Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-05-11
Mississippi.

Cointh--Charles Coleman, black:
steamboat hand, murdered.
Preniiss county --Francis, Rider. shot
by the Ku Klux Khan.
Tippah county-Walker, Johnson NJ.
white, shot and murdered.
Tippah county-Hawcs, Peter, black,
shot
Tishemingo county--Henry Atkinson,
gunshet.
Marshall county, James Forney, black
gunshot.
Marshall county--W. NJ Bayliss, gun
shot.
De Soto County--Lewis Stewart, black.
murdered.
Marshal, county-Dean. Thomas, black.
murdered.
Claiborne county-Lucas, Thomas.
black, murdered: Monroe, c., female.
black, homicide.
Copiah county--Kinney, Edward, white.
murdered.
Hancock county-Armstead. A, p,
white, murdered.
Harrison county--Butcher, John NJ,
white, killed.
Kinds county--Tuck, James, mulatto,
homicide.
Holmes county--Johnson, Horace,
black, homicide.
Jefferson county-Mitchell, John T.,
white, murdered
Landerdale county--Moore, Rafc, black,
murdered.
have much more Of This CHASTITY detail
from other States, but enough has been
presented to show its extent and atrocity.
Can these terrible figures be denied2
They are reported officially and without
any possible view 10 political effect.
Compare this record with the returns
from any northern State, and il will be
seen that frightful disease exists in the
South which only this Congress can heal.
Oh. but they tell us these murders have
no political significance" Then why
this opposition to a measure of relief?
Why is it always Republican who is
slain? Why is 1t always Democrat who
kills, and why are the assassins never pun
isheG? Ii these crimes have no political
significance" then why Lot rise above
party and unite with us to strike GOWN
this many-h AIDED monster that is deci-
mating the southern States? If the CRY
OF murder help!" should reach our
ears from Pennsylvania avenue or the
corridors of the Capitol, who among us
all would not rush 10 the rescue, whether
the cry came from rich or poor, from
black or white? And shall we be
less earnest when a whole people stretch
forth their hands and implore US to save
them?
All! Mr.. Speaker. we have had many
reasons heretofore. and to-day we have
cause to thank an overriding Providence
for the existence of the Republican party.
That party has decrecd protection for
every citizen of our common country.
In this afternoon OF the nineteenth cen
fury, just now in this land of our much
boosted liberty, scores Of citizens are flee.
ing from the assassin, and thousands.
under a Ku Klux reign Of terror, hold
their honest sentiments only al the i'm
mineut risk of their lives. Aud strange
as II may seem, strange as il must ap-
pear to other nations, strange as ii viii
sound In history, il is the nations enemy
who is protected in his opinions, while
The humble friend OF the naiph Is left
"deienseless 10 his enemies" And.
stranger yet, il is the former traitor.
stained with the blood of the nations de-
tenders, who strips from the nations
friends the rights which he claims and
exercises for himself
A"aoAo VIC ui." N"u s"i the Dtuef
time coming, for the establishment Of The
sublime decree Of the Republican party.
that protection shall be guaranteed to
every man on whatever square foot of
American soil he may stand; that he may
speak his honest sentiments snd be pro-
tected; that he NAV vote his political
opinions, and for whom he pleases, nnd
be protected.
My prayer 20 day is for my country,
and fuzzy believe the measure before the
House will be guarantee Of peace. Let
this measure become law and the blessing
of him that is ready 10 perish will be
worthy OF The beuediction, "May length
of DAYS be in her right hand, AID in her
let riches and honor; may her ways be
ways of pleasantness and all her paihs be
peace"