The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-03-31

From the Louisville Courier journal.
An Impartial Inquest.
The DcmOciats In Congress have hit
it. The Radicals have had monopoly
in the Investigation business too long.
Now we propose to take q hand. We
are as much adverse to 0utlawry us any
body; and We llsk to have the matter vi
Investigation impartial and complete.
I.awlcssmcss in tlAc South il not 0nc-
sided. As far as the kuklux are con.
|cerncd we feel certain that they embrace
no part Ut the element that entered into
the fighting service of the Confectionery.
No good Confederate no man who WAS
Ia faithful soldier In the Confederate ar
my who stood up in line Of battle c-whO
fought and footed it during four years
OF sun and shower, sorrow, glory aud
defeat : can be a cOWardly sneak thief.
disguised in a flannel mask and armed
with a stolen revolver, making raids II
poor dcfemsclcss people, under cover Or
the night, and calling hinIsclf ku-
Klux. No true Southern man v i'll de-
fcnd or cOuntcnancc such sc0undrclisni
as that and ifCOngrcss will send us u
fair committee, committee which
means to do justice. and punish the
guilty and relieve the innocent, we shall
soon show whether the Democratic par
|ty and the people Of the South arc tlu.
friends OF violence.
Let the committee come. II will fimd
that erin is crime In the South not Tess
than in the North that q mob in lMdi-
ana and mob In Missouri IL the same
sort Of an animal precisely that society
is law abiding. and that lawlessncss
comes from bud men, vi hout distinc-
tiOn of party. In many cases .Outlawry
has been pure and Simple = the old tasl-
iOncd article. In many cases II has been
the result Of atrociOus bad government.
of prosecutions iMtOlerablc. set on by n
Administration alien IN its char acter,an,l
hostile. in its spirit. Discrimination
should bc used. and q wise committees
will bc able to use il. Send us tho most
decided Republicans you have, SO YOU
send US honest men let them come heres
ithout prejudice aud mix with tho peo-
pie, taking evidence from the best ~
well as the worst orders Of society and,
above. all. let them bear this In mind,
that white man Is ut least as good . q
black man, and that Dcmoci at or, il
they please to call us SO, u rebel il still
AN American citizen, an inLabitant Of
this country, a Taxpayer under this gov
crnnlcnt, a tcllOw-citixcn and free man,
having a right 10 his opinions. IL thosc
opinions do not jump with the patty iU
power is that a reason Why We should
change our republican systciis!
We stand for the divine right OF every
man to speak his mind out freely. Il is
lust rs necessary for one class Of men tw
do this as for another class. nll being
open and honest in doing il. &c Gene
raj l. Mgstrcct u I'd General jeff Thoimp-
son. who were Confederate Generals AMI
are now members of the Republican
party, AMI officials under Republican
Administration. have anything 10 say
be il Of Tie most ultra type OF lsadical-'
ism : they have right 10 say il. they
have Il right 10 be heard. and they ought
not to be prcjudicesl and convicted with
out a fair trial. II, on the other hand.
Mr.. Linton stephens secs tit 10 aduwa
very positive form Of State Rights DC
raj Preston. or General Duke, or Gcmc-
speech full OF rallying Sonthcrnisn,. thar
Is all right and will do more good than
harm. We want to remove tho pressure
Of ceremony and dclicacy, and lift tho
veil Of cant and falscI,ood which goes
under the name Of political discretion.
Give the people their tongues and let
them wng IL out. Let them talk " iih u
loOscncss. Talk Is harmless enough
when IL l. free and universal, aud scrvr~
tO correct its own errors. We need
more talk and less bayoncts and flannel
masks. RecOmstrM ton bcgot In klux-
ism. and Ku kluxism bcgOi maj tial law,
and the two extremes have been feeding
each other. The people have suffered.
The States have been damaged. Now
let us have change. Let The honest
aud the honest Democrats
agree in this. that there shall he un in
that il shall be- impartial;
and that Legislation for the South here
Ritter shalt not bc partisan ut all. leaving
The political elements at the North to
shape themselves On other ISSUES.
a policy of this sort will do the Re-
pmblicai,s no hurt. and the country much
good. but, regardless OF partisan effects
nnd above aud beyond all cOM.idcIr tiOts
Of n partisan description. IL is right and
VIC have not vet lost our faith IN tic vi :
the Of that little word rs motive aud
rs an argument.
hrDr. Hio Lewis, III his new book
entitled "Our Girls. advocates tho uso
Of sun baths IN summer, saying: .'Onc
good bath In the sunshine is worth moro
lhan many baths In water, valuable as
these are There can be no doubt re-
gar,ling The beneficial influence OF tho
solar RAYS upon the umclOthed huskar
body. but the difficulty il how tO get