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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
ARKANSAS.
WHY TIE ARKANSAS MURDERERs ARE NOT
PUNISHED.


The indianapolis journal has the following ::
I'm recent conversation with an intelligent gentleman
from Little Rock We inquired why II WIS that murders
ike that ~ Congressman Kinds were permitted 10 20 I'M
punished aud murdercr- 10 run at large IN communities
where they and their crimes well known. He SAID
that In tho then excited and prtudiccd condition Of the
public mind, especially ia counties where the Kun
were numerous. IL impossible Ia convict them before
the courts because judges and urrs we'll knew that ther
own lives would be sacrificed m attempting 10 bring the
murderers Justice. that retaliation IN Kind was ds
couragcd for the that II might prejudice the ke
pubran cause aud cmbatrass the Northern friends OF the
State Government, n "a hue aud cry would at once DO
raised by the kuN aud their Northern allies that the
carpet baggcr,' aud ngCers' were massacreing the
whites Of the south He furthermore Informed Us that
al the ku-KluN headquarters la Little Rock. Tart sum
mer Il had been formally determined 70 nssnsslnatc Gov
CLAYTON aud all the other state officers, and that persons
were selected To do the deed The Governor had spies
Ia every meeting they held, and always knew within an
hour after their resolutions determined upon Just
what they proposed TO do THIS enabled him Ia take
precautions that frustrated their plans. and the suspicion
that they had been betrayed caused them 10 act with
crcumspccOn aud forbcaranCc than they designed
For many nights the Governor and other doomed men,
together with few friends slept In the state
House, keeping sufficient plumber on watch To give
warning Of the approach Of enemies These precautions,
coupled with the conviction among tho ku kuN leaders
that their bloody schemes were known 10 their intended
victims prevented the overthrow OF the State Govern
ment by the murder OF all its executive officers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
DELAWARE LAW AND CIVILIZATION


Mondays TRIBUNE contained brief tclc-
graphic notice OF whppingpost aud pllory scene in
details written 10 a Philadelphia journal
WlLMISGTON, Nov 2l.-1he semi.annual exhibition OF
barDarism took place at Newcastle this morning,
men being whipped and one piloried. The first victim
william Jones' had been convicted OF stealing store goods
He was placed IN the plOTy at 10 o'clock ana stood
there i'm The cold wind with head and hands In xed pO
taken down at IL o'clock and back to Jail TO suii
GENTLY from the effects OF his torture TO be able
To stand nOggiDg. The jailyard contained large
crowd, over a hundred Of whom were cndren-both
boys and prls-whO appeared 10 take delight In
the exhibition Children not five years old were
brought by their larger brothers and sisters 10 see
the show" and with Impotence awaited it's
nOuncement. Promptly at IL o'clock Sheriff Richardson
cato nnetas IN hand, made his appearance and lnpe
datey gfterward little cOOred bow who had to stand
a sOapbOX 10 got his hands IN the nanacles (which
had wrapped 10 make them TT his wrists, was led
ont His name Is Matthew Perry, and he had been con
victed Of stealing IS cents worth Of pig iron Twenty
lashes with the cat were laid on and the Sherhs
lenicncy was such that the boy made no Outcy
The next person whipped was hghtcolorcd
mulattO boy OF l6 years, who had stolen
Il pair of shoes and five cents. He received
20 lashes He ont with fixed smile on
ms face and managed keep IL there through the opera
tiOn. William MalOney, young white man, convicted
Of stealing bundle Of clothing received 20 lashes The
man. convicted Of stealing shirt lie trembed Vo
cntiy and gave forth feeble means. while his facial con
tOltions showed agony OF both body ana mns lie re-
ccVcd 20 lashes. Charles Wheaty young Wllte man.
convicted OF stealing pair Of boots, received 20 shcs
without displaying much emotion. He, IN a spirit OF
bravadO, danced Iig rs he back to jail. Howard
Lee a slight and trembling youth with a large plaster
his breast who had stolen yalisc received 20 laShc
very Lightly lad on. VIM. Jones, who had been IN the
pIlOIy before the whippncs commenced, received ~
lases, and the exhibition closed with shout OF triumph
from the delighted children Sheriff Richardson evidently
shrank from ms degrading task and several gentlemen
comphmented HIM on his humanity. Among he spccta
the Rev George A. Latimer Of Calvary Church.
Dr. John Cameron, and Others, drawn the place not
by idle curiosity but by serious interest in the brbaric
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
TREATMENT OF NORTHERN BUSINESS MEN IN
MISSISSIPPI


