The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-13
Asain on the Rampage.


friend to his own Interests, Hoge, is
again being heard from. Taking courage
perhaps from tie prospect Of proclama-
ton of martial law by President Grant,
ne is lifting his voice once more, and dis
seninating his vile, iacendiary ideas,
1t is SAID by some Of the radical press
that he addressed large and enthuslas'
tic meeting Of Republicans, Democrats
and Ku K'ux in the County Of Orange
burg, numbering several thousand. We
! we're inclined to doubt the number as
we'll as the enthusiasm, aud find cor
-obora;ion from the News correspon.
dent, who states that the crowd was
dru,nmed up from work in the neighbo' :
hood, and that no one Of the party, OF
which IIog(e) seemed to be the head and
tail, were willing to acknowledge having
had any hand in calling it together. Any
how, whether large or small, the intention
was the same, and Hoge made his speech.
which it is said occupied hours in the
delivery. We make but one extract
from it as sufficient to show the anipus
which still fills the breast Of this roto-
,ions carpet bagger. Abiding to the
ku klux, he said
"lf all outside sources Of protection
fail, G have remedy within ourselves.
That a party. which in this State has a
majority of thirty thousand, should sub.
init 10 such outrageous organizations, is
astonishing. Governor Scott owes it to
every ore, Ku klux as we'll as others, TO
have this order put down at once. Now,
what is our condition here? There are
two blacks to every white mnn. Gan
these two submit to the one? The time
is not far distant, when for every one
murdered By the ku Klux klan two
Of their number, OF synpa,hizefs, will
suffer. When that time does come, who
will be held responsible before the world
lOr 2li tEG woes anu dIl3CtIpuS "uNu ~
will entail upon uS?'
And this vile, abominahle, mischievous
language is paraded by the Radical
press as something good, to be commend
cd. Had anything hall as strong come
from a democratic source it would be
heral,led as an evidence Of the most dia'
bolical Ku kluxi<m. This kind of work,
such as iIcgc is capable Of, is doing more
harm 70 the country than the greatest
pest that ever came upon people. The
carpet.hagger is worse than an indiction
Of locustS. We would infinitely prefer
yellow fever, cholera, or the plague, as
less damaging in their effects. And all
this two hours speech of Hoge's is about
the Ku k'ux, an organization which ifit
did ever exist, no longer does so, and at
a time when the utmost quiet reigns in
the State. OF course it can be seen that
it is for political effect. to bolster the
party all around, both here ard at Wash.
ington, as we'll FOR present purposes as
for the future. 1t is we'll known that
Just now, and more SO than at any period
since the closing Of the war, the negro is
less iuimicai to his white Southern friend,
and more disposed to reason than ever,
and this it is which causes Mr. IIoge,
and others Of his ilk, to renew the agita-
tion by stirring up the waters Of strife.
Grant himself knows that this part of his
kingdom is quiet, and though he threat
ems, and in fact may be ready to issue
the fatal proclamation Of martial law, he
wants bolstering. And Mr.. Hoge is
ready to do it. But we suppose it is in
the order Of things-that the condition
grow worse before it can grow better,
and that the very name Of Radical
may become stencil in the State, as it
is almost row.