New-York tribune., 1871-04-01
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 81, 1871.
THE RU-KrUX

SENATE. .wAsHTNGToS, March 81, 1871.
THE KUKLUx.
The debate upon Mr. Sherman's resolution,
directing the Judiciary Committee to report in favor OF
"Ku-Klux " legislation, continued, Mr.. POOL tRepp
n C1 addressing the Senate in long exposition of the
cause and effect OF remedy for ourages In the South
IIe said b, ancestors were born in North Carolina, and
he claimed that the people OF that state as SHOWN ~
the testimony before the & heV we're per
petrated by secret organzatons Inc p9pur of;peu ~
naueneed by desire TO insure peace and tranquility
among those whom he represented one instance ha1
Deeroes disguised in mmicry of KuKux with shirts
over their heads, promptly punished ior haSihS
punlshment was due the fact that unlike the
real KuKux, they had no ORGANIZATION at Ihe nach5 70
nrotect them After commenting upon the extensive
Iamications influence Of these secret ORGANIZATIONS
whose power great enough 70 protect ther menDers
ed Dufpose was to overthrow the XVIII Amendment
% tb reropstrncton measures ne said that the
nvernment designed protect loyal citizens and exc
cute its policy, positive and determined demosia
tion on IT'S part necessary else IT should surrender
TO the of the desperadoe His opinion
was that some mild but hIm measure should ne adopteu
with the plain understanding that h that failed martial
law would be resorted and the former insurreconary
states remanded TO territorial condition. Reviewing
the social and political condition Of the South he charged
unop the Democratic party the North the responsible
ty for the OF that secon the arrogance and ag
gesson OF Southern leaders IN the days OF sayery being
encoura ged by the consciousness that the Democratic
party Of the North was at their back The enorts OK
Southern Unioniss, al the inception OF the eDeon'
show the people the deporabe consequences OF oil.
yided Union, were nullihed by the assurances OF
the Secession leaders that the Democratic party OF
the North would be with them When In Rehel-
lion the people prevented from returning 70 their
OF promised succor from the
Pacihcaion prevented AT the close OF
the war by the hope The unanimous vote OF the
Democratic members in both Houses OF Congress against
the XIVth Amendment and reconstruction laws, hsd
prompted the Southern people TO resist the laws IN the
hope the Northern Democracy gaining ana over
throwing that legislation. The ferce and awless ku
KIux were formidable because Of their belief that the
sympathies OF the Democratic party OF the North are
with them. He feared this organized outawry would
again end In civil war; and he would beseech the Demo
cratic party that il IL did not intend standing by the
South In such contingency not TO lead that people 10
their destruction but To at once renounce s moral
support of these unlawful deeds The averson OF South
err capital the employment OF free labor, whether
native Northern another cause OF the dsorgaza
ton OF Southern society. =.
Mr.. POOL then defended Gov: Holden from the
charges against him n the Impeachment trial ie ne
leyed that although the Governor had committed some
hunders he acted cOnscienOusy In an earnest eHOrt 10
do s duty. His conviction and removal were Irregular
because number OF the state SenatOrs-l3 IL was be-
lieved-hsld Office in violation Of the X!Vth Amend,
ent and because Republican Senators had been e1eced
to make twothr's for conviction.
for such step had been by the United states Senate
cratic platform OF 1865 ia advising resistance to recon
structon, had originated the Ku-Klux.
Mr.. Blair then awarded the floor. aud at 3Io fh
Senate went into Executive session, aud subsequently
ADJOURNED TIL Monday.