The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-07-11
From the New York World, 25th.
The Democracy and the War.


party with loyalty, patriotism or a sincere
support Of the war, and calls on the World
for light. We are the more ready TO re-
spond to this demand from q possibility.
which we discover, of making ourselves
entirely Ineligible to the Tribune by rea-
soning from principles which itself admits to
be just. We are glad 10 find, at length, .
common ground on which ourselves and our
contemporary can stand; having gained the
great step Of reasoning from admitted pre-
mises, we do not quite despair Of bringing
the Tribune to understand and appreciate
the position Of the Democracy. In the
same issue in which that paper calls on US
for explanations, Il publishes short but
very earnest aud vehement article, not in
tended by i TO have any bearing on the sub
Jecl OF It's inquiries, but which is really so
pertinent that, though on different and ap-
Psrently disconnected topic, we here insert
Il IN full. II relates 10 the recent Newburg
mob:
A negro accused. but not convicted, Of
violating the person Of white girl, was
taken on Sunday from the jail at New burg,
by mob Of white rufiians, horribly beaten
and tortured, and then hanged. Why!
Because he had been, or was supposed to
be. guilty Of a horrible crime! BY no
means. White men have repeatedly com
Inised the same outrage in worse circum-
stances, and the law has been suffered 10
take its course. In this case the presumed
criminal was thus treated because he was .
negro, and the insane hatred Of his rsce
which has been nsiiIled into the bruta n
mob who murdered him was lashed into
malignant fury in order 10 make The crime
Of ore negro another occasion for insulting
and expressing bis race. Was there any
thing in his crime 10 move the sensibilitiesl
VI such men as incited. and led and com.
posed the mobs On the contrary. such men
would be the readiest to commit the verv
crime which they made the pretext Of put.
ting him 10 q cruel death. or that crime
he may or may not have been guilty, but
everv scoundrel who shared in that cowardIy
outrage is beyond question guilty OF murder,
and II there be any law 10 Newburg which
cannot be violated with impunity. will surely
hang for il.
What has the pro-slavery press Of New
York, which daily does It's worst 10 create
and inflamme the mad bigotry which ripens
into such fruit as this. to say 10 the result
Of lis ieachingsi So far os we have seen
nothing; but Il should none the less be held
responsible for the crimes which il natures
but as yet lacks the courage to applaud
The principles on which the Tribune
here reasons furnish a complete solution of
it's difficulties, in relation to the Democraticl
party. II we should turn upon the Tribune
and reason on the crime Of rape as il often
reasons on the crime Of rebellion, il would
Justly accuse US Of scandalous chicanery
and want Of candor. Does il follow from
the strong language in which the Tribune
denounces the summary justice meted out
by the Newburg mob, that that journal is
The sPologist of rape and desires its i'm
munity when committed BY . negroi The
Tribune would Of course resent such On
lmpusation, but the charge could be support
ed upon precisely the same grounds on
which il srraigns Democrats as the apollo.
gisss Of treason and as desiring its impunty
when committed BY shareholders. Is there
any doubt Of the guilt OF the lascivious black
wretch hung by the mob at Newburp,-l
None whatever. Being guilty. did he ret
any more than his deserss' Only sympa-
thizers with such disgusting brute can
pretend il. But the Tribune would have
slept in between him and the swift ven
geance Of the incensed multitude, and have
given him fair trial beforo.an honest iury.
Although the abominable black scoundrel
got no more then be deserved, the Tribune
calls bis punishment .'cowardIy outrage"
whose perpetrators aro beyond question
guilty Of MURDER" and declares that IL there
is any justice in the courts they will surely
hang for IL.
Now mark, Misseurs Abolitionists, II you
please, the exact parallel between the mode
of reasoning adopted in this case By The