Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-11

SOUTHERN oUTRseGs
Reports Of the senate sommttte.

In the United States SerafA yfsfer1. a. n, a r.--
ity and minority reioris we're suhn' ttei 'Tom
.&tivn u southern OuIa.Os.
TnE MAJORITY EEroEr
Is ierg Document, covering more than l.tr
pages Of legal-cap paper While the U.a5I.f, f.
nearly a. long. The test. moay h NtIs hal -u..
nous, the greater portion relating q NORTH Ca
DINA, though some testimony - taaea bes.
Ing on snaiTs in SOIth Carolina. IA regard .
North Carolina. the Committee ar. " a.. tle a..
lowing conclusions.
I. That the KukluN organizai0n does ca.
Las political purpose, l. eo.a.JseJ v. lll.au
OF the cImOcIauc o. COLseTsAt.kc IA.ty, D..
sought 10 carry out its purpose ~ murder
Mhlppings, iniiHsi 1at40f>, aud violCuce, gsir.
rs opponents >. That IL not OEly bluis b..
members 10 carry cut DEGREES OF criHlc, ut a..
tects them gainst conviction aad parish L4eIr
trst, b. DISCUSSES aud secrecy second, by 90
jury, n necessary, uI'on The w4tnoss-stau4 49,
IN the jury box. ii. Ihst OF AL the offender
against the law IN this order, .and thel must u
many hundreds, az not thousands, becsuse thee
crimes are shown 10 lie Committed by organize
bands Ranging from ten up 70 SCI SDty-LFe) no'
oBe has Yet been convicted 40 Tie EAJsS S,atU
Such being the state Of afislrs, AZ + surely lo
necessary that the committee should argue al
tiNUhciency M the reasons 4 ven Tor essah..~
ing an order which has led 70 such ros1.
With such an army of criminals ~ largeu
no power I'm the state tribunals ca brinc p.
10 justice; with their equalization. OAths.
secrecy, battling aud deiyins ali the agt,llsE.
OF me law, and bringing them 10 essh 0tlt.
AID; with the consciousness that tnev numb
enough To turn the scale 90 political power IN
layor OF the party With which they act. - lou,
A. their violence and init midstion are sacoessf IA
against those whom they oppose: Will tb,...
facts IN view. be must have = credulous nafsre
who believes that any Temporary luIl IA 'h,,
ACTIVITY OF snch an AnPney NJ once Of crime sud
OF power imports continued security % those
who must become either victims OF their crime
or submissive euppliants 20 their ROVER. Bat
TIE testimony OF % many OF the judicial OF cers
OF the State as We have taken can leave NO
doubt that, as against the violence OF Tan a a.
kluI organization, the authorities Of the STAT.
cannot secure 10 i've citizens " life hbertv sl,l
the pureuit Of happiness"
The committee say that they have receiv. n
unlcations IN relation 90 outrage an tie
States OF South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia Ken
lucky, and Tennessee. Into none ofthese could
Tie committee examine, considering d. better -
pursue their inquiries 10 completion In one
state, rather than take partial and disi1Intei
statements as % all, and leaving 70 tue sen "a
the determination whether the ifivestisat IN >
10 be pursued oT not.
The report is signed ~ Messrs. .John Ss,... -.
Chsndler, Henry Wilson, Ben alllu g.. Aa,,
ana James W. I'VE.
NiNoRrTy REPORT.
senators Blairsu Bayard. = minority Or tic
committee, lind themselves unable % ayr ~ .lI
the majority, and present their views o. langfl.
They say that the testimony contained I'D
the reports OF the United States c@ice-t sen
INTO North Carolina by the President, uu0n the
~ phcstlon OF Governor Foldeu, are Caau.-
mously IN contradiction Of the existence OF any
organized bodies OF disloysl and evil I!-nl-.F
persons in tie state OF North caryffu4 gl.r..r.
nave in view, or tbresten resistance % the -.Hrt
~ Tue laws OF the luited State. OF E.r..a @ D.
tie cllIIenc ~ the uitei States erral frl-....
IOn 81 the laws ct. The minor ~ a. -I.t
Tie conc uEreit estiuVns ftOm tie u--eti Stat.
ohlcers ought alone, and on Irs own force 10
SATISFY the Senate and tue country hog I-'Ia
foundation there i IOT ID, charge OF urFa-fr.I
RESISTANCE to the government or ts IaRs .,i -ue
Stale " North Carolina.