The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-06-25

sires of '76," is in no way impaired
by the dastardly efforts Of visiting
reporter to excite sympathy for these
victims. Thank God, at this late
day Of Radical rule, our hearts are
stony enough to l'lunt any such ap-
peals to our feelings, and when he
tell us that they were " rough, nag
gard, broken-down set OF men, but
without vicious look )" that some
were beardless boys, others old gray
haired farmers, and several Of them
helpless cripples," we are not the
least affected. Having offended His
Majesty, nobody cares about this,
nor of their being confined in the
hold of u ship destitute OF ventlla-
ton, and in a temperature of 50 de-
grees. Such treatment we are, on
the contrary, inclined to believe en-
tirely too good for them we are
consequently forced to deprecate in
unmeasured terms such reasonable
utterances as this disaffected repor-
ter publishes in the shape of an in
terview, from which we extract the
following
One man of fifty years approached
the reporter and said, vehemently -
They tried me OH two charges, but no
evidence WIS adluced to convict me.
Yet it was meant that / should be pun
ished, and they gave me two years. -
Two years for being an American citi-
zen unfortunate enough to live in
South Carolina I am not, nor ever
was a Ku-Klux-whatevcr that may
bean have always been q peaceable,
law-abiding citizen. go to prison
an innocent man, but the hardest
criminal never left his prison with II
worse heart than shall leave mine
If my life is spared, this indignity
shall be avenged.
The reporter said to one I:
How will you pay your fine @
by death, !" was the answer.
He was a cripple, pale. and emacia-
ted, and evidently rapidly falling away
through the ravages Of a hidden dis
ease. Death no 90 BIT will pay his
fine, and cheat the prison Of tenant.
Nobody is to be betrayed into
sympathy by any such shallow arti-
fee, truthful though it may he. Up
on the whole it is rather cheering to
know that these offenders against
the law Of might and main are gen.
orally in bad health, and liable to
yield readily to harsh treatment ; it
simplifes matters to a great and nc
less convenient extent. For many
Estate prisoners" before proper and
sufficient dungeon accommodation
is provided, might embarrass Ulysses,
and certainly no loyal subject would
desire so great a misfortune. In.
deed, we are all too sensible of the
many blessings incident to ga strong
government" Of which this is one O.
the least, to hesitate in wishing then
an early and happy release from
their suiferings. We might safely
go further, and roundly assert thai
in case of their health proving con
tumacious, and refusing to graceful
ly succumb, that the services of d
Monsieur de Washington should b.
placed in prompt requisition. Thu
headsman naturally stalks behind
the lettye de cachet in bis scarlet rob.
and scintillating steel, he being ont
of the most useful as we'll as frmes
proofs Of any "strong government
There is no use in being squeam
ISL about a matter Of such simple
} State policy, We might as vel
grapple with it at once. If the Ku
Klux Kings first haul in a time o
profound peace numbers twenty
three, what are we to expect in tn
midst of an exciting campaign p
Other and more effective measures
Of radiance must necessarily be de
vised, since the jails of the entir'
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