Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-27
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The People OF the South.

Carl schurz in his great speech In the Senate,
on Monday llth inst, says
" The people Of the South were not murderer. and ban
s ,s va ,s , anong ,',i but the National
Nhah lli'l never would have possessed Otherwise"
Carl could not have referred to the oolored
" element When he said hat, he referred to
the white, purn and simple. Now who form the
white leagues? Who the Ku-klux? For what
purpose are they formed? What does Coushatta
answer What says vicksburg? What says the
soil of louisiana Redeemed with the blood OF Re
publieans slain by assassination from the Gulf to
Tennessee? There is an old book which contains
the following: ale that saith to the wicked thou
art righteous; him shall the people curse nations
shall abhor him Did Mr. 5. think of this when
he spoke or was he throwing in a bid for the
presidency Or could the bad elements have
committed those murders. and leave nobody re-
sponsbe for them? Beside, must man be DEM
agogue enough to say, II the general government
takes some measures TO ferret out these crimes
and to repress them therefore 60 it gives these bad
elements strength which they never would have
possessed otherwise ?' Are these elements 80
persistent that they will rule the state ? They
viii pack the legislature, oyerawe courts, make
Jnrles find any verdict take any life obnoxious to
them, and then find an apoogist in a United
states Senator, who, instead Of denouncng them
and joining with the government he has sworn TO
sustain, in measures to suppress the iniquity,
joins In sympathy with those rebels in trampng
under foot all law except that OF the bully the
mamuder and murderer And this he calls indie
pendence OF party and it is independence Of all
truth oil all allegiance to right and righteousness,
aud special plea for all outlawry.
That there may be good people in Louisiana even
among the whites, may not be denied; but when
we see large majority Of them united in band
!" outlaw and degrade the colored population, and
every one who speaks in their favor or teaches
'ne''' we shall he chary OF praises for such a peo-
pie his strange way to commend their virtue
70 W. 10 say that any one who votes for colored
ma" ior any Office must be cast out of all good a.
e. "i''tel society," and forbidden TO associate with
'hose VINO call themselves respectable. For tho
no person who respects himself would wish In as
'o'i"'e WIN lhose who thus assume to be the ex
ponents OF all respectabty and fitness IN ba ,hav
show that their right to he, may be Questioned
II TINS plea OF MIR, $. means ANYTHING IL means
that such kn-liuX outages aud snch wbite le,,,,a
massaeres as those which have shocked the mera,
sense OF mankind, must continue until their nor
pctrators are sated with blood, aud they can. with
out let or hindrance walk into the possession Of
an power and all sway, aud rule right aemocroti
clily. They must not be interfered with In this |
thelf patriotic purpose, for every interference
well done good and faithful servants. and thew
WIZ perhaps then ungird their derringers and Law
aside their dirks. But we propose 10 let Mr. 4
result. NV