The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-09
gaHsims state Republican.
Tie Increase Of Violence.

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Tho whole system OF slavery ~ orr conn
try has always been one Of actual or con
sfruciiyc force Compassion and Violence
have been the means Of making one part OF
The people labor without wages for the 9th
or mart. "Our Barbary States. rs sum
nor has Justly named them, have been dis
tinrnished from the beginning not only by
the compulsory labor Of the slave, but 10y
instances OF violence, blOolshed AMI cruel
IL perpetrated by the whites upon each
other. The carrying OF arms has always
been customary, and " lyuchings nave
been abundant in those states for the last
hair century. The rebellion was only "a
stapendou5 system Of violence, growing
out of the iawiess habits of tho people gen
orally. TIE attempted overthrow OF the
Government by tho as7assinoton - inc
governing men Of t.e nation. H9s .l- sa.a.
violence wOrsin. itself out in another nIm-
Just now this violence Is shown bf outriges
bv the white people on those who We're for
merly their slaves; ana tho withdraw az
the armed troops by the Government DID,
many places il deprecated as tAe s.re nr..
cursor or every form OF outrage ana ioimr
which hostile portions ofihc population can
innict upon each other.
II We look care alis at ihechanc'er.
Of the armies, We shall hnd an Increasing
spirit Of disorder and violence. Tho men
who endured without murnur before
Petersburg and Richmond, suierings oiten
ending in death, became impatient and
lawless after the fall Of the rebellion. Bad
men going in the army, as a general rule,
have not been made better; ANA tho officers,
rs a class, have been largely de-pised and
hated by the soldiers for the drunk ennee5
and incompetency 90 extensively prcvai.lnr
among them On these accounts, their re-
straining Influences over the mass OF The
soldiery have been much less than they
should have Oeen. When 200 900 men Were
encamped around Washington, awaiting
tho Grand review, tho impotence Of The
thth Corps manifested itself hy posting
large bills quite into tho city OF washing,
ton. declaring that if measures were not
taken for their pay and dismissal within lf
ton days, they would help themselves 20
pay, and dismiss themselves The Jealous
ies between different portions a. the army
broke out in open violence. Wherever
small squads oil tho armies OF Che Potomac
and of shermlus army Tell into CONVERSE
lion together, it would turn upon me- mcr-
ats and services of tho respective armies,
and a fight was sure To- follow. Alter quite
a number of men had been Killed in these
quarrels, the Government removed -h,r-
mans forces 90 another place, and Also
took the precaution to practically iisanu
the Second and Fifth Cope, iy ialn..
away their ammunition. THIS was brought
into headquarters and destroyed 40 one
Division headquarters, iorty thousand
rounds We're destroyed.
But the same characterization has been
largely exhibited by smaller bodies oi the
military. We published Lsst week state
ment of tho mutiry of the New York Zou-
ayes nj Charleston, who would AN have
been slaughtered ou Tho spot ly General
Gilmore if they had not surrendered SIC
also published the statement of our Lsaven.
worth correspondent showing ihai rr.ee
parts OF the cavalry regiments deserted in
mass, taking their horse. With l,rm. Al
Jetlersonvillo coiorcj guard n ihc dis
charge OF their duty arrested q white cap
tain. Who escaped from them. rallied ms
regiment against the "uigs. and three or
from Washington, the captain eft Mchi-
gan regiment. becoming very THIRSTY on
Sunday morning. desired "a saloon keeper
while the cars stopped at railroad station
10 open his premises Keeper refused on
account OF General Grants order. where
upon captain called his comrades about
him, and put a revolver 10 the keepers
head, while the boys rolled out the kegs of
the choicest wines anal liqsors. ami had a
grand old time with them Locomotive
whistled AT aboard drunken captain ar
rested, and that's all
But the extent of crimes 10y violence COM
mitted by individuals and recorded In the
daily papers, is great and, ct late. Is
largely Increasing. The Albany F~caagI
Journal remarks:
"Nsver before were the columns OF oar
exchanges SO burlened as now with details
OF every en0rmity which IL j. possible for
the debased mind to conceive or the brutal
will to execute. Murders. highway rob
lshments constitute the chief burden OF
daily intelligence, and seem 10 be peculiar
products OF the hour. Theheart sickeus us
II beholds in revolving panorama. the stories
Of awful deeds, and the intelligence IS stag
gored with a contemplation of the wide
spread and fearful dehauchery which alone
could produce such fruits.
Undoubtedly, very many offences or The
worst character, are perletrated by soldiers
Bad men, who went into the army for cain
or excitement, and fought without an idea
Of principle, have not been made better hy I
the war. ON the contrary. there is every /
danger that, returniag upon society with :
out liked employment. without the excite /
ment Of camp and march and battle. with l
cut the restraints OF discipline, a certain /
added lOOSeneSS and lack of respcci for the I
fixed principles Of law, will DE found I'm !
their conduct. This has always been the !
case with great wars there is no reason /
why II should not be So now. There IS "A !
peculiar direction in which such criminal !
tendencies are likely TO display themselves. |
The rowdy soldier has no regard for The /
character or position OF yirluOus woman. /
In looking over our exchange list for sin
gle day-Friday last-We found recorded /
twenty-seven OutraSes upon females. In
twenty-five cases. the guilty parties were
SAID to be returned volunteers"
On the consequences which are sure 10
follow the liberation Of such an amount Of
crime by the community, the Journal OBJ
serves:
q We are rapidly and most assuredlv
tendinS toward position where the re.sn
lar administration Of law viii BE- succeeded
by revolutionary and dangerous measures
Where violence viii De met with violence
and crime punished by crime unless ppb-
tic sentiment Is brought To bear in such "A
way as TO force reform through the Courts
NO good citizen wishes 10 see the Bench