New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-25
A CHARITABLE VIEW.

1t is charged that the Republican party
instigate the murder of Republicans to
Justify the introduction Of Federal troops
We should like to know what the Repub-
,icans would want with Federal troops II
the Ku-Klux would allow people to 60 to
the polls and vote as they choose. But II
the Republicans are capable OF encour-
aging O. massacre for the promotion OF
party interests, why would it be more alb
surd to suppose the Democracy have
armed and instigated the Indians to mas
sacre the white people?
1t is a matter of history that Kansas
was contested on behalf Of freedom and
slavery. The Free Sellers recommended
supply Of rifles to their friends, while
the Southern people went also with arms
in their hands, for the protection of their
property, as it was established in the
States. John Brown undoubtedly took
up subscriptions for his armed benefac-
tors of Virginia, and partisan violence
is sufficiently base to account for any act
of political Intervention.
The American public has been greatly
surprised to learn that from tive to ten
thousand Indian warriors have been
armed with the best weapons Of precision.
They have seen particular traders charged
with the heinous offense of bartering these
arms and ammunition for buffalo robes.
This contraband trade demands reproba-
ton and investigation. These traitors to
humanity should be brought to justice,
and Congress could not do more proper
act than inquire into the facts, with
view to arrest such an outrage. The British
government was once held in horror tor
having armed the savages against our &C.
fenseless frontier. The Spanish authorities
allowed the Indians to bring the fruits Of
their murderous raids into Pensacola or st.
Augustine. Why should not Congress
INQUIRE into the crime of supplying the
savage enemies on the frontier from Texas
to Canada with similar means OF injury
or facility of plumber? The Democracy
represent Republicans as capable OF send
ing men to slaughter as a political issue
We do not think SO badly Of our Demo
cratic opponents as to assert that they
would arm the Indians to cause the with
drawal Of troops from the South. 1t i
true that such q diversion would have
that exact effect. 1t is true the Repub
licans have been charged with viii
lingness to leave the brave Custer
to slaughter rather than remove
troops from the South to sup
press Indian barbarities. These are
very cruel charges, but We can moi
be provoked to the insinuation that the
Democracy have invested any part OF thei1
campaign funds in Remington rifles ano
scalping knives for the Sioux, any more
than we believe that they would furnish
similar weapons to the ku-hlux or White
Les cues to intimiGate the colored OF
assassinate the white Republicans No,
no. The Democracy are not so bad as
that. We will not believe it OF them.
They have accused the Republicans
Of numbering Republicans to get
up a political issue TO compel the
Federal government to send troops into
the South. We will not suspect that
Democracy sent rifles and tomahawks
to the Indians to prevent the Federal
government from sending troops to pro-
tect the laws and rights Of the Southern
people. We are not so uncharitable.
Any way, let Us have the investigation
into this contraband encrmity. Who
sent these arms to tie Indians? What
explanation can possibly be offered for
such course? As the Times says of the
Hamburg murders, what ''extenuation
or pailiation" can be offered? Let US
hear the facts.