Middletown transcript., 1871-11-04
THE REIGN OF TERROR IN SOUTH
CAROL1NA.

The New York Herald has dispatch
from Newbcrn s. G. datod the 25th inst.
from special correspondent. who says:
The proclamation suspcnding the writ
Of habcas corpus in nine counties Of this
State has been grave though trust not
fatal blundcr. Since my arrival in South
Carolina have been engaged energcii-
cally in coming TO just conclusion Of the
real condition Of affairs. and nm COM
pcllcd to repor, that nothing has occurred
which jus,iies the grave step taken by the
President. l asked the military CON-
madnut Of the place il any case had come
to his knowledge Of the United States
marshal being resisted, and he replied in
the negative. further inquired il there
was any organization. secret or otherwise,
in the county inmical to the government,
and he admitted he knew Of none The
radical county auditor, who told me there
had been great many disturbances, con-
fcssei that he could not give me the par
,iculars Of any single one which bad oc-
cured since November last, and he also
admitted that there was no opposition to
the enforcement Of the laws OF the State.
| Every rencon,rc between negro and II
white man growing out of personal quar-
rcls is magniiied into ku-klux ease.
Thus far bu, one arrest for Ku-kluxism
has been made in the county. aud that
was made before the proclamation Of the
| President on the or pafs statement OF II
J negro. The accused surrendered without
! resisting the marshal, and protests his in
nocsucc.
- In the upper counties Of Spar,anburg,
| Chester Union aud York perfect reign
IT terror exists Bands Of soldiers trav-
crsc the country after dark, taking per-
sons from their beds at milnigb, aud hur-
] rying them to Jail without explaining
the cause Of their arrest Nearly three
hundred men have already ben arrested
in this way. The military authorities, US
ting it is said. under the instructions OF
Akcrmnn. who is at Yorkvillo refuse TO
permit relatives or lawyers TO see the pris-
oncrs Among those arrested are some
of the most prominent citizens Of the
counties named some Of them old men,
incapable Of acting the part alleged against
them. Hundreds Of families are moving
into Georgia and North Carolina. Busi-
ness houses have been closed, plantations
ahanlnned. and general gloom prevails
ryerywhcrc 70 add to the dc-pcra,ions
e the whites the radicals have b gun
prnmulga'ing iasehnod> The reports Of
collisions between the ku-k lux aud the
tuuitcd States soldiers urc positively un-
true. Ms ~ band Of armed men has get
been mot with anywhere How much
longrr can say this. however. i II hrnii
to predict. as all accounts agree IN repre-
scniiuc the feeling in the upper counties
as br,l very intense. The worst feature
uf the whole affair j. the fact this, any
negro can have ms many white n"n nrrc,-
ted as he desires by simply swearing tlia,
hc saw them with the ku-n iuX. aud TIN.
innocent men are likely To he, il they have
not already been. intarcrraiel in mi>nn
The door has been opened To- ihr wreal;.
ing Of private vengeance ht means %; pr
jury. and this account, inr tht exirnnfdi
nary exodus taking place, President
Hrant has been most shamc!dlly deceived
regarding ailuirs here repeat that IN
not single county has there ever been
any opposition to the enforcement nE the
laws. nor can find single person wh,
can mention II single instance Of such cp,
position.