The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-30

Gals in controlling the electcnss was this White
League re oel hon Setten up 10 arouse Rsdeai pas
ssn Na ssSa The anss
race. having, faiied 70 vote the negro down.
e he mans s. Is.oisaEn hey hsys melted Re;
ssntrel 70 mob Of nsurpers l, L evident that
submit 3 su srs ~ .ysh
ah s sass fe ass1 A as ss'a
these troubles navy be traced ''nks
the Crowd s. blood &. saans msS 81
the South were far away on the feld of battle.
coIored men sfood fsi.Afal sentinel az the doors,
and wives and daughters were safe under their
women and children were al their mercy. il when
SUI s1nartlng from the lash q the master no
think you that freedom and citizenship has trans
Termed them ,nts beasts Ih,s mob IN New Or
these eowardiy assassinatiens in Kentucky. Ten
nessee and all over the South. have not been
They have not resultss from Feaerai
fer the nation hiss treated those who were in
IT, The franchise has been secured to ali. rebel
leaders sit in the national councils. and
liberty and lives to radical eiemeacy. The tu-
mults are the outgrowth of a hatred 70 the col
party. because il has stood faithfully by that
people and upheld and maintained their cause.
and other excuses fashioned by their advisers and
supporters. but this new reveit proceeds from
man those rights secured to him by the eonstitu-
TIE violence at New Orleans was not eniy a
premeditEted attack upon the State government,
9at ngon every h Rspaeliea an PsFlsh eaelai IN
is eomplete- Republican officers in all portions of
nSe 10 aSieate and t,eir nlasr bay BEEN s,a
sapPlied from the ranks of the insurreetienists-
ment of the United States. for it has
1 139r nearly tive years enenly rseognlStd
Frauds may have been committed in the elections
two years ago. McEnery and his associates may
ton; but If all this were conceded il would vt
justify the resort to the hayonet. The conflicting
ted 70 the courts ard were settled by judicial
McEnery and Penn were defeated.
Congress Of the Nation. the Cabinet Minister'S
and the President have regarded the Opposed gov
Cd. The Unifed states GoSernm se Il" can 3 tuSw
none other. No recount Of the ballots can b. re-
deoisions Of the courts. To do either would be a
a flasrant usurpation Of p9wer, and if SHOULD at
sala ~ Ia. the sh'' E. States.
ha majority Of the people, but ns if Rat
true, the majority have not given expression
seribed By law The law is higher than the Pref
erenee Of the mob. fhat expression of popular
times fixed by isw only can be respected and M
held. The majority, however large and decided it
If Il be true these are backed by such an over
public opinion. why did they not delay
Tor the few months intervening between this snd
lie opinion at the ballot boxg The government
could not permit iusurrection and anarchy 20
supplant an established local government simply
because a majority are hostile to il. To tage
done this would have insured the overthrow of
government. The government ae-
ton has provided for the contingency by
making it the duty of the United States TO guar
form of government and to protect each of them
rom invasion" A precedent had been estab-
forcibly seized the government of Arkansas;
when his pretensious we're backed by court deci-
without proof that he had been chosen Governor
by majority of the legal voters at the previous
election. the United States dispersed his armed
and restored the Eovernmentto Gorsr-
nor Baxter. where il rightfuliy belonged. Tho
success of the Louisiana conspiracy wonld have
pat in jeopardy our free institutions Its triumph
whenever they choose TO do FIVE allow polit-
zeal wrongs real or imaginary, TO be rcdres sed by
Is the nation to become Mexicol Is the political
rover in State TO be at the mercy of guerrilla
Is there to be no power superior to the ca price Of
.ae mohg The dutyfs upon US. and we must per-
eTm Il as hse0m lst, free s p.eps Order us BE-
DC upheld-peaeeahly # possible. but BY force if
DO other alternative i left rs. We must enforce
he laws and insure liberty To all. Regardless Of
Este preiudice we must $50 cure to every one the
tights of American citizenship: In defiance of
ain and uphoid the government of the people.
! ntil all this is done we cannot expect n genuine
IT lasting. peace Every, lover of his country
he bitterness that the late gfastiy conflict eng.n-
tered We feel that although liberty may bswon
egions, its reign must be peaceful and supported
~ Law.