, 1873-08-01

THE ArTonNEY-aENEnAr ON THE Ku-XLux pAn-
DON QUESTION.
WARRINGTON, D. g., July y3l.-Atty.-Gon Will
inns has writton tho following letter in nnawer
to tho South Carolinn gentlemen wlo urge tho
Ku-Klux pnrdonB:
dlessrs Porter. Keraha,o, a,M sns Hashfnqton, p G.
elicit from mo public oppression Of tic policy Of tie
Government In rcfation to tue prosecutions and prla
to any in snsyor that ~ indicated In Ills conversation
with you, tho President hos communicated to me- what
llnye heretofore understood 10 bo his wish, that
fonccsS undes said acta SHOULD 1o treated with
as much lonty ~ possible, without prejudice
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and puniah high crimes but BY tho belief that tho K
KluI Kians have through said convictions becn almost
concerned in, or sympahized With them, have come
to eco tho folly, wickolneas, md danger Of such
Yon have been pleased to Say TO mo, and similar
assurances have boon given by othern seeking tho
object, that the executive oenoncy at this tno
causes Of uneaBInoss and irritation existing and
conduce generally to tho public peace and Tranquility
and tho proposed nction s taken with reference to
such cases, WITH tho full expectation that those
ances will DO verified.
You nrc informed that tho prosecutions now pond
acts will DO suspended discontinued, and tnatruc-
toua to this effect hnvo already been given to THO SOW
casos Of great aqgravation, whero tho Government
would insist upon conviction and punishment; There
hut few of 1nsh my
on account Of their completely IN Ku-KluI o0ensea
at liberty to return, and, unless their crimes BE-
Mill not bo prosecuted Many Of thoso sentenced 70
imprisonment for Buch oGenses hnvo been already
Il b aos Of IN
ner keeping In view tho proper relation between tue
punishment md Tho nature Of their guilt. -.
is perhnpa necessary for to say that oil conBrra-
clos and outragcs violations Of these ncta hereafter
prosecuted with oil possible energy and vgos, md III
to he understood that tho Government docs not ILL.,
toad to abandon said acts, but to Induce possible
willing obedience to their reasonable requirements
Substantially they Intended to protect ciizena Of
tho United 6taes in the possession and enjoyment OF
'I Tho l.e ,s smendmcnts to tue 1Gonstuon ani tic
President. whose duty It ie to that tho lava arc
faithfully executed would Ie reeseant to that dutty
havo added these suggestions to the Information for
cso Of mutual recognition Of each oihers rghts by
al CLASSES Of people, no further necessity Will ar1so ior
hta hrouaR astion ot tic very
respectfully, GEonGE II. W1LLIAAt8,
Attorney General
1NronMERs' FEES.
By the Treasury Department, instead OF Blk.
FIGHT ron A LAND PATENT.
A patent for 26, 900 acres OF land Ia being hold
by tho survoyor-Goneral OF California, in hif
Office at Sun francisco, pending further evidence
relating to it. Tho patentoes thoro replovinod
tho Surveyor, put tho shorifr in his Office, and
| Threatened Inst night to blow opon tho safo tc
| obtain tho patent. Tho General Land Agent has
telcgraphod tho Unitod States District ATTORNEY
to take oil necessary stops to prevent Interior
| ence with tho Surveyor.
| INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
| Tho internal revenue receipts for tho month
| OF July amounted to $5,570,000.
| CUIlA.
| The abatement TINT two Spanish war-vesHelt
have boon seized by thoir crows and arc now or
their way to Cuba to join the insurgents is re-
coivod with joy by tho Cuban sympathizors horo