Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16
THE RUTLAND HERALD
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871.
LawIe>s violence at the sou,h.

The rumor7 that come TO us Of the out
ragc' porpetrated at the South are startl-
ing. Mob Inv seems 10 be the custom Of
some sectious, aud il is high time that
the Federal government should take 1nee-
sures for the protection of Southern resi-
dents ii the restraints of local Law is not
sufficient. Military protection should be
extended until tn, SO inhuyneu outlaws are
driven from the soil, or made to suffer the
penalties of the so-called lynch law. We
have nrv,r favored this latter method Of
summary punishment, but it shonla be
meted ont to thees assassjrs who are in.
vadira the riybta Of neac.8hI,, citizens.
String thrn t. NE first tree - they serve
their victims.
This may be strong dootriur. but no
,en.iti,e mind can daily rrad The nara
tions nf these bands Of mAuraders without
feeling the blood tiugle in his veins. Con-
ore-s .ho,ld never adjourn until it o,jves
the President mower To- profect the ass4il.
ed ci,i1eps Of the Southern States. W.
haye no doubt that the President will Law
+bo .uhiect fstars Congress bv special
roa--,pc before il shall adjourn. The evil
1erc..is gathering thicker and faster that
. ttr1hle condition Of affairs Is prevailing
in sorne sections of the South. Tho Gov
arror of S,uth Carolina - asking IN At
Federal troops be sent to that State to
r,ro+oo+ ito oi,;,o,s fr,o, the outysooons
u;o,orco of a..r,.r,,a ,no,, The Exacnt-
iro of North C.,olip, a,,d otbar oitizans
are in W,.binntou to civ, their testimony
10 r.f.r,no.. T., tho de,IorshIe oo,d;t;on
e f,..,i,,n, ...,.,i,rs .,,f ,b.t s+,to
,T,.e.. or.,,,;zad ,rned hands of ae-nar-
al.,... ,,r,,u,l ,bo,t saaki,g tbei, victims
7a.tr,,;,.r ,b,. rennaFp1 bomes of thn
ra,,1. ,,,a ,, i,;,ro and murder +bosa
rrho ba,,s r,,d.rsd ,,ernaeIves ,.bnoxiops
n them The dptv of the national nd
ro;ni....t;or 10 ,lain rhoD stata yoverp.
a,,i, -. ..,.,o. ~, .,i+i,.,,.. IS
tho IT,itaa s,a,.s There !. no raaao, to
1,ubt tho snbstap,iL STATEMENTS both
from the character and amount of the
+os+iroorvs offered Imnarilled citizens
.,.,. .,o,;a,, tuo.,
u"'' 'iio 49,
the nauohal government ior l's 'oiiS'lI"-
tional functions are co extensive win me
limits of the country, and all the citizens
of NO Stata are personal to the federal
-,....,,4 Tharefore tba Government
-
Is reoiproo"liS 0oN
against malevolence OF V'oIeht men, anu
domestic AS we'll as foreign invasion.
The crisi. seems to have arrived when
v,roro,+ aooi.ivo o,d r,i,itor, ;ntarver.
- :. .?,s =,
''oA " i'N''' P'"'
store the potency ana majesty oi civil Ia"
and its administration IN these disorgan-
lied communities that violence NAV be
-or,ro.aod +bo vyoal- dafarGad and rn;Ity
puhished' LII 'ne inius' VI sum u""sors
partizianshlp should cease Its strife, and
give strong support to the protection OF
nnr Southern fellow citizens.
The condition in the State Of Kentucky
IL. 1.oouihoa ~ .ho Co,,,.o,. D,,,o.
10 mus ueS'i i'oN ~ '1o o'''' '''' " - ''io
cratic journal OF Louisville;
mo gloss of language can lessen or ex-
aggerate the sinister importance of the
outrage committed at Frankfort last
Saturday morning, 1t was an explosion
whtcb shows that the social surface of
K.ntnckv ia undermined bv handed crimi.
nails organized to violate the laws and
tr,mple the dignity of the State in the
aust They have nsnrned the powers of
r,,,,.,rr,,a,t. made porrder their p,otime
"a .onro.isr, +hoir ooortor. oo,, forrrod m
49, S,;r aahara,,+a ~ u;,,ht nf rn;,,ato
,,anaaanoo and aosrmed 80 -rotaot than
from the nenaI,ios of ontraged law M
hnmo i. ssfa mn rIaca IA socrad from, tbeir
inv,sions To show their strenotb and
their utter contempt for all denertments
of the State government thew flI the
vicinity of the capital dnrino the brief
period of the Legislative session with
deeds of blood. and carry their lawless
violence with insulting defiance to the
very doors of our Legislative halle. This
stain upon the escutcheon of Kentucky,
shl' humiliation 19 OF our proud old State, St.
adr,inis,ra+ion an5 rat ~ Tar;sIa. 800 trrrs'
so prompt to resent a newspaper censure,
has affected to ignore the facts and disre-
gard the Disgrace
WINE al the "or!d wonders. ana
the Ia"i.latnyra d conninn ~ thaao u ~ n" noos
Haa il surrendered the S+oto 70 tba Z ~
oil yhnr fDr %kaA