The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-01-10

t pidintercommunication Education, the grounG
work of republican institutions, is encouraged by
increasing the facilities for gathering together
f with speed the news from all parts of the coun
, try. The desire TO reap the benefit of such im
provement will stimulate education. refer you
to the report of the Postmaster General for full
details of the operations of last year, and for
comparative statements of the results with for
mer years.
KU-KLUx IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
There has been imposed upon the Executive
branch of the Government the execution of the
Act of Congress approved April goth, 1871, and
commonly known as the Ku-Klux law, in a por-
ton of the State of South Carolina. The neces-
sity of the course pursued will be demonstrated
by the report of the Committee to investigate
Southern outrages under the provisions of the
above Act. issued Proclamation calling the
attention Of the people of the United States to
the same, and declaring my reluctance to exercise
any of the extraordinary powers thereby con-
ferred upon me except in case of imperative ne
cessity but making known my purpose to exer-
else such powers whenever it should become ne
cessary to do so for the purpose of securing to
all citizens of the United States the peaceful en-
! joyment of the rights guaranteed to them by the
Constitution and the laws. After the passage of
time that a combination of characters referred to
in this law existed and were powerful in many
parts of the Southern States, particularly in GER
tain counties of South Carolina. Careful inves-
tigation was made, and it was ascertained that in
nine Counties of the State such combinations
were active and powerful, embracing a sufficient
portion Of the citizens to control the local author
ity, and having among other things the object of
depriving the emancipated class of the substan-
tial benefits of freedom and of the privilege
of the Free political actions Of those citizens who
did not symPOtbiEe with their viaws and
among their operations we're frequent scourgiugs
and occasional assassinations, generally perperat
ed at night by disguised persons, their victims in
almost oil cases being citizens of different poti-
cal sentiment from their own, or free persons who
have shown a disposition to claim equal rights
with other citizens. Thousands of inoffensive
and well-dsposed citizens were sufferers by this
lawless violence Thereupon, on the 18th of Oc- !
tober, 1871, proclamation was issued in terms
of the law calling upon the members of the said |
combinations to dispense within five days and to |
deliver to the Marshal or military officers of the
United States all arms ammunition, uniforms,
DISCUSSES and other implements used by them for
carrying out their unlawful purposes. This warn
ing not having been needed, on the 18th of 0cto-
Der another proclamation was issued, suspending
the writ of habeaS corpus in nine counties in
that State and directions were given that within
the counties so designated, persons supposed on
information to be members of such unaw-
FIJI combinations should be arrested by the militia
ry force of the United States and delivered to
the Marshal to be dealt with according to law
In two of the said counties many arrests have
been made, and at last accounts the number of
persons thus arrested was 26S. Several hundred
whose criminality was ascertaned TO be of an in
feriOr degree were released for the present
These have generally made confessions of their
guilt. Great caution has been exercised in MAX
ing these arrests, and notwithstanding their large
number, it is believed that no innocent person is
now in custody The prisoners will be held for
regular trial before judicial tribunal of the Unit
ted States. As soon as it appeared that the
of the United States were about to
take vigorous measures to enforce the law, many
persons absconded, and there is good reasons for
supposing that all such persons have been guilty
of violation of the law. A full report of what
has been done under this law will be submitted
10 Congress by the Attorney General Z
THE MORMON QUESTION.
In Utah there still remains remnant of bar
1arism repugnant to civilization, decency, aud
% the laws of the United States. Territorial
officers however, have been found who are willing
o perform their duty in q spirit of equity and
With due sense of sustaining the majesty Of the
aw. Neither polygamy nor other violation Of {
existing statutes will be permitted within the ter
itory of the United States. 1t is not with the
eligion of the selfstyled Saints that we are now
lealing, but their practices They will be protect
d in the worship OF God according to the die
ates Of their own conscences, but they viii not
,e permitted 10 violate the laws under the cloak
# religion. 1t may be advisable for Congress to :
consider what, in the execution of the laws !
gainst poygamy, is to be the status Of the plu- !
al wives and their offspring, and the pTopriety of
Congress passing an enabling act, authorizing the
Territorial Legislature to legitmize all born prior
o time fixed in the act, might be justified by O
is humanity to those innocent children. This is
suggestion only. and not recommendation.
tbs ADMINISTRATION INDIAN POLICY AND IFS
RESULTS. n
The policy pursued towards the Indians has il
esulted favoraby, so fsr as can be judged from
be limited time during which it has been in oper-