Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-29
Aiming of Southern Negroes.

One day last week, Mr. Paine, of Wis
consn, introduced in House of Represent
atives at Washington, bill "to authorize
the Secratary of War to deliver certain or
dinance to the States of Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida, for the use
of militia on the discontinuance of the mil
itary government therein" This is intend
ed for the purpose Of arming the blacks in
the South, in order 10 keep inteilig ent
white people under the heel OF Radical op-
preston. The secret leagues have already
formed the negroes into military compa-
nies, and are otficered and drill with a view
TO receive and use this ordinance. Was
there ever invented a more dabolical en-
rine for the subversion of civilized govern
ment than this ? Will the people Of the
North submit to so high, handed an outrage
Will the white people ofany section of the
country, suffer this transfer Of the govern
ment ordinance TO the possession of the ig -
norat, degraded and riotous black of the
reconstructed States.
Mr.. HENDRICKS Dem, Inl) in ropIy to the re-
marks which have been made, said he consiierered
this )st dangerous bill because it proposed TO am
one political party against the other. 1t placed tie
control of to be distributed with the Governors
of the States designated and this too Immediately
before the Presidential election. In regard to the
to Of distribution he asked what Maine wanted with
seven Thousand muskets, Massachusetts with twelve
thousand and Indiana with thirteen thousand and
in order to illustrate his argument he erred to the
fact that tie Governor Of Indiana being a candidate
I for reelection these placed at his disposal
could be used according to his designs and pleasure.
/ And so with the other States. He commenced upon
the action of the Senate last night in rejecting Mr.
Vickers amendment providing that the distribution
of arms etc shall not take place prior to the first of
! January unless the President shall deem it neces-
sary for the prevention Of disturbance in the South
ern States This fact, he remarked, was signif:an
of the design of the bill, Arms to be dstibu-
ted to all the States with the exception of Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas, and these States were omit
ed because there to be no election there. There
FORE he argued that the only purpose Of this distri
button of arms before the election 1rGS 10 make d
military force out Of one party TO OrerdEe the other
| and thus control The election All he asked was a
fair election and the people may vote without hin
drance Cover ned by their own Judgment. General
Grant has said in the last sentence Of mis- letter ad
! cepting the nomination for Presidency, awe want
peace. Let us have peace" All parties shsull de-
sire this, and quiet in the country. After this ex-
preston of the desire for peace the part of the
candidate of the Republican party trs find here d
! fre-brdnd-a measure calculated 10 ercHe passion
and produce strife and perhaps boodshed. With a
measure threatening and dIngerous in its charac
ter the people rOuld be stoW 10 beieue that the pari
desired peace. lie hoped the President would exer
else the power he possessed 10 prevent this bill from
| becoming law. The President owed this not only
to his constitutional duty, but to the peace and quiet
of the country He should defeat m easure so full
of peril to the country, and trtch inrited confic
betireen the rhiles and blacks.
DoN'T DIVIDE THE HoNoR.-It was
Gen. Hartranft, of this State, the candi-
date of the Mongrels for Auditor General
and not the gallant Hancock, who hung
Mrs Surratt The Radicals considered il
a great exploit at the time, but now they
would like to divide the honor. Let al
the odium Of the afaiE rest where it be-
longs.