The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-27
A NATIONAL CRIME.
CIRRYING TERROR And WANT TO
HUNDREDS OF PEACEFUL HOMES.
Latest Reports from the Up Country.

AUGUSTA. october 26.
Advices from York County, South Carolina,
where the habeas corpus has been suspended,
report that at least one hundred arrests have
been made and the parties lodged In the coun-
ty Jail. Numbers are leaving. The county is
being deserted, families are suffering, and
business of all kinds is suspended. 1t Is re-
ported that half of the male population of
Chester County has left, leaving the women
and children unprotected. In Spartanburg
and Union Counties, the stampede and suffer-
ing are even greater than In York and Chester
Counties. 1t is impossible to conceive the ter
TOR and excitement that prevail.
All Ku-KIux are not Democrats.
The Spartanburg Spartan says: ''From the
sKeg-ToWn' section of our county, have come
number of persons who claim to be Ku-klux.
Recent developments have proven that all Ku-
Klux are not Democrats, If some who claim to
be Ku-Klux are not mistaken. On the other
hand, if it should be proven that all Demo-
Gratis are not Ku-Klux. then some people
should acknowledge they have lied"
Rumors for a Purpose.
The same paper says "'You are reported!
"A warrant Is out for your arrest They have
your name on the list of those who are TO be
arrested &C. These are among the rumors
which are industrlously circulated over the
county. These reports have driven some per-
sons from the county, who are innocent OF any
violation OF law. These persons teel that 70 pc
arrested now, while the writ of hdbedS corpus
Is denied them, would cause great inconveni.
ence TO the innocent. Also, the fimsy testi-
| mony of swift and prejudiced witnesses, upon
| which some persons have been arrested, and
which is sufficient to send a man to
prison without hearing till the court
| convenes In Columbia, has frightened
many and caused them to avoid being ar.
rested. This court, which 1t Is threatened,
shall be made memorable as the court al
| Raleigh, where 1t is said men were tried and
convicted, is dreaded alike by the innocent
and the guilty. But we incline TO the belle
| that the only danger to innocent parties be-
fore this court will be found In mercenary ano
prejudiced witnesses In the hands OF malicious
| individuals. We hope those who hear suct
rumors as we quote above will not take them
| to be true In all cases. Let not any one be
alarmed who feels himself innocent. We know
| that under an ordinary state OF affairs inno
cent persons would defy such rumors, feeling
their ability before honest jurors upon fall
trial to vindlcate their Innocence"
| The Whole Difficulty.
The Newberry Herald says: THAT disorders
have occurred in the State and In the coun
ties named, no one ever denied, but they hav'
been exaggerated thousand fold, and all o
them have been caused by the corruptness Q
the times, and the teachings of unprlncipled
designing Radicals. Here is where the who'll
difficulty lies Law and order should be main
tanned in the State, but never will 1t be unde
the restrictions of this unjust proclamation
The license for thieving, plunderlng and In
cendarisms, not thought OF, or rather ar
thought of as another drop In the bucket t.
break the backs of the law-abiding and peace
able citizens of the State. Let General Gran
think this"
Arrests In Kingstree.
The Star says: 'Captaln J. A. q. Cockael
was arrested at this place on yesterday by
United States marshal, on an affidavit made 3
R. II. Finn, charging that Captain Cockhel
is one Of the party that killed Z. J. SingletarJ
late postmaster at Leesville. Captain Cock
field gave ball in the SUM of one thousan
dollars to appear before United States com
missioner for q preliminary examination her
to-day. We learn that warrants are out tor
number of persons In the nelghborhood
| T. IIiv. Ciior I'D with tho aome offence. w
await with interest the evidence to esIaDlls
this grave charge against some of the most re
spectacle and worthy citizens OF this district.