The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1871, Page 3

or THE WAR 1N-MENIOO. ‘The Greatest Revolution that Ever Des- dated the Unfortunate Republic. THE BEST GENERALS REVOLTING. Juarez Making a Dead Stand Against Diaz. AMERICAN’ PROTECTORATE DISMISSED, Bands of Robbers Infesting the Roads. FORCED CONTRIBUTIONS ON FOREIGNERS, Murder and Rapine the Order of the Day. Msxiop, Nov. 20, 1871, ‘wextco ts a¢ thie moment plunged in a revolution @ far greater magnitude and importance than any siuce that which overthrew Santa Anoa in the year 1850. --11 may be correct to state that.every State in the Union, except Lower Californis, Sonora, Chi- Wuabua and Yucatan, either through their Gover-) Hors or prominent military leagers, are over- whelmea’ ‘by a revolution which*nas for its object whe rejection of Benito Juarez a& President of the Fepu lic for another term of four years, upon the Bround that he has already presided over fourteen years—a period lengthened contrary to the spirit if Rot the letter of the constitution, and that he has Just secured his nominal and illegal re-election by ysing elements which pertain to the whole nation, and by violently stamping out the rights of a free people entitled to free suffrage. Tt is @ fact to which attention should be galled that the military men now engaged fm, this revolution are the same men—gene- tals, colonels and oMocers of lower grade—who wustained =M. Juarez in the contest st We French intervention, and who moat distine guished themselves in the engagements which took ‘Place between the liberat forces and: those of the French, Austrians and imperia) Mexicans. I give the names of such prominent liberal generals now Sommanding revolutionary forces throughout the ountry. The list of revolting liberal colonels, lieu- Yenans colonels, majors, &c., probably reaches 200, the principal ones being Generals Porfirio Dias, Felix Diaz, To.edo, Chavarria, Galvan, Mendes, Trevifio, Naranjo, Negrete, Narvaez, Galindo, Pon- tones, Rivera, Mier y Teran, Jimenez, Guerra, Mar- §inez and Garcia dela Cadena, Among these Men- dez will be remembered as former Governor of the Btate of Puebla, Itis announced that he has been named to that position again by General Dias, the bow acknowledged head of the revolution. Treviiio, Known ss Governor of ‘Nuevo Leon, and the ero. of the defeat of Martines, the ‘rebel in 1870, the latter now being fellow rebel with Felix Dias ts present Governor of Oaxaca; Regrete was formerly secretary of War, under President Juaréz, and Mier y'Teran has just been candidate for Governor of Vera Ords; Jimenes ‘was Governor of Guerrero m 1908; Guetre was late Behersa!, contmanding the Fourth division of the Yeguidr army; Martnes’ was cael 00 stam of the imperialists belore Queretaro; Oadena was Governor of Zacatecas in 1800 380, ‘The military record of the above-named generals }D one band, ot i Wr the Grat, we want to secure our Di withdrawing It {fom the bastard infuences of an; sountry whatever. Doyouuncerstand1t? Absol mot; "rant (o'ba trea Mericaasy bat Bot pupils, ant to psp A of being tran ve in fas not through mises Sarees senha iat yaley Sra to spill your bi r; Pie per y we do and that of your 1 It to per- uate Juarez in Sree sony ‘who an dreamed of bet th. bie stupid ots, OT or with ie fankeo prepay eee et ‘wil cs alice dash oar conntry as it , thanks $ vow bappenm, was thet a st 9 of esr usbapey land are you gol, you uugou sous of Hidalgo and }d@, to accept suck a gift sare we, brothers of Lara- 8 , converted into eatelites of the tyrant PE yf es era up fal without éntus Rees errant Eid good na. Companions, there two roads—elther that of glory, jotning, aa tetore, to \e country 7a such a dile ng with OF lying clothed with ignommy. ny ere d, asalways, and conqueror of tiny ban: rote Abasudtan, November 16 isi, ‘The result of this call has been to some extent saccesaful; but evidently, so far as is known up to ‘Uns monieht, not faity so on the other hand, Gen- eral Alatorre issued @mmilar “call to duty” on the $24 of November, begging his men to be faithful, eud comply wisn tacir duty to their country. THB MILITARY GITUATION, ‘The Attuation of-adairs at this moment in Oaxaca may be briefly stated to be as follows:—General Iz- waco marat,now moving np ul wens nm ome now 18 a ol Soca! Tiousend strong, pret oy n- and ‘has pieces of cannon. ig on the part of the yovernment, ia ead tc to have introduced spe = the Moun- tains, in a Tear of Oaxaca, and,@s & part of the mult is expected wo excite ibe Indt- in tnat ta revolt General Diaz. 9 aovernioent ere has been tn doubt as to the position which shoutd be tade of General Rocha the campaign, especialiy'as it 4s sup or re- ried that Geueral Alatorre would not favora- - upon onan interfering wita bis division. Ono ore fo form warhriny Of reset, Thocting he ci pia ci ne eto ta yore own rien uid be 1y all of the force w: co eee ity were seit down to Puevia ‘ektta trains on Sunday might last, andon Mon- porning, General Rocha and stad d to bt rn peony sae upon his duties a3 gene ‘com: warave rom: wore in circulation three days of the rea f Alatorre, capture of his a @Alire rout of hiearmy by Geherat Dias. faces that Generat Dias made some strategic move. stata ens near Tehuacan, to w ce pour ‘the Iai rs7 ‘ad va: hig: fore Oy gad upon his flank, under auch ng’ iramastatoe as compeilea Alatorre to * ta mh movement whieh, huwever, Was also ration neral Diaz By the preseat plan of ope- ns General Rocha wi in estabiian ‘the beadquar- iis "reserve corpa at Tehnacan, while Alaorre nae to:advance upon the capital of Uaxace. iexp resent the Minister of War will remain at ie cat fal, directing the movements in the fleld bF seal Jimenez, who recanily moveu into the NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY DECEMBER 25, 187i. i the. oe press por th this morning contains his “plan,” opposition [lg says bas been Well recetved throughout that General and ex-Governor Mendez 1s operating In upion wit Negrete 1n Puebla, and affairs have become areompa fn Va Vai aa improved the “ece: loan for war q) i eneral Gutierrez p a pied ‘tor Home days by Gen Where they found a conn nd ammonition recent): a be wayernment. 