The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-24
Which Mus. Wo B.ll.v.,

! The c-ssn Q. the ring, III its issue OF Mon.
day, under the heading Of ''The Press on the
hn Aiux," gives two extracts from it's North
ern exchanges-one from Hurpsr's Weekty.
the other from the New Jersey National
Standard. Harper. with all his bitter preiu-
dices against the white people OF the South,
says: There is evidence that the better Dor
| ton OF the Southern people discountenanoe
the outrages committed by the Ku KIux
bands." This every man Of Intelligence
knows to be the true state of the, case: and
yet the INSCRIPTIONS sheet that tries to up-
hold the carpet.bsy plunderers Of this State
In their acts Of frascality and roguery, stickles
at nothing tina: may tend to induce the i'm
preston abroad that the "better portion OF
the Southern white people" have been the in.
stigators OF the violent deeds of the Ku kim
The second extract published by the truth
ioeinS organ OF s!,5 iiGg SHOWS thai in its fla.
gitious designs against the "better portion"
OF OF our people, it has a worthy .coadjutor in
the National Standard, Which, despite its
namei IL doing all it tap3toi foster and perpe-
tuAte beotionalhate That sheet saya- a. ro.
pied by its ECHO here: IT was shown that the
numberless and nameless outrages we're not
committed by the white trssh,' but were nm.
der the sanction Of men OF intelligence and
high standing in society,"" Some one lies nm
der mistake. Who is it? Is it that "Jonr-
nal Oh Ctvluzatlon, or rls 1t the National Stun-
ddrd?
The Standard asserts that it was 'by a se.
ries OF adeoit operations, on the Dart OF Go
vernmsnt oficials," that .tho full sttent of
s,, their III mardeIous proceedings has been
that, with all the shrewdness OF these adroit
ofhoials bhey have been enabled, even aftor
gaining admission into .'ono or more OF theae
bands, to CONNECT 30 small number of men
making any preeensions to deoenoy and re-
md
1ugsf" One would have thought, from the
om,nous hints OF the organ here, for months
past. that there was scarcely white man in
tne state who was not o Ku Klux; and that,
when the mine should be sprung. it would an.
gulph every man VI any prominence or inteIIi-
gence In theState. Well, the mine hae bnen
sprung; the net Which hash ben woven at such
q vast expenditure CT adruitness and skill.
and behold the array of fsh that it has
brought out In it's meshes For the most
part, instead Of the men of int diligence. Of
standing and influence, 1t has brought to shore
paroel OF the poorest, scalieHt, most insigni.
hoant fish that could have been ished up. had
these adroit officials gone to work expressly
60 catch just such a lot. Let persons at dis
..aanSe. .a who wish to,know what kind Of haul
marks Of Judge Bond. which we're prepar ed
IN his retirement, and read from his manu-.
script TO the oonfessing Ku Kux lust before
ne ne proceeded to pass sentence on them
ihose VINO viii examine will find that his Ho-
nor reproached them for their want OF sensi.
bility in reference to proceedings affecting
their manhood and their honor. THE facts Of
the case all go to show that Harper speaks
truly when Ire Gays: "rhere is evidence that
the better portion OF the Southern people dis
,oountenaace the outrages committed by the
ku Kiu1 bands" aud that the efforts go
strenuous'y aud so persistently put Il rth BY
the organ Of the corrupt ring, now lordinp Il
over pTDstrate and helpless people, and go
reeiy seconded by it's ooadjutors abroad, are
the offspring OF q malignant and fiendish do
termination to blast, SO far as in them lies.
the fair fame Of those whose noble bearinc
under their accumulated miafortunes, oniy
serves to inspire them with more intense
hatred of q people whose noble qualities thew
envy, but have not the manliness to initiate.
ARGUS