The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1871-05-18

liz DENoUEcEs THE KU KLux DILL Arp s.x Do.
AIEGo ANNEXATION.
NEw ORLEANS. April 90 1871.

NEw ORLEANS. April 22, 1871.
General w. Il Sherman, with Col. McCl.rt.
OF his staff, aud Gen. Marcy, Inspector. S,n-.
srs' OF the United States army, arrived here
last week on route to Tex1s and the Western
frontier.
The arrival OF the General Of cour,s cr..,.d
stir among the Federal officers. ciyi, snd n,;,
nary ana set the Radical politicians Ia ,b;nr
ing oi now ihey might, individually and c,lJ.e.
'iVcIy make some capi' ., out of bis xi,,, 7,
was arranged th:l the American Union CIuH
' snou'o ''-Isr him = rrcelIicn, with to.rtx.
"u:'' sPsechs, and all the usuat ias!dea-
taiY.
Tho General, when advised Of The fact And
invited 10 attend tho affair. inquired point e.ty
IL the C'uo was p, li,ieal ono inlima,inr
mat u u was, he would Prefer 10 be excused.
IL" was Informed shat il wss not political il, it's
character. but social organization Of gentle.
men, many oil whom were et-oficers and SOL
dinrs OF Union army. Upon this assurance h.
nccePiedthe inril!stioDs and on Thursday eva.
ning the reception louk place vt the rooms Of
'Hr C!ub, lS - CIiar),s street. The fact i.
I've ci"bi composed chiefly Of ulIra Radical
Pol,icians Of large expectations aud curres-
'1HI'ng small Intellectual fOree
l1s 'va-'s md speeches were what Nigh, b.
e1pecic3 Of 'rch nu ufEanizalion on such IN
OCCASION. with 'ho exception or the Cencr.rs
remarks, which fell ijGs q wet ankle, on ,b.
- rus Of Tho moul.u'siers. lie declined sew.
eral times to speak, and al length very rsluct.
anily responded. 1t was very evident that he
did not wish to speak, but sherman I" ..Sher.
man !" responded gain and again over ,b,
room, and finally. after begging repeatedly TO-
DC excused he responded substantially n. fol-
lows:
GgS. sHERMAS's SPEECH
ne'ieVe this government will keep on grow
ing uht IL spreads iIs..f over the entire Sme,
'can continent but in order to gain this much
desired end, and main'ain ourselves AK A fr,s
| ana independent republic. We have got 10 sl,ov
| more charity toIard sach other. II has been
remarked by rome gentleman who has prec,d.
eu mo ihai 1t was generally conceded by ths
soldiers OF both armies Al the close of The lst,
ci'il war, thut il the questions and all matter.
| oil the settlement Of the difference bet ueeu ths
norm anu South were lett TO the armies il,
would be settled Al once everything wouId no,
come quiet and orderly. | 80 believed aud
oeiore signing the agreement with Gen. Jos,
Johnson. l called together a | tho General, un-
uer my command. and without a dissenting
voice tnsy agreed with me. l believed they
surrendered in good faith, and, would nav,
lived up to the very litter Of the agreement,
and. IN my opinion, if there had been recon.
s'ruc'lon acts OF Congress, and the armies been
ieit ~ the TIME 10 settle NIL questions of differ
! encs between the different sections Of he conn
try. the people would have ut once bevoms
q"ie' and PeaoabIe. probably have as good
means ot Information rs most persons in Sxard
10 what is called The Ku KIux and ain perfect.
| W sailshed that the thing is over csIimnted
| ana IL the ku Klux Bills were kept out of Con
gress. aud the army kept at their Legitimate
du'les, there are enough good and true men in
all Southern States, 10 put down all Ku'KluY
and other bands ofmarnud ders.-C Coyrs.ponIlu,,
| Of tie Cincinnati Con.,nrrciul