4, sumo. cra he erable qi entity Pores forwarded there by te nn Sp te Sy reek age city, lefta ere ‘ond. im me nchavely ss Siartea with a for stb Mazatian ustom House P In the ppepntime we are Th neh sa by the Me eos = the revolt of the 1 Guaymas ant Tali the Diaz standard, taken oe tendo. pally int oie separ Fev tionary acts are being He iittaved ees tue 0 re ‘Suave aavernoy ag tavor' Me, rao nnd De tet in some Canes Oy note OF omissii Racer i ee me that all jou jon in the Seyolution iit that document au ntly Bethe ater mong the meligible 19 malt events, “Tne par Ahab 26: as. thone of in atvompeing wo dat e. goverhinent” wessuro, rh “ample faculties” be 1 ecutive to put down the present ee a mate stata quent specon sustaining the bil, and M. da'in Torre, who is known a8. thé fom masterly ef maces ended a ae ae c Ree, Pe in pad i Skee Oe a fspe re week, ook, ss been Of a most nal TACTIOS OF THE be, anugunanad President Juares should be dent for the new term day oher teooa been Res tnat sg der is iy Tanter' Fesignation to-day in o1 ody hel choice of ae ma eee such tender, but that €. Chiao Saangen reeent ar hig Cabin een been put bs 4 bien ppas mero may inalst 3 may go to Washi a eaten ing cult for persons not | with the Pa people and their ig a come an opinion as to the result which a ae arise the universal chaos now reignil a Mex on revolution: clemens atrete! Ing we Monterey | the State of Nuevo Léon, to Al Hi in the of Vera Uruz, or Ve wae. Gee still re ther south, mi mated veto ng trom 12,000 to 15,000 eli oe *y halt 6 oy two-thirds ¥ whom are well ned forces of the govern- ont may be ¢ nom! ber, are well arméd, but not 80 wall oft tas are the revolationiste, ’ The um at once, on id with the expectation that his de- feat Ld ae are will tien “ap movements in the St Rd Leon po a ely ay md hed peters plan e 8 judicious pro- Wie wenes fort emi ‘be ita Pen go Ae Diario a has meee fea’ favor Robbers Mardcring Citisens and Viclating Women, MEXICO, 7, 1871. Ample faculties have bean conceded fo the Presi- dent to the fullest extent in all the departments of the government, including those of ‘War, Treasury dnd Justice, m'oraer to enavle him to atife the revelation, whjdh Bas alreedy assumed gigantic proportions. , You have already been informed by telegraph of the new revolutionary movement in the State of Sonora, which possessed itseif of the’ port of Guaymés and sii the pecuniary resources ft con- tained at the tinté, and of the revolt of the garrison of Mazatian, congisting Of 300 men, and the estab- Ushmant. at. that port of @ revolutionary government ‘and set of Custom House of Cals, The revolt toox place at Guaymias on the 20th of November. The commanding officer of the troops, Miguel Vega, attempted to restrain and con- trol his men at the moment of the revojt, but lost his life m consequence, General Diaz, was pro- claimed as President of the republic by the revoit- ing forces, and a contribution of $8v,000 put upon the merchants of the city. ‘This amount was ultimately Teduced to $15,000; which sum was immeaiately paid Ln, to prevent other outrages as @ consequence Of refusal. During the occupation of the port by tne rebels the barx Martha arrived, with cargo to Messrs. Barting, from whom an advance of $80,000 on account of customs duties was exacted. Of course all the funds were taken fromthe pubiio offices, Governor Pesquiera, having learned of what had occurred on tne 1st of November, immedi: ately started forces on the road for Guayamas to relieve the situation. Accordingly, on thé 24 inst, the rebels embarked in two sail vessels—the Sonora and ‘Oisne—iying in thé farbor, and set sali for Agtampo, where they wore expected to disembark end, march upon Alamos. The direction of tne troops of Governor Pesquiera was changed to Alamos when the sailing of the revels was made known; but they were too late, as the rebel forces had already oocapied Alamos. without resistance, after whicn they again returned to Agiampo and set saul for some other port on theGulf of Californias coast, The revolutionists published 8 pian, which is similar to others already forwarded. THR REVOLT IN MAZATLAN, In regard to the revolutionary movement in Ma- zatian the following may be said:—The revolt origl- nated with the garrison and some tizens, and, the press. says, Was achiéved without auy special digorder and without the sacrifice of iife It wok piace on the 17th of November. General Donato Guerra bad moved toward Mazatlan trom Durango to possess ulmself of this port or induce the garrison to revoit, He haa with bim, it is said, about two get nd five handred men. While on the road he hicard thatthe movement been mse, and 80 ee Es to ste loroea of mov Governor. Rubi, w no Mazatlan ip auger te Tecover ti iat port, juerra’s witimate jon m: the o Facstecss, wwiers 006 OF all alae ‘arias of 10 governaeat jt fotoen are are how ewaimng itioat inn proviammed in Mazatian differs from the