The New York herald., 1871-12-25

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he nor his friend were here to psIate defend the
outrages whicn had been committed py the Ku Kiux
Klan: He had an listened with nnmixsd horror 70 the
testimony or the 0utrages committed. They were q
disgrace to humanity. The intellects and the
humanity OF the Ku Klnx must have become
the voice or God, wIll speak, even q
they escape the meshes OF the law, and innict its
that when they appeared before the bar OF God TO
answer for the crimes committed here the Almighty
OF 1901 are subversive to the interests not only OF
leal ned gentleman then made u strong point as to
the DIVISION oI the Court on constitutonalitv and
the Indictment and declared that Gum the govern
ment niormer stood alone IN asserting tnat Uy XIII.
ing she white radicals and whipping the blacks the
I've franchise by the latter. His statement. con-
.s slnued Mr. Johnson, Is perfectly unreliable. He
few raids 'hlmseli. Knew when he Joined is
the object was 10 assassinate the whites and
for months before he awoke 10 = sense or nis 90
legations a. cinzen Of the United States. He had
ATTORNEY genera u sns unssd Sas: 4oa s
the KiaH aosuaed, OF course by the puress patriot
ism. Goes to ashingt0n out % curiosity TO see
General almost Immediately ON his ARRIVAL and for
what purposeY 10 receive his reward for betrayal
os @ p san S S
Attorney General TO pay him $780, or to cause nis
MS no Docket nna .nen na yns ns
S.ss s .s ssSs
she Court with the $500 In his pocket 70 swear 70
shs n o. ne e Ars hsa
rightly or not he was not prepared 70 say. The
Widest threats were uttered by them; the people
know but she might wake 70 ind her nome IL
prosecuting Illnesses explained lsf the object or
the organization was seii.deicnc4 supposins II .
ent would be the expression OF feeling The object
Of the /, raid OF S.h March ~ was M 70 seize the 4
not that the ooJects The assertion ''S Was borne
out by the testimony adduced. The CLINE
o. pq y s e
Union League TO put down the democratic parry: ,
But suppose the object was to put down radical
the misruIo which had increased the state debt !.
from six millions to fifteen or twenty milnQnsS
corruption llls the air, and every day and every
hour brings SOME startling developments which
destruction. And who is south Carolina South .
Carolina aided materially to carry our rOrefathers
Carolina, under the management Of her sons, was
one OF the purcSt or States. Now look aJ her. MI.
Of me a an
which had been received with marked attention.
the addresses o. me counsel iSr @ me
appointment Tnat they mad not calculated upon
the mass Of evidence against their clients win
evident, and tnat they had regarded the Ku klux
act as mere political ruse Is equally clear. While
Mr.. Stansoerry has busted himself with hunting up
imperieCtions IN the indictments, Mr. Johnson has
undertaken to test the c0nstuti0nality OF The law
tans tan 'p point int appears % 20 have escaped sse7 O
servatlon OF both: neither has made ne ina-s
pilces H1 s1' Should be received I cuns orano says
without being substanylated BY outside ovldemCe.
SIDES cannot S Ss dsn.sd ana Inc dsappSnimsnt very
generally expressed % 70 the enCrta OF tney dis
SnrsasCaaoe So expecssaons III INDUCED in and Ssc
upon the world wide rcnOwn o. the OK Attorney
Generals Il should % borne 10 mind tnas snsss
preciable and slngularly Obtuso jury the presding
Judge OF tile Court necessarily more or le1 pre-
iudiced, and mass OF clear uncOntr0dtct0ry evt-
dence to combat tncir own Witnesses even connrm-
Ing the statements OF the Witnesses for tho prose-
to embarrass the intellects Of the most admirable
Cricntons." The impolitc language. howevef, Of
soe. .IisV nis grapn,c q @ aCcosns @ ~ q the onTsges
perpetrstcd by coored militia and his sIlusions
slavehoders ruled with despotlc hand, to SAY mo-
thing OF has invidlous comparison or them with
~ coUa an aaSs 9p1n
e ealist ine sJmpstniss Of aInY o. which ten were
me venerable counsel Of tie wesEness Of the cause
The charge TO the jury by tue Bench. although re.
markanle or ,s DrSyty rs s " IT, ciearnes., con.
nssserpiece Of dsilberstive - ressoning, and and n
os oi .Ss sPaH S q me
have yielded patient and concenirsted attention. he
proceeds At once 70 instruct them as 70 the law, ap
deciding upon their verdict He defines cOnspr-
acy TO be an agreement ny two or more persons to
iul means the thing 70 De punished Is the 1ni1w.
1ul conspiracy, and not the particular acts done Ia
pursuance OF II. he then repeats to the jury the
various counts IN The Indictment, reminds them
that each member oil tho ASSOCIATION II cUDgpira-
conspiracy and FOR the scs Of each member thereof
done BY common consent ana In pursuance OF It's
iegai PURPOSES ana aso or aGsS done 10 ,aftner
beforehand f assented 10 subsequently TO their per-
anS s whether ne the party was
done. And 1t makes no difference In guilt II you
ind from the evidence that tho motive Of party
did Join 1t. n you also lind that after he became
member he was aware OF the fact or had reason TO
prevent or hinder the Tree exercise OF the elective
franchise by Intimidation or violence as aloresyid.
member and participated In ITS meetings. aud that
though you may also fnd ne never himself ac-
and was not present wnen It was used. And
now, n the jury find from the evidence that the
asns described fron exercising their right 70 vote
on account Of their color AZ future election specl.
Ned TO be the election 60 take place on the third
Is guilty under The first count OF the ndictment.
And II the jury find from the evidence that they did
30 conspire and for the same reason TO injure and
oppress, on account OF his color, one Jim Hainoy,
alias Jim Williams, because he had antccedently, on
the thIru Wednesday of october, 1870 exercised his
right to vote, then he is gnty on the second count
But II the jury ind from the evidence that suOo
existed. or that ir It existed the nim.
daron or injury OF voters because OF their oxercise
Of the suffrage, or 70 prevent ts exercise, formed
no part OF It's purpose, or that II that were its
purpose the defendant was not engaged
10 1t, Then the defendant rs not guilty. But
The jury is not bOdna to believe the sole
purpose 0f the conspiracy 10 be that set out IN the
nrst count; n fncy mud It to be one Of the purposes
II Is sufficient Nor II tncy lind That the Dcatlngs
and intimidation spoken OF by the witnesses tOok
place or existed, are the Jury bound to believe thes
the reasons given at the time by the conspirat0rs
n they nnd reasons were given wore the true res
sons for such conduct bus the jury may determine,
from all the evidence III tue cause, what the true
reasons were Tor such violence. II the jury md
from the evidence, said before, thar The c0n-
spiracy set forth In The first aad second counts n
the Indictment existed, ana the defendant enGaSel
In there pnIlty on hOtn counts. II there OK.