The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-02
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WAsnsssoNS 81 JM %7.t Gsaayal
Gordau WIS exaMkbI 6fssAssaatdH ony,
generally, was cerroborative of other
Conservative witpesSes. He knew of
no Ku Klux as described in the pa
:pera, aud lind been invitetl~"by Stt1e'
beat people to join an torgapizaliop,
the object of which was,p pdfei9 lseiE
protective sand=no -disguiscs--=Under
stbc lead of bad whites rising Of.
pegroes was apprehended, which,
without some organization on the
Part of the" wffiFsrs,,' fnigbB bH fsass
trous. ThesIQrgellReiEattiiopo4lluded to
was nnt political and was never used
'of political purposes. iThei ,'negf6es
did not essentially, sympathiza with
,hc Republican party ,thea;,H They
had an equal iHtsrsst? wjttFfhc ~hite3
in good goyefn6ieH. r,Nlienation13fQ'
pait Of the South aagai6sf the G,Ve rn!v
uent had been insrea?ed since tho
war by Radical measures, Witch they
regard as great wrongs, as welr as by
military arrests, without Watranta or
charges 'audutriat and 'imprisoH d1enE.
Of innocent persons. 'dHt' did not feel
that he Or any of the Southern people
had committed treason. 2i' 7 H7""
WAsnINGroY,Jul uly 25.AHon. Thos.
Hardman,, of Maco1, Gs'rgia, testified
that he knew Of nolku Klax ofganii
Eizations. TIE whites, instead of2tbe
blacks, we're kept from the pollss by'
intimid dation, the 2groes having
taken possrssion Of the polls. , No or.
(,ganizaed VIOLENCE or opposition to the
[ law except IN one ins a6ce; Where a
lndhibsr Of negroes had atten}ptetf tio
tar and feather a tte5ro fors.vJting' tbe"
Dsmocratic ticket, but the row was
daSily surprc scd. h''i't r'"
| Among the Ku III nx' witnesses to.
day was member, Of the Oxford, ;.
Miss, grand jury. lie Vas a Rnphb-
lican. Their Investigation Of disor.
ders showed politics had nothing to
do with them. Their taxes were in.
creased threefold.' . School 'tcache, s
we're sent amUng them a? sixty 'dJllars
per m6nth, and were net cont cntr " ith
such buildings as counties could fur
nish, but must have new oncs for tn cir
average Of twenty-five negro scholars.
Cohablta,ion of negroes with white
women always provoked ssault, bu,
a majority of cases hid their origiu
in theft" @"' .t.. ""f
WAsnINcroN, July 29,-The sub
ku K!ux Committee have returned
from South Carolina. The general
committee adjonfns on Monday, lcav.
ing the ub-commit,cc, to eximine
other witnesses. The semi offici. Ire.
port of the committee, published in
the Star, gives a terrible condition of
affairs in fouth Carolina. The scne
rnl tenor of the, 'cvid cnce shows inc.
theiency and rascality 6h' the part OF
the State Government, and inability
to move. It's said the eitizcus con
troll the young men, who Ku Klux
the white and black Republicans.
| The Commissioner Of Internal Revr.
nue. is having refunded the cotton tax
collected on rope and bagging-known
as the which amounts to from
fifteen to twenty pounds on each
bale. The amount Of cotton tax col.
lected by the Govcrhmetit was a bout
$50, 00o, ard of Tthisi 'iamount
about $$3,ooo,9 ,90Ois the rope and bna,
glng, or tare tax, which Isl now being
refunded, under Section 44 Of, the.
act ofyCongress, approved June 80,
| 1904. In nlL claims ofthis knds the
certificate ofthe Collector ;of Internal
heyonue is required. III ,I:f . . 90