The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-09
The Desposism.

M chief ruler 81 this nation ha'ihs
coo,ed mn a number Of southern c't'zesis :, =,
f,o,n their homes in his northern PRISONS y.
!. NOW importuned by the phi'an'hrop'ss'o
: 600 =. Them at liberty, on the srou''o
!. 49,, .re innocent of the accusations
brought against them. Ana no" ."' ~ the
..,,,ar sends detective to look ''''o -, ~
cases Of the prisoners and report up' m ,''' ~
.%a. - m,v decide how far he shall 90 u
gratifying the humane petitioners ,,,,
put how comes it that in a free e'''"'':
renubl,c--this state Of things sto'i'a eN': y,
.Ios comes II that 20 many prisoners are NJ
1aroe,-,,cd for political offences, ana .u''' Wv
,,.o,, .,,ch unfair trial and wrongful GOWN
~, 80 70 arouse the sympathies ana s'Io.A
tho sensibisEties of even the supporter S y. s
Administration Does this look IKE Aep'o =,
,,sa,,sms Il is not strong symptom %
Despostisln! .,.no ,oor s,,s.
e,yers will it not be claimed as proof OF 'i i,
cIemfncy (Kingly phrase)f But no" : :.
,hat sbey are in prison at all to be par"o,'," :,
,'s., ,haro 10 credit awarded for his enla's-
inp men who through his tyranny nave D,,, =
wronped and outraged "a men '''''' WV
before in this country .:>a;.,p.nt
o,r ancestors in their hill Of iho''''''e -,
..as, GEORGE the III, complained t''n1 ''''-
geus accused in the colonies haa Dee" ''" .no
rortcd for trial apd punishment ~ '
49, oopntry. How Baaps ~ere 50 'it"''"
..o a,nnot saw. but certainly they "e'e 'ei!
we H.. here. in our Republic. when was
senarated and made independent VI ,,,.,
mother country for certain causes o "n 'sa
.nt. ono WAS amongst the gravest, we l''o
a,,r c,,,yens arraigned by the thousanu' co.'-
-so,oJ M s,borncd testimony, i'll TRIALS III
,,,n;oh t,ev were denied the ordinary rls'.S
's.a.,sed per.ons, and transported hnhureoS
W -. f,nm their homes to 'inger ID \ cue
~, nr;.o,. unattended by family or ii'c'''S'
"a be forgotten. Who would not r'''' ,a,; sN
1srsonce this injustice ~ 1rahSpoi'"''o'
a,naad thon in their own land, poaSIi''s o'
rra.dom and the security Of person anu p'o'
n.r,v2 GEORGE tue ILLS cruelty was KIND
moss and consideration rompared WIN 'n'
,.rn., fatcs of these poor prisoner" az '"'
,a,as IT their own so.c,lled Replins'sah
Government.
GrpR,r SMITH, The philanthropist WHO sup
,,o,ts GRANT, leads the petitioners 'o' "'ii
nostv to these wronged people. Inc yer!
,,s,;,;on for the enlargement i the sllarl"s'
,ensure of the President ana The rathie>>
o,;.,ts who have executed his orders L"
carry terror and punishment 10 Inc n'''''"'
s,o,as If the southern white people. no"
can these phianthrepiS's support "' A''''''l
;strotion which has inflicted such wrongs!
Hut so it is ever. Those who make IN
greatest boast of sympathy with the OPP
messed. and zeal in behalf of liberty ana
law. nre apt to be themselves the most SUI
SERVANT to power and the most meek slpp'i-
ants ut its iOotstoOl.
IfGR,Sr lets out these outraged men ne
will in the act pass ccnsrre upon his own
brutal policy to intimidatc the Soull'' loS'ef
bate for it in the northern mind, ana thus 10
prolong his own power. A man VINO cou'o
persecute a people with such motives Is inca
pable of pardoning any of them from motives
of humanity. Such IN act could only he per-
formed in spirit of sefshncss to avoid Ill
injury which might be done him by rejecting
the prayer of the petitioners 1t could DC
only, in vulgar parlance, "pnt'np job
and would he entirely devoid of merit. Blind
indeed would be the phianthropist VINO
would fail to see through it.
Who sent these prisoners to their tar-ofI
prisons, and for what were they sent there
History has black page for GRANT, anu =
disgraceful one for this country, ON the>'
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