New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-25
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Isa rs n,orc tx cl. cilo". All agrr' tha' " came
fro. .or,A Carolina whcre IL had prevailed dn me- the
mli.lf nuairu ~! That ycI'. 4 seer wHht''l organ
Ls:,lcA I'd South Cardinal, III 1875. composed 81
w., iar ia;> !WhI, was started ~ an 'D>'' l"
H., i;r,dr lrl.uc- THAT then Embraced nr"rN an we
Zach Noj tia Sto'c. Tr germs 81 hu hIi> ISM al"
u.iiot, existed that organization. Int 'h a"di
~ ~ oo of r. the state and setting all polItI'a
,u,u.;, ,la social gurs;ioD hv means oi arW Il. dis
dp,u,d .dG.>a, I'D bands. sworn To secrecy, ana or
garDru f.r ~" tiil"- "i "ni""irE u" views ~ '"e
pu.,.. pity ~ riro and murder, does Lot al-
Y.ar e. l.N' ite. t"r'cN'da that line. lhc hV>"'
rto,>i, have .oow,d he arrests "a hc "up c"iii'
IN t, t'. t,, IN, "rEIiI7t ON Of 80 was th' ndtu
Ill "r>,n- 81 That Of sos hui moi the saline 'r'" h''
~, a., aiio.;"u> nan had gained i"oth"ld III
Son, ~ ~l'-r.i Wi,b great rar!IN, dhG III
very .ir-. IA, ottct"d the County oi Spartan hurc
GLOSS, d road EI,r INTO York. made J.. way eastward
mo i, >:.r and C.,t,It,ld Counties, and sontbward
nj, IT,, tuui., Il l-ir,Is IiIun. Chester. ana FMi-
fc Il. r'N',ud ni"nt,ny other e"In'hN' ana prob
alb if 10. an part # thc etac except th'
.>;I.s' ~ ,UuilN hut II wh' cnly IA The cOunth'
H.. i,G TIL. pa 'r> Ia have "sn :" dc-sIr"ad &c 7"
.Ili ,LtiTcrt. control coGtS ana )LFtS
tore >.cr and oycrcoI"c all "r;"Si-
t"n rae D!rc,t of the IN kluX readers Wis 10 lh"-
Ior;t!, uG.tc aud t. rr"rzc the n'cro'S BY III
meals TIC; ,NIot,d to udkc crsa >iyracc mock
c,t oortI"i "i tin county and state "N"iincl"
AM i. zee ;L, HACKS II condition of S,rvtudc that
Won't l.. S...,Iy IL all RESPECTS except that the SLAVES
a"id at and suld TIE idea SO n,s to h' g
teen Ia uh. 'hc cio's hplanages {" Il" SOi H. IN
R.au .cii- SD To h,. and drpI uJon the land
uw - ~ sheer. food ard cl"hI-. Imy succeeded
intL- r'ditI,s ~ far that the negroes dd not
dale ~ f lien share Of The crops and arc"lt"dth'
Ino,,'.,!. 81 Iioy't, against In ku KILN IL II"
Ur e: - tive W".t' dG" them.
la ;h uIp.r roui:r~ of The state condition of afdns
- it.! wl,h WI peculiarly iavorllc {" III" 'Stah>-
n, I,lI the
n,.IN ,icE! .Ir, ac'l. which d'crHs their na'1rai
hoet..it. i!cc there j. large class ~ poor Whites
uwijc Irop'r1, having ho interest u iraiIthilit
uid,: tl'rll.cucc inferior 10 That {" the
a,,!..c. &c. 10. totally unoGucat'd. and addicted I"
drunk,In,-s Tlcs people have hc'ir ply >iqncs and
ARE I,ic c,Grt.cUl, than the ">dnI li..rIs Of tlr
nldIc d>rct~ ~ &c stat, and ai'. therefore, Nor"
daIr r,. Ih,i ill.r hair,d "i the -ln made them
ready fools io- lie rtlnug men VII" planned The damn
scL,ir hc ed ouf through tn machinery al The
M Man order Ti', grc Naturally GUcl and when
hai .itoNicAtc v:E Il, t'N l',"l,, # their hc"i~
t'l,rI~. tLoS become dangerous icr" i"us wh6
irsI~. Arh"1 III they easily Influenced N religion.
an L,.IN al M, eI- tic E"rd Irr,' rnos # tle
poo Wilt" ts .cp"ray dnlI and a. soon a. they
saw t:ai H.. e'ci,.y "f Tia. Man and tie t"li"r> Il
III red ,nr,d i,u ''nmnli'N from punishment. th!
conu,.',I i i.rLt'ul ct'I'h of H"Ihaluy. TIor
l,a, could not control thcm and ~ scu' places ihY
ttcd thrir oHrc's Unfortunately contrary I"
the irsirt az the Grand klan that a-.uHcG !H;'
s,tl or,iy over tl'm.
