Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-23
Radical robbery OF the south.

We publiSh elsewhere an extended en-
tract from the Report of the Minority OF
the Kll-Klux Committee. If this Commit
tee, says the Washington Patriot, has rem
dcrcd no other service TO the country. they
are at least entitled to grateful recognition
for having collected and presented i'll an
official form complete proof oftLe appalling
robbery which the corrupt rule of carpet
bagccrs las inflicted on those communities.
Heretofore, the debts and liabilities of these
States incurred and accumulated since
Radical reconstruction began, have, from
the absence Of reliable data, been compare
lively uncertain. The Governors, Treas
urcys, and other officials conSpired to con-
/ ceal and confuse the accounts, So as to dc
coive the people in regard to the enormity
of their plunder. And i'll many cases traudtl-
lent ISSUES Of bonds were made, the extent
OF Which, even Row, is unknown. These
! rocues had an interest in hiding their venal
! transactions, and they were seconded by
! the Sharp practices of cOnfederates i'll Wall
street and elsewhere, who profted i'm
I lnenscly by their part of the knavcry.
Notwithstanding the power conferred on
/ the committee, and the extraordinary ef-
forts which have been made to obtain full
and truthful information on this subject,
there are still certain defects which cannot
be cured. The thieves have either destroyed
part of the evidence Of their guilt, or never
permitted it to exist. Still, by collating
such records as are preserved, and COM
bining with them testimony from other
| sources, an approximation to the financial
condition Of the Southern States has been
obtained which can be accepted with con
tidence. At all events, this question is re-
moved from the sphere of controversy, be-
cause the Republican majority and the
Democratic minority of the committee have
agreed upon a common basis. Hence
there can be no disagreement us to the
figures, however men may differ in then
treatment.
Let us take the ten States where the
sway Of Eadicalism has been supreme
since the close of the war, and cOntras
their present Indebtedness with the cOndi
ton which existed when the people con
trolied their own affairs. If The history o
: the civilized world presents a parallel o
similar license iniquity, and oppression
then we have failed to discover it.
; Debt and liabilities, July 1, 1851. SIS 930,G54 s
Present indie btedness, actual and
contingent, including railroad
bonds Observation-Disclosures. 3S,381, 967 3
Increase under Radical rule 80. $50, 1882 5
ARKANSAS.
Debt and liabilities in 1S61..... 81 ,o3G 952 S
= Present debt and liza bllities, actual
and contingent, including rail-
road and leVee bonds. ........... 1861 ,265 i
Increase under Radical rule. .....S15, 72+,s12
=, FLORIDA,
: Debt N 1860. Observation-Disclosures. S22I 900 O
Present debt, including railroad
bonds, issued and authorized. -. 1913 Az {
-sr Increase under Radical rule ..S15, $40 Az
GEORGIA
Debt and liabilities III 1860, about 81, 900 zoo
Y Present debt and liabilities inclu
ding railroad bonds, issued ard
authorized, deductng S6,000,O 900
t deemed fraudulent .----.- 44-131 900
{ Increase under Radical rule. e41 .1s7 800
LOUISIANA.
Debts and liabilities tIan'y l. 1861. $40 1893 074
= Debts and liabilities June 1. ISL IL 1874 ,413
Increase under Radical rule =. .ssSi O95, 399
The excess of expenditures over receipt
S i'll this State, for the year 1871, amounte
d 10 S9,345, 733. ...-..
NORTH CAROLINA.
y Debts ard liabilities, July, 1861. 5 9699, 900
n Present dc BITS and liabilities. 81 SS7 ,467
f'FfE ~ .+FnI 33 @--
Increase under Radical rule. ..-..S 25,lsT .963
ID i "sOCTH CAROLINA.
N .t 4IEaEtLa-
= Debt in 1861, approximate. .......S 1000, 600
D Debt i'll 1871, including bonds 10
=, railroads, and bonds in dispute
= = as ITaUtuIel1. 39,loc,9l4
. Increase under Radical rule. g S5,15s,91
| MISSISSIPPI.
= ..-.u.z Ait:
i In 1860, no debt
Debt incurred under Radical rule,
!, January I, 1870. ............S 1861 3