SIR: Mr.. w. j. Giliss, "a son of the late Can't
j. VI tllliss of the L. ;. Navy, aud Mr. j. r. Gibsoi
son OF MIR James r. Gibson Of tho Guy of New York
have been connected with the Planters Insurance Com
pany Of jackson, Miss during the last year They were
actively engaged IN the formation of the Company aud
from their thorough knowledge OF tho business uncrI
The Company on good footing It was simply "A
." Yankee enterprise, started by Northern men Guy n
g. Humphrey, elected Governor VI tho state was the
President OF the Company. Mr.. Glllss was a Federal
officer during the war, aud was also Seymour and
Blair Democrat, known - such through the community
and did much work In the Democratic cause. After tic
Insurance Company was fairly started by them they
were both removed from Office and the grounds of rc
mOyal are stated Ia the following letter TO Mr. Gilss
from the Secretary OF the Company
$500 - JACKSON, Miss. Nov. , 1868.
Th. 90 cert that NJ W Gs Planters nsnr,nr,
Company m other than that the President g. Humphrey
bis heing connected With the Federal STAY IN the
oce the Company drawback, owing prcr existing among
the people here.
81 Gss alwa,s attended bis dfe fuhky regret
bis departure teIy much n &. llLpEHKASB.
(sea of Coz Scc'y Planters Ius Go.
The Southern people ask the Northern people emi.
CRATE south This Is the reception, bloody hands To hos
pltabo graves 4.. o.
Neg. York, Nov II, 1868
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27

entitled 10 the laws protection; and yet many
such suffered the hands OF men whose disguise
secures them against detection III existing laws are not
sufficient reach this class OF Offenders sutaDie laws
for the purpose should DO enacted Az the same the
additional legislation be found necessary lul anu pre-
else information should be obtained so that me law Gun
Inc framed i'm such manner TO accomplish the desired
object With this view, l respectfully Suggest tIlnI u
Joint committee OF the Houses be appointed 10 correct
and reduce 10 practical form facts IN relation TO the
conduct Of disguised men, either by visiting locates
where they have appeared III pubic OF othoi"So' IN
hel dee hes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA.
4 LETTER FROM ROBERT SMALL, TIE COLORED
BTI

A LETTER IRON ROBERT SMALL, TIE COLOKED
PILOT.
A few weeks ago one of the Grant and Col
fax Clubs OF Bo-io sent large Grant aud ColfaN ban
uer 10 RoDert Small Of Beaufort for the Republicans OF
that place In reply, Mr.. small has written them let
for thanking them for the present and adding: we
would have made our Acknowledgements before ths, put
res of engagements i'm the county prevented for which
delay we trust Will excuse ~, when we tel you tat
through the united efforts Of tho Republican leaders
a has been he ard from, county gives majority OF t
In this town pocd 400 votes while tho Democrats
polled forfg We mngle congratulations with yours
an the recent triumph OF Everything passed
OFF quietly here the day Of the election May 1t be-
indeed embcmatic Of the administration OF our leader
whose motto is Peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
TILE RAILROAD FREIGHT AGENTS ACTION

The Convention of Freight Agents has closed
is sessions in Chicago The Committee the Classca.
ton OF Freight made report, which was adopted,
recommending that alcohol, highwines liquor ana pure
spirits casks or barrels. In rst class be changed
10 third class, also emitting the words duty paid"
That whisky duty paid In first class, be omitted,
that being considered IN liquor aud In third class That
clover be- added To second class and that grass seed
I'm third class should read except clover" That oils,
except petroleum and carbon oils In less than carloads.
at owners risk 0f leakage. be placed IN THIRD cass the
same. Ia carloads. In fourth class.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUl
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

ASTOUNDING FRAUDS BY THE KU-KLUX KHAN
IN TENNESSEE AND ADMINISTRATORS
NOT REALLY ELECTED TO CONGREsS-AT-
TF,IPT TO AssAssINATE GEN. THOMAS A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ARKANSAS.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28