Toward H., ia,t H." wort mel. D. tio organization
Iaudy getting control, and The i',d r. began 10
30 alarmed at uo evil spirit they had ra.'G. Intelligent
who carefully observed the pror~ of the ~
XIX disor,r around them say that II Lad been al
lowed To ~ ou unchecked it Id have resulted in
something than French Communism after
the var upon Ia, blacks would have followed a war
upon vroW,tv The country would have iecr fun Of
hclwal i'hltt>: tl' large hand own, r would have
beer rGrd' eel - th"r crops and cac. and finally t
laui sci' would haN, been iIrd AID GiN .icd Ia o :
a., 'a'd'">s WIRES.
In we vl"u> letters have cud'ayor'd /" give III
raGri- 81 Iut II "a NJ UNDERSTANDING 1t tie char
acf,rci tie kU kiuN order its og,i> aI% re mature
ard cXfct Cf Tie ,rMiHa! acts 10y HhithH uEhi I"
accomplish them. With Tins knowledge G'iN'd from
The confessions Of members Of The Kan ard thct Si
,nory of thor wet ms II L. Glcult Of
the l.c> lai . IT, - Silence and ru.'kIhlc snr-
of II Lee "rcarizhf Oh possible lluc. i - tic remedy
for tie iilllstiIl di>,,> which d, oi primary
l. r;a.,c. Tie Remedy 10 mt, lEcrt'N
I'D if ~, ,a,.,- are -c,ra5ncd, and know ~
VIII; he - cause, are. 'h' ,in'r &. II'NLtIoI
ia i',Ic ic l,,d H. in, 10 save nc c'il IUid #
Tie .'oa. lrd'r -, H. cau,r - Ia K>i.u. aud ot
.ltuc oiA,I I,.cI Il> hat ai' The south. H.
i."pu,s-" e.: IAc pr l.! 10 piac'ica'I acc' If he
,lurd coGitIi o Tia" and {" tni/r hIs fr"
Ir!.t exercise ~ pTVi'cc,> If stlT>hI. The
beet the s,lih Try T." d" Iis. hu, hard for
then f. pat IIa'!i .nc"r.c> they have accepted -
nrccs-,t, contrary cl>ctius they have beer
cda,,'c "m +, yhood e. look ul"i IT, '"ch, a iitc-
hrrut a mails. IT.. natural servants of the Willie as
mart - lurst- md cattle. |; = impO>oiic fer
them IL once to com" to regard Il rIo ~ Io,-
.c~..d ~ - thc dItILy OF citizenship. and Il
all the tl,ius 10 the iIOtrcti,r of The law that a
whit u:ni"- N''' I"'rfc~ a:' not 'haI-' hy acts
a.: Coz ~ .-.@iG 1t viii Ic'nnc something more tu,na
toLetI' 1tiurd am, n'ul,n, make II south Carolina
planter believe hat his former .avc l. new rIrhtlly
III political equal The aucIn, NJ mas tst I've mad"
III ~, of the himself. II, hoIn.ul Pea.
tnrc u the cas-" h"w'V'l that the most scb,ric ron
hrc honestly tJ.ng accept The situation. a.d rIn 10
tc,ry' Tat ID" Iro-I'r! "i tho South depends ul0na
tohpc;cr oghiion 9! tue results 81 the wa The great
GRITTY g hc "L;r population have not tlc good
tor"n ti- 'aG. and SIN ny ne To pat the Liz
rcls down" ~ they cypress II. "Ihi, i whit mans
PovcInnen, Is hc whole gospel OF the NUn.n> kiu.
No matter Il saoiart and stupid q mCnror U thc
Khan hr !e or fails t. ,ouprch nd that tie lI
pose "i e., order II 10 Ir' IL force this mdNImI
Ar'luothU 10 olty the new requirements Of tho Con
stuton ard q, Termination Ia make he nights cor
ferred upon the blacks 81 no irncht to them.
therefore tho Urinary causes Of Tie H. Kux disorder
whcIc,,r 'x,t- III h' souh There arc besides. local
causes In soutL Carolina tlerc ar, IA oowar,IIy and
co.rup. STATE Government, incapable, ignorant and
worthless local officers weak ,aulltng judiciary,
The State uh,trs connnand NOT ody- respect The, In
third rate Intellectually and morally who could no,
have obtained office a.: iust ID al mt, cCut North
community. Their tine has iecu largely occn, ned
in ming solfsh and questionable Schemes for tlcr
Irott AID they have lacked the courage to mak,
any det,rr med effort To suppress DISORDER and punish
crime Some OF tict have aCGuu'G sudden wealth ulop
sna salarC- and their apparent dishonesty las lrOu h
all the others di>r' Tuc r. The state frers had
teen thoroughly hOrcst men, with dignity 81 char
artcr and knOwk dye Of public afaI>, and If
the sta;: Executive had COMMANDED the re
Hrtct oi thu community 10y niunes consist ncy and
truth and "A courageous determination to enforce the
laws and MAINTAIN OrGer at any personal INK or sacr,
IL KuklaN 'N.I never would have found fuOthcid III
the state. Bat with lncihcicht md bad state OH.
Gers good uliciar, could bays d"' : h teNnji' ana
Jerharr sluprss The fNl. This II LOWE y 'ht tatt
that there !: Que Judicial district wucIt the KIN XIX
uuln ALI lac fh1 Al ~ u,