The Democratic advocate., 1874-09-12
Military Usurpation and Lawlessness
The President Transcending his Duty
LET THE PEOPLE READ.
The Carpet-Baggers Again Triumphant
From The New York san.


has Illuminated one Of his reckless orders,
intended to strengthen the hands of the
thieves who, during the last five years of
Gnntism, have spread ruin, desolation,
aud outrage over the faircst portions of
the Southern States.
He did not wait to hear the other side,
or to investigate the facts connected with
"thc recent atrocities in Louisiana, Ala
bama, and South Carolina" but proceeded
entirely upon one-sided statements made
by the Attorney General, whose conduct
on other occasions when he played a simi-
lar part, has ndered him utterly unworthy
Of any credit or respect
II is notorious that Williams was
crammed with false statements by Kellogg,
Spencer, Patterson, and other carpet-bag-
gers, whose testimony would be questioned
in any court of justice, and whose whole
career as INSCRIPTIONS knavcs is branded
with infaym. These corrupt adventurers
are allowed to direct the policy of this
Government, affecting the property and
rights of eight millions of white citizens.
They do it by using the Attorney-General
as an instrument of their vengeance and
ycnality.
hVeryDody knows that no ,'atrOclties
have been committed in Alabama or
South Carolina, two States which the
President arraigns with Louisiana. Black
factions IN tue Georgetown, >. u district
quarrelled among themselves, under the
lead OF imported negro leaders who were
hghiing Tor the spoils. The whites had
no part or lot IN that bioodless battle
Ihere has been no disturbance IN any
other part oil thc state, and none Is appre-
hended unless 1t DC melted by Patterson
and his purchased gang, with the object OF
procuring troops Tor their support,
Alabama IS peaeeable throughout her
borders, aud has been so all along. ke-
spectacle white Republicans who hereto
fore supported the Administration have
turned their backs upon 1t IN disgust, aud
now refuse to vote for Hays, Pelham, and
other scalawags who sustained the Civil
tights blll, which they believe viii de-
grade their children and destroy their
means oi education lhat Is the only
"airoclty they nave committed.
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IN LOUISIANA crime mas Deen peFpc-
trated which deserves severe punishment,
as.: ~ iuas,tr "o" great niay nave po'p :he ~,
p,o'1ea'iop DA'n 49, 'oo, ~ iun"cssec' wnich
tnc Ips'uent n"S s.rahgc'y o"'t'c" rom
ms arrangement, though the 'atroclty
there mas attracted more attention than all
others .ogethef' fefhaps he was not
aware u 'hI '%o', anu mus can Pie"u tne
lsnorance "i,ici nc ulu 'hrSe years ago IN
suspene'ag 'he WIZ ol haoeas corpus IN
que o' 'he counties oi ooutn uaTolina'
wnich was not even eharsea WIN inc
onehee upon "hich martial law was pro
e'a,neu ~, ~ o'"ersi
Inc clineS III LOUISIANA anu tennessee
aie Puniohac'e uiucl '"e o'a'e ia"s' anu
.ne au'hofities IN ootn cases nave asserted
'he,r proper Jut,sa'etloh' lhsfe Is nardiy
uo9p' ou' lnas inc 0HehderS WIN DC
Drought !" lustce' ana 'neh oniy can ihe
whoie 'ru,n DC SnoWn' Inc information
thuS lar Obtained leads 10 inc belief that
conspiracy was organized IN louisiana by
lew desperate carpet pasgers, TO lnsite
negroes 70 commit outrageS gu inc whites
IN one OF the towns where their numbers
could oVerpower resistance. The knowl-
edge OF this plot led to the summary treat
ment oil the white ringleaders' The Ten,
nessee anair does not seem to have had
TINS pretext, ana mas been denounced at a
pubic meeting IN Memphis called on that
account BY Jefferson DAVIS Gen Forrest,
l,,;,ndo cny Rro,vn yi,Ion, ,r,;,;as
~ eSs, o"", "'nou, "ai'ins
ior detaiis, acted vigorously 10 bring the
criminals to account, with all the power of
his Office.
II ia difFenlt far neonle nj n distance in
the enjoyment of all the privileges of free.
men to realize the actual situation of South
ern society in the reconstructed States
irahpied upon Dy aiien adyenturers;
neglected or oppressed by Congress
threatened with force at every election
IMPOVERISHED by wnr. their remaining
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