New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-11
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Carolina, nor does any evidence appear that IL IS
pcared against IL than s ALLEGED Interference with tho
rights OF The South or OF the States which may be In
hood"
oUTRAGEs nY coLoRED OUTLAWS
band Of outlaws organizing for plumber, and with
political purpose consisting OF few moattoes, a set
tement called "scufeton," is shown 10 have existed in
Robinson County. That individual members Of tho
League have violated the laws there s doubt That
tney were arrested identified tried convicted, and pun
courts Is testified 70 by men on iii narties Crimes arc
eanzed nave been con mitied in pdrsuancepf an or
Chatham County, and also in Walker county, S6ere,
t pars ana perhaps other buildings were burned IN
for trial W. 9. Bradshaw, most unwilling witness,
ana th member of the Knkux organization spoke
shment Of he KnKlnx order upon crosse Dn
ton OF that body the civil law Could aWays be- ere
| cuted in lis county at any time.
| oUTRAGEs BY THE KU-KLux.
For the oenscs charged against the KuKlux land We
that term TO the three Associations where the
purposes and modes Of operation shown been
the same, and concealed under this name they
merous The message OF the President contains docu-
tending show the existence OF this organization
in Stokes County early as the Fan OF 1871 II being al
legged that tobacco trader. and dsters who eyaded tho
Revenue laws the first TO Introduce tnete ana
that the whipping OF negroes ana threats OF violence 10
prominent men because OF their political opinions,
after commenced. Up to the 27th October, sO cases
in Lincoln County. From the LIST December 1873, 10
the 22d December, 1870 list OF rs cases - 1urhhhfo
having occurred In Alamance County, embracing Tao
murders, OF mutilaton many of whipping, threats
OF violence, &c. The same message also Communicate.
the Ihd Judicial District at Newborn. IN the eases OF
the Lenor County prisoners CHARGED Win conspracy.
The testimony taken cTOsseXamination shows the
existence Of the Ku-Klux organization IN i@noT am
Greene Counties In April 1885, tha5 the death on Sner
assisted to arrest Hines, member OF that order
that he murdered in pursuance OF that decree ia
ILL
order, who confined In Jail with him. were forcby
released from the Jail Kinston by his feowmembers.
In January 1862 entrance the same Jail procured
by stratagem praceed upon the keeper, and four men
who there charged with crimes were taken out ana
two or more OF them were murdered The testimony OF
witnesses before the Committee related 10 some proceed
ings that are thus referred to IN tue MESSAGE OF te
President beside many cases not therein referred TO- III
has been impossible TO gather, from the Instances scat
tered throughout the testimony entirely accurate list
OF the OutTages that have been committed. In many
numbers OF Eases qe ns the az OK
dates Starting with the cases III Lincoln County, the
following specifically referred to as having occurred
ia other counties:
NINETY BLACKS AND FoRTY-FoUR WHITES MURDERED Oh
BANIsHED.
The Committee give the names Of 90 blacks and "a
whites in the Counties OF Lincoln Alamance, Catawba
Craven Caswell, Chatham, Jones' Orange, Rockingham
Rutherford, Wake and other Counties nearly ali OF
whom were whipped, and the remainder were shot,
robbed hanged or driven from their homes. Beside
specific cases OF Outrages the testimony refers IN
Person, Buncombe, Surry, Bodkin, Dayle, Stokes
Robeson Sampson, Dupin, Ienoir and CASTOR Countes
This list Of crimes suggests the question whether hry
committed by menbers Of the kuknx organizauon'
aud by its direction or with ts countehahse in1 IN zen
mony, already quoted and referred 10. SLOWS It ia
many instances the murderers and wmppers OF mon
expressly voted on in their meetings ana executor
by the members. When 1T is remembered that us.
closure OF their secret proceedings incus the penalty OF
members in the guilt OF assassination, murder and v9
lence would be most saeredly guarded Is not remark
able, not that little evidence has been procured bear
ing upon particular cases but rather thaI any snoua
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confession authorize the belief that this organization,
by whatever pretense men induced TO enter 1t,
stopped short of no MEANS however criminal 70 aecom
lish its purposes.
| ALL THE oUTRAGEs COMMITTED on REPUBLICANS.
The testimony quoted, almost without exception,
establishes that the ouacs perperated by those bands
I'm disguise were inflicted upon members OF the Republic
can party both white and colored-in some instances,
the fact that they of that party being given as the
reason for the punishment; in Others, alleged crime
being the pretext; WHILE in some such acts az keeping
Snnday-scho0l for colored children were given as
sufficient reason. In one instance three negroes as
sumed tie disguise OF the KukluH TO cover ther crimes
hut they detected, convicted, ana are now IN the
Penientiary some OF the WITNESSES S1 say inS ~
! by bad men, who were not ku-kiux
| ARE LIFE AND PROPERTY SECURE IN NORTH cARoLINA'
The second inquiry, namely, whether persons and
property are in the State Is considered In two
aspects One has the civil law adequate those
| wronged and punish those who are guilty OF these
crimes Second, what extent does tins organization
still exist and commit acts OF yoencei On the l2th or
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masked disguised or painted afeony IL was intended
to punish the class OF enumerated with the TACT
s scrag fP 5e KaKmx was that Of three negroes
who sought to screen themselves by assuming
other negroes Alamance County, many persons, and
some of those whose testimony is quoted have stated
that believe person and property are as secure u-
laws OF North Carolina as under those OF hassa-
chusetts or OF Pennsylysnia &h tne e1eepnon o. me
Kux the statement true To what extent that opinions
100 crimes angling murder to petty larceny have
been committed by the members Of an organization
party and that in one instance has
there been conviction punishment, must
be left to the reader Of the testimony herewith sub
mitted Under this OF facts IL is idle TO say that
in past the victims of violence have been protected
| and the punishment OF the guilty. How is i now In
pursuance of the authority conferred upon him by the
life and property Gov. Holden in March, 1870 declared
the County Of Alamance IN nsureeton, and about the
92d June he sent state militia into that county under the
command OF Col. Kirk Numerous arrests were made
Of persons charged with beng members mem Of te Mn
military custody until released upon wrts OF
made that number Of persons confessed have been
members OF the Ku-KuX Order, and upon the nearing
jects obligations, they have been disclosed by wi"
nesses before the Committee.
| TIE CHARGES AGAINST COZ. KIRKs MILITIA.
The policy pursued BY Gov Holden In tne eh'
ercse Of power conferred upon him by the law reieeo
to- and the conduct and character OF the troops en-
Moved and of their officers have been freely comment
ed upon by many witnesses and while condemned "ith'
out exception by the CONSERVATIVES seem alio 70
friends Crueltes upon persons are tes.heu 70 as nav
ing been inflicted by officers, M hie, u., ie tS
strongly reprobated The militia oihcers ueny t'so
charges and it is TO be observed tna, tno NV @
! are members OF the Ku-Kux organization. Nhatessr
view may taken of the power eAer,sea " oi 'e
an ~ Exercising IL the Governor seems 10 nave cChelu-
d IT. effective for the te being and 10 have hoped or
n,innance OF peace aud order. These anc!pauos
nc m have been realized, for since that tme, IN
oth portions the State acts Of VIOLENCE nave asah
Heen committed appears rom the extracts Vi 'ne zoo
| timony. - ,.,.,o,
now THE KU-KLUx CARRIED THE STATE ELh0iioS'
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