National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-19
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
sEzAT0R MOBroH OHzHEzROUBLEs
urHE SOUTH.

WHY RECONSTRUCTION IS REsIsTED-THE
CARNIVAL OF CRIME THE LOUISIANA
INSTRUCTION THE SOUTH oARoLIEA
BOLT-P0LITIcs IN vIRGNIA-THE TIN
NEssEE DEMOCRACY.
IED1ArAPo1Is, Sept. Ex-senator Morton ad-
dressed an immense audience to-nighs upon the
past and present condition Of the South. He
spoke earnestly and calmly, and his romarkB
were frequently spplauded. He opened BY con-
tadicfing the assertion that recongtrustion vas
failure, claiming that its apparent failure was
due 70 tie eonduct Gifts enemies, and not because
Of intrinsic defects n the system. Resisfance to
rsconstrucEfen grows out Of Opposition to tae abo
ltion Of slavery and the elevation Of the negroes
to civil and political rights. He condemned the
white Leagues, which he said had but single
principle, that white men should -ule. In ma
jorlty Of the Southern States there had bsen
H0H CARNIVAL OF cKuME
for the past two months but . small portion Of
which Is made known TO the Northern public.
The telegraph Is loaded with reports that the ne
Rroes are eonspiring and the whites are only on
the defensive, but when the facts are known It
Turns out that only negroes and white Repnbn-
cans are Killed. All the negroes ask Il to be let
alone. They know they cannot cope with the
whites IN any struggle with arms. Calumnies are
made the pretexr for assassination throughout
the South. Its not war or races, but q war
against the Republicans Of the South, Whitss and
blacks-not from any apprehension Of social
equality or fear OF the civil rights bin, but to
make this white mans government and reduce
the negroes IS nearly as possible to slaves. He
reviewed
THE CONDITION OF LOUISIANA
for the past eight years, during which time he
said that State had been made vast slaughter
house. The effort 70 defeat Kellogg in 1917 be
characterized as gigantic fraud. He referred
to the Senate Louisiana Investigating Committee
report upon that matter as showing the frauds
perpetrated by the MeEnery party to secure his
election. He said the Supreme Court had re-
peatedly decided the Kellogg governments was
the lawful government. The President, In hVs
dinerent ways, has recognized H. The House OF
Representatives recognized 1t BY admitting mem
bers on Kelloggis certificate. The Senate did so
by refusing to pass the bill Tor new election.
He reviewed the
coLFAx MASSACRE AND coUsHArrE MURDERS,
and said for all these inhuman crimes not q man
has been punished. 1 am no advocate Of KEEL
Ioggs but It is only justice 70 say that he has not
belonged 70 any Of the plundering rings, and no
robbery or stealing has besnt brought home to
him. The Republicans Of Loalsiana are not free
from frAnd. have no apology for them. But
they are trivial when compared with the system
Of murder By which their ranks have been
deeeniatea and the whole State demoralize6.
He said further, If the people Of Louisiana would
not have their State blighted they must stop the
murder business. The seizure Of the State by the
McEnery faction was in the nature Of Mexican
pronunciamento. II It Is tolerated in one State
It will be adopted in another. There is
BUT oNY SOLUTION FOR TIE SOUTH,
the recognition Of equal and political rights Of
the coIored people, the protection Of life for the
people Of all opinions and Of sll parties What
ever may be said Of irregularities by which the
Kellogg government was established # was un.
doubtedly true that II represented majority Of
the people Of the State, but II MeEnery had been
placed in once 1t would have been BY fraud un-
equalled inextent and Wiekedness. Two apollo
gies are given for the murder Of black and white
Republicans tbr6hghout the South.
First. That the whites are driven to II BY the
robberies Of the carpet baggers. This he styled
selfeyident weak and senseless falsehood, for
murders and punishmenss have always fallen
upon the innocent and poor. The thieves always
fonnd Democratic partnert. When discovered
they are kicked out Of the Republican party.
The case Of Yarmouth is a notable fact. The
next excuse Is that the negroes have eonspired
and armed themselves to extirminste the whites,
and that these murders are committed by the
whites in sell-deience. These are stupid lies,
Manufactured by Knayes to be believed by idiots.