The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-02

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Dorrance Atwatcr OF Connecticut Consul ut
Tahiti, Society Islands; George Toy. Collector OF
Assayer: John r. Mcbride. superintendent ana
William d. Hughes Clerk In the branch Mint at
Base City, Idaho
Honors by the British Authorities to the
Memory Of nm America. Consul.
Vice Consul Reid at Dundee Scotland, informs
the Department Of State that DR.. Smith, the late
Consul OF the United States at Dundee, was buried
the 10th ulr. HIS funeral public one at the
special desire OF all the public corporations and
Provost magistrates and Town Council OF the city.
Her Britannia Majesty's troops, detachment OF the
Ninetleth regiment as well as alarge number of the
ofcers aud men OF Her Majesty's war ship Brilliant
were present in the oflcial costumes, and large
force Of police. There were also upwards OF two
hundred OF the principal merchants Of Dundee In
attendance. The Vice Consul Says
II affords me much pleasure indeed thus to report
to you the respect shown to the government Of the
United States and to the deceased by the various
ty's ofrcIals. The Mayor ana magistrates OF this
city In particular are much to be praised for their
United States and the deceased.
The South Carolina Ku Klux-A Democratic
View Of Affairs at the South.
The Daily Patriot OF tomorrow morning will con.
tain the following article IN response TO q statement
telegraphed hence on Saturday, copied from the
Erenin0 star:
The subcommittee consisting Of Messrs. Scott
the alleged oatrases in South Carolina returned TO
this city on Saturday afternoon, and Immediately
after statement was published upon the authority
lures, which was subsequently telegraphed
oyer the country by the Associated %s Press
pronounce that publication untrue in many
esssnia! particulars and d., peTyers non Of facts
OF producing partisan ana false impression. The
testimony shows that there are four count!cs-vz..
| Laurens Chester, York and Spartanourg-waere
acts OF violence have been committed on both sides.
The whites and blacks are nearly equally divided in
negro is forclbly put over tue white man. has pro.
dnced bad ana even a dangerous state
grieved by an oppression which is intended
| 10 make them The inferior OF the recent
thing has peen done TO aggravate the laborlng whites
outrage the social condition OF their families.
On the very eve OF the last election Governor scott
organized fourteen negro regiments and armed
them with 400 Winchester rides and TO- 600 rounds
o. nxed Ammunition Ihese RE beseh.S wefe DIS
cally where their presence would be most likely to
excite bad blood Inis was rendered more
alarmed, were refused the same privilege TO protect
themselves: company, which I had been IN ex-
BANGED by the Governor. II Is in proof before this
committee that negroes disguised as the ku Klux
the negroes was of the lowest kind and utterly un.
worthy OF belief They were attracted by the fec Of
drilled for the occasion. AT Spartanburg numbers
OF them were congregated In the Post ONCE while
doubtless learned the lesson which was afterwards
rehearsed substantially in the same words OF the va
sSed But one WAS ppea and one white man at
Columbia, who. while claiming TO be a refugee, on
OF Terror b was nodng an Use ere ne
been healed with that plaster
ten ne raac the o m aesee tas
murdered by an armed band; but the facts connected
with this transaction are all intentionally suppress.
some twenty-five armed negroes appeared In that
neignborhocd and openly announced their Intention
to shoot the first white man they should meet Soon
after a drayman, named stevens, with one arm,
who was universally regarded as a worthy and ami
able man. was driving along the road with barrel il
band Of runians and the wniskey demanded.
perry, but gave them . nask of MS own
and started again. After going short distance the
places. A man who had Joined Stevens on the road
fed for h is life, and he himself seeing the armed
negroes in pursuit abandoned the cart aud sought
the wretcbes and against the efforts OF the negro
woman whose humble shelter he mad sought, and
his own he taken out After drawing lots five
OF the gang look HIM into the woods and rddled his
body with balls. The perpetrators OF this ont
but before beng secured they killed Deputy sheriff
smith, who served the process. suddenly negro
writ Of habeas corpus from the RADICAL Judge
Thomas Columbia. but was a,tested In no proper
leading lawyers, In order to determine what
course he should pursue In regard to
bore no evidence OF genuineness. and came In an
envelope OF Adams Express Company Meantime
tho news spread and vigilance committee, reused
into Indignation. knowing how Governor Scott had
pardoned the worst criminals by hundreds, aud be-
ieving 1t TO be q trick to carry on the murderers
determined to administer stern justice themselves
by making an example 70 check this outawry. They
took the prisoners out OF jail BY force and executed
by the declaration OF white man that he was be.
heved to be innocent Of the atrocious crime OF
ss Is G exaoTannry aSs
cation and the alarm created by armed blacks, ~
wen as their Violence mus; be considered in con.
be exposed with equal enect but this
Illustration Is sufficient for the present purpose:
owen on erossexamnation, admitted himself q
thief Congressman Wallace who was elected, first
ballots IN q district win 5000 democratic major ity
| followed the committee everywhere and was one Of
the active managers In getting up testimony The af
fair In which he figured At Spariansburg which was
teegraphed ali over the country a. gross outrage
exhibits the purpose 70 magnify and exaggeraae the
was seated next to Mr.. Stevenson, OF the commit
| tee, At the hotel table. when man named Berry
tered in q state OF intOxication. Discovering
his old enemy be seized pitcher OF milk and threw
g. MN, w9e s wallace drew revolver and
present. THIS was the extent OF that outrage aud
Berry, when soOered, sought 70 make every atone
political feeling Of any KIND in the unfortunate dis.
ties y Of South fons. lhsy result from ROM 'G %a
administration, c6rrupuon, robbery, carpet-baglsm,
ana, especially among the poor lasoring white men.
from wicked purpose on the part OF the
authorities and Legislature to assert blacK su-
premscy and degrade them with negro rule. That
dlniculty. II is the question Of race, which, as
South Carolina Is now administered and
sustained by federal powe threatens ,ne