The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-23

conferred upon their adherents the
rights Of private vengeance, and q.
'sdinSd % protect thsm nom the tsSYi-
alties Of outraged law. No home il
safe, NO place is sacred from their
invasions. To show their strength
and utter contempt for all d epart-
ments Of the State government they
al the vicinity ofthe capital during
the brief period of the Legislative
session wie6 deeds e blood, and Garry
their laNless Violence with insulting
defiance 10 the very doors Dc our
]egis1atiSo hals. Ta,t1 stain upon
tho. ie(sAoheA Of Hsntuoky, this
humiliation of our proud State, has
|enlminated under : Democratic State
administration; and yet the Legis.
lature, 20 prompt to resent . news.
paper sensurs, has affected 70 ignore
the fauts and disregard the disgrace, =
~ ~ ~ FI IA -
"a few days since NO observed
that tho lack Of ,vigor on our part
tends TO encourage lawless6ess. Is
this not an example in pointf Do
We not 80 that our outlawry ID on
larging IL sphety md growing moro
enterprising % We fail to meet Il
with acts proportionsd TO il force
and extentf But = fortnight ago il
rode down upon tho postal service of
the Federal Government In broad
daylight, and ono Of our most public
highwaysnarfoW Wy escaped . Nanton
murder. 81 a train gaard of soldiers il
the consequence. Now, it rides In
e the capital IF tho State, ovefoomss
The police tha* watch the rest ofoar
lsgislatorA our Governor, ourJ Judges,
and Ill our Ucmmonwealth authori-
ties, seisss : prison. releases 8 muir.
derer, and rides Of in triumph"
The Rome (Gsorgia) Ooms,rcial
ssosntly dspreoiatss thsboad acts Of
tho Kl sKlax, ana says their ont
RACES VIII lose the Democratic party
thousands Of votes i 1879. Itthers-
fore advises quiet Tor the present. Il
says: ,5ls..,.,.s ..
"Remember, brothers, that the
strength and power Of any socret
organization Eeqts ID the attribute Of
mystery and hidden force, and in the
fact that upon the Thousand hills Of
our country . legion Of brave hearts
that are shrobbing quietly can BE-
called togethtr BY : tiny signal, and
when the work d done can melt
away into shadowy nothing. Every
time you cot you weaken your
strength. Then, be qplet. If an
inexorsbls necessity calls for action
act promptly, with declsion,, and do
nothing more tnan is absolutely
necessary" 81 sg., B.ls
The Abbsville (South Carolina)
Press, Democratic, recently said, in
speaking Of the doings Of the Ku
Klux in that State: de
"All good citizens must unite in
denounoing them - evil, and only
evil, ~ increasing tenfoldI the
troubles they iseek 20 remedy. They
are neither to be justified, excused,
NOR palliated. They are alikels wless,
nnaathorissd; and lmpoAtio. Law
less they are, because they trans
gress the highest obligations which
We owe to God and man unauthof-
ised, because they involve, without
their consent, = whole community in
the bitter consequences Of the act OF
. reckless few; impolitic, because
they insugnrAte . reign of violence
which is destructive Of every interest
OF society. snf1 tgs cal eBaip
aBetter the veriesl despotism
which ever crashed out the spirit OF
q free people than this lawless
anarchy, whioh makes tho lives and
property Of the eitixen the sport Of
every reckless nsrauder. Between
such q state Of things and the mill
tsry We choose the latter Sooner
than this, let the State be remanded
to the territorial oondition, or gov
erned as . conquered proviace BY the
strong arm Of miitary,lAw.