Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-02

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part on Congress to determine in what man
ner and under what circumstances the
tlsht can be exercised. Second. that mas
lInlch as the laws of this district Limits tbe
elective franchise to males, the RIGHT ot
women to vote here does not attach The
declsion will probably not be made nntil
next week. WILL
Special to the Cincinnati Enon;,er
Ahe Woes of South Carolina ,,
.a chausen Akerman's wild Stories.
attorney Gereral Akerman. having Inst
Ieturile1 irola the martial law district in
oouth Carolina, has detailed his observa-
tlcils, and expressed his opinion with re-
suu TO the existence Of the Ku-Klnx in
tiat state. He says tiat he has ascerfainad
tlEsta at does exist nnder such names as tbe
,dnVislDie Empire OF the Sortb.r the
Mmte Brotherhood" etc. and ~ =
majority Of the entire white man of tI,a+
Section were in its membership o,. nndar o,iar
H. ~ So.isin uI.at its objects, IS embodied in
!; ,:s oa'il. were: Defense OF the Constitu-
'ioi as it wasi resistance to Radical in
7asion, and the protection of widows and
orphans. The penalty of treachery, pro-
Vlded by said oath, is death
lie further claims that ten murders have
been committed, twenty colored school
houses burned, and five hundred minor out
RACES committed in York county by the
ku-klux in the last year, and that between
one hundred and two hundred men had re-
Gently ned the country to escape punish
ment. The Attorney General thinks that
most OF these outrages were committed last
March, and there have not been nanv very
recently. Many that Belonged to the Or
ganization have surrendered themselves and
confessed, on the grounds, he supposes, of
receiving amnesty. When he left York
vile, ninety men had been arrested on a
summary process aud confined in the York
jail without hearing and without bail. As
to whether the prisoners would be granted
hearing or not he does not say, but claims
that the Department of Justice has the
right, under the Presidents proclamation
and the Ku-Klux law, to hold them until
the United States Court should assemble,
on the 9th of November. This is the
official Administration view of the situation.
The Utah Troubles.
The Government evidently intends to
take precautionary measures TO prevent
trouble in Utah and additional troops will
probably be ordered there. Delegate
Hooper is daily expected here to appeal to
the authorities to cease the prosecution of
the MOrmons there, and the Overland Rail
roads are said to be using their influence to
prevent an outbreak. The President to-
day removed the old District Attorney in
Utah, and appointed a Chicago lawyer
named Geo, G. Bates.
Cabinet Meeting.
There was the first full Cabinet meeting
yesterday which has been held for several
months, and it is understood that a variety
of subjects were discussed including the
cases of the Hornet and the Horton, the
Stokes fraud, the situation in Utah. the Ku-
klux in South Carolina, and the tinexpect-
ed resignation of Gov. Bullock of Georgia.
The case Of the two vessels had already be-
come the subject of diplomatic correspond
ence, without positive result.
Going TO the Dogs.
1t is said that Acknowledgement Aker-
man informed the President that the pun
ishment Of corrupt officials in the South
was necessary to the success of the Repub-
lcan party in that section, and should 60
hand in hand with the destruction of the
ku-klux. Otherwise there would be moth
ing OF the party left in very short time.
After Bullock.
An officer from Georgia has arrived in
Washington with warrant for the arrest
of Gov. Bullock on the charge of misap-
of the State bonds. Had he
not resigned it was the intention of the au-
thOrities in the State to proceed with his
The story goes that two or
three millions are involved