The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-11-08
South Carolina ku KluN.
i REIGN Of TERROR IN TIE NORTH
ERN COCNTIES-TNT pRCCLAa'A-
TION 4 GRAVE BLUNDER.

-ERN COCNTIES-TIlT pRCCLA&A-
TIoH 4 GRAVE BLUNpER.
! NEwDEEnY, S. c., Oct. 25, 1871.
! The proclamation suspcndlng
the writ Of habcas corpus in nine
counties Of this State has been .
grave though trust not fatal
| biundcr. Since my arrival III
South Carolina ! havo been Gu
gagged cncrycticaIIy in coming to
= Just conclusion Of the real condi-
ton Of affairs, and [ am compelled
to report that nothing has oc-
Cured which justifics the grave
step taken By the President. In
this county, wberry, the people
seem moro stupeticd than indIg-
| nant, and yet it is easy to see
that behind their stupetaction
there is &
FEELING OF ENASPERATiON
; which may exhibit itsel: il the
arbitrary measures instituted In
Union, Spari"nburg and other
counties are carried out i'll this.
! That there have been troubles in
this section OF the State is unqucs-
| tionably true, but i am inclined
to believe that they have been
more Of u social than ofa political
character. Upon the incompetent
cy and dishonesty Of the State
officials must be charged many OF
/ the alleged outlascs pcrpctratcd
! by the ku hIuH. 1t is 4 fact that
! in this county there have been
more white men murdered by he
. grocs since the war ended than
| negroes by white men: and
yet only in the cases OF Lem
ucl Lane and Samuel Dunwoody
has ever partial punishment been
inflicted upon the murdcrers. !
am assured by some Of the most
prominent citizens here tn q t
where q negro criminal belonged
to the U.1ion League it was al
most impossible to convict, and,
| although this is denied by radi-
Gals, the evidence Of the acqulttal
Of the most
%HTDpTcr.S %crpn crb1-EnDr
in the South by prciudicca negro
juries stands on the records Of tho
courts for the examination Of all.
1t is easy TO sec what made the
lAu kIuH possible when it is
known that murders, outrayes
upon women, barn and house
burning have been Of common oc-
currcncc, while but few Of the
perpetrators have been punished !;
and yet it is admitted by the rc-
publican officials here that there
is no opposition to enforcement Of
the laws. | asked the military
commandant OF this place il any
case had come to his knowledge
of the United States Marshal be-
ing resisted, and he replied in the
negative. | further inquired if
there was any organization, secret
or otherwise: in the county, inim-
ical 70 the government, and he
admitted that he knew Of none.
The radical County Auditor, who
told me that there had been q
great many Disturbances, confess
! cd that he could not give me the
particulars Of any single ore which
has occ2vrc:l since November last,
! ana he also admitted that there
w;,s no opposition to the enforce
NETT OF the laws Of the State. J
have couvcrscd with persons Of all
parties, whites and blacks, and J
cannot discover any evidence
that the slightest resistance las
ever been made to the State or
federal officials. This is the truth,
the solemn, honest truth. \ great
deal is said bv the radicals about
what the whites would like to do.
but Of actual overt acts they c.n.
not Give particulars. Every rca-
con1rc between = NEGRO and .
white man ,rrowirr out Of ncrson-
81 n,,orrnl. !, n,,un;t;od into kn
XIV cosa ThnS f,r hut one or-
rcst for Ku KIry;sm has hocn
made in the corutv and tbat was
n.dc hctorc ihc nrnc,omet;on az
tLn p.n.:l,rt nv thn -. ,,,,r!,
stnton.cnt o. ne"ro Tie accrsoG