The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-21
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1875.
LOUfSIANA.

L0Ui5IAEA.
Since 1860, now nearly fourteen years,
the former slave States, comprising the en-
tire southern group of our Union, have
been in a disturbed and unsettled condition.
From April, 1861 10 April, 1865 the fame
Of civil war swept over that entire section,
from the Potomac TO the Rio Grande.
There are none, We believe, who deny that
that war grew out Of the fact that the South
ern States from the time OF our Colonial de-
pendence, had been devoted TO the institu-
ton of slavery, which resulted in the de-
yelopment OF a social and industrial organ
ism, radically different from those o! the
North.
This, in its tuIn, brought about a sta'e OF
things anticipated and dreaded by some Of
the most wise and patriotic fathers OF The
country.
The alienation, engendered BY years OF
political strife between the two great poliii-
cal parties, and more notably between the
two sections, broke on, at last in open war.
The South resolved to remain no longer in a
union she could not control. The month of
April, 1865, witnessed The surrender OF Gen.
Lee, the great Captain of The Confede. a.e
o armies, and soon alter, the en,iTe organized
forse OF the pseudo Coniederacy surrendered
10 the Union.
Bt.i we cannot iorset the fact, that the
almost unanimous remark OF the disband-
ing Coniederates was, I'VE are overpowe.od,
but not whipped" as IL it had been the pur-
pose Of the National Government to destroy
the entire resources of the South and leave
ii waste forever, rather than The es,ab-
lishment of the sovereign authority OF the
General Government over that section from
which her representatives had been expelled
by the military power of The usurpers.
IL it had been the design of the triumph
ant North 10 destroy, she could have exc
cuied destruction a. complete and terrible
"a that OF Sodom by the fire OF God, or that
OF Jerusalem by Titus Ins,ead Of .hat, all
parties at the North were a unit in the dis
position to restore the South, not only to
her proper practical relation with the Fed
eral Gayenmcnt, but to her proper stand
iuzand political influence in the sisierhood
Of States
But, the sentiment. I'VE wee overpowered,
moi whipped" has been on the Southern
tongue, is the Southern pres, and in the
Ssu,hern head ever siace. That this is true,
let 'hoUsands o; Union men, white and black
mu-de.ed in The South since the close OF the
wat, for political opinions sake, testify.
Immedia .ely a.rer he war was over and
reconstruction had iai " begun The e1ecra-
bic ku-Klu1 organization began lis devil
ish work, and Continued Killing, manning
aiS spreading terror through the South,
til the indignant NATION ordained right
eous law authorizing and commanding The
President 10 seize and punish the bloody
outlaws. Then, as now, a hideous cry OF
alarm was raised by The copperhead De
mocracy of The North, whose assinine bray
ing frightened weakened Republicans out
OF their wits. But a faithful President, As
General Grant has ALWAYS been in ere.y
tiust committed to him by the people, p,o-
cesied TO execute ihe law. He laid lhe
strong hand OF the National power on he
Organized bands OF assassns and sent a Jew
score OF them 10 prison, where they riSh,-
fully belonged, and possibly one or tSo 10
the scafiold. This effective measure gave
peace at tie South, at least for a while.
But now The same state of things, almost
exaszlv, 'eappea's, in Louisiana, M:ssi,-
sippi AMI Arkansas, as also in paris of
South Csroliua, Alabama aud Tennessee
Concerning the present outbreak, how
ever, it may be said that the leaders are far
mors bold audacious and determined than
ever. The constituted authorities of Lou
isiana and Mississippi have called on the
President in the regular, Constitutional way
70. protection against domestic violence
In the course of developments, the Lieuten-
ant-General of the army is sent to survey
the sstua ion, and, il necessary, take char3e
Of the forces stationed at the South, 10 avoid
bloesished and the overthrow Of The local
State Governments. But when he tells the
President and the whole country what is
the true state of affairs. that human lie is
utterly unsafe, and that armed bands OF
Leaguers are constantly depredating on
their neighbors it is As if he had attacked
den of countless reptiles. Denial af.er
denial, and contradiction upon contradic-
ton is published, but the Truth, written in
the blood of the men slain in New Orleans,
Grant Parish, and at Cousha.ta, and on The
soil of every parish from Red River to the
Balise, and from Teche to Pom Chartrain,
conf m beyond The power OF contradiction
the statement Of Gen. Sheridan.
We shall speak hereafter of The servility
of Northern cities, formerly and at the
present time But meanwhile We say 10 all
good citizens devoted to the best interests OF
the country, be patient but firm in your
convictions. The affai,s of the Republic
are still in safe and trustv hands, and be-
fore any erea; mischief can come 10 the
country those who now have charge must
be displaced, and before that can occur the
loyal sentiment of the country will have
righted itself and spoken at the ballot-box
in such manner as To render secure, at
least for term of wears, the. fruits Of the
war and the blessings of free Republican
government.