This is called reconstruction, and is
the programme of corrupt and tyran-
nical Congress to maintain its power
over an outraged and unwilling people,
by granting political equality to 4,0OO,-
600 of imbruted negroes, who are now
clothed and fed by a bureau supported
and sustained by the overtaxed and un-
requited toll of the people of the North
ern States.
But it is claimed this is imposed on
the States as penalty for rebellion -
What law did the States violate, and
where is it to be found; and is there
authority conferred on Congress to i'm.
pose negro suffrage on the Southern peo-
pie as the penalty for the violation of any
law? Can States violate law ? Indi-
viduals in State may have trampled
upon law; if SO, arrest and try them ac-
cording to the forms of law, and, if found
guilty, inflict the proper penalties. But;
according to this newborn doctrine.
States are to be punished en- masse, the
innocent with the guilty, without the
formalities of trial-without being con-
fronted with their accusers-without
legal jurisdiction-by Congress that
acknowledges no accountability, and
that is actuated by revenge and an am
bition to hold its power at all hazards,
under the idea "that might makes
right"
e The passage of the military recon-
struction bill is the crowning act of in
fanny! The declaration set forth in the
preamble to that bill that "no legal State
governments or adequate protection for
life or property now exists in the rebel
States,' is false assumption. If there
are no State governments, how did the
Legislatures of those States ratify the
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28
NEW YORK.
No. 25 Maiden Lane,
Mem York Dec ID 1897

NeD York, Lee. IA, IS67.
In my Card Of Nov. 1, 1867, I stated that,
6 for the purpose OF more fully supply
ing the wants of the public, and in
order to prevent unscrupulous dealers
from palming Off Inferior and worth
less goods as the Morton Gold Pens, /
shall hereafter sell no goods at vvhole-
sale except only to duly appointed and
authorized Agents." etc. To this plan
have since strictly adhered.
In accepting Agents, great care has been
exercised to appoint those who, by long
continued fair dealing, have acquired q
reputation for honesty, responsibility, and
probity-men in whose word the public
have learned to place confidence. These
Agents have agreed to keep a full assort-
ment of my pens, and to sell them at my
published prices. Thus the public are sup
piled by them with just such pens as they
want, either as to writing or price, and get
q full equivalent for the money paid.
No agent is appointed to travel from
place to place, or canvass the country,
SO that all who want Morton Gold Pen
must get it from the Local Agent or from
headquarters.
!. None need apply for the Agency except
in conformity to the above, the liberal dis
count ITO Clubs" being sufficient induce
e's-A' '''-''l' - - A. MORTON.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28
C. DUCREux'S PATENT
For Instantaneous Detachment Of Horses
from Carriages.

THIS INGENIOUS AND VERY USE
i full invention. which has been patented in the
United States, France and England. is now offered
BY the subscriber to the public. feeling assured
they will find it, upon examination, one of the
greatest inventions of the age. dcef VS.
Prominent among its advantages are:
FIRsr-The facility with which horses may be
h4rnessed to or embarrassed from a Carriage; also
rendering it unnecessary for the person unharness
ing to pass between or behind the horses as is Gus
tomary. thus avoiding any liability of being kicked,
SEcoSp-In case of horse falling. he may be
loosedfrom the carriage in second. without the
driver leaving his seat 1t is simple in its oper-
alton that child can work it.
THIRD AND GRE EATEsT-In case of horses taking
fright, becoming unmanagsable or running away,
the terrib consequences which so frequently fol-
low may all be avoided by this simple application
to .arriages, the horses can be toosed from the
Carridgs I'm a tDinksing." and the Carriage as
quickly and sGf ly stopped.
Mr.. q. DUCREUX gave several public exhibit
tions. The great favor and praise manifested by
the public on these occasions. is one OF the evil
dences of popular appreciation of its merits.
Terms may be known and orders received for ap-.
ply ing the patent to Carriages. or purchase of State
G. DUCREUX, Patentee,
oct2o-d3m % Elizabeth street. New ork.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28
ORGANS.
1ls8 COLUMBUS
ORCANFACTORY.
ORGANS

vHE UNpERsIGNED, HAVING just
II COMPLETED Pipe Organ for the German 1nde-
pendent Church. on Mound street, Columbus. takes
iaIly Church committees throughout the State,
that he is low ready to contract for Organs of any
size and price, and refers parties interested to the
Organ inst completed as specimen product of his
factory. ft'l l1a3Si ALBERT GEMuNDEks
oct25-dtf 3. as Il. s-l,7,--- - u u
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28

