New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-08


Kuavish politicians may tell :ae:n tney
have. but they are lying. The war of rebel
lion was started urder similar suppos,-
tion. and it proved bitter mistake. Ii the
war OF races is peTseverej in i. WI: prove
worse ere. In denouncing the naezam-
pied atrocities OF the past month tne re.
soectab.e elements OF all parties are a UNI.
Humanity revol-s agai1s. them. io-day
there comes up from the feac-str:cEen n:'
zroes ccE for federal help. aud the whole
North Endorses Ito The time has come
when the President must interfere. Let
him Go his duty boldly. First. help those
who are Il daily and nightly peril. Taen,
hemp: strong, stout hemp, vita sure. swift
sliding knots for every Southern ASSASSIN
and conspirator. AID IN sixty days hi
kIuxism shai. be known no more IN tne
land. Let there Oe ac:ion-proIapc, decisive
ao-ion-for now if ever i: Is demanded.
The following is from t.s C.eSe:aoi
Ls.!er Of :Ls third Instant:
| So many are tie instances Of tsoodshet IL
| tie Southern States saa: treuuen: sam:
:aar: ia pecessarr IN order tia: :ae mind
may comprehend the exten: o. tie so,ca..ed
| iva. of races" A record IS found valuable
| fer anc:he: reason. When i: IS found :m.
| oe-atiyeiy necessary TIA. the federal gcr'
| ernment shall interfere and place protecting
| guns IN the r:otous localities cry VII. go
| forth from an outraged Democracy aooa.
''u:urpas.on;; "opp,rsss'oa an; ..a, 5'ase ~
I rights Of citizens haze been int.:rSec upon
| which could justify 50 extceEs course:
! We have doubted and asked for the bes: Q:
proof b.fa-e giving c-edenca 20 1he man.
| fold stories Of o1:rages Upon negroes. eut
nus: aimi: tina: :Ae.E: seem trua amos:
| w:tnou. exception.
Within week :he murder Of nearly t-ree
score persons has been reported. aod tai,
| does no: include nuneroi. instances OF IL
! E:viGaa: assassination. Within three days
information has been received OF the stop
! page OF railway train py masked villains
| anc the murder OF tle coloreu mail a. gent:
| az attack ca q cotored congreg CATION while
| a. worship. ani the killing of tour persons:
! TIE burning Of co.ored house of ship:
the murder 0: six persons while beins
escorted Dy guard: besides several !nd.'
vidual instances OF murder. Judge Martin.
sixth auditor OF che treasury. was forced -
hJ from his hcme IN Alabama because he /:
| a Republican: Concressmen Haze, Stokes.
! Pelham. and scores OF c.rizens, have 5ee;
| compelled 70 4: for their lives tor being
Republicans and supporting .he civil right;
bill. The chairman ~ the Republican STATE
Cen:ra! Committee IN Texas AYERS tha: te
has a record Of six hundred pol;tica. nUr
ders which have occurred IN that State since
the beginning Of Governor Ceke's admins
trarion. The fact mas become patent tna;
there is an ac:ua. reign OF terror anon. the
| negroes OF the South.
With thesa and other Facts. presenting a
long and horrib:e array Of crimes. ioomin.
Up IN al: their .orbitiing barbar!sn oetc:t
tte eyes of tle government. I: does moi
seem possible tina. che authorities at Wash
:nston ear much longer remain inactive
Some power mus: be invoked which Is po
tea. enough to check tbs general !awless
ness. Il TIE executive department: - II
doubt as to rs Authority. il we'll knows the
existence o. a superior body whose wisdom
MAJ lead tc some solution OF the difficulty
! Fysm the W'asiin goa Ta!is:.a! Re:'al
iieas Of September =:
/ The special aal ctie- dispatches wh:cl
we nrin: rhis morning portray a terrible
state OF affairs II Red River parish. Lou:si
ana. A party of desperadoes. armed and
disguised. and egged on by the leaders o
the White League. lave murdered in oo.d
blood six ulofead.ns citizens. the olly
known cause for the commission 0! The
e..,Ie beng that the victims held poiitica
opinions diIfe-ea. from those held b7 t.!e
Blood thirsty towards who overpowered and
murdered them. OF the six persons thu;
outchere1 four were men who had ein:
grated from tee North. and who were en-
!
gives bloody emphasis 20 the declarations
Of :nc leaders Of the "Whi-e Mans Party
against Northern men. and ali others who
o..ey the laws enacted bc the Congress OF
:n.: United States. The Govern
men: must stop taese proceedings, it I:
would preserve lis own dignity. and those
who have been gailry .. the terrible and
wanton crimes mus: .: followed by swt;
punishment. Hesitation II the face of the
| s,a n
tle malignant hatred Of the White League
IS criminal. Tae government Of the United
States conferred political rights on the COZ.
Oret man IN consideration 0. services rem
dered the nation. and its highest duty is to
protec: those G:s-:s al: uaas a.. men
\ respect sieI1.
The :o.!ow:n. :s tom :ie S.. Louis
Repll':sa. Of tie f:s::, instant:
The letter Of the President to the Sscre.
tary OF War. indicating the course he ns !.
determined TO take with regard 20 tle dis.
| orders n the South. vii. receive the apDro.
| va! OF all law and order classes. For year
past the Pres;den. has exhibited a marked
| reluctance 70 interfere in the domestic man.
agelnen: of the Southern S:ates--prohab!y
| because the experience N Louisiana iaG
tauyn: bin that such interference is dan.
gerous remedy. and because aiso there
| seemed TO be reason TO hope that Southern
| society had outgroWn the necessity tor it.
But the wild and contagious outbreak Of
| violence that began in the South six weeks
| ago required some corrective measures. and.
| reluc-an: as we believe the Presidea. was
to exert tie executive power in :lat
| region. there was no alternative bu:
:, do i. He therefore directs the
Secretary Of War 70 consul: ~i.c
the Attorney General and to so order
! troops as necessity may require. All pco.
| ceeGings taken WILL be under the law de-
partnent o. the government: an! be
directed BY the Attorney General. in
accordance with the provisions OF the
enforcement act. NO general orders are
! specia! instructions will be transmitted on
! the advice Of the Attorney General, as the
necessity for action in each locality may
! arise. The Attorney Generals letter Of
! instruction to the United States attorneys
| and marshals in the South, while directing
| them to use all igor and diligence in pun
| ishing crimes committed in violation of the
/ enforcement act aud other statutes Of
| Congress, reminds them that .'no inter-
| ference whatever IS hereby intended with
any politics. Of party action not in violation
| of law
The course here Indicated Is bota ;us: and
necessary. The President intimates . de-
termination to do his duty-notbing more
| and nothing less, and while all good citi-
zens will deplore the necessity for the dis.
| patch ct troops into the South and the re-
| viyal OF prosecutions under the enforcement
act they will applaud the Presidents con-
duct in promptly meeting a danger which
| is admittedly beyond the control Of the
feeble governments OF South Carolina. Ala
haY nd