The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-09-13

Reynolds stated to the Secretary OF
War that in Texas sthe murder OF
negroes was so common as to render
it impossible to keep an accurate ac-
count of them'' p. 19l; Gen. Terry
reported that in Georgia "murders
have been frequent, and the abuse of
the blacks are too common to excite
notice. [p. 2Ol Gen. Howard testified
that insult was added to injury in
Louisiana by rendering verdicts of
justifiable homicide in cases IF brutal
murder [p. 2l1; that "over 1000
persons were killed, wounded, and
otherwise injured in that State' with.
in few weeks prior to the election,
and midnight raids, secret murders
and open riot kept the people in con-
slant terror until the Republicans
surrendered all claims and left the
election to be carried by the "Democ-
racy' p. 22l; twenty one murders
are sworn to in a single locality In
Mississippi [p. sol and so on-indet-
initely.
We have exhausted our space, but
we have said enough. This is what
the ex rebel element persisted In
doing until thapstrong arm OF General
Grants ADMINISTRATION interposed Its
protective veto-to theintense disgust
of the Democracy" They, be it
remembered, fought that legislation
at eKery-step, and rave threatened to
repeal it as soon as they have the
power. They-whatever may be
thought, or said, or intended at the
North-except the success OF the
"Liberal Democratic" party Is to re-
suit in giving to them the reins OF
national government once more
They urge all whom they can infiu-
ence to vote for Mfr. Greeley on that
distinct ground, and for that sole pur-
pose. In proof OF which read the
speeches they are every day making.
Ponder especially such declarations
as that of Mr.. Hodge, of Kentucky,
that "direct pledges have been given
that, In case of MIR. Greeley's success,
the friends of ''the lost cause shall
have their share of power )" and that
of Mr.. Donan, OF Missouri: "This is
the white mans government, made
by white men for white men and their
posterity forever down with the 18th
- and that of Reyerdy
johnson, that "Mr. Greeley will not
trample Oh the rights Of States declar-
ing them to be in rebellion when they
are not )" and that of Judge Black
Buchanan's old Attorney General
denouncing those amendments to the
Constitution which secure to the ne
gro his rights, as ''traunds upon the
letter and spirit OF that instrument; IT,
and urging Mr.. Greeley's election be-
cause sit will give white people a
reasonable hope that the heritable
qualities of their iather's blood may
some day be restored; while IN the
meantime, if it does not reverse the
attainder(by whichhe means srepealthe
amendments) it will at least insure a
merciful execution of it," and can
any reasonable doubt be possible that
a vote for Mr.. Greeley is in effect
a vote to bring back the Ku Klux
days with all their abomination OF
horrors?
Let the man who feels like doing so
gaze intently into the muzzle OF a
of loaded and cooked rifle while his
toe is playing with the hammer; it
would be safety itself compared with
the act OF casting vote for Mr.. Gree
ley, if one does not desire to throw
his ballot '.ior the violation of women,
the burning of school houses, and the
destruction of churches" nn