multitude of the Ay it does not prociaim Dias or glee fu es the it reyects 8 President 0! she Fopanle and as Governor of the State of a ag all the late tons: Aspostis the srate athe hands Ps of Mateo Mages. an: to fa Suse = on yatvempt was im: ture Governor Boelua nd RE, vue oupe onmver} ba at wer oY Pr embarking. which steamed. @ iat if ant Pig | whers the cr or to aeate a | Ree eer ee emn acres Str eae ta atti and Antonio only Bomlagten, ~<a Genera pty roar hare posskee eat ie ater vl ral repo fiay President: the the ports of Gon yons, Aaza! ne guttnn Cruz and Puerto Angel, on the Pacific coast! are closed until order shall oc restored and they Une Teeoyered by oan government, veh Fan Pee ‘The position ot in Liis Potos! ts remarkable, jo favors’ the interests of M. Governor Esco! Lerdo, and it js sald that while he tases no part | that Felts Diaz hi Durango remains in the hands of the revolu- —. aa bal oars Btate of tae ee its situation is becoming day more unsatisfactory. Geae! at pie nity cal date for Governor ¢ of the Lyn as recently arrested, and who escaped on li Mh prison at this capital, is now known to be 4 ma State working to revolutionize it, He has @ con- Aivarado fa as an anton nade Oho for ihe goverie mer found, on oar of of the ate soamor mon ivi vying ‘The fore of these rebels was so small oa Were not ani to remain there long in conse- uence LA be? approach of larger forces, and, lore, carry in siderable eee of the arms iaken, they sent Tor the Fedeing PRONUNOLAMIBS" on ane ment a Ao force ‘rronounvod aes aataen At Acuicingo, % 0, X10. ea 1 dace einer ree ea ike J Ses eeonean wet Onzara “Tas om adie week, which avalon on igre ing” it the oe which: Tehuacan sud remained there @ lew gud hours were inconsiderable in numbers. sing reach intrenched, Ls it Beg bot a ee igo it ques, Honrato, Dom: . fs, Mats 1 revorutonary ing, leaders, pein and and hon’ ‘ead a of cavi dol Seesseatiautns | 8 ‘government at this momeut. ve been and put ont of harm’s way tempera, an and all the { which can convent- are pl: anes that poieag ‘The acne | Wa Et DI e recent eee about lg AN gg Br gb negates creeerace Sarr | me aavtie aya Cena wit rg wits 600 protected ducta’? G silver twos ears rn i ie was xureatened by ve ea eS als iota ther the revolution is not Known a) eee ie ot OC w dee Saialan rot the’ the revolution, wren the Scovernment ‘evidently Mysteries that against General Pty Ss wag Diaz, the indi- ait from the news on hand, that ‘he f forces hist are too iMeonsiderable to contend with She Rovert ment, anc that he has ¢1 fetering that the troops of the overnment ‘would pase over to him when the oppo! Tl a Saneren arc rr Georges Senting dist Lagi seonne th ‘upon arrivin; ©. used Torces aheadeon @ line even with end fact in advance of, the column of General Ala Se past, the aoyeramens feared, two one a be migitt endanger the campaign i cha, — Alatorre are now moving upon the ital of Oaxaca from the north on parallel eneral Diag. pooving | with them on a centre os General Rocha b In the main to the he has over- taken. guard, under command of Villa- geior, and has pur it it to’ dated Teotitlan, be- 5 eae that ne had a satisfactory encounter frith 0 wun eee has not yet developed the plan of is cam- if, in fact, he bas any. [¢ may be to worry Row despatch, dated Teoutlan: Deceinber 3, 1871, states that Diaz's rear Bight, a8 it refused battle. zr ehee peat General Diaz's Ue bbeste at Cues. Gen- me cae troops MS Pithed tohim, subjected, ae they are, unaccustomed hot climate; or it may ve to era, an opportunity to furnish the government mance to desert. Whatever nis plans a oe, 7 es eran, nin “ou a. before vurnlag ear, as the concession req only Dope thpt neither the ‘revolution nor gov- prosecul on ot toe Wer by 10) sng wala ee: ‘Viee U] labor Mpeteral thotsena men are now. 4he un: ted line,”” KEES ACCORDING TO xicen pre<x has lately been very. much oc cupied discussing 1... probabilities of the success of Impending American fiibusteriam, in/oage the pres- revolution not terminate at an cory. mo- br itd Most 0 ay fi dada a a boy Hib te moe flubusce: Cong of frrsa eS fotr G iam, ‘editor on the Bg it says:—"" fix their ‘attention upon mare Taine? wan the country Pordering upon ibe the wrence, because they find it easier Mexico then im the latjer country,” it wi it perhaps require, stronger testimony an the ae. ment Xican newspaper to prove to the world | ‘Hat the cop le, of the United States are a thieving people. whole the statement is de- cidedly rich. It is perhaps not possible to beat it into the heads of a great portion (3 oa rade that neither the government of we United States nor on people of the United States i their atteation boy by Se with any other view except to pity her suflerings from intestine and foreign coy and that neither the annexation nor purchase territory can be of any meaner to the but rather occasion and ex- edt et peace, naa mit into ‘the ve halls of the United States revolution- ay repirits. uncongenial to — institutions and rable in every wa! "it is not for the Mexicans to understand that the seamen tates, a ‘of longing for Mexican rowld hesi| der well over the territor) tate and endiont Mhetore it are ente Sea the Seopa at and ui pte, arent yy the ing rather to oxte! id toma aid to to, the Me co LY thie 2 ig the ‘onstruction pag the population, of the COBATT: ‘ eml- gratior MISCRLLANEOUS NEWS; Mr, Alberta Garcia has just been elected Gov- ernor of the State of Mexico by vote of fey mgaines >. 