The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-08-14
SOUTHERN LAWLESSNE n EsS.

This stereotypcd heading has
been so long in use in the North
that one would think it was some
what worn. But it continues tC
serve many of the journals, north
of the Ohio and Potomac, even some
of liberal Tendencies towards the
South. IL is perfectly true that we
have murdcrers, horse thieves, rob
bers of all grades, and other kinds
Of criminals amongst us, but are all
Northern people uncanonized saints?
If the entire South is to be held re-
ponsible for the misdeeds of our
criminal classes, does not justice
and fair play require that the same
rule should be applied to the Northi
Yet we have never seen an article
in any paper in tho United States
published in the North or South
with the heading "Northern law
lessness" in connection of crime ol
whatever nature, co mmittcd in the
Northern States. Were not such a
geographical classification of crime
unfair, we might retaliatc, in
kind, and cite tho fact that
according to correspondent OF
tho NeW York Tribune oI
the I'd inst, an.organizod band OF
brigands are, ut this moment, oper'
ateing in Western Now York, and
Northwestern Pennsylvania, in
the boldcst and most sue.
cessful manner. They do
not confine their operations to
midnight burglaries, or stop at
highway robbery even, but add
murder to their other crimes when
necessary to secure their booty or
safety. Within their selected thea.
ter of operations, the bodies of two
citizens have been found, supposed
to have becn murdered by these
outlaws. The whole country is
represented to be in q state
of alarm; and II vigilance
committee is about being
organized for tho protection of the
people. The following extrac from
the letter of the Tribune's cores
pondcnt, will give somo idea of ting
business and success of. these mis-.
creants in their work of pillage
The first operation this side OF the
line was a murder and robbery. They
killed and threw upon the track of the
Lake Shore aud Michigan Southern
railroad, near Brockton, Mr.. John But
Ter. Soon afterward, an unknown
man, supposed to be New York bro
ker, was brutally murdered and his
body placed upon the embankment ol
the Dunkirk and Warren railroad neal
the town of Warren. Reports have
reached here of burglaries, supposed to
have been committed by the same
men, at Caunneautville, Meadvilie,
Linesville, and Nenango. The whole
country is becoming alarmed, and il
is understood that, unless the local au-
thorities act more determinedly, the
State authorities of New York and
Pennsylvania will be called upon by
the people for protection.
Late last night five stores of Ran.
dolph, New York, were broken into
and rifled of their entire contents. The
value of the property is estimated al
$50, 900. 1t is believed that the rob
sbers' rendezvous is in the neighbor.
hood of Ellington, and the people are
preparing an expedition to assault them
in their stronghold. They are appar.
emily not satisfied with invasions oil
private rights, bat they have attempt.
ed to throw trains from tlp Atlantic
and Great Western and Allegheny
Valley railroads. In one instance the
attempt was successful.
Now, ifsuch occurrences as thesC
had taken place in our country
with what unctious Pharisaism
would tie Northern. press have
given them TO the world, and do
plored the fatal tendency Of South
ern society to the commission o.
crime and by implication pointed
TO the reign Of law, order and per
feet observance of the ten CON-
mandments, which charaeterizes 80.
society in the Northern States