The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-26

careful in arranging Ills political extracts
and comments thereon.
For instance, yesterday, he introduced an
extract from the Missouri Republican, on
the Presidential election-in language which
showed plainly that he has but one plank
at present-in his national platform for
1s72-"Down with Grantv-as he has but
one in his State platform. "Downwith Re
publicanism"-or as he puts it." desire to
shelve Grant" is his present platform for
1872.
Immediately succeeding this candid avow-
al, comes an article, "fhe testimony in
which he offers an extract from the same
Missouri Rspatlicqsi, as testimony against
President Grant, that lis action in South
Carolina, to abatc ku-Klux outlages, was
taken upon II presentation of facts, ''not
such as would be entertained by any jury
in the most unimportant case.n
Now, the ayowal IN the first article ex-
plains fully why the jjihig prefers the tes-
timony Of the Missouri Republican "a strong
Democratic paper to The pleas of guilty
rendered by the Ku-Klux murderers who
have been chased to their dens by the
constituted United States authorities, and
brought face to face with the majesty of
the law, to answer for their crimes.
incautious readers of one article, not see
ing the other, might possibly have been de-
ceiyed into the idea that President Grant
was weak or tyranncal executive officer;
bat when both are read, the intent of one is
made so plain 10y the other, that the blow in
tended, recoils on the assailant. II is clear
this Ku-I<lnX exposure is felt to be most
damaging to the plans Of the Democratic
party, and their organs everywhere are
playing the same tune.
The Enquirer is elaborate, gives article
and section Of The constitution, and, like
President Buchanan, (of whom being dead
we shall not say anything, except that he
was tool, or victim of such expoundcrs
as ex-Attomcy-Gcneral Black, one of
whose secession opinions has apparently
been copied by the EaQa,e,) can find no
warrant, under the constitution, for inter-
ference by the United States for the protec-
ton Of the lives of its loyal citizens, or
even OF it's own existence as q nation.
mo power under the constitution to coerce
State"-s;lng Attorney-General Black,
in the confding cars Of President Buch-
anan, and he listened, was deceived, and
paid the legitimate forfeit of his weakness
| by his political death and
'fhe same typo of eXpounders Fortunate
ly for the country not in places Of nation
al trust, as advisers or executive officers, J
are singing the same syren song at, and
probably to, President Grant. ono power
under the constitution to put down Ku-
Klux outrage, intimidation and murder :"
but fortunately for peaceful citizens, whose
rights, property and persons have been too
long the sport of cut-throats and assassins,
President Grant comes nearer to the
mark" and finding civil courts unchecked,
or unaided, are unwilling, or.mable, to bring
mnrderers to justice, he has respected that
portion of his official oath which requires
him 10 stake care that the laws be faithful
ly executed" and uses The legitimate means
and force necessary 20 secure faithful exc
cution of the law, and no more.
An old dsputant once asserted that it
was not possible to prove that such man
as Julius Caesar ever existed, and Demo-
cratic editors seem TO proceed on the same
theory in relation to these domestic vio-
lences at the South; but contcmporaneous,
living testimony, and the gaping, bleeding
wounds of those who have fallen victims to
midnight murdcrers, speak too plainly, and
too loudly, for party whistles or trumpets
to drown the testimony.
Cannot Democracy learn wisdom by ex-
perience? Have not California, Iowa,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, &C., given their verdict
in language sufficiently plain? Instead of
denying what is plain as the sun at cloud
less meridian, and eXcusing what is inexcu-
sable, and proposing nothing but obstruc-
tons between justice and law-breakers, let
IL ItColLc ds u i'tCt, tilstl INC IitiubitSI Clll-
zen is ward of the nation, entitled to pro-
lection; and take in reality New Depar-
ture, aid to enforce the law, instead of mis-
constituting and cyadng its plain provisions,
for mere party purposes.
From 1860 to 1865 Democracy gave us
bloody war instead Of prosperous peace
from 1865 to 1871 Democracy has given us
misrule, agitation, and murder, instead of
order, peace, and safety.
We are sick of the broad farce acted by
Democracy for the purpose Of political
chicane, when a bloody tragedy is being
enacted in the South by its myrmidons-
the members of the Ku-Klux dens. De-
NAL Of facts is as useless as it is wicked.
We want reform if we can get it with re-