3,261 for Leon Guzman and 806 ‘ne Castie of Chapultepec was attacked & Week Php at nigut, by @ revolutionary force, repuised, “ine ho english steamer left Havatia’ for Véra Orus bg the 23a of November, and should have arriyed the 28th or 20th. Upto this morning (December is hag mot been heard from, and the American steamer brings word that she had not been heard ES at Havana wien she sailed, nor seen at Sisal This morning’s ape! ys fens the German mer- chants Aa Fait acd @ large sum of Fyn ter the mer Tabi to fp ang Took or pt Eng lish steamer or her tgs te feared 5) lost om the Alacranes. Tagae connected ‘ith Bum 4 af vel, Pav ni 8, prety indusoeot ‘of the country are be. ve sailed on her ener 05 Vera ©) igen aan {ust bamed Custom forme oMeer y celebrared hie seat ino'dntoo ty alowing ee rig are into arvana rants for Hit Cntongo jund oY encounter. The amou vo dat C about Mout ti uke oe ee ‘soine stx han- dred doliars of which: hat nelgavorhiood. German residents of | any co pital and Peorn Jamenti feotoee ‘the atten Bie Tent ts ga a k ja to Foubers, who, sty lity themse)ves jeaders, and insome panes Pi ti: Col slooe from the hier, Ley the ap aight a Dands of twenty. five o one hundred men, robbing hastendas. of money, Rotecs, cattle and grain; geek au their con- tenta, kidnapping men of capital, murdermg oil! zens and violaung womeu. All of this RS a pened recenty Im our Immediate wo ood an Buden the banyer pas most elastic Mexican Mair, the cousUtation Of 1867, One Lozano, ciaim- itg to bea colonel in what he styles tue constitu. tonal army, attiched Lhe Minerai del Obico last | ‘week. and. Killing tue annerintendent of the mine, fevornton is vernment | - the e neato \ of ie reeung Fi Aye aL now aS we m Inauguration of Juarez. (Translated expressly for the Naw YORK HERALD.) ‘Tne following address was delivered by Benito Juarez on the occasion of nis inauguration as Pres- ident of'the Republic of Mexico, for the new term of four Der commencing December 1, 1871:— Orrray Drvcrtes—Onon solemnly before the Cor be hat 1 will ind Batelovicall ital t eharge wall thes clecian of ni vee for «new constitutional period, I comprehend. the Feeponaibiity which welghs ‘ipon ‘my’ conscience, Inder circumstances less unfortunate e charge would cain a rave, tn i en eo of jae inatitutions. those which ead ety didouiien wi arel lon fo ihrent i the ny een thatalled, ‘ther cra mich accept Noaay Fonte completely overwhelm my spirit did I ood senne of the nations ansious for peste ond The sacar Sree wick irtas tanc ianctioned.” y chr Tpuneree? ince glorious conquest of our indepen lee Our coun- peared om ing iteeif wih to which it itself of by the interests of the privileged classes. onible ‘final and in a couteat of Kot ‘ive goa tem: ‘to cast to the ground the priuc|; ae with Ce sae ry pay he tral lished bates a bam any other, be force of the gor ernment fore ‘which all pephretises and all ce ns in gut efervescence are confounded. ‘This has been the statdard peneds ies te sb the on fhe abipwae ft pay Tele Bieo' to it duo to-lay’ that i or rand laters we cas, without fear, nds oF sterlee who cat cannot make’ the nation responsible for the foun des "eon fatorep the there ical corer government b as ‘sot Deen iorrapted Somer tant of ally ‘without which others RTS Te op @ one which the authors of the ret propose tosscrifice. Again, maklog the aan ounible stort, ool. lecting er al el of evil and discontent, reuniting all the forces of disorder fe our titariem’ for another time raises lis odious standard in front of the anner of legality—that sacred banner with which the re oma ane ue sane in ite greatest conflicts, he end 1810 jemol wolldated work o} reir ta Me Aer {ation signified oniy'a. el the fleld always open te pram equa ‘Their promises are 9 dit as those chief of a Sedilion—ridiculousiy Snvotiug ihe constitution {a force nud confessing that it's proposed to reconstruct it by arbitrary Such Ya, citizen deputies, the seditious movement which breaks will public peace, and such in their general tendencies, every movement winch, with whatever pretext, ‘of thi arms, pretending with aude @ people against what detine, Noautheuucny, no patriotic ser- be suflctent to, Justify an’ aberration ‘so la- ‘the nation will always condema such as » crime, sonac of thy a hag Drogressed in any. its long and aa 13 in understunding sand interests over the 0 the plans more to be merito- for if thing, siistinee ot bation! welitn it of men who have sometimes sei joo Order and well adapted laws ory of aman Deoaluse ne is sup Hous wa one @ to bury us in an anarchy without limit, to ruin completely the elements of prosperity in the country,’ to Sousear, 9 rhaps forever) our reputation in the world, and dependence in the future. Grhen that which saci danger it 6 the frst wud mont iinpos luty of the Execu- tive nol to healtate to re-establish, with ih onal ble ae ude, the pesve ant legal order ‘wherever fe ng. by every posalble measure th pul be toa Fath fast monde ie Fe ek chines aopeueh, tmapouse’ tha tease allof ue, and T must ait a comply with mine genie ‘ab even to some other ference to Tuiflling the iret ni care that none of the tn tie oe oe the Brie leh they offer in favor of (ee conatry i be Es 9M fal roe er oy bower ay ide, ae Fe f sosraced dag TRDER AND LYNOHING IN TENNESSE, =— 4 A Gang of Negroes Take Three White Mea from Jail and Shoot Them. (@rom the Memplils Avalanche, Deo. 20) In the Avalanche yesterday appeared a short porearenn meting that a mob of negroes had hung white men in Chicot county, Arkansas. From &@ gentleman direct from the scene our representa- pads tag Pro Jearned the following