New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
VIEWS OF WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
CHARACTERISTIC LETrER-THE SOUTH CHARGED
WITH REBELLION AND WAR.

A CHARACTERISTIC LETrER-THE SOUTH CHARGED
WITH REBELLION AND WAR.
Prom The Boston Journal
If the tragedies that are daily occurring were
simply murder assassination to gratfy personal re-
to the disposal of local authorities and no Govern
mental interference would be deemed desirable or nee
ss eSoymep Unn S eSnn cv and political rights and
the interest OF that rebeous spirit whch nvoeu US
in one OF the bloodlest conflicts recorded IN the anIhs
OF history ana which ncomparaby prefers to rule IN
hell rather than in heaven Ihey mean the sup
preston Of the freedom OF speech freedom OF the press
the right peaoeaby TO assemble together LOT vi
grievances, the Independent exercise OF the electlVe
franchise the hands Of freemen and the overthrow OF
all the safeguards Of personal security Ihey mean re-
bellIOn and waran tnperiDl IN inlper'o WHEREBY
lean citizenship be tramped upon win inpunlty.
or course the Rebel Justification for these horrible
deeds is that the victims were consprlng TOT inc ue
device but the accusation is manesy that Of the wolf
in the fable against the lanb In tne end ~ Is
shown such that the aggessors are the
and degraded whites whose tiger ferocity Is untamaDle
The coored people OF the South are the least
boOdshed of any considerable portion OF manknu tney
forbear and forgive and mecky endeavor to keep the
peace manner that would DO REGARDED as lack OF
manhood in white men; they know full well, moreover,
tnat In any collision with their satanic enemies they
would DO the chief sufferers and circuinpecton porn
Of prolonged martyrdom leads TO all possible enuurahce
their part under the most cruel provocations IN
any case goaded TO desperation, any or their numcer
in selfdefense or are nerved To pun lgger the
act is magnied diaoolical uprising Of the blacks
10 extermlnate the whites, whose passions are most
The real truth tnat South still rebel in heart
and purpose, devoid OF all patriotic feeing charged
her soil who will not wear "A paddock upon their hps,
utterly autiAmercan, covered with gross ignorance
and brutal decentralization like pail. and closely alleu
10 barbarism That in Georgia alone, 4S militia COM
panies refuse 20 the United states nag whe Dear
ing United States arms drawn from the arsenas OF me
General Government symptomatc Of her rotten con-
dtiOn generally. In vain has her bloody rebellion been
more tnan magDaniDously condoned by tnat Govern
en and not single traitor executed for treason; III
mas the North charitaOy contributed millions Ol
dollars TO the Southern people from the horrors OI
starvation, and millions more 10 spread The ght OF edn
cation among them In vain have Northern capital en-
terprse and Industry sought 10 develop tho Ockeuup
OF that thrtess aud inert section OF our land
in vain has every effort been made TO "conclate our
Southern brethren" by divers ways and means not
always cOmmendanle. Darkness has much fellowship
with light and Beal wlth Clrst, the south mas with
the North. All her suf 10y her own inlctl0n,
and she Is her one implscable enemy-besotted, des
perate, insane.