Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-04-27
(From the Hartford Times.)
Reccher On Mu-Eklux RiIIS.

'ou'J w alu bCCNlci' III lllc CHiS'
tt0n Union has IN article on the XII
Klux bills Of this Congress, under the
title, "Wherc Are WEI" He takes
similar ground to that Of the New York
E0ening Post, another Republican att
thorily, as to the injustice, cowardIy ty-
ranuy and danger to free institutions, of
such bills as ibis which the Seuate has
passed. 1t is against the Hawleys and
their tribe, in Connecticut, aud The men
OF the same vengetul, narrow sonled
spirit toward the South who do the leg.
lslating in Congress, that such uttcrances
as Beecher and the New York E0eniag
Post, the Chicago Tribune the Cucin-
natl ComnerciaI, the Boston advertiser
and other Republican papers inclined to
be less uncandid and blindly partisan
are compelled to speak out
The Christian Uvion contains an
editorial from Mr. Beecher, full Of wis
dom and liberation and generosity ON
the question whether further coercion
should be applied to the South. 1t sets
ont with the position that the six years
which have elapsed since the civil war
eudrd have been practically wasted, aud
that the process of what may be termed
alien and coclcive reconstruction has
been an utter failure. Then follows the
concession, made in the most manly
w"y, that lhc local carpe'-bag govern
meDts have beeu disastrous aud corrupt
"This, says Mr.. Beechcr:
"Only partially indicates the official
kuaycry aud Incompetence, the eleva
ton Of dcmagogues aud dupes TO the
highest offices, the gross debascment of
politics, from which the south still suf
Iers. Before the war, it was character
istic Of this section that its best meu--
th"se Of intelligence and character aad
high social standing-engagcd in poIi,-
les far more generally than the like
class ut the North. State aud local Off.
ces were to great extent filled from
this class. Almost to man they were
compromised 10y the,rcbcIion. AS their
previous positions had very generally
involved taking an oath Of allegiance to
The United States, the legislation of
Congress has excluded them from poit-
icaI rights and houors In this way the
oldest aud most trusted of the leaders Of
the Southern communities have been
shut from "A direct part il public affairs.
Say, il You please, that these men de-
served punishment Tor aiding the rebel
lion. Bnr none the less is the loss 10
the hody polite Of its most experienced
c)unSelI0rS grave misfortune. None
the less does the exclusion of their
trusted chiefs btrcl alienation and bit
Irrnesa throughout the old population
80 Tar as their place has been taken by
oien from the n ,rrh, they have not gen
orally shown themselves expert either in
The art Of government or Of conciliutiug
the people
1t is conceded that the local Radical
governments have been failures, and
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'''' re0''"' "C''on mas proved ''Se'' H.
o'''p'''"'' "ut '''"V wv" ''o'e ''lau eN-
err it is so. We quote:
GLOW can men be expected to give
peace and harmony 10 the South wi o
are not able to keep their hands from
each others throals"
The nrttIal n1pnSnrn of noorc;np which
luz '''u"' ''''"'"''" VI coe'cl'u Why"
""> P"e0V' '''' '''"'C'i' p."''o""ce'' HI
S'"n'y ""c"nS'''"''o"a'' betcheF say
II cue ''''" - c''", J." ''e or'S'oa'
orS"o'""'io" Vi our Po'''caI SYS'em' II
- '''"' CRIME "SH'"S. person ana proper,
y are 10 W "o"'t WIZ" ny 'Hc o,"'e'. II
o &c 'n'u@ - 'o'"'"oe, ny inc C"oN''!"'
uon' II Is '''o' '"e N"''"n"' ENec"'''e
'"o0'u eA''c'Sc "'''''''''e" ""'''"'''Y over
any Scc''on vi inc country whenever he
sees H. l"' P'c,cM oy Wh'ch II IS
'""E"' " 'N""0 '"e'' o"FI!'FS' NOT OF
'"e 'e"e'' o", VI '"' Sp'F'' o' our organ
t. '""' ""''"' jury any evasion or
"'rIt"'o" """'eNer'
ne "e''''' Win equiv, emphasis we
Pr"c'ic" S"c'e'' OF m''''"ry Goerc'on'
even II as 40 one 'maS'ne' Will be M
case III" army We're increased to Ioo'-
WV men, anu lie a'lFm' TIE "nly cha'lre
OF immediate ana ultimate success to be
conc'n"I'on' ne attempt to secure
ordtr ana morality IN The south by Fed
eral military S"aSion at TINS day, is an
lmper'lnence not to be tolerated. Justice
aud order Ia the Southern States are eX-
cecdlng'y desirable but they caunot be
Imported IhIlhcr Jhe 0ayonet ana the
conscience are never 9oo' friends II