particulars the y Last Monday week ry negro aby hgh mae ptss whe came from recent Pn routed io 2 have city, fi hag 8 a quariel 4 store, in the iatter owned by “Mr, rie. Garrel bb, wich, eur. Joba. lors, aD a Citizen of the county. At the Garrett 8 snother gentioman, named Jasper Daaggsa the store. The Ni ot the a anlar ir. eunders got into a Ta ea they all wien Be Saunders Misboed we hog negro with a katte: int: ing iim almost instantly. The three genilemen— Baunders, Garrett and Duggan—were bate 4 rested by Sheriff Walker, who locked them up in 1. Neither of He. septicnen gered, ang pug ance. on rfoars charges aga Fate Tne former fan handed te nite, with muta pict the the cutting was done, w a ie Tr if such & manner as to pre- ae nt Wynn's eocape.. * youn gentiemen denied the be. ‘and expressed themselves as willing to go at once, ines event anjarmed. mob of eae soared. the jonn aes the Fst Sod ee ubane nite ott inal: DUR purpose vote @ execution, burt remained in town all night, The next day the Sherid compromised matiers by cutie bout Atty ‘oes to act ag guards over the eine uard wes kep kept ‘anth one O’clook last fnday ‘alvertiood, when auother armed mob of negroes, numbering over one hundred, entered the town. all egg | Yelling, fring off their pistols and breathing dire threats of vengeance et the whites. Going to Mr. Garrett's store, the piace where Wynn was killed, they sacked {t completa, breaking up and (omg whatever they could not carry of. A awens disguwed, but ibe large grey ete hed t eat int town abont an bour they gent fiteon, men tothe Sherif with Bperen 0) demand for the re of the Bheri at them The keys the keys at the peril of his. eae ape the black bata went hi ‘until they got Be ibe) eeoners out. ‘Without giving the a atels rin ‘anity to bid their friends {arewell tus moo pred creaming, imurdoring devils took ey Ubree men toa spot at the edge of the town, just backo! the house of Mason, one of the a negro leaders of the poautl,. where, withoat being allowed time toask meow kr ther God, they were alls Were poured eitng une throug! jail, which they @bot dead. Atieast fifty anto Lhe body ore each of the unforcunate men, y tein their hellish deed wih ¢ mar- © proper éolat derers then took the bodtes back tothe jail aud re. fused any of thotr iriends admiteance to them until the next day. jen residing in the town took it, as the negro mob but declared their _ intent Saturday Sn "ibe ob aul Kept reont jaturday an ay, she sob sill Kept, posession of the town: £0 ‘cing citizens to jae. inh food In some instances where white peop! ie had the te. merity to forse the“demands of hese devils they poner rong tos ithe oMreey of the situa- 0) pegona an vols. Mason, sap referred to, Was at home at the time, and Just before the mob started to the atl Rd went out and conversed bt the Satan ve moat ne tage on gr nett 8 noo at aut orte iow, Brand’ announced tet esparohes apprising tue he mtuation have been | Ot » but no yoawee up to a iD receiv 8 of th a an Hy ed citizens, leave. fam: have been compelled to flee (oF jovernor he wing ‘ot cs eet inst om ign Das ot! inet three ti OF THE PAST. DECEMBER 29. 1eet— The Unton Toreee continued 6 bombardment Fort Fisher, but with mabe ottect. s1s00—lovehnor 'W. Pickens proclaimed South * ‘deparare, sovereign, free and in- debe endent State." ms The face oh landed at Peterhead. Scotland, by formed # court, 1¢42—Sir Tsago Newton born. 1006 —Willlam {he Qonnneror crowned at London. -THE KU KLUX TRIALS, Full Demonstration of the Political Char- acter of the American Vehmegerichte. Speeches of Counsel for the Prosecution and De- fence—Important Argument of Mr. Reverdy Johnson—An Impartial Charge—Verdict of Guilty Against the Defendants. CotumarAa, 8. ©., Dec. 20, 1871, ‘The widespread excitement created by the Ku Klux: triaig exhbits no sign of abatement. As day by day fresh and important developments, are elicited from the crowd of witnesses placed upon the stand, the proceedings grow more and more in- teresting, ‘And even the most sceptical are im- peiled’to the admission thatsince the reign of terror imangurated by tue Spanish Inquisition and their, terrible mysterious agents the vehmegerichie, never bas there been a more comiplete or more cruel and relentloss organization than that of the Ku Klox Kian, The eforts of the distinguished counset for the defence, Mesars.; Johusom and Stansberry, to establish a justidcation for the “Brotherhood” on the plea of self-preservation rendered necessary by the lawlessness of the armed colored milttia, have been completely overborne by the fact that the Ka Klox confederacy was im exiatence at least two years prior to the enrolment of the mul- tia, The Ku Klux commenced operations in 1868, The militia were called out and armed in 1870. The Political purpose of the Klan has been indubitably shown. Nor cap there be the shadow of a donbt that whatever of lawlessness may be charged to the militia, yet that lawlessness was but the expression Of an irritation created by the raids and merciless proceedings of the Kiam. ‘It'is charged by the Kian and urged by the defence that the execution of Jim Wiliams, alias Rainey, the colored ¢aptain of milt- fia, in which the prisoner Robert Hayes Mitchell, Row on trial, participated, was resolved upon tn consequence of certain threats uttered by thé de ceased. It appears from the evidence, however, nor has it been lost. sight of by the prosecution, that these threats of Williams were drawa trom him by the treatment experienced at the hands of the Klan by ‘the people of