Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
R Usfsncs of, the b s'jE Kn.Kiux. 4 , . y.

pp '' 49, wv &"' u ASeO""e, VI AhutS
day, the 2stl, instant;
~ tie Eyitosef .he 7si1sne.. 81
Siw :--l htys just rsa'l in yaur issae Of The
lStb instant u lsttcr fra,l C,l,snbin re-
htiye to the Ku, 1Slnx trislS INV ia progress
at thelcnpital If jSnuth Car,itnA The author
OF Tint letter " s'itber lihNsng underIn mis-
takeOr ensiaavhriSg to iiIakea f,lse inpres
siot' "n the min'la of thnse win, do not know
all abOit tho condition of things in Smith
C4n,lin. Here lot me pref.ca wl,., L hive
To say by declaring that am not now mud
never have beena Kn Klux In conmon
with vast tnultituae.f,t5.utb t,aroliuinns.s
think ku Kiuxinv, M it il generally called.
was iarand mistnke, morally. politically and
socislly his. howeyer, has nutl,ing to do
With Tho qnastun an whicl, desire To- write.
aud about whiehcynur correspondent il h,aly
informed or bssely currying the applause of
the. carrnpt men who are now pIuncieriny
South Caroliss,s eitisF&.. ~ fss0a'a
The question In South Uaroiins il not Rs
ppb|ica0ls,n on Dem,rracy; it IA nut whether
sesaegss shalt be entitled Il, all the priyile
Rsg Of the " hits siflan Or iiot. We ,ln not
care aiiyttiin2 ahniit whn in in power. the
$Iemosfet so the Republicans; nh,l we know
that sba laws ofthe Unitrd States grant the
nagrsf gil the rights an,l privileges that thew
grssst tho wtiitaS uian y The qaasstsii to tiay
IA ,H0uth Cstolins.is, shall honesty az tiisinr.
ssty 9pres.!2 q You hnvc fought ,naUfi,Iiy
againstl tho tfn,nnAny Ring. I. from, NV vcry
BoNss ci,nlmend you for ii There is n RIM
ia South OarDlina more Infamous than the
Eammanya Ring Since the surrender Of
R0Sers EdLee ut Appnmottax Court House,
Ihaye d'eyer. .hesJ'i bf tone iuger being raised
aasinst the udited States Government. !, I
newer hoartbut ono man sayth,t he desired
the negroes sbacksin bondage. aud that mai,
wSesihtt che time re made the;dcclafatinn. aud
sstp day,sa supporter ofSthe infern.i Ring
w.Beh>sa rai'iin9---rio, has ruined the State
OF South 2Gnruliia! The people of South
Garoltaa ara taxed. 'lter''lly. to death d.,
yon 'ask f,in whatS Why, sir, to make this
infamous Ring RICH a.a er M
,sThepqia, whichI desire to mako is sim
piythis SsTiic Ku'Klux organization is not.
aiid ITeverwas. a@mspir,cy against the Uni
ted States G"ver,inapt; it v',,sin Blow aimed
astthe Stnte nGosernmeht Y"n. nnd thos.
whosafe sifnafed Is ynn nto, will say il WIS
wropa.o Admit it, GS,ih. The s,,ne principI,
that prompted the white men at Boston. dis
guissd us lndisns ito b,,ard. daring the d,rk.
ness OF might vessel with tea. and thrnw her
pie i6 kG Kiux gowns. anh seut them out On
missions tes,hnioallv illegal Did the Ku
Kinx ,dp wrmg? Ynu are ready tu saw thew
did ahri,wes will not argue the pnint with
ynu: Didsi tho 3 Disguised B,s,o ,,ans d,
asong when they throw the tea overheard :?
Ithink they did 9r On strict IN ri, principlc.
no man can defend theni Blu WHIT u,ii,r
he;circuhstanoes.' could 'thoy d., 81 h .rwiSe?
fEtiiet tea tiad heen la,.ded til. probability il
10 ta,mlthave been snidlnd the duty collectel
Under the psoniiir eiren,,st,nres Whit could
the pehpleo oSoush Carolina d., but r,.sort 10
KH Ktuxing? d. you s,v RELY upon the
civil asithOrities This was ~, l. p,ssi ,,itv
~ jndge mud Njnry might SIND !, ,,ir,, Il, thu
Pelitentf'ry, ami tis H'ni2 Il tbart X S:tt.
GdvarhDr nf tiieiS ito. wohl p,r,l -. hi i, anl
turn him I0ose upon the c,nt,nunitv tn steal
or pthnder ~ hefre No. MT T., H., these !:
but .G'NerRr Scott wnnId rewari Iii Il with
thei bust office fhehad nc hin .n'tin,,ud ns il
tn reMunerite the Gillian far drime md cause
hi'n I'd forget his guilt. M one has INV 4.
sire tnprevent the negro from voting IL, tile
abstract; hut every man WIN has n grain nf
sense aud principle desires the negro and white
man. too, tU vote for honest ,neu mi nut f,r
r,gurs. 20 tsait
aRY"n know. !or It, least think you know,
thas n'i men who came intDG our ,.,n
try after the surrender nr. The viiest .,,lyan
tuserIR 2W"nIi you'll nsi yom the plai,
question let lt,'"rt x. Scat ar Nils G
Parker r've elsnrge If the monetary ntf ,irs .f
the Ftihnne! Ikn"w you would MT. rh.y
would r"dnce y"u to heg.nry IL tess th,n !,
ye"r' and y'mr n"hln paper wnuli 80 tre wny
that south Car''ina htS gon' Just tink nf
the Investments that Il K. Scott, the Ieai,no
spirit Of the South Groin, o,rp.t h,u.,.rs.
ira nf'dei iai tell you, ard tell son viii,
no'bther motives than simply to mike the
truth knnwn, that we are rnhhed AMI swin,i
led itis ffts,tpeepe ever we're The great mn
jorisy'T those who hid office III Snuth Car,
lima dH not care one frthing for her
any farther;hsn, thnt they ,,lny get rich by
pidadefng' her, treasury.
,%Np In conclusion, I am no adyooat, FIR Kn
Kiax ing I know tits morally wrong Per
,hte'me s' tell you. however. plainly AMI hon
Sstiy, thato s1 iong NY the present State Gov
6rhtns,,t T0f South Oar,lima exists, there wi
bs XXI kinxing.9 This is not s,ii bn,stinyly
neither -is itA threat II is simple d.cl,ra
tion Of truth. The United States can i,
more crush it than George Ill could crusl
the ipatrfts til It threw ths sea overheard -
The nanis may bs changed ani the mode o
pn,cednre different, hut rogu aud their t,,l
will dieso Whysdoss mt the United State.
'natifute search for l,o,lse burners? Tn,
eiyilanthorites ofSoutl, Car8ii,,, are ,nsuffioi
eDt for the t"sk. The UtE5n JIeauue is tn
mother tOf all the house Burning TINT to