The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-01-10

rapid in:ercommunication Education, the ground
work of republican institutions, is encouraged by
increasing the facilities for gathering together
with speed the news from all parts of the coun-
try. The desire to reap the benefit of such i'm
provement will stimulate education. l 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 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 0utrages 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
cessty 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
this law, information was received from time to
time that 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 sympathize with their own views and
among their operations were frequent scourgngs
and occasional assassinations generally perpetrat-
ed at night by disguised persons their victims in
almost all cases being citizens of different polit
cal sentiment from their own, or free persons who
have shown a disposition to claim equal rights
with other citizens. Thousands of inoffensive
md well-dispOsed citizens were sufferers by this
awless violence. Thereupon, on the 18th of Oc- |
ober, 1871, proclamation was issued in terms |
If the law, calling upon the members of the said |
combinations to dispense within FIVE days and to
lever to the Marshal or military officers of the
United States all arms, ammunition, uniforms,
Iisguises and other implements used by them for
arrying out their unlawful purposes. This warn
ng not having been Needed on the 18th of Octo-
Ter another proclamation was issued, suspending
he writ of habedS corpus in nine counties in
hat State, and directions were given that within
he counties so designated persons supposed on
redible information to be members of such unlaw-
ii combinations should be arrested by the militia
= force of the United States and delivered to
he Marshal to be dealt with according to law
n two of the said counties many arrests have
cen made, and at last accounts the number of
thus arrested was 26S. Several hundred
hose criminalty was ascertained to be of an in
,rior degree were released for the present
hese have generally made confessions of their
uilt. Great caution has been exercised in MAX
lg these arrests, and notwithstanding their large
umber it is believed that no innocent person is
Ow in custody. The prisoners will be held for
,guar trial before judicial tribunal of the Uni
ID States. As soon as it appeared that the
ithorities of the United States were about to
Ike vigorous measures to enforce the law, many
srsons absconded, and there is good reasons for
opposing that all such persons have been guilty
violation of the law. A full report of what
Is been done under this law will be submitted
Congress by the Attorney General. +;
THE MORMON QUESTION.
In Utah there still remains remnant of bar {
lrism repugnant to civilization, decency and 9
the laws of the United States Territorial
Hcers however, have been found who are willing
perform their duty in a spirit of equity and ,
it'll due sense of sustaining the majesty of the c
". Neither polygamy nor other violation of c
listing statutes will be permitted within the ter
tory of the United States 1t is not with the
ligion of the selfstyIed Saints that we are now /
aIing, bnt their practices They viii be protect '
in the worship of God according to the die
ties of their own consciences, but they will not .
permitted to violate the laws under the cloak +;
religion It may be advisable for Congress to :
nsider what, in the execution of the laws !
ainst polygamy, is to be the status of the plu- t
wives and their offspring, and the propriety Of =
ongress passing an enabling act, authorizing the
9rrtOral Legislature to legitimize all born prior
time fixed in the act, might be justified by 0
humanity to those innocent children. This is
suggestion only, and not a recommendation.
THE ADMINISTRATION INDIAN POLICY AND IFS =
RESULTS. n
The policy pursued towards the Indians has il
suited favorably, SO far as can be judged from
e limited time during which it has been in oper :
on. Through the efforts of the variaus socle- !,