The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

For moro than a week past three Con-
prcssionnl Committees have been hold
ing sessions and taking testimony in the
South. one in Louisiana, one in MissiS-
sippi, and one in Alabama.
The first mentioned Of these three,
that in Louisiana, has finished its laborS
and returned 10 Washington. 1t has
had every opportunity given for ferret
ing out the real source of the troubles
there, and having been present when the
last scene Of the conspiracy against the
State WAS enacted, can 10 much towards
satisfying the country As to the
truth or untruth Of the various
statements which have bean
presented in connection herewith.
From the testimony taken, and which
has boen heretofore published, one thing
has been most indi,putably shown; that
the people have had to submit to II gov
eminent for which they had no respect,
and which has been to them no protec-
ton; but rather has only afforded their
rulers opportunities Of robbery and OPP
preston. 1t has been shown that under
this government, business is Frustrated,
prosperity ovcrthrown, and taxation lev
ird which amounts almost to conllscation.
If, under these circumstances, murders
have occurred; if the Conshuttu affair re-
ally is really what tn" Republican lead
ers in Congress delight to call ia
massacre brought about by political dit
frrences-every crop OF blood shed lies
nj the door of the administration and
CONGRESS. OF the President first, in that
he used his power to subyert the people )
Government and establish that OF
himself and friends. and Of
Congress next, in that, despite the fact
that one of its own Committees decided
that this was wrong, allowed the out
rage to pass unrebuked. No wonder
then, that when the people We're thus
compelled to yield suIlen and mwilI-
ing obedience. they should become
excited by anger, aud brooiing over
their wrongs, and be tempted to wreall
their vengeance upon their insolcnt and
tyranica cppressors aud the authors Of
all their woes. The wonder to-day is
that they have shown such remarkable
self control and forbcarancc.
In Mississippi the same old story of
Encouragement fraud and robbery has
been developed. When the citizens Of
VicksbuIs Justly demanded that the
sheriff of the County should give a
sufficient bond or resign, they were met
hy insolence, and finally, wheE
they forced the delinquent official
10 resign. his friends, backed up by Gov
ErnOr AhES, H>>'iH'Icu '"V"'9'i'' - ~
Gather, and attacked the city, determined
IN resist these just demands BY fierce.
Tho citizens defended themselves success
fully and the Governor and Sheriff 5
friends being badly beaten, Immediately
started the cry of oppression and out
-. ...,,,,,,istnp WAS semi tsI-
amino into it. The result is likely to be
contrary to that wished for. Frauds and
corruptions on the part OF more than one
official have been discovered, and Gov
ernor AMEs must come IN for his share
ot the odium attached. The public will
acknowledge, toe, that even could this
affair be proven a butchery, rs charged,
instead Of justifable act of selt-dcfense,
the people were naturally excited by the
wrong-dcings and impositions upon them
of a government whose only interest in
the State was that Of securing to itself
dishonest pelf.
In Alabama very little, 50 tar, las
transpired regarding the doingS Of the
committee there engaged; but We read
this morning that 1T has concluded ITS
work in one county, and there had sue
ceeded in proving two murders, but could
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