The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-19


ment Of Union Leagues to influence the political
action Of the negroes. none OF these later assigned
for the origin q the Kn Krs
The object OF the Ku Klux was to oppose and reject
the principles OF the radical party as shown BY the
and signal instruments. If corroboration
" o SsdS s ss p0 made sy iSs ess
bandits 70 their victims when INJECTING their
scourgings upon men and their outrages upon
women. That testimony Is Uniform, ana II '0ut OF
their own mouths we condemn them" It must be
on the ground OF their hostility to the governments
ierred upon him by me amendments to the consti
tuition and by the laws which they are organized 70
The refusal of large portion Of the wealthy and
educated men TO discharge their duties as citizens
mas brought upon them the same consequences
communities from the neglect OF their business and
educated men to participate In al the move
government The citizen in either section who re.
fuses or negiecs from any motive to take his part
suffer ana help to repair the evils OF bad govern
ment/ The newly made voters OF the South, at the
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other than their political relations. the refusal Of
construction necessarily left the negroes to be In
a nuencsd BY S others Many o., them were
UNITED for its discharge. Through their instru-
mentality Iae many unworthy white men, having OBJ
tlons in legislative bodies this mixture Of
ignorant but honest men with better educated
opportunity mas developed state OF decentralization
on the subject which may and does account for
PLAIN appaeD az the "s same sme as the
generalization is not confined to race, nativity
political creed. but presents specimens alike in the
negro the et.bagger and the white native ctl-
zens OF both parties. These remarks are not appi-
cable to all the reconstructed States. They are "
taking south Carolina as an illustration-and 1t
is certainly as bad in these respects IS any Of the
corruption in the Legislature prevailed largely
there-they are spoken OF a. existing by men OF all
versally believed BY the people OF the state. with
sucn material as the Legislature and such views
Of vs as 10 nave
OF the opinion in South Carolina in tho TACT
that the negroes IN the nine counties Of that
to such an extent to call for the suspension OF
the writ Of habeas corpusin them. are according to
the testimony OF Judge Carpenter, much more In
teligent than in any other part OF the state. The
fact they are so when placed alongside the list OF
men murdered and maltreated In these counties,
demonstrates that IL requires the strong OF The
government to protect Its citizens In the enjoyment
Of their rights to keep the peace and prevent this
races until the experiment which 1t has lnaugura-
ted and when many southern men pronounce
now, and many more have sworn shall be made,
failure, Can be determined In peace
TIE race SO recently emancpated, against which
banshment or seridom Is thus decreed, but which
mas been clothed by the government with the rights
and responsibilities OF citizenship, ought not to be.
and we feel assured will not be, lett hereafter with
out protection against the hOstlties and suYerngs
It has endured In the past as long as the legal and
constitutional powers OF the government are aae-
quale to AFFORD It. Communities suffering such evils
and influenced by SUCH extreme feelings may be
slow to learn that relief can come only from ready
obedience to and support OF constituted authority.
Looking to the modes provided Dy law for the re-
dress OF all grievances that Southern communities
DO not seem to yield TINS ready obedience
Of good government In both sections from hoping
and working for that end Northern communities,
be reminded that the elements OF the TWO societies
are widely different. composed OF those VINO q few
years SINCE ruled the state and exacted obedience
sway over the votes Of their white dependents but
who are now reduced IN influence and In wealth by
found himself, as he supposes, degraded BY Inc
elevation OF the negro to political equality with
n his vote psGrs having the chief
only voting but ruling the State. In office with or
over MS former MASTER or struggling with the evils
best years OF his life have been spent in the service
OF others. All these elements beget feelings, and
result In disorders to which Northern communities
me strong FEELING which led to rebellion ana sus-
the government winch demanded their submissios
TO ts authority the sincerity OF whose belief
tested 4y sneT enormous sacsnces ana trsassrs
at once, nor In years. Il required full forty
years TO develop disarection into sedttion and
sediti0n into treason Should we not be patient II,
In less than ten years. we have q 1air prospect or
seeing 80 many VINO were armed enemies becoming
Couragement 70 those VINO manifest disposi,ion ,
now to become such, especially when 1t ID that in
many sections well disposed men were deferred by
the fear OF an armed and desperate conspiracy
IRON af0rding aid to the authorities In enforcing
the lawy But while we invoke this fOrbearance
tue largest part OF the Southern people, reluctant
obedience IL all that Is to be noped for let IL be un-
dersood that less than obedience the government
Obedient cltizens they cannot be considered who,
themselves complaining OF bad laws excuse or en-
courage the masked and armed mObs that override
all law. Brave and magnanimous enemies even
they cannot be reckOned VINO permit the remnants
OF rebeous feelings the anim0slies OF race or the
bitterness OF political paruzanship to degrade the
soldiers Of Lee and Johnston into the c0wardly mid
night prowiers ana assassns VINO scourge and kil
as well as against incompetency and corruption In
Office the power Of an intelligent public senti-
ment and OF the Courts OF justice should
be invoked ana united appealing for pa
thence ana forbearance In the North while
would also appeal TO the GOOD sense of Southern
men, they sincerely desire to accomplish political
q s na ns O
ignorance and by deception ali that is necessary to
s Ru Ru3 RSnS the rpa On
citizen and voter neither OF these rights can be
are erroneous ne viii not take kindly to the opposite
creed when It's apostles continue to use the scourge
upon himself and outrage his wife and children.
II he IS ignorant he viii not be edu-
Gated by burning his schoohouses and exiting
his teachers. II ne Is wicKed he will not be made
better by banshing to Liberia his religious teachers
II the resuscitauon OF the State is debarred by mis-
labor, neither Will 1t be secured by q persecution
which depopulates townships and prevents the In.
1871 has been effective IN supervising for the pres
emf to great extent tine operations s Of masked
Bills have also been found by grand jurles in
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; but compare
lively few, If any. Of the defendants In the last
named States have yet been tried.
The apparent cessation OF operations should not
lead to . conclusion that the community would be
safe II protective measures were withdrawn.
These should be continued until there remain
no further doubt OF the actual suppression
and disarming OF the widespread and dangerous
conspiracy. The results OF suspending the writ OF
habeas corpus In South Carolina show that the
membership, mysteries ana power OF the organiza.
ton have been kept concealed. This Is the most
the 0niX efiecfixe rexpadx assxs