Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-14

ag .inst Gov. Alcorl's admins ratio n
We make the following summary of in
quests according to this official list, which
it must be remembered. is the standard
taat Gov. Alcorn has himself adopted:
AMEs ADMINISTRATIONS.
April to June 1869. 9............17
July to September, 1869 III
Total first six months. ''''. .28
October to December 1869. IL
January to March, 1870. ...23
Total second six months. ..35
Aggregate. .......... oS
ALcoRN ADMINISTRATION.
April to June, 1870. .15
July To- 9sptembsE. 1870. .....3A '-9ts-s c.
Total first six months. 40
October to December 1870. .16
January to March, 1871. ..46
Total second six months .62
Aggregate. ato..................l III
From this statement it will be seen
that in the second half of Gov. Alcorn's
term the number ofmurders was precisely
US large as he asserted it to be during
his entire year; there were 43 more mrr-
ders in those six months than he repre-
sented; the increase over the correspond
ing six months of military rule was q;
the increase during the year, over the
preceding year, was 4S; there was only
one more murder recorded during the
whole year of the administration Of Gen.
Ames than during the last six months o.
Alcorn's administration. How totally un-
warranted was the statement of Gov. Al
corn, that in the last six months of his
administration there were only 19 muir
ders, is shown by the fact that the list
mentions 21 during March alone. How
ever, glance at these figures will show
that there has been rapid increase Of
crime during Gov. Alcorn's term, and no
more words are necessary on the subject.
Let us return, however, to Gov. Al
corns original assertion that he is able
to bring the perpetrators Of the crimes
ut Meridian to justice. If his intentions
correspond with his powers, why have
we not now some intelligence on that
subject? Nearly two months ago there
was pretended investigation Of the
and Judge Leachman, who
presided as a committing magistrate,
bound over G. w. Brantley, Hugh w
and Robert E. Coleman, ST..
three of the principal persons implicated
in the outrages, to answer before The
Grand Jury "a charge of unlawful assem-
bly,. or any other charge the Grand Jur,
may prefer against them, in bond o
300 each. J. F. Sandford and Isaa
Adams were each placed under bonds in
The sum of $500 to answer q charge O.
assault with intent to kill, and A. G.
Horn was held in tho sum Of 500 to
answer charge of assault. The amount
If bail in these cases was 30 ridiculously
small as to satisfy US that tie investiga-
ion was nothing more than farce. |
Since then we have been waiting to hea,
hat some steps have been ttken to have
he offenders punished. There is no
,retense that they are not known. Ont
II those bound over by the committing.
magistrate was the editor of The Meridian |
who openly boosted of the par,
le had taken in the massacre. "And
veil tell you the truth. Governor" ht
vrote in his journal, If We die by it.
We, Sir, the editor of The Mercury,
Alexander g. Horn, used our best en-.
leavors to swell the numbers of the
'and, and the Chief Executive may make
be most oft" Witnesses can be found
8 well as the criminals, though after the
many of those who suffered
led to Jackson, not daring to remain at
lome. Gov. Alcorn may render efficient
ervice to the cause of justice by giving
hese witnesses assurance that they will
70 protected whenever they return to
estify.. If he do, he will render himself
bnoxious to the Democracy, whom he
las hitherto attempted to conciliate; ii
'e fail to do it, he viii prove recreant to
lis professions of q determination to
law and order in his State.
Which will he choose?
IN. Y Tribune