The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11
From the Washington Patriot.
ShArman ys. Sherman.

Until very recently Senator Sherman always
professed to be in favor of moderate policy to-
wards the South, and, although he generally
voted at the final pinch with the red revolution
lists, his tone was more reserved than that of the
leaders like Morton. A fortnight ago, he aban-
doned this sham of forbearance, and sought to
place himself in the front rank of prescription,
by proposing measure of persecution copied
from William the Conqueror, and which was 80
publicans in both branches of Congress Aim
ing, apparently, to supersede Mr. Morton in the
command of the Administration forces, and to
attract attention to himself as candidate for
reelection to the Senate, he not only adopted
all the notorious fabrications of Ku-Klux "out-
RACES" but, passing the limits of decency and
truth, he endorses them with whatever author
ity his name could give. His speech On this
subject exceeds in violence, as it surpasses in
deliberate injustice, every other harangue in
the Senate, except those Of Pool and Morton,
which are embalmed in exceptionable infamy.
General Sherman is now on o tour of inspec-
ton in the South, and was entertained ct New
Orleans, almost at the very hour when his
brother was uttering bitter denunciations on the
floor of the Senate We cannot make their re-
spective opinions more forcibly confront each
other than by placing them side by side, and
| conclusions as to this contradictory testimony
FROM SENATOR sHERMAN's SPEECH, APRIL 19.
The startling fact upon which this bill is
based is that an organized conspiracy, spreading
terror and violence, burning and robbing, muir
both women and men, and pervading large
communities of this country, now exists, un-
checked by punishment, independent of law,
uncontrolled by magistrates. \ Law
less bands of men, amounting to hundreds,
while we have been in session here, have been
roaming over the country independent and un-
challenged, committing these atrocities without
fear of punishment cheered by their neighbors,
and despising your laws and your authority.
We are called upon to legislate in regard to
these matters. This condition of affairs, though
doubted in the beginning, is now admitted on
all hands.
FROM GEN. sHERMAN's SPEECH, APRIL 70.
Before signing the agreement with General
Joe Johnston, called together all the Generals
under command, and, without dissenting
voice. they agreed with me. believed they
surrendered in good faith, and would have lived
up to the very letter Of the agreement; and in
nv opinion, if there had been no reconstruc-
tion acts of Congress, and the armies been left
at the time to settle all questions Of difference
between the different sections of the country,
the people would have at once become quiet
and peaceable. Iprobably haze as good means
of Information as most persons in regard to chat
is called the Ku-Kzug, and am perfectly satisfied
that the thing Is greatly oeer-estimatsd; and if
the Ku-Klux bills we're kept out of Congress,
and the army kept at their legitimate duties,
there are enough good and true men in all
Southern States to put down all Ku-Klux or
other bands of marauders.
The Senator speaks in the imAammatory Ian
guage of a partisan, with disregard of facts and
of everything but his ambitious purpose. The
General, on the very spot of the pretended vio-
lence, denies its existence, and reproaches Con-
gress with the responsibility of postponing peace
and reconciliation.
! And if additional proof was needed that this
Ku-Klux business was fabricated in Congress
as an electioneering contrivance, it would be
found in the perfect tranquility that has pre-
vailed throughout the entire South since the
adjournment of these Radical conspirators.-
They were the only disturbers of the peace; ;
they revived exploded calumnies; they sub
orncd witnesses to utter new ISLANDERS; they
have sown afresh the seeds of discord and strife;
| they seek to revive old animosities, and as q
last resource they intend to renew civil war if
other means fail to accomplish their nefarious
| designs