hisravce. “If,” said he, “these Talds continue and my people are whipped, muti~ Javed aud outraged, I will call out my company and Fetaliate by killing ana slaying ‘irom the cradle up.’” In bis addregs to the jury to-day Mr. Johnson could not refrain from expressing his abhorrence of the deeds which nave been committed by the Klan. Words, he said, failed nim in his attemptto give utterance to his indignation, And, indeed, crimea are charged to tne Klan of a nature too revolting and too disgusting to be mentioned even at the bar Of justice, In his conclusion of the arguments for the prose- Cution to-day, the Unitea States District Attorney, Mr. D. T. Corbin, directed the special attention of the Court to that clause of the preamble of the con- stitution of the Kian, which declares their resolve to uphold “that constitational liber(y which had been bequeathed to them in its purity by their fore- fatners,” What stronger evidence than this, urged the District Attorney, can be adduced of the politi- cnl design of the Kian, if words convey any mean- ing? The “constitutional liberty” bere meant is the Tight to perpetuate slavery. The constitution ‘ag Dequeathed to us by our forefathers,” and prior to | the introduction of the amendments, guaranteca’ not only Immunity, but ‘protection for the institution Of @avery, and. when thé preamble goes on by nee clare ‘we pppose and reject the principles of radical party,” what principles can be meant be euch a8 are based npon the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments ? ‘The avowed purpose, then, of the Klan at the time, of ite £0} in end consistently manifested in {ts operations to the present time, is @ political one, “We will make a democrat of you,” they de Clare to their Victims, @nd demand at the same tame, “God damn you, will you swear, kneeling and With nand raised, that you will never again yore. the radical ticket?” ‘Tne invariable reply is, “I will do anything to save my life,” and the wretctied Victim {6 obliged to ‘purchase life at tne expense of involuntary perjury. Your correspondent disclaims all partisan feeling in relation to these trials. His aole aint Isto piace | to your readérs 1n' possession of the trath as elici! by tne daily proceedings of the Court. Neither the burning eloquence of counsel ia behalf of tne ac- cused nor the stern and critical denunciation of the government prosecuting officers should pi the mind or beg? the judgment of the cv err mane the ne bi} of which Dublig gpinion 1s oe her 7 means led, an wat by ite Diast the repute. 10 of boned ‘The vefore this Court tinder the pl rm piso ra the Powe Klux act—Rovert Hayes Mitcheli—nas to-day been found ‘uuley of the second in the indictment pear a, defendant and b dred bye ae Rermnttaad Rate York county, C conspire reas, threaten and innate fa James Wiliams, mone ent gen, &¢., because “he exercised she rignt and prive iif. voting on the third Wedneaday of October, . Chamberlain, the Attorney General of the rate, on. Savurday morning immed Up the evi- jence for the she ar ton by did ai of forensic elogne! al ability. that the act of any one ne of he raidiog all the others; that the voice of one of 1 yoice of the conspiracy, ant Stueretore,” ae. cipal tne, cries. 8 and i ouragen pet nt in. the crim petrated, was liable under the conspiracy of the indioument, Mr, Cbamberiain was followed by ex-Autorney General Stansberry for the defence Ma speech which can scarcely be considered as confirming the high ro reputation the learned gentle- for legal acttmen or professional astutencss. argument was weak, and beyoud raising one or. two good points as to deicctiveness ‘of the indictment contained but litte to indicate the result to bo attained. ‘fits morning, the weather being mild and the sun shining with cheering priiliancy, the court room commenced to fill at an early our, and by the tine the orier announced that the session Was about te commence bad filed to an upusual extent, Amon; the notables Unga were Generals Wade Hampton and M. 0. Butier, late of the Confederate army; and apanes Moses and Wright (the latter @ colored ‘man) @ Supreme Bench. Im the favored corucr of the court soom assigned for the accommodation of the fair sex was a group whose gay ana distingue . reil sho dry details hte Tas a eoccodtige It Was a perfect yblaxy of youn ‘and Boanty, ay 4a Which, consptcuons for her eenly » like “some one Mi ‘Chamberlain, wi ol the Attorney Gene. 2 Mise Burgess, a beautiful blonde; diss irs. Doty, Mrs. Corbin, &c. A second glance arou! nt the room enabled us to discov er Mr. Memminger, @x-Secretary ot the ‘Treasur for the Confederate States, ant General Simm for twenty years Hosnnes of the House of epresentatives of South bart nen nine Court nad been called to order Reverdy johusou rose and commenced iis address to the ry. The enunctation of the rearned and veneraoly Tema Was clear and distinct. Jie neither fal- red nor wavered, ad yet, although it might be out a trick of the nation, there appbared ta-ve a certain constraint in his manner, which seemed to Home gg @ consctousness “of ‘the diMivnities of his ba Be may commenced by 4 direct appeal to the and pative intelligence ol the colored aM particular star,"? men who composed the jury for a fair and impar- | idence, hé continued, for some nome one complexion, itots, ual hearing. ape good purpose, hi ven | to ‘others Bhother. here were the same it The sine: oplote od pennies rene’ were entivied by natn cand the oolor le, rere nature and by nature's dod vo al toe rights tne wine man claims. Even pv ncdt