Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-18
"CIVILIZEDo AND sSHALF EN-.
LIGHTENED" COMMUNITIES.
The Philadelphia Press says in its

CIVIAIZEDo AND sCHALF EN-
LIGHTENED" COMMUNITIES.
The Philadelphis Press says in it's
issue of April IL: -a-. a-
Gas we feared and expected, the Rebel
journals North and South have seized
upon the recent riots in the coal regions
of this State as proofs of lawlessnees in
the North equal to that existing in the
South. 1t is almost unnecessary to an
swer partisan journals that are willing to
distort any fact to suit their ends, but q
question (leaving out the origin of these
troubles) or two addressed to them may
not be out of place. In what Southern
State would iiot be so quickly suppressed
and the offending parties punished In
what Southern State would public opin-
| ion be 80 unanimous in denunciation of
these outrages- and their perpetratOrsG
Until these questions are answered we
must stick to our opinion, that to com
pare Pennsylvania with Georgia or South
Carolina is to contrast civilized CON-
munity with half enlightened one"
The fact that so formidable riot has
not occurred in any of the Southern
States makes it difficult TO answer the
Press question as to how quick such a
riot would be suppressed. We are not
| troubled with riots of so serious nature
in the South; indeed, riots of any charac-
ter are almost unknown here. They are
the off shoots of the "civilised commu-
mites" of the North. They are peculiar
to that region, and have not yet been en-
grated upon the South Is other features
of Northern society and civilization have.
The epithet of 'Rebel," applied to those
journals that are endeavoring to expose
the infamies of the Radicals and TO restore
| TO the country constitutional govern
ment, shows the snimus of the party of
| which the Press is representative
organ. We hsd not thought, however,
that the Press would be 80 conscientious
as to fear and expect, nor so candid as &c
own that it anticipated the parallel be
tween the mining riots in Pennsylvania
and the ouirages alleged to have beer
committed in the South. The Pennsyl.
vania murderings and burnings have
been perpetrsted in such open de.
tiance of law, that 1t is no wonder
that the Radical journals Cleared
the comparison naturally drawn between
reported trays never yet proved, anG
which even the circulstors of such re-
,prts allege to have been committed a
night and by men disguised beyond the
possibility of recognition, and the. deeds
committed in broad daylight by mob o.
thousands of armed rioters, displaying
banners and marching to the music Of
bands. 1t is no wonder that RadiCR
Journals, which have been insisting tina
the South shall be terrorized by troops
dread the obvious parallel between tn,
two cases. And yet, in the same article
the Press is sudacious enough to say
that in its opinion "to compare Pennsyl
vania with Georgia or South Carolina il
/, to contrast civilized community witt
q half enlightened one" 1t is by max
| ing such outrageous filings at the Soutl
j that Radical journals attempt to cover W
| iawless outbreaks at the North. If troop
are needed to preserve order in the 'hal
enlightened" States of Georgia and Soutl
Carolins, what ought to be done with thu
] "civilized community" of Pennsylvania