New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-09
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Vhs $'scss Sor:t and West on soathern
lawiessnesss

Try Gonssnus - So-AS III sa1O-s "'1" 49,
co.iemna:..a: 0: tbs !anumaH GarbarItles
p:ac:.eet. uy..s ::.e Republicans Of tie
so...ae:. States. Taeis comments are ne:
iii: tales manufactured for tie Northern
ma:!:e: 4. c..a: ,e,: !' a prominent: White
Lea -,:a s:gee: hasaa-uer. jis they are the
ra.rra. conclusions ars.:ed a. By thinking
:1eu. aa:ing before them che evidence on
i.oti. SIDES a. g.T.n - the world. IAe
Philadelphia V.sya.:'. g: :as icIs:!. srs:ans
say.
The fe!esa. a:..:.or..:.. have stepped sn:o
tie Southern bleach - pr0tec: sae negroes:
Yesteciar tn. War Department: received
O:ties: TO send troops TO the SCENES o.! o!:'
:urSance. Will. instructions haze also been
issued to tie Ca!.ed States narshais aaH
attorneys d: :h.. d.teven: threatened nls'
..:c.s to stage NJ eftor. 20 aryes. and bring
t: punishment future Offenders against con'
gres ssoaa: erac.man.s. Iaess steps are
we.s. so IA: as they 90. and WI! have :ne
effect a: :eas: o: restraining the disposition
20 violence &c the SOuti, anti! more pertecs
,far: 0s p:oc.dc:a cag be determined upon
Meanwhile ~e repeat our !ecommen6aI!on
Cs yesterday. shat Il existing laws 40 nor
enable the p.es:den. 30 get as the VI hite
League cuc.:a:oa-.. Congress should hoi'.
sree.a: SESSION and a.tori :ae am2.ess tac:u'
ties tac haas!nS shens.
Tie Milwaukee S:..::.e' @: :as same date
says:
Til. -.-o:ts :..,rs exc sortfs may We! dis
.rrb. L-: should 80: SURPRISE Us. because
ordinary sara.:.r m.gi.. haze foreseeu tee
precise stat. Q: things now existing tae:e'
t. s. :ha great ie:ec: o. human wisdom tAa.
u comes a:tes the event, we see tnas we
;u:.ue hav.. anticipated ): Il we Had
reasooei ::gI..v OF the facts "a gu: pos SEES
s:oc, BIZ: We did not. no: vii! Ve II cue
future. Our mutations are :nexocable: we
mar know them. 5us may no: oSer.eap
them. Br.ngir; QUE e. pos 'ac'o "'suoan ~.
| TO bea- on tns presen: condition O! tas
South. !: il obvious enough tina: II 10 tne
result Of causes BY no means Occui: OF
anstruse, bus So gross aud apparent: that
the most ordinary penetration might have
predicted the :ne~atab.. consequences.
Certain cacses always p:oduce certain
conse :uenees. :lness arrested By the ;nte:'
yanticn OF superior power. Human passions
act invariably when certain objects are pre-.
san.et: to them. unless similarly arrested.
According 70 ti.ese uniform laws. the South.
err negro MUS: 30 to I'll. wall unless sAe
!. federal power ;nterpose 60 save him. H!a
las. state will be. If possible. WORSE Tran
his first. We are aware of the constitutional
obs: ac.es that exist. and anticipate the snou:
ps axecra::oE: that this language VIII draw
sro., f.. portion Of the press. We respect
the:: conservatism it il. be sincere. though
hardy when exercised a: tie expense Of
humanity. the first Of human virtues. But
w.s ,espec: tbs sincerity OF this conse:r'
at;s;r. To ignore the present incipiene re- gu
o: terror down South. argues stupid ana
w....ui blindness that does not deserve to
be reasoned with: to attribute II 20 Radi'
cai:sn.. o: 70 the negroes themselves. erlnce.
a partisan. peryersity and absence OF i.
cando. and good sense provocative OF
contempt. The politician should be
something suparadded to the. man:
and every one VINO has mans head and
mans heart. whatever Lis distinctive pol.
.tics NAV be, wi! agree with Us when We
say tia: the state of things In several of the
Southern States is faTentable. Gagiorabis.
o::ao!e. and call. for something more than
sen.:men:a! eo::he.s. namely: immediate
sedre:s. Where !s rha redress t. come
| from. VII! the States :nat aga the theatre:
! 0: taess shocking Du.cheries aTenge and
| restrain them. Vii. tee patients minister
| t. themselves Will the gangrened body
| heat :tselt: By avaiiny ourselves of the
wisdom. tha: comes too late. we can now see
.ha: the wori: OF rehabilitation was too
| preciD!.ate: the rev0ltet States. or at least
| the most O: them. should have been gov.
| e-nei as Territories until the social problems
| tina. are now conyulsing them had been
! solved. The mistake IS ;rgeparab!e. and
| regrets .nava:!ing. The consequences OF
! this lnw!se prec!Dita;icy are now staring us
! III the face, and must be iue: and disposed
| OF IN some way. -.
| Tho authority to insrre Republican
! form Of government is tex!b.e enough to 20
! good way, and common sense, WHICH rep'
ge.stnts on earth the wisdom OF the gods.
| mar eke il GU: and teach these Southern
| cu...nroa.s that we have a federal govern.
| ment. and tha: the power which emancI'
pa:ei the negro was ao.e to protect him.
The Chicago Inter, Occar cs September :
speaks uassse:yed:y 0: :as situation. 1t
| says:
The present aIgh-handea measures In the
| South ara precisely what we have feared
and expected !oy the last three years. The
country is suffering from the effects OF
! be :eason j: was deemed peculiarly neces.
sar: to treat rebels agains. the government
little better than any other set OF Inen
1 within our borders. Il there was a law
| dis.ranchising them. i. was repealed before
| they asked il. If theis crimes had placed
! the.n under disability. they had only to
cali attention to she fact. and Congress
has.enei 70 removs It,, swift haste was
| made to repeal every law distastefUI to
! then. and when the prosecutions and Inuc.
| deys o; the ku k!ux made It necessary to
| pass a law for theis apprehension and for
4 the protection OF their victims. how! went
| up from Southern symoathizers in the
| North. aud SO .grea: pressure was
broush: 70 bear. that q pro.
| vision was Inserted shas the law
| should expire with ths next Congress
| after its enactment. This extreme delicacy
! and tenderness. not of the rights but the
l preiudices OF ex.rebe!s. has prolonged in.
| stead OF terminating the troubles in the
| South. and we are now reaping the bitter
| fruits OF an unwise. weak. and vacillatiDg
| policy. This excessive magnanimity0 was
| crueitrs for It encouraged these reckless
! men to fresh deeds of darkness and outrage,
and has necessitated a repetition Of the
J work which we had nearly compieteds
Wa tell Congress that the day OF daihance
| With such men has passed.. The only in.
| which has the alternative of the halter or
| tn. dungeon. Let the ku-klux law be re'
| enacted and remain upon the statute books
Il can hg;rs only yillainse and they deserve
! to b.. h,,r:, Then let Congress throw It's
! tin.iitv ana sentiment away and pass the
civil rights bill, provide foy its rigid enferce'
! merte and teach these men that the num-
blest citizen IN the land has privileges
| which they can interfere with only AZ their
PERIL II the work must be done over
aga:no let ]: je done quickly and thos'
oughiyo
The following Is from tie New YORK
lynles OF the thirds
Southern Democrats, as a CLASS, have
always been distinguished for an imprudent
degree of impetuOusnsss. They have never
been able to understand the political diplo-
macy that conceals programme OF violence
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