The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-06
Republican Cruelty.

The Federal Government initiates as
nearly AZ it could with impunity the oloody
Republicans Of the French revolution Oh
the last century. We conjecture that as
listless as the northern people seem 10 NC
abouf the distress and disorder when tne
enforcement of the kuklux law in Inc
soutb has occasioned they would by no
means sit with folded arms were the TO
yernment agents and officers to initiate the
French Commissioner CARRIER In La VEN
dee, and shoot down children tied and
blindfolded, and drown people by taking
them out on some broad waters and sink
ING the boats In which they were thus con-
viewed, the cxecutioners escaping IN ooats
taken along for the purpose. The North
would not tolerate this, because the senti-
mcnt of The age would execratc 1t and
lead to interference. But then, instead
of the shedding Of blood in ingenious
WAYS, we have substituted every artl-
flee for distressing a communications
breaking their spirits and their hearts
for stopping industry-for terrifying
the population aha driving them to
seek refuge from persecution by flight.
The means employed are less bloody, in
deed, than were those in France but the
principles and motives involved are the
same. The bloody Red Republicans were
DESTROYS of destroying al! opposition to
their terrific rule. They attempted to Kill
their opponents without distinction OF sex,
and lest those rebels might leave rebel
lious progeny behind, they attempted to
slay all the children. The Federal Govern
ment essays by a reign of terror to break
down opposition, and by imprisonns men
and taking away their property in fines 10
break I'D their families and send their chill
dren wanderers over the land, leading
life in which all their resentments may
sink into the sea Of depravity. ibis E'
probably, as cf1ectllul Il mode OF rcvoi'ltloh-
izino the character and sentiments OF
people as Strengthening them.
But the ways of tyranny anu cruei'y "'c
never complete. The assassination c"nno'
trammcl I'D the consequences. Inc hu'
k1uy Committee, for instance, will BRING
TO the notice Of the world facts which INC
southern press cannot inject INTO tne
minds of the northern people. Ihosc lacts
NAV be published every day in every south
ern paper, and they would not cross Inc
border. They are seldom read by northern
neople. and they make no impression when
read. Some of the wrongs and outragcs
suffered by the South from the horde OF
carpet-baggers put into the offices OF the
southern States by the bayonet will perco.
late northwardly through the report OF the
Kuklux Committee. True, it may be that
the facts of injustice and wrong may be sent
along with mass of misrepresentation
but the facts will tell. ...e.
We think a sign has already been given
of apprehension from effects of what may
he let out by the investigations OF the COM
mttee. 1t has been reported that Attor-
ncy.G General AKERMAN, after his recent VISIT
to the South, said to General GRANT that
while Furnishing the kukluX for their out
RACES it would be necessary for the good of
the Republican party that the carpet-bag-
gers should also be punished for their out
RACES. He confessed that they had brought
great discredit upon Republicansm i'll the
South.
Here in Virginia our course is plain. Let
us stand tirm-true to the character OF Vir-
giuiaus-preserviug perfect order and full
filling our duty to our State. Surely there
can be no federation for the men who arc
denounced by their own party. III hKEK'
MAN dcnounccs them how can we stand
them?