Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-30

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the officers of the United States Courts IA
serving their writs and executing their de-
sires or DEGREES. The President, after
hearing the evidence presented, said en-
| phatically that he would use all the force
Congress would give him in executing the
laws at the South and Furnishing all MEM
| bers of lawless bands that could be ar
rested. This movement will begin in
Kentucky A company of troops will
arrive in Lexington or Lancaster to-mor-
row, and viii shortly be followed by 9th
ers. There are nearly one hundred per-
sons in that section who are known to
have been engaged in outrages against
white and colored Unionists within the
past year. The intention is to arrest all
such, through the civil authorities of the
State when the latter are loyal, and
through the United States when they are
not, and try all before the latter courts.
Inc administration has decided to takethe
matter in hand, wherever needed through
out the South, as fast as troops can be
| spared for the work, and detached to the
most disorderly sections. T" 81
Commenting Jon this statement, the
Indianapolis Sentinel says: "The Re-
publican delegates to the National Immi.
grafton Convention from the Southern
States, one and all proclaimed that law
and order prevailed throughout the South,
and a sincere desire was manifested by
the people to induce emigrants to settle
among them. Both the lives and property
of every person, whatever might be his
political or party sentiments, were as Sc
cure In the Southern States as in any
other section of the Union. If this state
of affairs exists in the South and the
Republican delegates to the immigration
Convention SO declared, what possible ex-
cuse for the President stating ''emphati-
cally that he would use all the force Con-
gress would give him In executing the laws
at the South" when peace and order
prevail and the people are obedient to the
laws2 1t looks as though the President
was determined 10 punish the people of
the Southern States for not entertaining
the same political ideas and party affiiia-
tons that he does-for daring 10 exercise
the rights Of freemen. The President
viii not let the people of the South have
peace unless they accept Radicalism, and
Grant as its prophet. That is the sole
condition on which he will let them alone.
Wherever there is naturalization TO
llsdicalism, the country is informed troops
are to be sent to overcome it. The States
that have proven disloyal to the President
are to be visited with his displeasure under
the color of law for suppressing disorders.
The President seems to be unwilling to
profit by the lessons OF tde recent cleo
tons. He seems unable TO comprehend
the situation. The people are determined
to have peace, for peace throughout
the South, as well as in the North,
is necessary for the prosperity of the
country. And if the President insists
upon his policy, he will find that the
cloud of disspproval manifested in the
elections of this fall, although no bigger
than mans hand, will soon overspread
the whole country and revolutionize the
administration of public affairs "
That clinches the thing. The testi-
moDy of the Radical delegates to the late
Immigration Convention at Indianapolis
as to the peaceable, law abiding DISPOSE
ton Of the people of the Southern States,
shows the animus of Grants course be-
yOnd dispute. He is actuated by mean,
partisan feelings and disposition 10 pun
sh all who will not sustain his admins
IatiOn.