The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-25
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The New York World. referring to the
Indiana lynohipgs, seye;
This ts particularly seensto be the case
South. That is ALMOST purely agricul-
tural country and thus peculiarly ex-
posed TO theft. It 10 so easy for the idle
negro 20 steal a hog or COW that the
farmer is constantly missing his stock.
Al length he lies in wait for and detects
tho thief, The proof is 10 oleer the.
even partisan judges and negro juries
send the pilferer to the penitentiary. In
few days; he is out, psrdoned by the
Radical Governor, whose local main stay
he is, aud back again to his oow.killioR
and hog-stealing trade. The farmer
misses another fine porker. or perhaps
the finest OF his milchl COWS. It is be.
yond question that his oldldespoiler has
carried off the .one, or taken, quarter
from the other and LETT the CARCASS to
rot In the woods. What is the; man to
do2 Must he sell out and move off, or
bring up the thief for another trial and
another pardon. or must he resort to
| 6rst principles and defend himself? Eyi-
dently he thinks the latter. The thief
is visited at night and receives tremen-
dous logging. In revenge he burns the
farmers house nr barn, and then he ia
hanged. 1t is sad game of wrong and
| retaliation, but what are men without
public protection to do? Gov. Bullock,
| of Georgia, is recorded to have pardoned
one criminal every other day, Sundays
| and all, for his entire term of three
years. Gov. Scott, OF South Carolina,
pardoned 205 out of the 1885 oonvicts
sent to the penitentiary, setting loose
anew on the community two out OF every
i've. The crimes pardoned range from
murder, rape. and arson to hog-stealing,
and where the pardons were thickest
there the so-called Ku Klux outrages CO.
CURED. The same premises were made
to exist rs wo fancy now exist in Indiana.
and the same bloody conclusions ensue.
1t Is idle to localize that which is really
generai-to make people think that it is
Au Klux in ono State which is mere mob
law and lynohing in another. The cases
OF lndinna and South Carolina, of Neva-
da and Georgia, are identical. Even in
this city of New York we had rumors of
vigilance committees at the time of the
Iarnmany frauds. Il was property and
not politics which was made the basis of
those rumors; and in the same way per
sonal safety alone is ut the bottom of the
lndiana lynchings. and property and
personal snfety alone at the bottom of the
so-called Southern Ku Klux outrages.
A defective administration of the laws
brings with it, anywhere and at any time
III this country, resort to what Bacon
calls the wild justice of revenge. Even
no wise u man does not call 1t caprice,
but Justice; and justice it il, though ir-
regular In its manifestations and demo-
raiiziug in it's ultimate effects.
|
PRINCE NAPOLEON IN CoRsIcA The
Bonnpart,st orgau in Paris, the O,urc,
publishes the letter of Prince Napoleon,
resigniug his seat i'll the Corsican Conn
cll-Grnernl:
AJACCIo, October o.
MONSIEUR LIE PREsIDENT: Wishing to
establish the fact that am in full pos
session uf rights rs citizen, accepted
with gratitude the views OF the electors
IF Ajacciu. After restrictions wholly
unsnstuinnble ut law Govern .lent granted
inc the passport requisite to travel in
France, aud arrived in the domicii O,
my fathers an,1 my own. On my arrival
found CorSicn subjected to exceptional
measures. A squadron and land forces
uad been sent there under the orders OF
special commissioner. Fortunately,
was able to satisiy myself that there was
uothing TO warrnnt these measures be
yond the feeling of unfounded appre-
henslon. The utmost quiet reignr
throughout our department.. The object
can only be to intimidate peaceful po-
pnlntion, which can be reproached with
nothing but it's devotion to the Nupo
Icons. Public opinion will Judge these
measures. Personally, ! have been sub
Jected to breach of tho law. The spe.
c1al commissioner informed me, through
the mayor of the town, that he would
prevent, by main force. my entrance into
the house OF my fathers. To avoid O
;; confict was obliged to give up my in.
: tentions of taking up my abode unde,
, tho humble roof where my father Was
born-where Napoleon I wns born-iu
virtue of the orders of the special com.
missioner The imperative duty Of not
9 being cause of disturbance silenced the
. emotion caused by this display of vic.
lepce. had the honor of attending
, our first m. citing In the midst of 8
- confused discussion I thought could
! make out that some of our colleagues
we're pre- occupied as to the election oi
tho president and secretaries, and the
! valuation Of my election. Satisfied Of
! having put an end de fucto to my exile
it cannot be my desire that my name
! which must be n pledge of order anG
union, should become cause of barren
. differences in the Council. I have
therefore, the honor of sending you my
! resignation. Receive, &c.
), (Signed) NAPOLEON (JEROME
A DICKENS OF A ROMANCE inge
niOus romance render has concocteC