St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

Tense OF men charged with kukluN out
RACES, and said that it Justified the he
lief that those gentlemen wrr" ut least
willing I" have kuklmN acquitted upon
constitutional grounds" AS Ia Gen
Butler, however. the fears of the scna-
tor from Vermont MIR. Edmunds) came
too late, for he had already been re-
lirNed of his disabilities.
Mr.. morrill, of VI Thought that il
would NOW Ice ;l~ well 10 strike out all
relating L" amnesty. and pass the sup
elemental civil rights bill. and then
pass another amnesty bill.
Nh. Blair of Mo. thought that Nj
Scott had not the right To inculpatc
three distinguished gentlemen uf South
Carolina i'll kukluA outrIgeS by read
;. ing Il circular.
Mr. Scott / did not say that they
are members ofthe organization.
Mr. Blair | think the senator is dis
Ingenious. Now. consider the circuni-
stances under which thai circular WAS
issued martial law declared III eight
or nine counties. men dragged from
then homes on the accusations of the
lowest and Nilest in the state Ihi,
WAS the condition of things when thes,.
gentlemen came forward and appealed
Ia their fellow -CltlIrn- To contribute IL
the defense OF men 50 outraged.
state here. and il cimnnt he truthtlullN
rontritdlrtcd. that there was no distur-
banct lii that part of South Carolina.
ami n"tiing IN its condition 10 author
We The president To declare martial
law. ! he aIIt~t~ We're made fer crime,
alleged 10 have been committed one.
Two and even three Years before. III,
/ pa>>.tg" OF Inc a't ~ Congress. Vet tic.
Whole community was put under martial
law 10y the president. We know that
/ II was done i"I political purposes. The
whole nation knows thtr Vet hrr.irIsr
these gentlemen asked cuntriblUiou~
/ tor the defense Of th,~t. men. thry III,
hrdhded ~ belonging t. the kukIuA
klIm. 'iO NOT hclleIc the CHARGE. ami
1t" not hrlic\c that ain, ui.n " hu
knows either OF tiIu>,. gentlemen will
believe II ior u moment. hthcvt that
every man accused Of Il crime. l. euli-
tied I" 4 tan triad. and IL I,,. rnu~id, red
ln:t""rlt anti proved "ulitl. I ii" not
h"ll"\c. with the president thai thu~t
Ii" took mc;Ins 10 avoid arrest under
IN Illegal ,ierliItGiuu al martial I.N
Thereby confessed themselves, guilty
Il" 'rHt h''lir," that all win" wrr,. al
rested "crc c'nirN. hundreds Of them
have already been rrit.,,.d ~ not rail
-. AMI none al Them hEl>t. n,,-iI con-
Nict'.d rf IN, Thing h.rr cons ,;Iar,.
MIR. scott said 'har the time would
como t"i - discussion at the utr>ri.ii
MhcrhrI the president wa- m>fIlicd II,
>n>pemdmc he writ al halra~ ruIl,u>
III The ca>, referred IL. and. N hen Than
tImr COMO. he >h"nld hr prepared T."
'IhdIratc the presidents action. huI. =.
Nj bIaIr mad raised the question OF tit,
'"nditl"h of >,.r"tN there. ne vouli
ln"hti"H I"""I three tarr~. tlr grand
IuiN al TN, r'.rri; Term 81 ihr circuit
count hrh presented 1. great many per
Suns Ton these kuklu> "ftcI>-s. and ,h,
tNId"hr" showed that. within >iN
months. Il large number ct Victims have,
, been whipped ct killed IA Inc cuuuii..,
81 York. mon and >PIItHuhuIg thI-r
"l TN r"unih- IN Inch the Urit ut
lIil"'.t> ''"lhur> has been suspended. ii
vi. BlIIl W"Uld read jhr testimony. ne
N"HId STE. Ton instance. that Il pruui-
hrnl man III York county. Il leading
ph\ >I"i.In. Ms the header Of - h;tud nt
h"kllN. Wh" ii night dragged from hi
house 'inG hanged ia the i,!t-~.Iir,. OF
ms " lie In luulirLdiLu riIi.rii II WAS
IIu' li.it. "N ing /" i technical difii,ul
~ convict l"n wei" only ion ,.oII~pirar,
hui Ia" testimony proved ruii>nir;,,.,
AZ" Inch >h"wci thai mmd,-I~ had
i"th committed. ana tha, public >-nIi-
hithi Ms such IL - parulN/c the OH .
'cI~ ct tho Law.
Nj. Ednund> suit that he could we'll
hnd"I>tHud The zeal -! thc >rnatur from ,
Ni~>"iI Nj. HiuiII upon thu Gue>riou.
II 49, tn" ~.tinr -"If "t u.al. uithou"h
not "a 'piir'i hl ih, same motives. ~
that Mhi, Ii carried "u rh,.~t. ollfr.nrnI,,
OPERATIONS II The south.
Nh \uIU "ud 1T ca. asked Nr I'd
h"hh> i"f pools OF his charg, uy..in>r
TEENS. Hampton. ButltI and kerslaw.
vi. tdmur%~ a-ktd Ma Norwood II
he dld not hm"" that II hukluN nIganiza-
ti"m existed III th,. south
VII. N"r"""d Insisted up"u AN ans
Nrr 1" his QUESTION. The Senator ,NI
Edlnhnd>l Vas irving L. c"nl in,,. the.
senate thai these three gentlemen
ought I" hc excluded from l'.t Till. and
them with icing members of
an Illegal Organization. Would he now
state tile St"und> al Nhch he based
I he charge
VII. Edmund> SAID that he MIS- irving
&" r"n\ imrc the senate that ever, MAJ,
''"@fi I" tee rNrludrd ~ ln WAS an enc
my l" the government. to his fellow
'lliH"ns and I" good urder tie had
Lii"ddN stated that he MAS Informed h>
The lest authority thar the tNrruti\,.
department Of the I ntrd states h,d
r' Iirure showing that the persons he.
'Ad named were al this moment. oI
we've Il month ago. the ad \ >nI\ board
II 'iI" kukluN hI.u whatever that WAS.
chaps the senator lMl. Nurw ondl. a.
u" h'"d nrtr"l The locality. cuuld tell "
better than be. t
VII Rlan. thinking thar Nh. Edmund, |
ricit"t 1" hiu. said that lie did moi l
i've n";u the l",.litN hut he h.,d h,.,., t
h'lr and lead the l, slimuuN on The u
nhlrH. and he would .iust H. readily :.
"ll''Ne him lEdmund>l capable. of h,.-
NJ Il huh!nA ~ Hampton. ButlrI aud !,
\rI>iIaN. lie believed them houor:,hl,. u
'chli"inru. tltd lh"IcinIc iurapablr of l.
III "I cnuutrmdu"iuu Inc II
outraged. but lie had another reason IT,
he "HtlJS''> "cIe committed anon The. L
'""i and humble, vino lGtd nothiu.r to II
/" with the IIrucinu> t>r.lnn, which %
'ad >" disturbed society at the South Il
ir denied that gentlemen like rhus.. :
luStd 10y Nj. ldmumd> had directed 4
h' kUkluA ouIIaG'.>. lhrN would have u
tGithl by kuklu\lng the. >coundltls Sent q
"N II thcf" hN t"ngrc>s. umdcT the re- Il
laws. tuIoi, and to nlun- =
ti the people. and who were Il dis Is
race Il" the country and the ace. =
Nh. Edmund~ 'uJ.irIt.dI, AZ.