New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-14
TIE STATE or THE SOUTH.

THE STATE OF THE SOUTH.
government which is unable to afford sub
stantial protection to it's loyal citizens against
those who waylay, assault main, and Kill
them under the instigatiOn of hostility to and
hatred of that government, is hardly worthy
Of the name. A government which might af-
ford such protection, but neglects or refuses
to do so, ought to be Kissed off the face Of
the earth. And it is too soon TO affirm its
inability until after it shall have put forth its
best exertiOns.
That men are daily killed throughout most
of the Southern States, because they are Re-
publicans, is just as sure as the fact that those
States were lately the arena of great civil
war. There have been not less than five thou
sand negroes killed. because of their color and
their politics, in those States since Gen. Grants
election; and not one White Southron has
been punished for such murder Nay: the
brutal murderer of White military officer at
Vicksburg Miss, walks the streets of that
city as freely and proudly as though he
were the hero of some great Confederate
victory. The White man who wantonly
murdered negro near Frankfort, KY
and was arrested therefor, was taken out
of the Jail by White mob, in the
immediate presence of the State Legislature;
and, though Judge Pryor Ga Democrat thun-
dered against the law-breakers, as it was his
duty to do and The Louisville Journal pro-
nOunced the state of things disclosed by this
and kindred outrages utterly disgraceful to
Kentucky, not only has no reform been
effected, but the Democratic organs North
and South, have suppressed the facts and still
keep them from the knowledge of their public.
The WorId-which loudly vaunts its excellence
as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ignores the
proofs of Rebel outrages and murders now rife
at the SoGth, and hounds on the Democratic
members of Congress to oppose any preventive
legislation by such appeals as the following:
THE Ku-Klux programme has been mapped ont. Sat
sfed with the report Of the Senate Committee the Pres
ident viii send special message the subject to
Congress The Radical Joint Committee Of the Senate
and House caucuscs with Morton and Butler at its head
will this morning 10 prepare bill to be presented
both branches of Congress this afternoon. osensiby
to protect loyal citizens of the United States IN the fu
enjoyment Of their rights persons, liberty and property
against KuKlux Outrages.' Although nothing has yet
been DONE It is supposed that bill will be presented au
thorizng the appointment of United states Commission
es to take ooPizance OF such Oenses and to bring the
offenders FOR trial into the United states courts and be-
fore jurors that take the irOnclad OATH The Pres
ident will be empowered 10 employ the lanu anu naNd
forces Of the United States at all times and places III
carrying into effect this reconstruction scheme and
he is made virtually military dictator of the South
Nj Sumner called the attention Of the caucus to the
fact that people in the Northern States, too, were de-
prved of their rights and OF his intention to
Introduce a supplementary Civil Rights biz to remedy
this defect The Radical caucus decided to legslate
upon the Ku-Kux alone. The Democrats are preparing
10 resist by all the means in their power this bin OF
denominations All absentees have been recalled to their
places and the coming week promises TO be an exciting
at Washington"
-Gentlemen opposite! we respectfully warn
you that you are making up record that
will expose you to fearful judgment in the
next Presidential Election. The People of the
United States do not believe in wholesale
assassination as political vancouver, and Will
uphold no party that resorts to it. You may
carry most of the intervening elections, when
the issue is not distinctly and vigorously
pressed home upon the masses; but, when
we come to 1872, you will assurcdly be beaten
by the votes of men who are not poll
ticians, and are now not voting at all.
We shall only have to drive home the facts
which prove your completely in the crimes
now convulsing the South, and you will in
| evitably go under. So go ahead, and beat the
| legislation proposed by the Republicans if you
can. We shall hope to OutnumbeT you any
how, but if you succeed in defeating legsla-
/ ton to protect the loyal men of the South
from the crimes to which they are now ex-
posed and subjected, your fourth successive
discontinue i'll Presidential struggle viii be
signal and conclusive.