The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-08

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:. SOUTHERN LAwLEssN Ess."

SOUTHERN LAWhE~HN EsS'
This stereotyped heading has
been 30 long in use in the North,
that one would think it was some
what worn. But il continues to
serve many Of the journals, north
of the Ohio and Potomac, even some
of liberal tendencies towards the
South. 1T is perfectly true that we
have murdcrors, horse thieves, rob
bers of all grades, and other kinds
of criminals amongst us, but are all
Northern people uncanonlzcd SAINTS?
If The entire South is to be held re-
ponsible for tho mlsdeods OF our
criminal classes, does not Justice
and fair play require that the same
rule should be applied to the North?
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
lcssness' in connection Of crime OF
whatever nature, committed in the
Northern States, Wore not such n
geographical classification of crime
unfair we might retallatc, IN
kind, and cite the fact that
according to II correspondent OF
the New York Tribune OF
the I'd inst, an organized band OF
brigands are, at this moment, opcr-
ateing in Western New York, and
Northwestern Pennsylvania, in
the boldcst and most sue
cessiul manner. They do
not coniino their operations to
midnight burglarics, or stop Mt
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 been murdered by these
outlaws. The whole country is
represented TO be in II state
of alarm; and II vigilance
committee is about being
organized for the protection Of the
people. The following extract from
the letter Of tho Trbnne's CORES
pondont, will give some idea Of the
business and success Of these mis-
creants in their work Of pillagc
The first operation this side OF the
line was II murder and robbery. They
killed and threw upon the track of the
Lake Shore aud Michigan Southern
railroad, near Rrockton, Mr.. John But
Ter. Soon afterward an unknown
man, supposed to be New York bro
kcr, was brutally murdered and his
body placed upon the embankment OF
the Dunkirk aud Warren railroad neal
the town of Warren. Reports have
reached here of burglaries, supposed to
have been committed by the same
men, ut Caunneautville, Meadvilie,
I,inesville, and Venango, The whole
country il becoming alarmed, and il
IL understood that, unless the local au-
lhorities act more determinedly, thu
State authorities of New York and
Pennsylvania will be called upon 10y
the people for protection.
Late last night five stores OF Rar
dolph, New York, were broken Into
and riled of their entire contents. IN,
value of the property ~ estimated a
SjO,OOO. IL Is believed that the rob
bprs' rendezvous Is in the neighbor
hood of ellington, and the people are
preparing an expedition to assault then
in their stronghold. They are appar
emily not satisfied with invasions o
private rights, bat they have attempt
ed to throw trains from the Atlantic
anu tTeub w cshcih ""u nhVShVul
Valley railroads. In one instance tn,
attempt was successful.
Now, such occurrences as these
had taken place in our county
with what unctious Pharisaisn
would tho Northern press hav,
given them to tho world, and do
plored tho fatal tendency of South
ern society to the commission Of
crime and by implication pointed
to tho reign of law, order and por
feet observance Of the ten com
mandments, which oharactcrlzes 80
society in the Northern States