The weekly clarion., 1873-01-16
Southern a FAIRS Through North
erH Eyes.
Prom tbe View York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
In those Southern States which are
now in condition only little better
than anarchy, the disor Iers have been
brought on BY men who have no proper
connection with Southern interests. 1t
was the horde OF adventures from the
North, following the army into Georgia
and the CaroIinas, who emptied the
Southern treasures Il few years ago and
ruined Southern credit. SO it is the
Northern political freebooter to-day who
ia-teus himself upon these plundered
communities, and robs them Of their last
remaining possession free republican
Governments The South j. not responsi-
bielor Warmoth, nor Kellogg, nor Casey,
nor Packard, nor Spencer, nor Patter-
son, nor Worthington. The creatures
who buy and sell legislatures, and Judges,
and election officers, and supervisors,
and the rulers whom we have imposed
upon our conquered provinces.
ii Louisiana has been prevented from
casting her vote for President, and is dis
tracted by two Legislatures and Two sets
eff administrative officers if Alabama
has tHo Legislatures and rival Senators
at " IsAIHztou ii \ rl.au.as is threatened
with similar divisions, and IN South Ca
ra.iua the ~enutorship has been bought In
upeu maihet, and the purchaser is now
irving to bay the supreme Court also
It isH0t the South who must be held di-
rgc.iy accountable for such outragcs
She Is the -uH.rer, but the disgrace i
ours.
maI these States the origin Of the
trouble lies in the assumption Of the
dominant party at Washington that it
can govern the South better than the
South can govern herself The party
undertook to declare that the most expe-
rieueod. educated ana respectable citizens
of lhe lately rebclIious communities
should neither vote nor hold office, and
the natural result was the immigration OF
q horde Of carpet-baggers, who came to
steal the taxes aud 10 tOist thems lives
into power When disabilities had been
mainly removed the taIlacy was still
hug-ed taat the Administration ought to
sustain these Northern rogues, in order
TO prevent the South from falling under
Democratic control in other words. il
was the duty OF the President and his
friends in Congress to take care Of the
lor.l elections III New Orleans, and
Charleston and Montgomery. Thus we
see IN Louisiana Il 5inatiUu Of the
principal Federal officials to set up
Legislature, and a GoYernor, and courts,
and other machinery Of administration
In Alabama we see Il Legislature organ
lied in defiance OF law for the purpose of
eicctiug the Federal candidate for the
Senate and in all the distracted States
We see one party or the other running to
Washington for aid and comfort, asking
for troops, begging for the Presidents
intervention.
From the Chicago Times.
The New York World is disposed to
tolerate, or AZ least 10 wink at, Federal
hinterference in the political muddle in
Louisiana, in view OF the prohigate char
actcr of w armoth and his government No
headway, it saws, can be made against
such interference so long as the person
against whom it is directed Is a notorious
scoundreI In order to re-establish State
Government in its integrity, there must
be integrity for it to rest upon, which the
World regrets that it cannot perceive in
the opposing faction headed by Kellogg
and easy. We regret, for our part, that
the World should take so dismal view
OF things. We have no more confidence
in Wurmoth than the World has, but we
have an abiding confidence in that clause
Of the constitution which forbds the in
reference Of the United States in the
local affairs Of a State, except upon the
application of the Legislature, or Of the
Executive when the legislature cannot
be convened. This clause Of the CON
stitution may be Anticipated and not in
present dav. That would constitute a
good reason for repeating it; but so long
as it stands unrepeaIed, it is the supreme
law of the land, binding upon President,
Congress and all persons in authority.
j and they cannot 90 counter to it without
violating their oaths of office. The
q Chamber Of Commerce meeting in New
q Orleans took the right view of the ques-
ton. They said in substance to the
United States Government: either
take hands oft, or give us a military gov
ernment, pure and simple"
From the New York Herald
The troubles in Louisiana, as well as
in Alabama, South Carolina and other
parts of the South, arise primarily from
the reconstruction policy OF Congress. or
of the dominant and Radical Republican
party In DISTINGUISHING the intelligent
and leading men of the South, and ele-
waiting the Whole mass Of ignorant he
groes TO political power, we find the cause
of the present deplorable state Of things
The object, ~ Is we'll kpown, was TO Sc
cure the votes OF the Southern States 50
rs to perpetuate the rule of the Radical
Republican party. This might not be
considered altogether unfair IN a strictly
party or political sense, and it may be
that any other party would have used
the same advantages for like purpose.
Nevertheless, this feeling has proved dis
astr0uS. The world cannot be governed
by ignorance. The attempt to govern
the South through the mass of ignorant
blacks, vino were Just emancipated from
slavery and VINO were not at ali prepar-
ed Ior civic duties has proved a lamenta-
bic failure, rs every statesman must have
seen it would. But, To make matters
worse, the dominant party, in CARRYING
out its policy, flooded the Southern
States with carpet-baggers, with men OF
no means or conscience and no feeling OF
abiding interest in that section of the
country. These unscrupulous and needy
adventures were placed IN positions OF
power and trust, while those who belong
to and have deep interest in the peace
and welfare Of the South were ostracis-
ed The miserable scramble" that
President Grant speaks Of for the spoils
of Office Is among these very adventures.
Still the Federal Government seems TO
adhere TO its original policy, notwith-
standing the trighttul consequences that