oss ignoran, ay deem itself to ae ere sonle happiness, ene our ee ate Wei a @ slave Lakes all bis happiness half, all, his worth away from btw.) God tas ieclatea man to eee! with eextatn maltegabie rights, uP tha are life and liberty. Without the lat ‘ire con ham t Re orth, nothing. ites in his be be. vieg of she yas ene, ‘u mol is county, na nal re zat, DAN more or lea E OW * abolition Fie to be emected had Wy ‘ie ome # problem. acer ~~ hae oy had declared the | PoAry P of his the voke the aouty for bim at no distant day @ position at the very tint — protoxston. be Reed his friend were here to they were not knights erran’ jistance to defend these men, The At! ig hs rote due to South Carolina, He OF ene! lisgrace to Tamanny. lias humanity of the Ku Klux must have deadened by Mo aero 2 they escape ies mesues of the law, ow punishment, He then | ttorney General, The t in coming’ Ciontuas pro} mitted, They were a and the become The Lipset or — will and ardou. inavet ite He hoped, even against that when they appeared betore the var of God answer for the crimes committed here the Alaa may recognize some grounds for and bis colieagucs were convii Of 1870-71 are subversive to the laterests, not onl South Carolioa, but of every state in the land, ‘ine leained gentiemanu then made a str the division oj the Court on consutullonality and Jurisdiction; reviewed the three. sep: in Uhat the ton jaws point as to the indictment, and ueclared that Gunn, the govern- Teut informer, stood alone 1n agser' ing the white radials and whipping oat by mit. e blacks, the u Klux aimed to prevent the exercise of the elect- lverfranchise by the = tinued Mr. Jo 68 & Member of the few -ratda nimsell, ohngon, sees unret! in 1868; Know when he His statement, con- able, He ves OD & jomed ‘18 6 ~objevt was tO assassinate the whites and apuse the biacks. for montns belure he ligations-as @ cinZen of the United States, taken the oath, = what did he dor Qcours to Atvorney Géherat | een General, sv Le says, the Kian, actaated, of 5 ouree, by tne = Goes to Washington oul of of theo It to Mr. po gorges He wasa member of the Klan awoke .O & sense OF Bis) OD- ail at once Ake: ‘tor the existence of riosity to nee the streets and the squares, but visits the Attorney Gi almost immediately on Dis arrival, and for what purpose’ Yo receive is rewaru foi r betrayal and_to recerve his vo support the prosecution 3. Witness on the. stand, P Avnet Treason nad Attorney General to pay him Clerk todo so? But Guan quiel into his pocket and then nas the” Court tell he does not }» oF tO canse felipe the an he assurance kuow what * i ig for. What a generous man Mr, Aker! “4 parttou Jarly with the pubtic funds? Guon t the Court with the $200 in his pocket to swear to the existence of the conspiracy, Arms a Placed in the handa of the golored Vag ht Ww. Tightly or not he was not prepared to Wildest thregis were uttered by them; the became alarmed; connlagrations extended f¢ know Wide; the poor wiiow lying down at robe d aid Jd find her but she might wake to flames. What were the people. to do? Four of we Posecrtna ga nemes expiainca he OTgKANIZation was seli-defen @nt would be the expression of feeling | of tne’ raid in the out by of f oth Ma 03 the hands of the Oo that the object? The assertion was testimony add. arch Was juced. ‘sa yon Was the whites burning out the lacks ni or ite ‘the ang We ‘The < oh Ene. blacks. ots charged of attempting to pat gown the radtcar * uutervbalanced by the edforts.of the Pio put down the democratic party. party Was oy inion League Bur, rule, was not the the misrule whic! suppose the object Was to rovecation su had ine! uc down radical ciently great in reased the State debt , from six millions to fifteen or twenty mili ne? There are bad men in all parties. Jn these gormuptign fills the air, and every day and at ling developments wh prove faith and honor be on ihe verge jour br destruction, ings some start And who i South Carolina ? ain, Carolina aided materially to carry our forefathers through the great revolutionary siruggie. South Carolina, uader the management of ber sons, was one of the purest of States. Now look at her. Johnson then made a orief but pathetic a beball of the prisoner and concluded an Mr. peak 1D which bad been received with marked attention. ‘The addresses of the distinguished counsel forthe defence in this trial have created considerable dis- ‘That they nad not calculated upon appointinent, te mass of evidence against their clients rosecution bad armed themselves is that they had regarded the Ku political ruse ts which the evident, ans act as a mere with juaily clear, Mr. Stansoerry nes busied himsel! with hunting up~ Imperfections i the sadictments, undertaken to test tne oan of the and Prone ty ie or tans ry That signal aides oapuek bed mnerally @: Inguished counsel 1 unreasonable expect the werid-wide resown mot ne icmmamel Mr, Johnson besa /diaplagod 2 ‘on beth az be ne rani oft probe din snd Generals It should be borne in mind that: their: to embarrass the satel of the ‘ost most. xaanrabie riontons.”” ‘T' able. ‘the ancient ‘he stn} ci ic. Mr. Johnson in nebo adrees wo “weg dis account ted by the e colored mali prestige elavehoiders ruled oe eter ey hend, thing - om ep one reine w, involving an atta upon a 5 rated by colored voters, were to enlist Luc sjmpathies cry ry Ja comparison oer oe cragee ant his sites them, with ineuga- Sory’ or ‘whlots ten, w bieck and only two white; cannot put be ac- one as liged coms on the part of ipomaeret be of of the cause he and pis harge solengae nat