The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-12-02

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The Ptes, EaS Asssssstu. 'bnd
't& blsnoA.a Il. N rev YorE f,.sssia., nsi NV. ioy
Six years and half having elIpted sinSs
the last sho, wss fired Il; behalf of Secession
and ,douehesa Coafedesstiesss y shs, vlesGfor
conplstsT smnessy, WhicbM Mss u. 1Ssxfoeble
and Intermittent uhss gradually aWslSsd
into majestic, persistene dsnapAk. And II
b morally ceFtainr thst-iit. will widen and
deepen until its aim y accomplished. tsnnk
CongtssP viii doubtless act Oh the subject
early ia the ssssion now st hand; ~ lsdeel,
since Gen. Butler hes hecoma q 0ever end
CHAMPION of Amnesty. tbere cap h. nosepn
for argument ~ to il expediency- fur
ther doubt that. the tiMs has fully come.
The on,y question reRsrdstts foltnes Or par
tislity-ths justice and wisdom 81 Eelisying
oil rather than I Pot " the pprroscap,s from
their existing disabilities 1t ID "a this point
that we ask to 0eheard.
VI Senator Norton. In speech at St Louis
last Summer. indicated his readiness to osup-
port measure Of 0snsrsl bat not Uu'vtrsal
Amnesty. He would sEcepe those who hsd
held cartain prominent positioas.; fnt under
the Union. then tuSdes the Confederscy
All but these, he stood ready to restore 70
every privilege of American .citi1enship;
these he wnuh never heuceforth permit to
take seat ip, Congress or hold curtain other
exalted ststiosa fl .,,Ie, s.. 70. 5.h"o'Un''
We must regard this ~ reminding rs
rather of the pouting Of % angry child than
the calm decisiou of . veteran .s,atesman
Must not all realize that the distinction is
purely arbitrary and fsctitious!-that many
of the earliest, most effective, most virulent
Rebels will glide easily through the msshes
of the Senator's net, while others, whose
adhesio, to the Confederacy was tardy and
constrained, will be caught and held by
them! Almost any intelligent citizen y per
sonally oognizant Of cases wherein the Sen.
atDr's rule would proscribe the less culpable
and enfranchisc tho relatively guilty.
We have rendered, and shall continue to
render. 1 hearty support to the vigorous
measures deemed essential BY the President
to the suppression OF the Ku. Klux and their
dastardiy midnight outrages. No doubt.
injustice and hardship will he inflicted and
suffered in the course of such suppression;
but the right Of quiet citizens however
humble, to protection and security in their
homes, must be vindrcated. Should fur
tier grants of power to the Executive be
needed. those grants will not be withheld.
until the very last Of the masquersding vii,
lsins shall have been consignef to I barred
cell or forced to seek safety in fight. AT
whatever cost, by Whatever necessary means,
the whipping and manning of peaceful til
Ter. of the soil BY midnight raiders must be
not merely arrested but ended. We want
no amnesty for crimes 20 cruel and coward.
ly as theirs .,r..,.u,
But the rebellion is Z thing of the past.
Its armies have surrendered. Its plotters
ere mainly dead or powerless wanderers
over the earth. It's melting cause. Slavery.
Is a vagne reminisccnce. Its Generals are
building or running rsilrosdS, the ablest
surviv Of them is i surveyor. OF customs;
it's Chief is president of an insurance com
psny; ITO Vice; President is running newspa
pers by writing nine column leaders. Let
rs have pcsce.", i, .usI. 10 gi,' al
Prescription. pnwisely persisted in. made
Virginis . Democratic Ststs. West Vir
ginis ditto. Missouri (temporarily) ditto.
The Republicans rule four to six fewer
States. and have ten 70 fifteen fewer repre-
sentatives in Congress. q because of it. They
may possibly spare as many more bgt to
what good endl .,.., ...,.....,..-J ,., ,,.l
We pray that two bites be not made Of
the cherry. Either remnve the disabilities
Of all now ineligible to Office, q Of none
For partial enfranchisement viii only inten-
sify the demand for : measure Of Amnesty
which leaves no pretext for seeking another.
Let IL. year 1879 be usherrsd in With rejoic.
Il, inss Tia. the bloodiyy,' hateful Past is for!
gotten, and that every native ot natiralised
ci,izen. White Or black, high 81 ow, ,dntt
rebel Or alwayls' loyAl. win hsnostprh know
the Union ~ no harsh step hotAsf. DO
vsrgeful )ailer, but q the eenerouS, Iovtxk,
trusting guardian and protector even of her
once vsyvard, hostile childrsD. II an