COX PER DAY. Arants wanted; Male and Fc-
DAC male; Local and Travelling. Business new
Steady employment. No apital required, Address
oct29- w3m d
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28

TRUE but STRANGE.-Auy person send
i ing us their Address, with 20 cents, will re-
ceive, by mail. the Name and Carte de Visite of
their future Wife or Husband. REEVES Co
7S Nassau street. New York. novz0-w3m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22


HORRIBLE OUTRAGE IN 0mto-BURNrNG
TO DEATH OF AN OH CfTrzRG.-On We'd
nesaay the 18th instant one Of the most
infamous and dastardly outrages was per-
pesrated in Massillon, which resulted in
the burning to death in the Massillon Gala
poose of IN old and harmless citizen named
Georgia Myer. / 1t seems Mr.. Myer, who
lived about two miles west of Massillon,
came to town to get some smoking tobacco,
and when on his way homeward, leaving
town, he yelled loudly for Seymour. This
was offensive to some of the Massillon Radi-
calls, and they got their marshal to arrest
this old man Of sixty years Of age and put
him in their miserable calaboose. The
marshal, after locking up this inoffensive
old man without warrant of law, went back
to finish his game of ball. A short time
after Mr.. Myers incarceration flames were
seen issuing from the prison pen, and his
screams were heard calling for help. AS
sistance soon came, but no key nor marshal
was there, and the door was heavy double
plank, and it took near fifteen minutes to
break it open. When found, Myer was
horribly burned and insensible. The tim
Der of the burning roof had fallen on his
back, as he had laid down fat on his face
near the door to get air and protect his face.
The poor man was restored to sensibility,
but could give no satisfactory account as to
the origin of the FIRE. He fingered till next
day in great suffering, when he died an
other victim to "loil tyranny. Mr.. Myer
leaves motherless family to mourn his
death.-Western Standard Mercer county,
Ohio), October 18th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22

a RICHMOND MAN GOES FOR CHASE
among the prominent southern men now
mere Is John H. Gilmer, Of Richmond, Va,
fho freely expresses the opinion that as q
tuS"ef Of patriotic duty he deems it proper
tVf The Conservatives to act in such way
~ 70 insure success, and that the only way
lvS lett open is to change front totally by
pacing the name of Chase before the coun-
ny with three words for his platform-to
cnn' Constitution and success" Mr..
inner thinks that the crisis demands i'm
.-saiate action, and favors the calling
@ge'her Of the National Committee for con-
'1'saNon. He goes to New York tomorrow,
on" VII! cooperate with all the friends OF
VIC new movement who have already re-
S'.'sa hlther. While all these man9uyres
-ss peiog planned in favor of Chase, who
. .I;.t.a from encouraging them in the
n ,s1'tst degree, there is another class of
,n II;4UV!a'S who keep urging that the true
tf +. Is to give Grant a unanimous vote
,b,a %e Presidency. They approve the idea
h. r.'oA out IN the Herald, and believe that
SeVer management the Democratic
; n,aA' electors could be elected in ma
,''.'! oi the States. In conversation with
h, FOmiAent southern gentleman tonight
m,, necly stated that should the Chase
1. s,ement fail he intended to come out
G ES4y i7r Grant and Colfax, believing it
;,o Ss he true policy for the South Wash
~" AesIT-Ne,p York Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22

IMPORTANT IF TRUE-NEGRo SUFFRAGE.
Washington, October 20, l86S.-A promi-
nent politician, who returned here yester-
day from southern tour, reports that the
speeches of John Quincy Adams have COM
pletely revolutionized southern sentiment
on the subject of negro suffrage, and already
have several southern State executive
committees passed resolutions, and others
will in a few days issue public addresses
recognizing and advocating negro suffrage
as "a plank in the Democratic platform.
This movement, it is understood, swamps
very large amount of Radical capital at the
North which the party had been hoard
ing up for the November contest. The
trump card played by the Tennessee
Democracy some weeks ago will be
followed up in each of the other southern
States, and to the Democracy alone will the
negroes be indebted for the elective fran
chise. Thus will the South, in the great
conflict of ideas, have done more than the
North did in the war for emancipation.
There may be scattering politicians in the
South opposed to the policy which has been
determined on by the States lately in rebel
lion, but the question is regarded by those
returning from the South as forever settled,
and that by this settlement the power of
the Radical party is forever broken. The
last prop seems now to be kicked from un
der them, and no longer can they excite the
prejudices and passions of the northern
people by exclaiming, Lo the poor ne
gro!" The political tourist alluded to
above left for the North on the evening
train, and carried in his pocket copies of no
less than three addresses which are soon
to be published by State executive commit
tees in the South.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22
A letter from Wade HamptOn-The
Misrepresentation of His Position.

