New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-11
THE KU-KLUX OUTRAGES.
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Der Of this ORDER to assassinate Senator shcner in
introduced resolutions OF impeachment against
the Governor and he is now upon, his trlal
before the Senate upon eight articles which
OF Gamaneo and caswen in instruction, with
the arrest o number OF persons who were taken INTO
custody by Coils. Kirk and Bergen under his orter ana
with uEaTtully paying from iho Puote usasuty ' d
troops called out ~ Inn to sqgpre,s 'e ec
clare counties IN insurrecton has Dcen iepglee III
witness states HAT the act making IL peHai OcLso
to go disguised has also been repealed.
APLoT TO SEIZE THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
With what feelings and apprehensons the class OF per-
sons who have heretofore been the victims OF the aWeSs
ourages in Aamance County look TO the result OF these
proceedings will be better Understood by giving the
words OF citzen OF the County any lnerenees
QoSTo what did you attribute q these ou'es.i
TIC feeling there against loyal has not abeted ,.
by persons who s uben certain things have aliPr' then
q Wat hrs5 A. Wiere5e Lcy bsve areaes ne Governor Of
The state turned him u Office end ao
the Ja,ca,y o. ,rs S,''s rs y propose 90 TIC" ~
O. Does that refer to impeachment proceedings Penirgl
Are the men who have made statement, hind OF ss
Statement b that men have to belonged tit
ESTABLISHED FACTS.
That such feelings should be entertained VIII not be
considered surprising when is remembered that so FAR
as the testimony taken shows the condition OF the State
it is clearly established:
First That the K-Kux organization does exist, has
political purpose, and ia composed Of melIer' OF l,9
DemoeTati9 or C0nserVSuye rary t NJ 9id
lions, and violence against its opponents.
Second That it only binds its members 10 carry
out decrpee of crime protects them against conyic
ton and punishment rst ny disgucs ana secrecy ana
secondly by perjury Il necessary upon tho "l'no'S
TIird That OF ali the offenders against tho law in this
order and they must DE many hundreds, II not tho,
sands because these crimes are shown to be committed
by organized bands ranging IOm ~ up 10 oI i" oo mas
yet been convicted Ia the whole STATE
TIE ARMY OF CRGMISAIs.
Such being tho state Of affairs, it is surely not neces
sary that Committees should argue the insuiccncy OF
the reasons for establishing order which has lea 10
such results. Whatever may have been the original pr
pose OF the Kuux, the ofenses OF those 10 counter
act whom they aege the order established, It now
has gone far 10 present the issue between GONern
Inent and anarchy, and II 1t has not reached IT, Is
fast approaching the point where III tLat Issue iee
De no neutrals. With such an army or criminals
at large, with 10 power IN the STATE tribunals 10
secresy battling and defyng al the appliances OF the
law and bringing them TO each others AID with the con-
sCOusness that they number enough TO turn me scdS Oh
political power in favor Of the party with which they
act so long their violence and intimidation are sue
facts i'm view he must have credulOs nature who be-
ieycs that any temporary ul in the activity OF such an
agency at once Of crime and Of power iPaIts continued
security TO those who must become either victims or
their crime submissive supplians 70 their power lhe
Of the state not all TIE time intervening between
the appointment Of the Committee and the close OF the
session has enabled to examine all the witnesses
we have summoned and who were IN attendance. Inc
dercd Impossible to bring from there the CEef Justice
and other witnesses whom We deemed IL important 20
haye ogi2Ts Us 6u o g S % VIZ Sc fan cam leave
no doubt that, against the Violence Of this kuhuN
to its citizens Life, Liberty, and the pursuit OF Happ
CoNGREss MUST PROVIDE 4 REMEDY.
The resolutions 10 not charge the Committee with the
duty Of examining the power Of Congress TO afford
a remedy for great deprivation Of their rights SUI
fered by citizens the United states under the Govern
ment Of state. They have discharged their duty in re-
porting the facts so far their investigations have
enabled them to do so, and in the light Of
these facts whether any and what remedy can be APP
pied must be- c;t to tie deliberations of Congress 10 de-
rhine In closing the rcnort as to the Investigation
-, - -, 49,, b, ,i..,s in, Nortb CoroIir N he
prop say that the largest latitude allowed IN the
examination Of the Witnesses that they were not con-
dence; that objection was made TO any member OF the
cred had any relation the subject Of inquiry,
and that, consequently, much OF the testimony
ELECTED may seem 10 be foreign TO the question
whether Ourages committed and whether persons
and property secure in the State. Oh this class par
and the disposition OF the State securities by railroad
Presidents Where public men of either party have been
reflected upon by the testimony IN this incidental way,
il the uesg OF the Committee to call them, that
they might have the benefit OF their own statements in
answer, but want OF timo and other reasons already
stated have prevented our doing So
OUTRAGEs IN OTHER STATES.
While engaged prosecuting our inquiry rs TO North
Carolina many communications have been received
calling for examination into the outrages Of similar
character to those complained of in that state which
have been committed before and since the Committee
was organized by bands II men in disguise in other
States. Complaint l. made that within the last two
weo TIE c.:ta1 ct kenfu Ky w3s entered in the night
the Jail took possession VI H. set at liberty o tiin
charged with murder, and then rode away
Union, South Carolina, was entered and 10
prisoners taken out and killed Like complaints
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demands invest cation, and the protecting OF
the Government against these awess maraudeTs have
boon forwarded from the states OF South Carolina GeOr
ga. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia
kentucky, Tt Xas, and Tennessee
Into none OF these could the Committee examine,
sidcrng better TO pursue inquiry to completion,
possible in State rather than take partial and dis
iOnted statements as TO all, ana leaving the Senate
the determination Of whether the public interests
qure this investigation TO be pursued further Respect
fully submitted,
JOHN SCOTT, BENZ. +. RICE,
4. CHANDLER, JAMES w. NYE,
W.,