National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-21

jority Of them are unworthy Of confidsuca and 70
tpect, Is q fslsehoOd 20 apparent that proof q
scarcely necessary % eonfnte Il. Because there
are some bad men among them. shall an the
''sealawagsH and -carret-haggs Be rspudietod
BY the Fedorf1 ccFarnmtnff
But what o1s1es have thess men sonmittedi
Has Il cone o Be 1srh 3 crime Tor 3 lnan % I've
IN the home Of his birth and Nhere hia A1csSlars
Lived and died, and where they and their children.
perhaps, lie buried, ana 70 exercise the right Of
freedOn a ttouEhti speech sud act thattheGoTs
ernment Ne lived cantno longsrt pretSct hint
Have things come 70 anoh a pass, your Excel
isncy, that for . man who chances, IN the wisdom
,of the Almighty, 20 be born north OF an tmagf-
nary geographical line, omake his home q any
point south Of that line II 70 make him an ont
law liable % Be hunted and shot down like dogf
or that because be sympathizes with . long
abused and doHn-troddsn race, Who have the mis-
fortune 70 be Of smother color, both he and the
eolored men are to Be no longer entitled to the
equal protection Of the laHs7 gist M ssag
Never, your ExceElsnsy, can great and free
Government-a Governments Of the people and
Tor the peoples Government such a. thst Of
which you are ths head, Justly indorss any such
prosuiptiVe policy. Tha scalaWAgs and carpet
baggers, land among thu latter are many who
barred their bos0ms in defence Of that liberty
which It Is now sought to deny tham,) and the
colore6 people, too entitled % fall and ample
protectlon from AL acts OF Illegal violence, no
matter from what source such acts may come, and
It Is yonr duty % see that this protection Is given
them.
An fndignity visited upon one Of the humblest
citizens Of the South be he ''scalAWag, colored'
man or ssenrpetb Dagger, because OF his political
opinions, should be considered an insult to the
whole nation, and the strong arm Of power should
be put forth 20 redress his grievance. isIla
The time has come when pacffoation to our enc
mics Is no longer possible. Every mild expe-
dent has long since been worn threadbare, and It
Il useless 70 temporizs further. lIsss AZ
: The military is the only power that can quelI
the disorders. Let It then be called intorequis-
ton. Let bayonets sustain, If neeessary,the re-
-cogniaed government OF Louisiana, assisting the
Governor and other constituted authorities until
such time as the ringleaders, and all who par
ticipated in the recent riots, have been arrested
tried, condemned and hung-that Is the proper
punishment for treason against state or national
AS 'scalaWagsp and acarpet-baggers,R we do
not solicit pity--foF we are men; nor dove plead
FOR mercy for We are conscious Of no wrong. IAN
we ask Is justice. This It Is our right to expect
as eitisens and It should be given u.s. y
8 II the present force at your command Is InsunH-
Client, speak but the word your Excellency, and
there win be such response as will I'LL the ranks
OF the army with volunteers who have worn the
blue underyou ExeslienCys lead (yss, and blsd.
too, SOME OF them,3 and be sufhcient 70 sweep the
last rennEht Of secession into the gulf y
Speak the word at once, but let il be decisive
Let rs have an end Of this matter. sLet us have
peace" JUsTtcK