St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
The Reign of Terror in the South


writes To Iilat paper some Oh Ine 1actS
on which. doubtless. the Journal based
its startling leader on the Southern sit
uation. which has been largely copied ::
The country has been advancing to-
wards peril of which it has yet no real
idea, and which. when it comes to COM
prchcnd the truth. will Startle and
appaIl every patriot. 1t will come to
understand that Sheridan wa> right =.
not in the measure he proposed, but il
the truth he uttered and in the warning
he gave. | had Il two hours talk this
morning with Il member of the hives
tigating Committee, which has just re-
turned tIom New Orleans; member in
whose cooneSs of judgment. and fidelity
to truth and cou>cirntiOuSiIeSS of char
acter the country has e?.tlre confidence.
Very much of what WAS stated am not
ut liberty to repeat. But there are some
points which 1t Is permissible to state.
The very worst. said this member. that
has been reported as to the terrible
condition of affairs in the South does
not begin to give the whole truth.
While the plan for Il compromise under
the auspices of the committee was III
progress i'll New Orleans, scores and
Scoles of the leading business, men. not
Republicans but Conservatives. went
privately to the members and said ::
For Gods sake do not leave the state
until Nou have effected Il settlement of
this difficulty and given us IL reign of
law and order. They were all intense
ly anxious ior the compromise. They
were asked: IF you would come ont
publicly ia favor OF this compromise. it
would 1t" much /" secure it, acceptance;
why don't Nou do it ,! I'VE dare hot.
vas the answer: III il were known that
We Were here privately with members
of the committee. urging h, comp ON
i>,.. our houses and stores would hc
burned aver our heads within twenty
fnu hours.
TIi~ i Il fact about which there can
hr uo mistake. and it il Il t!I"httul cN-
hihit "t the state of affairs. he Re
pubiI"Hn> are in favor of 1t Just COM
promise the better c.a>> of Democrats.
including the great uiiSS of the business
mrn. are tor it only the worst Demo
cratic managers and the rough element
Hhn thrive upon lawlr>>nr>> are against
il. and They are tcrr"rizimg the state
" an Illustration of the spirit of the
Democratic managers of the North. one
If the Democratic State senators ut
Louisiana. " hose name have and he
- one of the most conspicuous among
them. said that while the proposition
tiuI II compromise WAS before the Dem
"rIatIc raur,l>. a hundred tclcgram>
wee reviewed from Democrats in New
nrk. Washington. Baltimore and other
places urging IL rejection. They don't
Il. |
they want palN capital. The same
~cuIr"I said that. if he chose. he could
hide through his county and shoot dow II
men with perfect impunltN :" COM
plrtcll dead Ncl,. laN and Justice. Nj.
E"ng,r If Michigan. chairman OF the
Nlck>hur. aud Mississippi Investigating
committee. gives IN equally terrible
picture ut affairs. Among all his a>>u-
clarr> lac, has the reputation of being II
sound. cool. icNcl-hcHdcd man. nt con
-rIyati>c characters When asked him
hat Wi> the truth about thc temper at
the south and the condition of things.
Il, an @r!,d The, Judges at the high
est c"H.i~ of Mississippi. against whom
all parties igI"c that not a WoId can he
said. have not dared Ia sleep in thciI
own h"u>r> tor months. lest they should
hc ;i>>.r~>iHltcd and if that hc tue of
tho most eminent white judges. Nn'I can
imagine how the r;i>r stands with the
poor blacks.
Senator DoI>rN. OF Nrl>du>.I>. said Ia
Us: II have not had Il light in my huu~r
'nI three Vc;iI~: and that statement l.
tue al every Republicans III Arkansas
" ho his dIlrd to express his political
sentiments. senator DORSEY went Il"
ARKANSAS. engaged not in politics. hut
IN RAILROAD enterprises. and did vast
deal ton the Development of the state.
AttrI thus serving the interests of the
r"ulmautv. he had the audaritl To Ice
elected Republican nifcd States Sen
at"I. and Immediately hi> prescription
and pen ~ccuIi"n began. The Wiud",>
doors aud walls "t his h"u~,. are shat
tered with bullets from ;t>>.u~>ins who
fined ~ he dark and. fn this reason.
~ already stated. he has moi had Il
llgitr IN hi home toI three, Years Thc>,.
alc merely samples" t mmImrlablr facts.
>"ut of which are tar more startling.
and all "1 which are derived from the
most direct and authentic sources. In
dccd. MANY of thc Democrats hcI,. do
not prctrud {" deny in private this
general md appalling condition nt al
idlr>. buc nt the Democratic members
of Congress from Alabama did not hest
tate T." declare the Other dal. ~ per
~"ualI} kn"N. that the Republicans
REALLY Carried thai state in the last
clrrt:"u. though = Democratic majority
of over Thirteen thousand was counted
up. ii" mol ~uppo>c Mr.. Marshall will
unite in TIA" report Of his colleagues nn
the Louisiana nmmIttcc. ami Vel he
stated on Saturday that to SAY there
WAS 10 Intimidation ia Louisiana was
not true. Others OF the Democrats free
~ admit the facts IN private and frankly
>lN lhyt expect H. Il party to get pos
session "i In" Southern States IN this
WIN.
Md Just hclc j. one Of the mutiNc> ut
tins rebel crusade. Ii has tW" puIp">c>.
distinct and Vet blended. The one i
l." capture every Southern state fnI the
Dem"clacl in 1876. and ihc Other. ~ Il
sequence. l. &" uulIiil the >tli,~tar!rr ui
reconstruction. To hriu. forward the
most extraordinary rebel claims ana to
reduce the blacks To Il condition. of
pc"nIgc.
Pomeroy Sentenced to Death
\ special session of the supreme
tuHIt of ii">toII. WAS conN tntd by Chief
Justice GIal. Saturday molniny. Ton
the purpose of pl"m"mclm@ sentence
upon Jesse Harding P"mcrnN. convicted
of the murder OF the young lad. Horace
Il. MlIen. The circumstances attend
ing the murder. the excitement vhirh
it occa>iomeG. and the final arrest and