New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12

longer DO trusted with It's most important iu"o'''
aud that such transg os.iOns on tho part " 'noSo "
power as nov pass before Us are right hnu "o ,
or tbe nnhi velrarrten admit that this governments
OF inc peope for the people ami by the pcople 10
carriage. LIT the huudredth anniversary VI '"o 'p
lie be the confession OF Its failure Sha "'Ae uP -
mind, 10 change the form as wei as tho ha'uro VI wv
institutions 10 play at repdblic would then DE
moekery, III, .,o
IN, do not del1de yourselves aud others with tue
,houoht that by following this fatal road you eau s
preserve those institutions, where tho forms OF e"n
tu;ioual government be violated with mpun''' i
spint OF constitutional government Will soon DC u'
VINO does not know republics VIII be sometimes
.he theaters OF confusion, disturbance u'u '
transgressiJns more frequently perhaps 'h'h NUN
arches governed Ivy strong dcspntic ru'e' A"' "''
lions of republics have to pay some price ior tue Rr'
boon OF their constitutional hnefN' DIT uo VIZ
not also know that IN Republics remedies l"r su'h
owls can be found In entire consOnanco With the spirit
and form OF republican institutions ana c"hs'tnoOua
government LIT nobody suspect me OF favoruQ or OK
cuiug disorder and violent transgressions, for insist
That such remedies can be found ana cnSctVey "ppe
But pnslanmous and dangerous TO republican institu-
lions is that craftsmanship WHICH, to repres3 tr ngres
SONS and the safety Of some, eal devise only
such means as by violating constitutional principles
and forms will endanger the liberty OF all You
say that IL is one OF tho first duties or
q government to protect the lives and properly ana
rights OF the citizen and so 1t is but also II is the HIST
duty OF constitutional government carefully 10 austh
from employing for that protection SUCH means wuich
will place the lives aud property and risuts OF
the citizens at tho mercy OF arbitrary power Let
| such q policy be adopted and followed, aud Tree
institutions Will soon be the downward slope HIVE we
read the history Of the Downfall Of Republics" III vain
1t teaches familiar and terribly instructive 'essou
Usurpers aud blullerers In power prcteAu that 'no
safety and order OF society cannot DO mantaihei ny
measures within The form OF constitutions and law ana
| ,ninv wit
0ubbling on techncaes pleading the necessiles oi
the case What FIRST appeared an isolated ana conpara
lively harmless act, ia by repetition developed h'o
system and there is the end Of constitutional govern
mcnt close cars against the teachines VI
centuries for If do. repentance OF centuries might
be in vain. / repeat republican institutions ana SELL
government have the means right the wrongs occur
ring and If left TO their legitimate action 1t VIII prove
far moro efficient to that end than the arDtrary "eaS
ures we are witnessing. What Is II you uesIre W
| accomplish Those who are honest PATRIOTS haVins
only the welfare OF the people and not selfish partisan
advantage at heart will desire this: that 10 the SouCh
ern States peace and order should prevail, ana that
every citizen should protected in his HE ana prop
erty and rights; and that 10 this end patrotc ana
enlightened public opinion should develop itSei Strong
enough TO prevent reprcss violence anc crime through
the ordinary ways OF local selfgovernment IL ths DC
accomplished, matter under what party auspices
then as good citizens and patriots must be satisfied
THE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.
| Noyv look at the condition of the Southern States
remember the time not many years ago when virgin"
! was said TO be IN an alarming condition. remember
nrominent representatives OF that State having assured
us that II the socaled Conservatives OF that state
sbould obtain the control of the Government. no negro
would he safe and and feds would run with
blood 50 it WAS with North Carolina. with Georgia.
and indeed there much lamentabe disorder occur
ing I'm those States during the first years after the wa:
| what was the remedyl You remember what pohcy was
urged with regard TO Georgia. II was to pro-
long tho existence OF Gov. Bullocks legislature
for two years beyond its constitutional term strength
en- the power Of Gov. Bllock-ho champion plunderer
of Georgia-who not long after had to run away TO
escape the clutches Of Justice and unless that were
done the Senator Indiana predicted carnival OF
murder and OF blood Welt, 1t was not done;
the people those States gradually recovered the Tree
exercise Of selgOvernmCnt, ana what was tie resuli
Virginia s to-day quiet and orderly stao as she
| ever was as any other. in fact. and every citizen
| is securely enjoying his rights. And who viii
! deny that In North Carolina and Georgia an
Improvement has taken place, standing in most gar-
ing contrast the fearful predictions made by the
ad yocates Federal interference, and that most happy
Improvement sustained in those States under and y
the self government OF the people. That Is matter OF
history unquestiouabe and unquestioned' and that
improvement will proceed further under the same self
government of the people as society becomes more
firmly settled in its condition AID Is by necessity
led to recognize moro clearly the dependence OF us
dearest interests on tho maintenance OF public order
| and safety.
TIE FALLING OFF N THE REPUBLICAN VOTE.
That Is tho natural development OF things. 1t will
help the Senator Indiana little to say that the Re
publican vote generally fallen off ia Georgia. and
that this fact conclusive proof OF general system Of
intimidation practced upon the negroes. 1t is scarcely
needed repeat here tue unquestonaby truthful state
ment which been made and proved, that the falling
OF Of the coored vote great accounted for
by the tue part of the coored people OF
the school tax on the payment Of which their
! pended But | viii Say there was falling of In
| the Republican vote in great many States
| last Fall for cause, not only in the
| South, but the North and tho which
operated the whites, may it not operate on the
| backsf What kind Of logic, what kind OF statesman
ship is 1t which, as we have witnessed frequently
this floor, takes the statistics Of population Of State
and then proceeds to thus: SO many cOlored
people so many white people. furnishing many col
ored and so many white votes; therefore. Re
publican votes, and many Democratic votes, and II
election does not show them In that proportion 1t
must be the result OF fraud and intimidation, and
| National Government must interfere. When have
established the rule that election returns must be made
OF corrected according TO the statistics of population
then we may decide elections beforehand by the United
States census last years TRIBUNE ALMANAC, and dis
| pense with the trouble of voting.
THE CHAMPION iNTIMIDAToR.
IntIm dalton Of voters-I doubt not there has been
much Of 1t there has been much OF 1t by terrorism by
the discharge aborers from employment; but on
one side alone. shall be the last man earth to say
word OF excuse for the Southern ruln who threatens
| negro voter with violence. know language too
severe to condemn him but cannot forget that the
only act Of terrorism aud Intimidation happened
10 witness with my eyes the cruel clubbing and
stoning OF d colored North Carolina In 1872 by
| men OF his race. because he had declared