The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-04-14

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VNsi Svhurx ard Ku Klux Lcri,
latiOn.
ivnn Piatt in q late letter 10 The In,
rimhaii Commercial. writes rs follow
upon the accomplishments of senate
schurzas nm orator, and Upon the ia
condiiioa oflroliilcal affairs h The Sou,l
undcr Iladiral rule:
IAN. scn,'Iz. ~
This gcntlc~sah damaged Mr.. Sum.
mes speech more than any other mem.
Der oi The Senate. IL was SO much. bet.
YER mat The contrast is unpleasant. For
tmc hrst time since his entry into the
'hnmbcr, Carl Schurz spoke. lie din,
mol read. lIc scarcely referred 10 his
ncle'. but thoroughly muster OF tho
subject, he poured out a continuous
stream OF fact, comment, sarcasm and
eloquent denunciation. such as is rarely
given for one 10 hear. The most clo-
qmcnt response was made by Mr.. Cham
dlcr, not to the public. but TO Il circle OF
friends IN his immediate meigl,borhood.
lie said, "'fhc damned Duichn,au!'
The sort ofthing pursued by Senator
SEIZURE is, | AM sorry to say, extremely
rare. lie comes to the debate thoroughly
prepared. lie has exhausted the subject
before he rises 10 discuss it. and the re-
suit is that lie is armed nj all points
against Iris adversary; and is great
comfort, aud, indeed. u delight 10 Ills
friends, and an honor TO the American
senate. When he had completed. lie
San Domingo business seemed 70 have
dwindlcd into very small proportions.
ant; the people now look at each other
and wonder why we have been makinr
such n bother about so small a matter. /
On the other hand. the conduct of tho
President in ,snrping TO himself tho war
power. denied by tire Constitution euI
calonsly guarded by orr Congress here
olorc. becomes exceedingly grave. Ono
,cYins 10 think that, after an. Scna,nrt:
'liir was not 50 far wrong when lie as
crtcsi that IL Grant were elected hc
voli'd NOT leave The White House nj rho
nj of his term. whether lie was rc.clcc-
I'd or MOI. This use OF the navy IN ,bcI
iaiers OF san Domingo is an i,,;amou.
'iiragc, an'l looks as ii this man would !,
ot hesitate at anything. Eut while !
liars and my own conclusion is nj on :
nc SH':!c. we approach it from widely +
liicrent s!audpoints. Blair thinks Grant :
remarkably slrcwd ana able man, aud j
don't. sti 49,.
rnEKr KLrx. tf u
liz This connection, the discussion 70 4
y Oh over Shclisbarycrs bin is surgps. II
We. Co';grcss is detained here ror' il,c u
;rpusc OF further legislation for the o
'i'h. There Is not 4 snl'tliy man WHO y
acting IN good faith about tie business. w
"a our own people can not look each al
her III the face. while TALKING. ahou, -
'u.iern ouiragcs and The necessary lcr-i
ati":i. wiihnuf laughing. That t,uiro II
: do occur III The South. and t!a; Tie
ulliry Is IN Il very unsettled and ursast "
ndifion. doubtless is true. E,tr 'ihcsr
ha"ogucs see IN TINT siin,Sy an cy- II
80 for further Icgis;ation. further o,t-
scs. and the elections Uu,niu., Tins
on the old Issues Of Tire war; lcri-
dly in their f,vor. The war ,oweri. p
lcd for by tho President 10 s,,rrrcss of
sc outbreaks and violations OF law. no
Nv lie may use that power 4, further cci
'ng. We are approaching probably Il,c
OF tho most exciting Presidential
ctions the country ever witnessed, Til
Q elect lefty in the political atmos-
IRE is being already felt. There il !,
'm brewing OF no ordinary clarae.
N'''' &c era
INC o. The mos! singular things to me o ~.
his connection is The strange iyno- W
&C existing rs TO the rcll condition OF mn
South. There is ali admirable sense .e.
''ir play in tho American nature. and
he facts could be known doubt very on
III whether Ku klux organizations sea
i!d be so unpopular as they are. III =,
reconstruction ofours every solitary y.
thcrn State -twit!r- the exception OF w. ,
sissippi,) has passed into the hands sa'
he men who have fairly swampcd il 'cc
their own private benefit. The treas sec
Is empty. but their pockets are full. c
in addition TO that tl,ny have crow :, :
on hopeless mass of indebtedness. IA
; Is the financial condition /: the poIiti- lsol
g yet worse. Ignorant negroes, but our
~ slaves and yet semi barbaria n s,arc Az,
ally the officials of the country. -.
10 the cultivated white element. ie
.toforc the governing element Of t,,c tall.
tn, is entirely ruled out. Socially city
is. it anything, worse. finn,