, 1874-09-05
THE sOUTH AND THE GOVERNMENT


calling hia attention to tho rocent atrocities in
tho South. especially in Louisiana, South Caro.
lina, and Alabama.. Foaring TINT tho local
authorities may not bo ablc to afford tho noceB.
sary protection to lfo md property which is to
bo expected Of oil Civilized governments. ho
suggests that It mny bocomo tho duty Of tho
Gonoral Government to afford tho aid ucces-
Hnry to an enforcement Of tho laws In these
States. He lnstructs him to inquire whero tho
disturbances havo boon most frequent, mud
Thoro thoro is most probability that tho presence
OF troops might be needed. Attorney~G General
Williams considers 1t his duty, in Wow
OF tho acts Of violonco committed in tho
South recently, to proceed with oil possible
energy and dispatch to dotoct, expose, arrest,
md punish the perpetrators Of those crimes, and
| instructs tho Unitod States Marshals aud Atsor-
neys to spare no effort or expense to hayo tho
criminals detected, arrested, and punished.
From tho uttarancos Of tho President aud the
Attorney General, We arc led to be1ievo TINT tho
United States Government contemp!ates inter
fering to punish tho participants in tho Gibson
County and Couslaatta tragedies.
That tho miscreants WHO elarod in theso two
torriblo crlmoa aro ;7oaorv,n, ,f al ,,.,a,,.....
cannot bo don,ad AMI xvo ho,o t,.. .,,e- -,u
meet with thoir doaorta ,hn,do,t,r \. H..
Same limo va f1onht vorv ,unc,, ;, +. ~, ,o,t
the United statca troona ahou,a h,no .-,.,.,.-
to DO with 1t; md for tho following rcasons: j: In
the first place, tic Constitution Of tho United
states nror;b,ts uc, ;nto,,orono. ox,a.. -,....
roonestea hv tho stoto o,,,,ap;.,oa :,
speciflca form, sccond,v hoc,,,,o .,,o o,.t.. ~.
thoritios arc nb1o on, a,naro,t,, willie. ~ ,.;.
thu norn,+-ot,,s -, ill.,.
W. 1,oro .,o
authorities of tho soutb ar, hot,, ,r;,,,,,, ana
ab1o tn nrn;o,, Tho ,,,,,,a-.-o r,..,,.1 NV
IN t,,o sou+,, ao,,,,,,, 4,>o,. ~,
neprocs md t,a 1oo1ors =, ,,,a ,... ~.
alike cla,norona for irat;co nn,o ,>snaa ~ 49,, 49,.
South ia near,v ,,no,,,o,,. - H. a.',.~.-e,
theao dcof,a os v,o,o,,, ca,,.,.. 0 ,~..' -
find 1t to their interest to onco,,ooo ro,oo ~,
harmony botwoon tin rocoa aor ro,,@s. - "
Louisiana has ofrerad n reward NJ ar nm 49,,
discovery aud arroet of nil ncraon, ,n,,,,,.,., =:
tho Coushatta affair. 1ov. nroxr, -, tro,,,,o.
SEQ. writes to tho Attonov.f,ororo, - .,...
state md To Tim shorin - n;,,a.., o..
that 10 Ia roatly tn o,a tho,n ,u ~
tho mcans in his power tn d,acovor ,na
arrest tho actors in thu +ronh,os .,,o,o ,,.t,.
riotoss and iail.broakors, Tin ofro,o t,,ar, a.
toctivcs, associate counee1. md oi15,tiono, ,oroo
Ho offors than money. 1ora, aorpicos o,or,4,,.,,.
In Lis power to aid tAom. Tim 1on,ar,,,o co"!
ier- 1ourna, haa hmm from t,,o ,,o,.,,,.,.s WV
jealous and oarnest in demanding TIN nnn,sh ~
1nont OF the y;l1nips. f,onaiacr,ra thoao ....,..
nations, the a.tItudo or mon ~ ,no,asan 0s' ,
the tone o, tho sontlern nro.u .1,o.. :. "''1
reason why tho aonoral ooyarnmont - s,,on,a ~. ~
torfore un1csa ;,f7co1 !, ,,,,,,,, ,,.-.
That the murdorers aro too ppmn,ons ,t' -, taa
for tho stota out,,or,,;o. ~ NV
md TINT fact anon,d In a,,,,, .o,.,o~s "'~''
Governors or Legislatures - ~ ss.' ~ Wv
3tates. Anv othor ,,,to,roro,a. ,o.s,, r.o'''o