The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26
SOUTH CAROLINA TEOIBLES.
A Reign Of Terror i'm tie
Northern Counties.
rh PRESIDENTS Proclamation q
Grave Blunder.
VI. o.s- d Opposition to State or Federal
'rpetBaggers and scalawags
-. lie for the Distur Dances

lie for The Disturbances
o. WBERRY s. c., Oct rs, 1871.
The proclamation sus. loo or ,n,s s,a,o :,
corpus IN nine coun, no, not foto, h,undo
been grave though IT, m caro,,no no,
since my arrival in Sol comioc .. g.,
been engaged energetcaiIy IN N Of ao,,r, an
conclusion OF the real condftio mo h.s occurro
am compelled to report that no*n. ~ tho pea,aan
which justhes the grave step taken. "a seam mo,
In this county, Newberry, the peopl eo0v 70 a.
stupefed than indignant, and yetNA
that behind their stu pelactl0n there sa
FEELING or ExAsPERAToN ...o
which may exhibit itself II the arbitrary ne ,a.
Instituted In Union, SrartanDurg and other. 49,
ties are carried out In this. That there have b
troubles In this section OF the State is unquestion
bly, true, but am inclined to believe that they hive
been more OF a social than OF political character.
Upon the incompetency and dishonesty OF the state
officials must be charged many OF the alleged out
RACES perpetrated by the Ku Klux. 1t Is fact
that IN this county there have been more white men
murdered by negroes since the war ended than
negroes by white men, anu yet only in the
cases Of Lemuel Lane ana Samuel Dunwoody
has ever partial punishment been Indicted upon the
murderers l am assured by some or the most
prominent citizens here that where q negro crimt-
nal belonged to the Union League 1t was almost i'm
possible to convict. and, although this is denied by
radicals, the evidence OF the acquitta OF the most
NOTORIOUS NEGRO sCouNDRELs
In the South by preudiced negro juries stands ON
he records OF the courts for the examination OF all
1t Is easy to see what made the XII KluX possible
when 1t Is known that murders, outrages upon
women, barn and house burning have been
OF common occurrence while but few OF
the perpetrators have been punished; ana
yet 1t is admitted by the republican officials here
that there is no opposition to the enforcement OF the
laws. l asked the military commandment of this
place il any had come to his knowledge or che
United States Marshal being resisted, and he replied
in the negative l further inquired II there was
any organization secret or otherwise I'm the
county inimical 10 the government ana he admitted
that he knew of none. The radical County Auditor,
who told me that there had been great many
disturbances confessed that he could not give ME
the particulars or any single which has occurred
since November last, and he also admitted that there
was no opposition to the enforcement Of the laws OF
the State. have conversed with persons Of all par
Ties, whites ana blacks and cannot discover
any evidence that the slightest resistance has ever
been made to the State fedora, officials. This is
the truh-,he solemn. honest truth. A great
deal Is said by the radicals about what
the whites would like 70 TO. but OF
Every rencontre between negro and white man
growing out of personal quarrels Is magnined into
a Ku Klux case. Thus far but one arrest for Ku
Kluxism has been made in the county and that was
made before the proclamation OF the President on the
pdrte statement OF a negro. The accused sur
rendered Without Resisting the Marshal and protests
his innocence. In the upper counties OF Spart an
burg. Chester, Union aud Yorka
PERFECT REIGN or TERROR
dark, taking persons from their beds midnight ana
syurryng them TO jail without explaining the cause
OF tnelr,arrest Nearly three hundred men have al.
ready been arrested IN this way. The military
authorities acting IL Is said under the instructions
or Aserraan, who Is at YorKvie, refuse to permit
relatives lawyers 10 see the prisoners. Among
those arrested some OF the most prominent CHI
zcns OF rne counties named, some OF them old men.
Incapable OF acting the part alleged against them.
Hundreds of families moving into Georgia and |
North Carolina. Business houses have been
closed, plantations abandoned and a general
gloom prevails everywhere. To add to the
desperation Of the whites the radicals have begun
promugatlng ialsehoods. The reports OF collisions
between the Ku Kux ana the United States soldiers
are positively untrue, as no band OF armed men
has yet been met. with anywhere. How much |
longer can say this however, Is difficult TO predict,
as all accounts agree representing the feeling
worst feature whole affair Is the fact that any
negro can have as many white men arrested as he
desires by simply swearing that he saw them with
the Ku Klux, aud thus innocent likely to
he, II they have not already been, incarcerated IN
prison. II is unquestlonably true that
KU KLux ORGANIZATION EXISTS
In upper South Carolina, but 1t Is simply vigilance
committee and In nearly every case brought to my |
notice us victim had been guilty OF violation OF law
which the State authorities had not punished. l
regret to say that martial law Is more likely to in
crease than TO lessen its numbers. system OF
denunciation similar TO tina! OF the first French
revolution is in vogue and no man, however inno-
cent Is safe from arrest The door has been opened
to the
wREARING OF PRIVATE VENGEANCE
by means OF perjury aud this accounts for the
extraordinary exodus taking place. President
Grant has been most shamefully deceived regarding
afrars here. I repeat that In not single county
has there ever been any opposition to the enforce
ment OF the laws, can find single person VINO
can mention single instance OF such opposition.
The belief Is prevalent that the proclamation OF
martial law has been procured by frauds and mis-
representation to President Grant the part OF the
carpet-baggers and scaawags, because OF the gen
era belief that without military interference the
democrats will carry the state at the next election
TIE FIRES In WESTERN NEW YORK.