The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-09

they dc'this in Spartanburg, they will
do similar deeds in Orangeburgs, We
hre. Gold thatsfheir omission is to prevent
1.-THE sale of stolen cotton. If So ,sewby
the. necessity of hiding their faces, of
coming at midnight aud Of breathing
out threatenings ngainst tho public of.
ficers2 IF their real object was to pre-
vent th'eving they would have come
in the bright light of day, and then they
would have been assisted by every hon
est man in Orangeburg.
am not going to be intimidated from
speaking the truth. always have aad
always shall defend every citizen in
what is lawful and orderly, so that they
shall have protection for their lives,
their liberty and their property. "Every
mans house is hie CASTLE" aud the
lstrong arm of the Government will be
used to protect you, your wives and
children.
The Republican party is charged with
fostering dishonesty There is, no
doubt that there are, dishonest men in
that party but are there not likewise
dishonest men in the Democratic party
All parties have their share of dishon.
esty. There may be dishonest men in
the Legislature. don't propose to defend
any of these, and will not give them my
support. The people have remedy
for all this, which is plain, adequate and
complete. Not in midnight assassin,-
ton; not BY barnings aud stripes. You
can't remedy it by killing colorcd men,
or by abusing and ill.trcatng them
Il If the object of this X Ian is to kill let
lthem take the thieves, bat let alone the
innocent man, whose only crime is lca!ty
ito the party which gave him freedom.
But, no matter what may be mans
crime, it is no just cause far his murder
There is no excuse for going into II man S
house at night, taking him out from his
family and brutally numbering HIN. II
any OF the Democratic party know OF
any dishonest act done BY officials. let
them go to the grand jury which is the
most terrible engine that can be brought
against them. And now, If there are
any OF this Klan within the sound OF
my voice, | can tell them, that, when
they kill even dishonest man, their
crime is locked upon by tho courts here
below, and that'highcr Tribunal above,
as foul and bloody murder.
My fellow citizens, let me advise YOU
ITO call upon Governor Scott for protec-
Htion. 1t is his 0t!y to afford it; but my
friends, l am almost doubtful if .hat
duty will be performed. If he does re-
fuse, call on the President of the United
States General Grant will see that
the laws are thoroughly executed Those
laws will protect you. Hear what the
law known as the "Ku Klux Bill" says
a part of section two of this law reads
1s follows
"If any person so in disguise upon.
the public highway or upon the prcmi
sos of another, for the purpose, either
directly or indirectly, of depriving any
person or class of persons OF the equal
protection of the laws, o. of equal l,fc-
| tfeycs or i'nmunities un7cr tie lars, or
for The purpose Of PrcYcnting or iindcr-
ing tie constituted authorities Of any
State from, gioing on securing to all per-
sons withim such State the equal protcc-
fion cfth lans, or shall consp're together
./or III" purpose OF an any manner i'm
Pedtng, hindering, obstrHcting, or def at
ing the due course Of justice IN any State
or Territory, wiM intent to deny to am
citizsn Of the United States the due and
equal protectton Of The loos, or to irjure
any person IN his person on k,s property
for fo'cfahy sntorc'ng The right cfony
person or class Of persons to the eqaaipro-
lection Of the lars, dc, each and every
person SO offending shall be deemed
guilty of high crime, and, upon con-
viction thereof in any district or circuit
court Of the United States OF district or
supreme court of any Territory of the
Unitod States having jurisdiction of
similar offences, shall be punished by a
fine not less than five hundred nor more
than five thousand dollars, or bv impris-
u"..sciis, win OF without hard labor, as
the court may determine, for IA period Of
net less than six months nor more than
six years, as the court may determine,
or by both such Ga9 and Imprisonment
as the court shall }tacr.AheI..