Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-30
The Southern Troubles.

the Widespread ana deep dlStrust anu shep-
tici>m which have taken place of the con-
lilcnt assurance and the >anguinc cNpecta-
tion> formerly prevailing. he entered into
the discussion OF the situation in Louisiana.
He reiterated his opinion, expressed in
the Senate. that kcllo~~'s government Is
a uSurpation. but it had been recognized
bv the President and when last week the
McEncrvteS overthrow it, the President
con>titutionally rcin>tatcd it, and that vas
de end of the Louisiana revolution. But
it is not the end of the disease, neither IS it
| the final remedy.
4 treat wron" has been committed. The
wrong does not consist in the intervention
of tIl. President for he acted in the cXer-
else ofhiS constitutional authority. Neith-
CT can in Il republic. the right of self help
| by force b" admitted. for such an adm>
sion would encourage every party and
every individual that had Il grievance.
either real or imaginary. to force for
/ redress. ana Il state of anarchy wou'd en-
sue which no political or social ormaniza-
ton could Withstand. But the great
/ wrong WAS committed before. 1t WA, then
a federal Judge palpahly ovcr>tcpping the
limits cf hi> jurisdiction. and p~rpctuatin@
IN outrage without precedent in our hi>to-
~. WAS supported by the power Of the ma
| tiona government in an act of virtually
creating Il state Government which had not
! The least evidence Of an election hv the
people. 1t WAS when, even after the Pres
| i,cnt had confessed his doubt. Congress
NEGLECTED. t, undo the usGrpaton and to
make room for those who had prima Elcic
evidence OF :,n election 10y the people The
wrong was committed even before that
and in more state, than Louisiana. Ii WAS
when federal uilicc-holdcr> in the south
were permitted to use their authority and
prestige rs 4 power in Il partisan state
gov crnmrnt, and the most rnpariou> and
corrupt that ever di~yra@cd Il republican
country. Ii VS. when the keeping of the
southern states WAS deemed more mpor-
TINT fnn that thcH should have honest and
constitutional government. Nor WAS that
the only wrong committed in the south
here was another. and on the othrr side
1t WAS when bands of lawl,.>~ rutlian- in
Tested the southern country. spreading ter
rnr 10y cruel persecution and MURDER 1t
Wa~ when helpless prisoners We're >lHu~h-
tered in cold blood 1t WAS when neither
officers nor volunteers could -" found TO
arrest the perpetrators of such bloody
deeds. or ~ iuri>t 10 convict them. 1t
WAS when the better cll>~,.~ of society con
tented Themselves with cnnd~muat1ry re-
solutions ana niou> wishes. instead of
,tr9iuinr every nerve to brio,r maleflctor-
t. iti-ricr And ROW it i said that many
of tL,. hI.n.Iy ~,uri., which reach IL from
the south arr. Invention, or r\a"orratiou-
That NAV have been. and undoubtedly
IN SOM. ,.,~ Is was -. hu, we know aI.,
that very many Of thrm were Mt too trl.
and rIlr ,l,y ,olun, hrc\l.l,iucl ~ mere.
defence. AGAINST official robbery. And In.
nur.l.r..J ,ictiu. v,r,.. mostly ,n,r No.
.,ro. while. The. real rIuuJ,.roi, w,ut FREE,
NH .,f. W.. know .I-, th,, ,h,r,. !. :,
,lI,1i.uIy element IN tn. ~nith. which. nm
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