New-York tribune., 1868-06-06

fierce contention shvered the Conventions the Democratic
party divded Lincoln electedcivil war came ana
the end is not yet Both by temperament and by age MT
buchanan wholly untitled for the revolutionary TEN
pest which beat upon him during the last months or MS
Administrations His patriotic purposes and impulses no
man has any right TO question: but he faed utterly 70
meet the crisis. Demonstrating with logical eNactude
the uncOnstitutiOnaty of coercion, he yet denied we
rg OF secession and ignoring the taci OF secession uu
nOhnG but lying upon the waters OF revolution "a hso
but poweress hulk he drifted with the current IN the
an OF March, aud disappeared His successor dItea Oh
TOO, crying out at every surge OF the waves that NO
body was hurt" but he dfted speedily and straShIWay
into civil war. What Mr.. Buchanan should nave dOne
what he could have done, II Is now mere stCeT , 0
speculation to inquire. But William the silent, VII
liam the Third Lord Chatham or an Andrew Jackson
any one worthy Of place in the grand array OF COOS
with commanding promptitude and efficiency. But all
this, and all else which pertains TO te great American
tribunal of history solemn and dgent inquest, and
Judgment from which there is no appeal
DEMOCRATIC "ECONOMY.n
At the Grant and COlfax ratification meeting
held in Bnghamton, Hon. j. H. Sekreg of Ithaca read
example OF Democratic economy the bill OF eH-
penses that had been presented TO the last Leglsla
York
The BILL he said, was created by six Democratic sena-
tors who had been appointed committee 10 lnVesSdte
transactions in New-YOrk and Brooklyn IhgHH nHH
were about three weeks in New-York, and the i bi
and Mr. selkreg said would vouch for their correct
ness. The first article mentioned was WHISKY ars ,nrn
brandy, cigars, whisky carriages, bar WHISKY cigars
whisky, brandy, cigars, carriages TICKETS Oah n'I; o.;
amounting in all to over This Is SPeCTb bsn al
such squandering Of the public treasure VIII cease inc
Republican party are ready for the caupalS-uley
have chosen their leaders and are sure Of Success
KU-KLUX FERoCITY AND BRUTALITY
On the Esd of April Ku-klux posters were were
found on the doors of Dr. HunsackeT and other Union
men in sumter Texas and the following day Thomas
lawson KuKux attempted to assasslnate tae no RCG5p %
Inv shooting at him three tmes but he returned the e
and wounded his assailant The LirnGSton (TeXa9 ne
publican says that the mad thirst for loyal ooou Scs m
to have bounds Loyal men are hunted up unuer han T
cre orders secret cOnClaves for no other
that they have rendered themselves obnoxious p9Cau
they are loyal citizens" The San 4nOni0 IeNas) dd
comes to the defense Of the Ku-Klux klan IN lonP
daribe Of passionate Misrepresentation ana iasehoou'
and winds mp as follows: ,. =, hama,
TIf The Ku kurs have for object the protection Of he
women and chi Of white against the butal %
black harhRraus we are Win 'he o 'He
first, last, and all the time -, ... .,,o. tho yvIites
Who sft tbsr nropery their wives and daughters under
be nroecfio of these negroes while they enlisted TO
overthrOw the Government. have no fear or the pru
ity rapacIty and ferocity Of the black barbarians