The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-14

wv t''Nlll UftuiiN flOtF
ever centtrs OF partisan intrigue and
trickery.
The Caseys and Packarls carried off
the State Senators in n United States rev.
rnlle cutter, and shut up n Republican
Governor ia the custom house. guarded
by the United States soldiers to Keep ont
another Republican faction. Nay, more
than that. the same Packard arranged the
last election campaign IN Louisiana. be-
ing nj the same time United States Mar
shal and Chairman Of the Campaign COM
mittee OF the Kellogg party. managed
not only the political campaign, but also
the movement of the United States
troops. 10 enforce the laws,
to keep hi. political opponent
from intimidating his political friends.
We have several legislatures much in the
way. Mexican pronounciainentos and ri
val governments. calculating upon the
aid they may get from the National Gov
ernment-the attorney general of the
United States called upon to make or
unmake state governments with wave
of his hand and the department of justice
at most appearing like central bureau
for the regulation of state elections: still
more than that. Federal judge in Louis
lana by midnight order universally rec
ognizcd rs gross and most uniustifiable
usurpation. virtually making State gov
eminent and Legislature; the national
executive. with the army sustaining that
usnrpation. and Congress permitting IL
to be done and now eliminating In the
Federal soldiers. with fixed bay
onets. marching Into the lcgis-
lative hall of Il State and
dragging ont by force men universally re-
cognized - claimants FOR membership.
and having been seated. the soldiers deci-
ding u contested election case. and or
ganiLing legislative body, the lieuten-
ant-gencral suggesting to the President
to outlaw by proclamation, n numerous
lot OF people by wholesale. that he NAV
try them by military commission. and
then the secretary informing the lieuten-
ant-gcnpral by telegraph that that gov
eminent has full confidence in his wisdom.
aud around this the whites in the south,
gradually driven, look upon the national
government a. their inplacablc and I'M
scrupulous enemy. and the people OF the
whole country are full OF alarm and
anxiety about the safety of Republican
institutions and the rights of every man
In the land.
He would hail the day a. a most att
spicious one for the coloicd people OF the
G"OuiI WITH lIltN lll1tN On u retlluHlOnS
leadership of those Adventures, who,
taking advantage of their ignorance.
made them tools tor their rapacity.
He argued that Virginia, North Caro-
lima and Georgia, where Self-goycrnment
was unobstriicted. Were advancing in
prosperity. while In Louisiana and other
States where selt-govcrnment was OBJ
,tructcd, there was no prosperity. lie
thought the lawlcssness Of power was be-
coming far more dangerous than mob
Mr.. Schurz continued ] shall be the
last man on earth to say word of excuse
for tile Southern rufflans who threatened
negro voters with violence. | know no
language too severe to condemn them, but
| cannot forget that the only act of ter
rorism and intimidation ever happened
10 witness with my own eyes was the
cruel clubbing and stoning of q colorcd
man in North Carolina. in 1872, by men
of his own race. because he had declared
for the Conservatives, and IL the whole
story of the South we're told. ii would be
discovered that such u practice has not
been inlreqncnt.
lcannOt forget That a. 10 the discharge of
laborcrS from employment for political
cause. most seductive and dcmOralizing
example j. Offered by the highest author
ity IN The land while We have law In our
statute books imposing penalty for the
intimidation of voters by threatened or
actual discharge from employment, II j.
the notorious practice of our government
10 discharge every one of its cmployc.
who darc> To oppose the administration
party.
| have always condemned every spc-
cicS of intimidation interfering with the
freedom of political action and thcretnrc