The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-25
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The Democracy of Tennessee have acted ,
wisely in forming themselves into an asso- @
citation for the suppression of Ku-Kluxism
in their State. It would be we'll for this I
example to be initiated in other sections OF
the South where this institution is said to !
exist. Our enemies Of the Republican
party at the North, periodically get up
campaign excitement over alleged outrages
in this section of the country. This 'out-
rage epidemic is supposed to take the
shape of Ku-Kluxism, whenever its object
is political, and the surviving treason OF
the Confederate cause has become pretty
we'll identified in the Northern mind with
the word Ku-Klux.
Whenever, then, it becomes necessary to
counterfeit the Democratic reaction, which
has been 80 long threatening, the wire-pul-
lers of Republicanism get up great out
CRY of Ku-Klux. Their newspapers tenn
with exaggerated and fictitious details,
and the subject is solemnly introduced to
public importance by being made the sub |
iect of Congressional action. bill to
suppress this terrible scion of rebellion is
passed, and Committee appointed to in
vestigate it's action. This, generally, sue
} ceeds in paralysing, to a great extent, the
; efforts of Democracy, and perpetuatng
the rule of the faction of misrule. The
3 masses at the North and West are groan-
? ing. as we'll as our own people, under the
q enormous pressure of taxation, which the
? party in power imposes upon them. They
T grow restless and impatient for change.
!, This cannot be delayed great while, but,
a meantime, our enemies of the Grant
and Butler order, are fighting with all the
d acrimony of an evil inspiration, to proiong
sr as much as possible their own sway, and
r the consequent degradation of people
whom they hate for being better and more
n honorable than themselves.
er 1t is highly proper then, in fact, 1t ia
merely following an impulse of self-pre-
ne servation, for Southern Democrats to aid
IL their Northern brethren as much as posi-
lie BILE in an honest effort to break down till
at fanatical barrier to national prosperity
ut 1t NAV be humiliating necessity to hav'
BIS to fight WINDMILL but people have occa
ne sionally to do some very undlgaine'
to things to save their hives and their proper
gh ty when in the hands of inscription
Sc. power. If persons at q distance, insist O
of believing in an institution in our midst
ris- which does not exist, we must not turn u
pom our nose in disgust and leave theml to g
end rid of their own folly, but we ought ser
wer ousIy and perseveringly to labor In a
ill ways to convince them Of their error.
las might not succeed with the real goo
all haters, but enough of those who are hoi
bile estly misled by these SANDERS could pro-
oil ably be reclaimed to shift the balance
ugh power at the Northern polls.
and We should like to see resolutions aoop
Yes, ed by Democratic Conventions in eve'
who county in the South, denouncing violenc
ave and Offering substantial reward for q
mas arrest of every man connected with al
ices such orders as that of the Ku-Klux. i
on the voice of the Southern Democracy
pital loud and unanimous on this point, anu
1t in their position be made go unmistaka'
ital- that no honest man at the North can
rute longer deceived.
land In this common-sense movement, pr
save must give way to the necessities Oh
alton case. 1t may be humiliating to have
propitiate q master, but good policy
n the GOOD morals often dictate such q cou1
their IF one of our fre-eating unconquerat
myth should be captured by piratical tribe
Joint, Africa and reduced to slavery, woul
@ de- high sense of honor require him to ma
ublic tain a sullen and scornful discomfort in
NAV his relations with his new master 7 No
ce OF all. His true policy would be, to fol
tai is the rules of Christianity, be meek
way humble, charitable and kind-in fact to
ed by with all has might whatever shoulo NO
, un- before him to do. The Almighty has
1t is set before the South for performance
sdcast task of submission and obedience. lie
rain, do it cheerfully and we'll. Our hum
ertain ton has already come in the shape