nad u ng Bench eiwocate, ‘The ¢! e Jury al of, authows! re- markable. for jor its brave iat clearness, con- weness and freedom beyond i. strictures of On ae gh fa oa the evidence, po ne have yielded patient ical vo tie evidence, hich mast guide je 10 the evi which m He dednes trated etven matter, @ instruct them as to the jaw, ing” upos their verdict, y tobe two.or more ae ®@ conspir- persons to jo an ‘onlswin act or to do a lawfal Lev ee unlaw- ful means. ful cons: ‘The thing to be pun. piracy, and not the erties oe riane ia ursuance of it, He thea. repeats to the: jury the arious that eac tor, and pei conspiracy und for Mite acts of each mem done by common consent pursuance of Allegal purposes, ao Om for acts done in farther- the consented auce of beforehand if ‘assent ir tosu not ent uns in the indicunent, reminds them member of the association ts @ conspira- ly responsible for every fine) Ce of ny to sheir per- beequently to tration, and that whether the party charged Was imselt actually present of Not when such set wae done, And it makes no difference pe Sete if you find irom the evidence that the motive of & barty ‘Who joined the conspiracy was not itiegal ee id join 1t, 1f you, also find alter topmte4 ember he was aware of the fact or had namrerae ind now that the true object of the cons; revent or hinder tie tree exercise o! Ind what franchise by imtumidation or violence 4s af on uccount of color, and that he still renrat fe Member aud partich the a Wve ted in its Meetings, ‘ng thas though you may also find he never himself ac- inuimidauion or violence tually used the and. was not present when it was used, now, if the jury find from the evideuce that tne foree, Ana party charged did so conspire to prevent tie citi- gens described from exercising their rigitt wo vote on account of their color at @ future election speci. fled to be the election to take place ou the third Wednesday of October, 1872, then the party charged {8 guilty under ihe first count of the matetment. And if the jury find from the evideace that they did 80 conspire for the same reason \ ut of bis color, one because he had jut it the jury find som the evidence conspiracy existed, or thatif tt oxinted dation or .njury of voters because of their Ol the suffrage, or (o prevent ite exercise, wo | no peas of reas 1s, the the jury 18 not purpose of the conspiracy to be that set ow purpose, defen bouna was not to believe cheaged ut, then the soinaaant is not Fit jul count; if tucy fud it to be one of the it is suiicient, Nor, if tney find Laat and intimidation spoken of by the wan gina and ny Xa) OY, antecedently, on lay of October, 1870, exercised, get to tote then he 18 gntity on the a si cl ‘the id uF that It that’ were “boatigy ate OF exised, are the jury bound to_belicve he reasons given at the time by tte conspira if they find. reasons were given, wore the tee reasons were tor such violence. from theevidence, a3 we said before, th first and second Spiracy net fort to th | sons for such conduct; bai the jury may Meterinine, from ail the evidence in the Cause, the he jury my Ty ¢ fadictmeRt existed, aud the defendant 1s gailty 00 bots couats. If there e: unspiraey at the time set out te whien did not t At existing, ib. bad 9 Chae i sot out nother the indice ment; or, if existing, aud havieg the thegal the detenant took No partin it, then ara gull verdicts. Taey or not guilty «e: ‘the jury, arts [i ner ¢ tverly co find om = oat the party Ay § , Or thoy 33, far count uud nov guilty on the 4 ot et rae one ote Jury, broagit im a ver frontd,yor ag, ho reconsider t afier @ Gaupecaslon 63, sa A ar ‘al rc into Yours with wn ina dunssibic. verdict» presented themselves With & verdict o1 je second count. on ‘That the Court should case before It 1s not surprisl rt A tatlon ot (d dpa, When cat | that gudge Bryan, althor At gue ihe late war thee gan | deni we § at eecoad ti irae sth my a i 13 oP membeR oe ae of Garonne oned thet it Lincoln, ta hutive im. buoned the deasb knell of Meyer. South Carolinas bued with many of i va re doibtiess, a omer herseir nt tinder the | Juago Bond nas always Constitut ve States. © always we- | republican, ‘The counsel for the ‘deienco have Heved she was rng. stat the te of ths inteili- | moved for anew tra) mm. the cage of Robe! Sat bag gence of tne South ‘Wont to the conduct | Miichell,on the aroun that the Mp nt bi Honesty believing they were rig! after a brillant [no why to ehallenge amd Lars hE aap xs the gallantry oF tho thern soliter the pted by tue de:enee, Qa account war ended, ‘anil the he War being ended wey BU bUL to Entormaucy jo the roudition’ ot or a veri! the inevitable result. ‘They sare now. citizens of w | first tn common cout The honor of that common country i8 as ui: to thom as to the peerre, of any other States. @ major portion of thejury were once staves. There is now nod fear of aretura to & state of slavery. Such anattempt would vo onl versally resisted, even by Ule*geneial opinion of mankind, Slavery 18 at @y, end—he inauked God for it—and he spokes in presence of those who once regarded it us a divine the | reference to the general courtesy and ob! sition evinced sie oficers of ine f stance. Lyrculd not close this. despatch wi; inte especially by Major Louts & Johnson, ae et States Mars! ‘The ‘humanity of Major inate has been sigualiy displayed throughout th performance ‘of tis very unpleasant onties, both i makig arrests and ta hl of tis prisoners, and he aay convequenty t jusutution. For hiuseil and nls coveazue he would | amd esteem of Lue cutive commuanity. sea