The New York herald., 1871-11-15
Effect Of the Presidents Pro-
clamation.
A VISIT TO THE KU KLux PRISONERS.
The ku Klux Not a Political but a
Social Organization.
ILLEGAL ARRESTS.
White and Black Radicals Assuming the Dis.
guiSc Of the Ku KluX.


SPARrANBuRa s. c., Nov. I, 1871.
Travelling In this part OF South Carolina Is any
khing but agreeable ut the present time The rail-
roads are good enough, but they are few and far
between and one mas to take trips carriages over
miserable roads for distances OF from twenty to
thirty and even nfty miles, damning the Ku Klux
and the Presidents proclamation with severe i'm
parriaiity. And then the various caravansares
are anything but models OF excellence,
although, so far as Spartanburg Ia con-
cerned they are fairly toerable Still 1t
must be confessed that 1t crates harshy upon
ones feelings to pay maximum OF price for
minimum Of accommodation. BeelsteaKs, which
look as II the niger cook had ''cnawed" them to
get them tender before putting them into the FRY
lng pan, are by no means tempting to the eye, and
then IL is rather rough upon q man TO charge him
81 for the privilege OF deciding that he cannot
them. I mention these trining Inconvenience In
no captous spirit. Who knows but what the Ku
Klux have frightened the culinary art out OF the
darkest
sPARTANBURG.
However, after while one gets used to anything,
md even an Upper South Carolina hash may be
found palatabe II the natural navor Is thoroughly
disguised with pepper sauce, SO that by the time
i reached Spartanburg was resigned to almost
are very good spartanburg was once q busy,
lively town. and when the present troubles Dexan
was prospering. In the vicinity are numerous
springs OF nasty mineral waters which restore life
TO the dead and perform various other miracles
upon mortal men, women and children. AS
D consequence the place was . great sum-
mer resort In ante bellum times. Large
hotels were constructed, which still exist In
battered and unsightly condition, and large num-
bers con2regated within their walls 10 1irt, make
love dance and play draw poker. This glory OF
6partanburg has departed. But few persons are at
the hotels and those have nearly all been brought
here by the Ku Klux troubles. At the .'shebang'
where "hold FORTH are some ofncers wives, who
put on IN enormous quantity OF airs and talk
trine too much about I'VE republicans having TO
come down here and make rebels behave them
selves" Ali this sort OF stun don't help matters
much. Much, however. must be allowed for the
thoughtlessness OF women In general, and gushing
loyaaty in particular.
PROGRESS OF THE WARP
Now, to say little something about the war.
This county AMI YORK are the headquarters oil
United States soldiers and here one sees any mum.
ber OF "boys In blue" under the command Of Major
Reno. who is said to be an energetic, considerate
and mercifGlly disposed ofncer. In this county
Arrests were made without the exercise OF any
Beyerty. One case was reported where the soldiers
ate the breakfast and drank the whiskey
OF the Grand Cyclops that formidable
runctionary Of the "Invisble Empiren hav-
Ing previously made himself as invisible
hs the empire he has sworn allegiance to. Even
this case turned OUT to be untrue, and the Grand
Cyclops in MS exile can be comforted by the re-
neotion that no Yankees foraged upon him. As for
the military operations have to report that the
Dolders have severe skirmishes with their rations
every day. out beyond these there has not been any
lighting. Indeed. II 1t were not that this raid upon
the Ku Rlux was playing the very deuce with the
Industrial interests OF upper South Carolina. the
entire movement would b, huge farce. Here we
have rebellion without .rebels an insurrectlon
without insurrectionfsts. Federal ofncials It is
true, shake their heads and assure me that ought
10 have seen what twas last March; others hint
that II was fearful two years ago, and have nc
doubt that II was chaos at some time In the dim,
remote past
SOME BEAsrLY ATROCITIES.
Before reporting what the better class OF white
citizens say, must state the charges against the
Ku Klux. great many Outrages are said TO have
been committed-ali OF them OF minor character,
such rs whippngs Some OF them are positively
bcasty and scarcely credible Other outages, equally
beastly, are reported but shall not rccapitulate
them Did they really occur Perhaps they Old. But
does any person imagine that intelligent, educated
men perpetrated or even countenanced them2 ut
tery reject any such suppositon. Mark you, the Ku
kiuX were political and reasonable organization.
Their object was to control the vote OF the State
and one Of their means OF accomplishing this politi
cal purpose was Dy beasuy oufrages upon negro
men and women. ] must express the opinion tDat
II any person OF ordinary education believes these
stories be ought to be sent 10 iunatic ssylum at
once.
THE POPULAR PANIC.
Understand me. In the absence OF any means OF
declaring these stories false am not prepared to
deny that the outrages were perpctraed. Bat 1t is
grossly iioellous TO charge upon entire communities
graded sooundre Mr. Ie the aemoerstc rsta msm as
Der OF the Legislature OF this county, ID said to
Il have been the Grand CIciops o. The Kan or In.
TO me as an Intelligent, refined and well .educated
gentleman. Now. imagine, n you can such man
heard that be was 10 be arrested, and promptly
made himself scarce. His flight the radical aulhori
ties declare Is an evidence OF his guilt but these
same authorities confess that numerous other men
have lett the "tnsurrectionary" counties against
neTe haa os was noi any NO
Than panic seized the people. All extraordinarily
large portion o. the male population let their homes
and went 10 other States rather th1n run the risk OF
being thrust lpto prlson. Some few have returned
emoc Inc excitement quieted down, out she great
majority are still absent
THE KU KLUx.
have conversed with many OF ihe prominent
citizens OF spartanburR SINCE my arrival here and
they have spoken to me with fransness which has
Impressed me fayorably 40 person has vcnturod
90 deny the existence OF the Ku Klux organization.
denial would be absurdity And that It's members,
or men claiming TO be such, did perpeuate gross
and wanton outrages Ia somethfng also undeniable
But glean from conversation those facts: After the
reconstruction OF South Carolina II was not long be-
fore the state government began systematic pr0stl
sutton OF justice, which almost drove tie people
madness, RoDberes BY negroes were OF almost daily
occurrence. barn burnlngs were frequent, and for
these atrocities nobody waa punished. In one
might In York county there were thirteen lncendiay
HrdsL Sometimes the criminals were convicted;
but what bencnt dld society derive from their con-
Vfcfion when Governor scott threw open their
prison noors aud turned hem loose have before
me the record Of Q case In which gentleman Of
this county vas the sufferer. He had sent to Penn.
nyivania and purchased Q pair Of Chester hogs
which, because OF the superiority OF their breed,
cost him large sum Of money. One morning ne dis
Instituted search for the thief The criminal was
found with tho slaughtered hogs In ms possession,
was arrested tried before negro jury and convict
ed 70 direct and over vhelming was the evidence OF
his guilt lie was sent 70 the Peniteniiary, and The
owner Of the hogs felt that there was some consoa
tion In the knowledge that the thief was punished.
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