The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-03
WASHING ON.
Astounding Disclosures Concera.
ing the Objects Of the Order 4
Of the Invisible Empire.
ANOTHER REBELLION CONTEMPLATED.
The Presidents Mode of Obtaining Iufor-
nation Concerning the Conspiracy. i
Troubles Of the Russian Minister-Mr. Gaia.
cazy Not Received by the President. f

Troubles Of the Russian Minister-nr Gaia.
cazy Not Received by the President. 81
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4 issl.
The IDovitabio Ku Kiux-What tho PrcsiAesS
Knows About the Organisations ObIccss q
tho Invisible Empire.
Attorney General Alderman had . long conferences
to-day with tho Secretary or State and aiterwar0
with the President The subject OF the Interviews
was, OF course, the everlasting Ku Kiux question,
involving the punishment OF the persons recently
arrested In South Carolina, and perhaps the prOmui
CATION OF o new proclamation. It was the 0rtGinal
intention OF the government to follow up the sus-
pension OF the habeas corpus in the nine counties OF
South Carolina with similar movement upon NORTH
ern Georgia. and as most Of the young mon suspected
Of Ku Klux a(initles who ran away from tine former
State took up their abode In the latter, II u not ~
probable that they will be soon on tho move once
more. Akerman y not man Of suflcent caliDre ~
engage the attention OF the President for two
hours In one day unless important matters are 70
be decided In which the Executive needs al TIE
Information his Law adviser can afford him. just ~
tins moment It il . matter Of great interest ~ -
wha. the President knows or thinks he knows
about the Ku Klux It V asserted BY those who
ought to know something OF the character OF No
information communicated from time to time to ~
Executive that he has much moro direct knowledge
on this subject than even that possessed BY the
Congressional Committee Gentlemen OF high
character. formerly onncers In oar army who wore
and are even now living in the South, having
learned through their supposed democratic sympa-
tics important facts relative TO tho secret purposes
of this organization, have made him acquainted
with the danger to Its fullest extent. The officers
OF the United States Secret Service have
been ana still are very active IN ferreting
out the Kan The danger to which they are ex-
posed In this service renders g that grcss
caution be exercised In making their operations
public These officers are not known to each other
and a. . consequence It often happens that the
most eficient men are reported by others as being
Ku Klux chiefs II viii be shown, when the facts
all come out, that the Ku ,Klux In South Caroltns
have been largely furnished with arms from North-
ern sources. Il Is even asserted that an examinar
ton OF the shipments from the arms manufacturing
companies or the North, aud especially OF New
York. for the last two years. win show . greas
activity In tine Southern trade. IL u tho
opinion OF the administration and those whs
sustain Ats policy OF repression that u
the design OF the Invisible Empire to attemps
the repossession BY the old rebel eemcnt frst. o.
the several Southern states By the generalization.
through terror, outrage and murder, OF the party
ondly, BY similar means, but more general and
systematic In character, to iorce every Southern
State to vote against the republican Presidential
nominee and thus restore 70 them control Of their
local and State aairs and the Inauguration Of eir
party associates In the government. contingency
Tor which they have undoubtedly worked, 10. In the
event or Congress refusing to count electoral v0toN
gained BY such Q palpa6le system OF terror and
violence a. the Ku Klux will inaugurato. u
81 once raise the standard Of revolution within
the Union. declaring that the refusal Is oniy
o step in q prearrauged plan to keep
the power In the hands OF the now dominant party.
There is no DOUBT the minds or the best informed
persons here who have investigated the character
and purposes OF this conspiracy that such design
a. that indicated In seriously contemplated. Optn-
ions like these have Influenced the course OF the
President toward South Carolina, and have led alss
to the doom which Is now impending over Georgia.
1t Is given out that the meaning OF the supplement
tary proclamation, which is now In preparation, d
70 correct the blunder BY which Union county.
South Carolina included in the repressve edics
instead OF Marion, but there Is no doubt that the
prediction In the HERALD some days ago that Geos.
ga was the next State in order will be verified In
day or two and other sections will be treafed In the
same way as the President thinks the occasion mag
require. Senator Scott Is now here and at work,
and he is as sternly In favor OF strong measures
ever.
The Rassias Minister'S Troubles-D1r. Casa-
cazy Requested to Retire.
T0-day's newspapers publish telegram dated 81
Petersburg, November !. in which 1t Ia stated thai
the Journal dc ST. Pseers6ourO referring to the
or the Russian Minister ut Washington denies that
Mr. Catacazy has been told that he cannot stay In
Washington after the visit OF the Grand Dukg
Alexis, aud states that Mr.. Curtin, the Americas
that the American government threatened to sond
the Russian Minister his passports Tho above
statement has attracted attention In ocal circles
in washington. The journal from which 1t In
taken has been reputed to be the organ Of the TIM
perial government. It ia. however, inferred from
the tenor OF the intelligence advertcd to that must
either have lost that character or must have boon
directed to make representations the reverse Of ths
TRUTH for authority IL given for the statement thai
Mr. Catacazy has been told that after the vit Of the
Grand Duke he will not be received IS the Minister
OF Russia here, and that Mr.. Curtin has eiven the
Russian government to understand that unless Mr..
tsatacaxy shall then have been recalled or shall
voluntarily retire his passports will be sent to him.
6,ovcruor Ho0nan's Thanksgiving Proclama-
Governor Honman's proclamation OF yesterday.
changing the day which he had previously nsmed
for thanksgiving seems calculated to throw 70
sponsiblty, which he Enthusiastically indicates, In =
wrong direction. On the 18th OF October Governor
Honman's private secretary, Mr. Van Bursn,
addressed Secretary Fish q fonows:-
The would be- vsry much Obliged Il Jon wcsls
inform him what day In November the President VIII select
for Thanksgiving Day
TO this Secretary Fish replied on the 18th
The President win shortly proclamation naming Ne
Thursday ensuing Novsber for the Observance
Of Thanksgiving.
This correspondence shows that no responsibility
for confusion contention or for defeating geaeras
observance Of the day rests with the President
After Secretary Fish's letter 70 Mr.. Van Buren, n
forming him Of the Presidents intention 70 name
the soth OF November nothing was heard from tse
Governor nor from his Secretary until the Governor
issued hts proclamation naming the asa OF Novem-
her for the day Of thankgglv1ng. NO explanotl0o