CHARLIE sToN, s. c., October Zl.-The
Daily NelnS to-day publishes letter from
Wade Hampton in reply to one from law
yer of Wisconsin requesting him, in view
of the widespread Misrepresentation Of his
course, to define his position as to the
issues, results, and consequences of the
war. Wade Hampton says:
"The main issues involved in the war
weresecession and slavery-the first prl-
mary the latter brought in at later pc
Rod. In regard to these, adopt fully and
without reservation the principles an
nounced by the late Democratic National
Convention in New York and in the words
of the platform promulgated there, l con-
slider these questions as settled forever. l
accept this as the result accomplished by
the war, and as its logical and Legitimate
consequence. This l have done from the
day the war closed, and l have counselled
our people to look upon it in the same light.
was strongly in favor of the action taken
by this State comforting on the negro equal
civil rights with the white man, and more
than year ago l advocated the policy, as
soon as we had the power to do 80 legitl-
matey, of suffrage based on qualifications.
The Democratic Convention held here IN
April last recognized him as an integral
part of the body-politic,' and declared that
it would, when our party came into power,
grant him partial suffrage. The State Cen
trail Club has just realtirmed this declara-
ton, and | have do doubt but that this de-
claration is sustained by q vast majority OF
the white citizens of the State.
ave regard the reconstruction acts az
unconstitutional, but we look for their over
throW-not to violence, but, in the language
of resolution unanimously adopted by the
Democratic party in convention assembled,
ito constitutional agencies and peaceful
remedies alone We invoked a decision on
the constitutionality of these acts from the
only tribunal competent to pronounce on
them-the Supreme Court of the United
States-and we were prepared IN good faith
to abide by that decision.
alt may not be inappropriate here to
correct q misreprcsentati widely spread
by the Radical papers touching these acts.
In these have been charged with having
dictated that portion Of the platform re-
lating to reconstruction. This charge L
have more than once denied, and l do SO
again most emphatically. The sense IN
which l spoke of the words unconstitu-
tional, revolutionary, and void as being
my plank in the platform, referred to them
as constituting the plank to which l, as
we'll as any other southern man, chung for
safety" >.s
The letter concludes as follows:
"If the people of the North wish to
build up strong and lasting Union, let
them be magnanimous and generous to the
South. Let them confide more fully than
they have done in the honor Of our people,
and they will meet cordial and heartfelt
response. The future destiny of the Re
public is in the hands Of the North, and
upon their action it depends whether there
is again I'd be Union based on fraternal
feelings, or one held together by the iron
bands of military rule"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22

TIE WHIsKEr RfNG AT WoRK.-The
western whiskey men are bringing a pres
sure to bear upon the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue to obtain construction Of
the amended revenue laws that will permit
them to re-distil without mourning the tax
on rectiied whiskey. The present con-
struction of the law stops all copper and
steam-copper distilleries by calling re-dis-
tillation, or doubling, rectiication. The
manufacturer, therefore, who re-distils to
increase the strength of his whiskey is
classed both as distiller and rectiier,
and subjected to both taxes. They claim
that this is an unfair construction, and was
not SO intended by the trainers of the law.
Messrs. Colfax, Beck (of Kentucky, GEN
ernl Schenck, who is the author of the bill,
and others, have called on Mr.. Rollins and
showed him conclusively that while tax
attached to spirits from its first distillation,
nothing in the law was intended to prohibit
the manufacturer from doubling or re-dis-
tilling SO as to perfect his liquor, the
amount Of tax being determined by the
character and proof of the whiskey when
it entered the receiving cistern. The COM
missioner, it is understood, will conform to
this view Of the law.-Vashington Cores
pondence Ne,o York Herald.