Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-01


1t, The 6shIn is ore Of liberty s"d
IDEAS; fsht ssa,n.t the elevation Of an
inferior class. ihe colorrd race being AIM
Ell al Il has nothing 10 du With The gen.
eral government.
2nd In our State the government 10 in
the hands Of The negroes; the lae slaves
rule their msstrr.-a calamity.
3rd. The negro from bis training and
position vas not g, for statesmen or 10
rule and wee easily led ,susyby design
ing men and become oppre.sor. Of Tho
WINES and put men in'o office ~ho were
totally unit Tor the posiIions and The
uIiest scoundrels were elected because
they were Republican.
4ih. CoIIup, and incompetent officers,
an.sv,l of Startling magnitude and sfrct.
The whole machinery Of State govern
men,.
5ih, fiesvy taxation and srmed nsaro
miiIu, - standing nrnsce ~ The ~hiies
denied the sane privilege.
These are the reasons assigned by this
"nrisin.l aboliIioni-i" a. rn,siing causes
Of TIE troubles. aud if he can say ,his
much as . ground ior 'he complaint Of 'he
people whs, mu., be their condinon rs
tell by themselves.
When men are driven to despair they
seldom reason abouI The means 'hry mu,t
take 10 prOIeci themselves, but the i"ilo".
log Officially published sImsc, from The
code Of ,he ku klux Khan furnish some
clue In their otJec' aud drsiRn:
"Ar. 2. Thee shalt he no interference
with any honest. decent, we'll .beh''sd
person, whIIe or black and "" cordially
invite all such 10 continue ~ their spp'o
PIRATE labor. and they shsil be projected
therein by the whole power OF :his organ.
,zsiIon. Bu, W.. do intend ,h,, the intel.
hseu,, honest rhiis people (ihe tax pay
s") Of ,his County shaH rule 81. We
can no longer pu, up With negro rule.
black hay ons... and a mis.r,bly degraded
and thle'l.h sei OF lsw mak.H. (God
save the mark) he scvm oi ,he esIh. the
scrspines Of crsauOn. We are pledged
10 ,lopu. We are determined 10 end u.
even 1t We are forced by force TO use
force
Gen. Grant has cent several conpseies
OF U. s. troop. Ia the dIsuicw Of Ches-
ter and York. but they nee, wiib no J,f.
6eul'y 90 long .s they DO no, interfere
With the negro m,inis. The following
eIusc, from ne~,psPer correspondent
ir Chester. will give 500 some idea oi the
character o( ihe troubles there -
Mr.. EOiior-flkIrs II for granted
ihaI. as usual, @isiepIesenistlons Of the
recent outrage coInmIurd by = body OF
Scot. mIliis in ,his Dl.tnrt will he cir-
culs,sd though Radical ind"enre. ~e
wi,h IL give yon = truthful statement ui
the sHsT ~ ~ occurred. aud so isf as The
facts have been s,cefisinej.
The undersigned was in The immediate
vicinity where "n last Saturday. NO mi.
Iri. cnlIed the better psu # the dsy.~ih
The avowed intention OF hsh'ing tie h"
klur. That night they bsricsdej ihs
public road. and as young man WAS
passing on his way hume. they 'ho, and
wounded him from smbu.h This pro.
,oked an attack soon sh,r from . fe"
disguised men. wao ~ubdrew m eonss-
qusnce OF the superior number OF armed
nsgross.
III. following Monday morning. these
negroes. numbering about siiiy. with the
srms and sccoulr-msn,s furnished by the
State. marched down 10 Chester. . dis
,aDce OF ten miles, eurs'os and swearing.
and behaving like dsmons on The road.
They csTped IN HE suburbs Of The town
and ported senrinti,. ~bo challenged ev.
oy whie person attempting To leave the
town, aud compelled seseisl ciuzens 10
iuin from th~m course aud take = differ
ent dWecuon.
if Governor Scott will dissrm his tor.
bulcnt nrgrO m'li,I. snd The Legislature
pay more sueniUn to The neceNines and
suherInes OF the people. AID ls" 10 en-.
fiching ihemsslves and encouraging tie
"IGrdnen" ~ their enmuy ss.insi TIE
~hl,.s; aud Congress viii let "shte
men rule white msn" aud let ,hs South
alone. u ~"uld soon be tree from "oui-
RACES" aud NJ KiuIes too.
Il 10 usnIie.i /, all tbs, TOO people can
not and ~,il not live pese~sbly together
win Tho inferior rae, a. the gorsrning
powsr. The history Of oil E.uons aud
Yovrrnsnebis irsch ,his and The vhiis
race Of The Suuih. the tax payers, will
n.ver subm,, 10 ihis destsdsuon. They
have already shown more fofbeusnee
thsn va, ever expected of them. The
North would not endure hi. condition of
thing. one mon,n and ye, they are 'ui'.
Jog :" keep The Sou'b m that unnatural
position by syone". bv, the South can
no, be made over Tn pearoes snd eHpe'-
bseg,rs uD,ii the entire ~hue population
IL destroyed. Gran' may send his col
der. and the people Will no, resi',. bu,
negro supremacy enforced BY Federal
bsyonew can no, las, ,iw.y'. When the
soldier. leave, the whites will nss %
naturally 40 . cork that Is released from
the lead ihs, held it under waller. There
m no enniIy TO he negro. no wish Ia de.
pr's bin OF his full c,''l fsh". snJ no
desire TO wrong him IN The assertion Of
those rights. bu, if The Radicals really de.
,me. wbs, their couse seems ~ ,im 1.-The
sop emsey o. The negro "a the Souih. o.
can Only be accomplished b. the sI,efni.
nation of ihe white race.
Blood oil show IN nan or bess,. and
The volcano that occasion .i,y noe throws