The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-12
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,,,... r,ha Yesne being Developed.

sophistIca humanitarianS OF tne Noish ~" WIN
have the impudence to deny. Yet they nave
bv combination with the greedy ana I'M
nriuc;pled ofice.seekers, forced upon the
South laws whose logical consequence rs
the assertion that barbarism IS superior 10
civilization. Experience in the SCUM o. Is
proving their folly and their corruption SO
clearly to the world that the nation Is begin
ming to dettst them and to abhor their laws
as well as their philosophy.
Instance after instan &C has occurred OF the
mos. Irritating nature, constituting provoca-
ton enough TO cause the nation to turn upon
the authors of our woes with an indignation
fearful in its impetuosity. Now we have the
m onstrous manifestation at Vicksburg. There
a negro sheriff, urit for his office and unable
to give security, holds on to the place with
provoking persistence. The Taxpayers re-
fuse to pay taxes to such an officer. he
agrees to resign, but has an interview with
AMFs, the Governor twho holds bis once
through negro votes), and afterwards re-
cants his resignation, returns to bis office,
and a body OF negroes under arms mafches
into Vicksburg 10 enforce submission ana
compel recognition Of the sheriff. This BODY
marching into town thus armed without au-
thori,y is properly regarded as hostile, and
is met with force and driven out. The cor
rupt AMEs publishes proclamation throw
ing the whole blame for disturbance OF the
public peace upon the white people OF Vicks'
burg.
The Mayor of Vicksburg issues bis proc
lamation denying that the people OF Vlcks'
burg are rioters, and asserting that they are
only defending themselves from hostile in
yasion in time Of peace. He pronounces the
reci,als OF Governor AAEs's proclamation as
meretsicious, and meDdacious, and unjust
in the last degree" He calls upon unlawful
bodies of colored men who were organized
and mai ching upon the city Of Vicksburg to
disperse and retire to their homes, and COM
mands all good citizens "to hold themselves
" in readiness to report at any call be may
make upon them"
We give the substance of the proclama-
ton as a part of the history of the affair.
Order has since its publication been par
TALLY restored; but the troubles remain.
Prosecutions bad begun against negro
officers elected to perform the duties of pub
lie offices for which they were not at all
qualified. Some of them-as with the Vicks-
burg sheriff had not given the lawful bonds
for the faithful discharge Of their duties.
The. testimony ut cessary TO the conviction OF
the incompetent men was mainly to be found
in the books Of their Offices. In some cases
these books are made way with, and the
prosecution is obstructed. Thus large
body of intelligent and responsible people
who have property to protect and interests
to improve are subjected to the rule of both
ignorance and dishonesty. Whatever may
be said about the proceedings such people
may take, can any man feel surprised at the
troubles which are engendered in commu-
nitv where such rule prevailsf
On the contrary it Isl wonder of the age
how there is so much quiet and order pre-.
served in the South, in the face of circum-
stances which are enough to provoke scenes
Of violence-the explosion Of an irrepress!-
bic indignation Of the wronged and op.
pressed Victims of the most vicious public
administration ever known in history.
The wrongs of the South-the measures
Of the civil revolution-that lead to the
degradation Of official capacity and the de-
rapsement of public affairs demand new
means of protection. These are necessary
not only for local welfare and safety, but for
the national welfare and decorum. Laws
must be passed to protect the people from
incompetent and untlustwortby persons.
To such an extent has the evil grown that
Government in great part of the South is
monstrous farce. Neither the States nor
the nation can endure it. There must lie
laws TO prescribe the way to EXCLUDE from
office persons who are utterly incapable OF
filling them.
Such measures would protect men and
property to an important degree but never
theless there Is that evil in the vicious and
inhunan attempt to subordinate civilization
to bartarism that will require yet greater
and a more efficient remedy for the protec-
ton Of this nation.
Need we ask If the northern people are
pleased with the developments Of the :" re-
construction" of the South? Do they ad.
mire the Vicksburg and similar scenes? Dc
they want their fellow citizens Of the South
to be governed as they are? If we know
them-if We know even human nature-we
should say No! thousand times No! Let
the New York Tribune answer for them:
Governor Ames sees fit to fly to the en-
forcement acts, which should have nothing
whatever to do With his action in such q
case as this, and to charge the whites with
liotous and disorderly conduct in order To
deprive the colored men of their civil and
political rights because of their COLOR His
proclamation is const quently directed against
the whites alone, who, with several hundred
AIMED and angry black men confronting
them, are not likely to obey the Governor:
j. Junction.
'The object of this di,graceful perversior
nI the law and misrepresentation of the facts
j. probably to take the settlement of the
nuble away from the State courts where i
IL longs, and turn it over to Federal mar
ais ard commissioners, with u military
posse. With this purpose is doubtless com
lined the desire to manufacture party senti
lnent at the North. But people at the Nortl
have grown keen.sighted and skeptical o
late, and the proclamalions of Governo
Ames will not impose upon them"
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Louisiana.
The trials and tribulations Of Louisiana
are possibly not ended. Fresh rumors 0