditated and determined scheme Cor car.
syiDg the South ct the next election of PEST.
dent, and 20, BY securing the entire electoral
vote OF that section, make sure the election of
the Democratic nominee. SIG +
4. That the officers and establshers of
these 'Dens' (as they appropriately call their
sspsrste bands) are the leading and active
5. That the scheme has the hearty good
will Of large section Of the Democra ratio par
" In al those States, and the acquiescenee
Of nearly the entire party. a
o. That the direct and chief purpose Of
the organization, Is swsrn by all the victims,
- the assertion uniformly made TO them by
these midnight sssassins, and corrobcrated
BY the universal testimony of the repentant
and divulgipg members Of the order, is this !:
The putting down Of the Republican and the
putting up Of the Democratic party.
Z. Thst while the Democratic and Ku-
Klux witnesses on their diract examination
usually deny the political purpose Of the or
der, asserting that the Ku-Klux are . social
necessity growing out of the abolition of the
old patrol that they have 10 ride the couu.
Try to keep the niGGers in their place; that
nndsr the influence Of Radical legislation and
Methodist preaching the niggers are liable to
become saucy," and without an occasional
Ku -Klu1 visit would "begin 10 think them
these frequent foRgings, and an occasional
murder, are necessary to maintain such .
state OF morals among the blacks 90 will per-
init the vice-haiing whites to live in their
neigtborhoOd yet, on the cross-exam nina
tim, these Witnesses also very generally, as
well - very reluctantly. confess that the in
timidatiou OF Republican voters 10 promin
emit and not to be regretted result.
8. ? That e secure this purpose, the put.
ting down Of The Republiean and the putting
mp ofthe Democratic party. intimidation isthe
grand msasure-ths intimidation of Repub-
lioan voters, black and white, but especially
the humble and defencslees, By midnight
raids; By bur ming houses and stores. and the
destruction Of corps !; BY whippiugs OF such
extreme cruelty % oftsn 10 end in death BY
most indecent and painful manning; By ags
ssssination and murder in such cowardly
manner and with such hsllish device 20 ma,
strike terror into whole counties, and bring
down the Republican vote from two or three
thousand to less than single dosep.
o. That school. teachsrs;, ard .preachers
Of the Methodist Church NORTH seem 10 b
the especial abhorrsnce of these Democratic
assass,ns and hundreds Of school house,
and Methodist Churches have bsen given Il
the danes; and Christendom will stant
aghast when il is made known the scores o.
school teachers and Methodist preachers, VIII,
BY thi: Democratic agency. within these thre'
PEARS, have been whipped shot hung ans
In some instances, it 10 believed burned ct tn
stake.
10. That in nearly ons.half the States o
this Union this wofk Of hell 10 now going on
sight BY nieht-cvery mouth extending thu
range Of its bloody operations, and fearful,
multiplying tho number Of its Victims!
IL. That 1t 10 solely and Immediately il
tbs service of the Democratic parsy-s lars
portion Of The party South heartily approx
Ing--larxs hunters Of the party North at
shelter from scorn by covering mp or deny
ing its crimes, - II cowardly assassinatio
could be palliated, and brutal murder excuse
--and the Democratic party throughout th
land rejoicing in IL promise Of help. 81
either by open and acknowledged actiou, q
BY the 10 lees criminal and the more cowart
~ participation Of sxtsnuating and shieldiu
the crime, Che party, south and North, becon
before the people and before God equal sha
srs in the responsibility.
Ont of the mouths Of more than two hu,
Arsd Witnesses 10 every syllable OF this esta1
lishsd and more than ten thousand of Il
shroudlsss dead, from hidden places by way
side, il swamp and mountain, and from Il
slseplsss ashes Of afsd homes, shout ths
ghastly AABSl
A single Instance Of these thousand on
RACES psrpstustsd upon an American eitiz
on foreign soil, would be thought ample eau
for war; and our entire navy would hast
70 enforce the Nations indignation. A
such abuse - 10 daily meted out 70 the
humble Methodist preachers, if offered one
our Missionaries on heather ground, wor
arouse the whole American church until ev
~ mind Was laden with demands for "Pl
tectiou." -
The thanks Of all citizens who love Right q
hate Rspins are due The faithful men Of d
COMMITTEE, who, forgetting their own es
have 20 industriously devoted these
months to the unearthing Of this giant '
lainy.
Christisn men Of our eountryl HUNS
nsnl All decent men, We appeal to you
spsrty worthy Of life in this land VII
seeks supremacy through such . hell-b'
measured
Never, within. the recollection
tho oldest inhabitant has Whitewa
been, - low - at the present. Tin
Unless rain comes soon, al tho mi
and factories that derive their mot
power from its current will have
suspend operations.