The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-30
HE hc hLcx PAnDoSs A Washing
ton letter of Thursday Iaat anxs.

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Gen. Korshaw, in conversation to.luv
adVerting to tho condition OF his own
State OF South Caroiina expressed hope.
iul views, and remarked that pleasant re-
iations now generally snbsisted between
the whites aud the blacks. Mr.. Sims.
Mr. Porter aud Gen. Kershaw, all called
Oh the Attorney General today, with
whom they had an agreeable interview.
They called the attention of the Attor.
ney- General to the profound {, ,iet which
has prevailed in the State of South Gu
Tollna for SO !cEg time, and assured
hlm OF the earnest desire Of the people
for whom they spoke to maintain friendly
relations with the blacks and with the
Generai Government only asking that
their rights and liberties as citizens be
respected. They then suggested to the
Attorney General that the pardon of the
remaining citizens Of South Carolina,
now confined in the Albany Penitentiary
Tor hu Alux offences, would be al act
OF clemency which would be appreciated
by those concerned and their families
and friends, und would tend to strengthen
the Government. they also spoke of
the indictments still pending in the Fed
eral Courts Of South Carolina against
citizens on account of alleged Ku Klux
offences, and asked that the parties have
an assurance that they would not be
brought to trial. The number of these
indictments is about 500
| Ihe Attorney General, in his reply.
aDstnlncd from giving any definite pro-
mise as to what the future policy of the
Govern nment would be in respect to the
ku hin1 offenders now confined, or
those over whom indictments are still
hanging. He. however, concurred in tho
opinion Of his visitors. that comparative
quiet had for some time prevailed in
South Chroiua, as we'll ns in Mississippi
and other Southern States, where tho
lAu klux had obtained foot-hold. He
Informed them that the Government had
no desire to be vindictive, but was un-
sweEving III its determina nation to vindi.
cate the majesty of the law. It was not
at all improbable that if no further out.
breaks occurred, the Government would
stay its hand. Altogether, the impression
produced by tile Attorney-General's re.
marks was that if things continue as
now indicted. parties need not be.
alarmed.
In regard TO those now in the Albany
Penitentiary, all have applied in due
form for pardon, and their applications
have been generally endorsed by reputa.
bic citizens III their vicinity, and the
probability is that they will be released
within 4 reasonable tine. General Ker.
shaw says that the first proclamation of
the President broke the back bone of the
ku kluX, and, SD far as he is advised,
there WAS not n single offence utter its
issue. The indictments now pending
were all fonnd from year to eighteen
months ago. General kershaw also had
al interview to-day with Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury Sawyer. ex Sena-
tor from South Carolina, who sympa-
thiZeI with the object Of his Call on the
| Attorney General. Afterwards, General
kershaw anu his friends visited some Of
the Government departments, escorted
by Senator Patterson, OF South Carolina
There is u worse custum, if there is a
worse, in Louisiana, than dueling, and
that is the terrible fumily feuds of ven
delta, which result in almost total ami.
hilation Of male members of families
the wiping ont Of fimily names. The
vendetta is carried ou to q great extent
among the Italians residing in New Or
leans, especially those hailing from the
island OF Stella or Sicily. But the re-
gular Louisiana vendetta occurs in iso-
lated parishes Take. for instance, the
region North Of Louisiana, bordering
| VIZ AotulC VI -ii thOIc-
house or Union Par;shes-and You will
find that every family has sustained u
loss or losses from this terrible vendetta
Go up the Ouachita River to Monroe,
and then go sixty miles further to the
Bayou Barthcic NEW. and up this bayou
to the boIder, and you will find almost
every plantation run by widow, their
husbands having been killed off by ia
mily feuds. man will have personal
quarrel with anothe-, which will in the
end result in the death Of one of the
party; the next generation takes it mp
and SO on down IT, three or four generl-
tons, until finally there are no males
left to continue the quarrel.
PaE;crs WI! lie usc.l for waist bask cts
Hoston PoSi
\ Kentucky i.ci:cr WAS lnte!y sold in
England for $lo, eco.