Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-24
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l. nose WHO nave Detu 50 ildSIN u
censure the Administration for the
late action in Louisiana, should
consider we'll the ground and cir
cumstances upon which they base
their premature condemnation.
The question seems to be, tc
what extent may we depend on the
various reports which have come
from that State? and what is the
law in relation to Federal inter
ference Herewith -?
On general principles of law and
Justice, we take, first, the conclu-
sion that any State which can
count its murdered citizens by
thousands. and that for no other
cause than to strengthen the polit-
zeal advantages of a despotic min
ority, must be in state OF anarchy
and corruption second, that any
State which cannot enforce the
legitimate laws of its own statute
books. without the interference or
assistance of armed leagues, is not
in a position to support the Federal
law or give security to life or
property: third, that in the absence
of constitutional government on
the part of the State, or an IN
ability to support the law Of civil
officials. the Federal Executive IS
the proper jurisdiction to find
remedy. If the facts are apparent,
il requires but little investigation
into the conditions Of Louisiana to
show that she has so far not only
been unable to support her own
laws but has sacrificed the security
of life and property in direct VIOLA
tion of constitutional and Federal
authority, and that in the face OF
her honored heroes.
Will some of the enemies Of
Federal interference tell us, free
from political prejudice, the proper
thing to be done in Louisiana IN
der the existing circumstances?
Should the disgraceful scenes OF
other similar contests be allowed to
further dishonor the history of the
Republic? Are the drawing OF
revolvers and the use of butcher
knives in oul legislatures becoming
so common. that the whole country
NAV be made to recognize murder,
massacre and anarchy, under the
infallible name of State sovereign
tv? Has the country at large no
record of honor to preserve?
Must our Federal laws remain as a
dead letter =? Are our constitu-
tional amendments a blank? Were
the statutes authorizing our Pres
ident to employ the army IN any
State for the protection of life, law
and order, passed while all our
great statesmen were in a dream?
or do we awake in the centre of a
new revolution, having for its base
the downfall of all deeds made
under reconstruction, the secret
of the black race, and
the inscription of "fool raised to
the memory of our deceased states
men and soldiers? The Executive
OF jurisdiction of a State, is cor
rectly linked to the highest au-
thority of the nation, and so soon
as the one fails to secure its people
against the results of intimidation,
murder and anarchy by armed
leagues. the other suffers alike the
disgrace of its corruption. Yet,
the enemies of justice, law and
humanity, would tell us to suffer
all this, and more, under the
Swallowed name of independent
State sovereignty, Considering
the circumstances, so far as the
conflict between the races has been
reported, all must agree upon the
necessity Of further provisions for
the civil and political rights Of the
freedmen of the South; some thor
ough measure which will raise
them above the position of neces-
sary evil, and whose lives may be
respected with all the obligations
due to a citizen.
UNTIL further notice, sleeping
cars between Carson and Sacrament
to will run as follows: Leave
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