The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-07
An Interesting and trustworthy
Account.
(FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT


of the court came out very hastily, and emphat-
ica,ly repudiates any call on his part, and de-
MES earnestly that he had any hand in it. II
may have been Byass, who, learn, Is anxious
to serve his country in the Legislature, another
term. Or, it may have been that estimable
and patriotic gentleman, Hoge, who, they say,
gives out that his services are much needed in
Hthe National Assembly at Washington. Ifthey
didn't call the meeting, they were there. I
learn these two worthless charged and reared
around In most characteristic manner, and
were prepared then and there to devour every
&. z. in the country. I could not fathom the
object of the meeting, and would leave you to
hunt it up. Therefore enclose you a copy of
the resolutions then and there adopted, which
gentleman on the committee har I'd me.
n THE ANTT-KU-KLUX RESOLUTIONS.
CWhsreas, We, the citizens of Orangeburg
County, in mass meeting assembled, do recog-
nize with profound regret that an organiza.
ton, whose avowed purpose is inimical to all
the best interests of the county and the State,
has recently made its appearance among u.s.
therefore, be 1t
first, that all offences against the laws should
be punished by the laws, and In no other way;
second, that we deprecate all crimes, whether
by night or hy day, In common with all good
citizens; third. that we consider the organlza-
ton of the Ku-Klux Klan as opposed to the
spirit nd its action as against the letter OF the
law; fourth, that we continue to discharge an
CTR various duties of life, social, commercial,
political and otherwise, as If no such oisanfza-
tion existed
Resolved, That we, the people assembled, In
order to prevent further violation OF law, do
urgently call upon Governor Scott to take
such steps as he Is In duty bound to take
which will put stop to the operations OF this
unlawful organization. That If the State Gov
ernment refuse to take such preventive steps,
that we as people then call upon the Sation.
al Government. That when, If ever, we shall
have appealed in vain to all peaceable and
quiet modes of defence and protection, that
then We defend our sacred rights In the man.
ner customary among men and approved OF
By the Almighty.
Resolved, That these resolutions be publish
ed in the Orangeburg News, and that copy
Gbe forwarded to Governor Scott By the chairt
man of this meeting. 4
To read these resolutions, one at q distance,
like Scott or Grant, or any one else who didn't
want to know, or who did not really know any
better, would suppose that on some very late
occasion this dreadful body of men called
Z. KS had charged through this quiet town,
staying men, women and children, burning
up and frying and torturing innocent babes
and helpless old grannies, and tarring and
feathering and mutilatlng and hanging, and
grinding up to powder and blowing REitn
nitro glycerine every Radical who shdN> his
scared nose out of q public office. Bucyouj
are nearer than those big fellows mentioned'
above, and can understand the truth when you
are told it; and I am here, and I oods here,
Y all, tharo tn in1o Of frinf
In anything you hear about outrages and the
like. I tell you the tale as IL was told me by
my neighbor, who saw all and ought to know.
l. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KU.KLUx RAID.
MY nelghbor says that some week or ten
days since he saw about one hundred or one
hundred and fifty men (numbers guessed at)
on horses, riding by his house on Main street
(time about midnight, or little after) Horses
were covered with blankets, and the men had
some white covering over the caps. There
was no noise or disturbance of any kind what.
vas spoken that he heard. They rode silently
along, passed his house, and disappeared from
sighS. Now what did these mysterious beings
do. What act did this unholy and unlawful
organization perform? Why. in the morning,
a notice was discovered posted on the Post
office, one on the door OF the clerks office,
and third on telegraph pole. 1t was also
discovered that the postmaster was safe and
unlnjured, the clerk enjoying good health, and
the telegraph pole without single mark OF
injury. This Is everything that thus far we
have learned was the sum and substance OF
the nights performance of this nefarious and
unlawful Institution.
THE KU-KLUX PROCLAMATION.
What do you suppose these notices contain
Gals throughout the community were gently
reminded that their rascallty was getting
,Ronotonous; that dishonest of1ce.holders and
4hieving and incompetent and inefficient Of
dce-holders, and cotton purchasers In the
night time, and plunderers and villains gene |
retly, had better keep weather.eye well open.
ed, for If they continued with their s'cussed- |
further residence. They also intlmated, in |
tolerably strong terms that If the laws failed to
redress honest citizens the writer's might take |
notion to adjudicate all these little difficult
ties themselves. They also informed the COL |
ored people who were disposed to do what |
was right and fair, and who never belonged to |
tbs thieving crowd, or having belonged had |
se6n the errors OF their ways and left the |
partG-to unite with them in putting down the |
existing villany:
and full of instruction and good sound sense
It read well. But / was not struck with the
spelling. And am by no means favorably
Impressed with the attainments of that secre-
tary. don't think he SPELLS at all well. Well,
that's all of it. Now, where is there anything
so devilish about this to call for ''arms and the
man." or even pocket knife?
NOBODY SCARED OR HURT.
Where was there anything to scare fellow?
If any one ,1GS scared, "my lord, this argues
conscience" But didn't see any one who
confessed to being "frit." did hear that the
P. NJ, who Is Northern man, and may nave
had other reasons, was offering to sell out
below cost and at a heavy sacrifice. Why,
don't know. The K. KS, according to their
doctrines, can't have anything against him,
for he Is the best P. n. we have had here since
my time, and deservedly enjoys the respect Of
the community.
WHAT THE RADICAL OFFICIALS SAID.
The clerk of the court, on whose door the
third notice was posted, said he was not
scared, aud, to show that he was not, and that
he actually was favorably disposed to the
whole thing, as pubic ef1cer, he wrote sap
proved" with his signature below with the
magic C. G. P. alter 1t, affixed his official
seal and filed away the document among the
records. The local trial justice was not scared.
lIhat 7 knop, because he told me so. heard
lin say so confidently. and he ought to know,
and heard him say that while ne did not re-
pudiate his Republican doctrines III the alb
stract, he meant to quit party composed OF
such id Internal UiltainS, and he agreed with
the K. KS This occurred only on the morning
the notices were discovered. So you see he