The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-29
The Laws Murder--A Word More.

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.The latest southern outrage that OF
the murder OF IAws--murdered upon
the authority Of the Rad,calsl "by the
White League of Louisiana" because
he was a Republican turns out to DO a
deed in which only two persons took part
Upon the authority OF District-Judge An
psRsoN, Of the district where the murder
was com mitted, it is stated that LAWS was
l;,,ed by one man" instead OF Ca company
os white Democrats" as the Radical liars
renorted: and the supposed murderer is IN
is;l. Notwithstanding that the Radicals are
ALWAYS declaring that "White-Leaguea ssaS-
sins ',-i. e., white men-are never arrested
and tried. ;,
The murderer in the case is in prison, and
will be tried. But what have outside people
and outside authority to do with this mat
ters Tie local State authority has been
established in Louisiana, and the govern
men, and laws of that State are sufficient to
preserve order and punish outrages.
There is no necessity for outside authority
and outside intcrmeddling to secure order
in the South. Such intermeddlinS only
tends 10 public disturbance and social arpre-
hension, Wecannot have entire peace until
il is recognized that the States Of the South
are just as able to preserve order ana en-
force Justice in all local matters as are the
States Of the North. This recognition
should be thorough. The Federal Govern
ment has no authority to interfere with mat
tiers altogether belonging to the States. me
Federal Government should recognize the
fact by ahstaining altogether from any such
interference, either by featuring southern
Governors or judges, or through their en-
issaries acting as spies and reporting TO the
authority which may employ them. IL Is
impcrtinent in the Federal power to inter-
fere directly or indirectly in the matter.
ANY sor. OF interference implies authority,
and is therefore menace and cause OF
apprehension that there still turks IN the
mind o: persons the idea that the southern
States are not free.
And for what Is this idea cherished? For
mere party purposes. The Radical politl-
clans still desire to contro! southern States,
and thus hold on to the authority and cmol-
rments and thunder OF the Federal Govern
ment.. They. who have shown no consld-
Grafton for the peace and happiness OF the
nation and no desire but to hold on to the
Government. may agitate and invciSh against
the South. II the Administration respects
the local State authority those otice-holders
and plunderers may so or. 4 just Admin
istration viii soon put an end to their war
Mr.. HAYES achieved one OF the MODEST
acts that adorn the history OF the Union IN
restoring State authority to Louisiana and
South Carolina. II he but maintains the
right and truth Of the principle he recos-
nized in that act by abstaining from all in
reference OF all kinds with the States both
North and maintaining in his mea-
sures perfect regard for the entire equality
of the States-he will complete the grandeur
of his achievement and leave the highest
Office in the Union one OF the most distin-
guished Presidents that ever presided over
the nation.
And why shouldn't be? The grandact that
places him so prominently amongst national
rulers logically prohibits him from any sort
OF distinction among the States or Interior
ing in any way with the local State authority
which he has so signally recognized. ANY
distinction which shows disposition to in
terfere in one class Of States more than in
others would be fatal to the integrity OF his
act-one Of the greatest ever performed by a
- nj o1 Sf,fps-anI
from it all the credit to which it was enti-
tied.
A point that we should all make-that w Q
OF the South should hold on to firmly-and
that the President of the United States
should never lose sight Of, is this: No class
of people is under the especial protection
OF the laws. Laws and people-snd espe-
ciaIly those Of the North-declare all per-
sons equal. 1t is therefore an outrage upon
law to set up any race as the especial object
OF the protection OF laws which are made
for all. For years it has been the practice
of the National Administration and the
judicial officers and the Government agents
to pers ecute one. race under pretence that
the other was the public pet and that it had
been outraged. In this way the rights OF
the white race have been outraged and the
public authorities have violated the laws
and degraded the nation. All this sort Of
lawlessness and vulgar abasement OF the
public Administration to the purposes OF
party and ianaticism must cease altogether.
There can never be any such thing as peace
and sectional harmony while it lasts.
If Mr. HAYES will show in his future
course his superiority to tue actors who
have thus degraded their country, and
scorning their vulgar and outrageous ex-
ample administer the Government with en-
tire respect to local State authority, to
equality Of States and people, the general
voice will applaud him ssto the very echo,
that should applaud again." He will then in
deed be one OF the foremost OF Presidents
one OF the real Benefactors OF the Nation.
We care not for his offices. They are at best
but deusions that ensnare men, who enjoy
them for awhile and are then turned out to
disappointment and despair. Let him give
but the blessing Of which We speak to the
country, and he will read bis history in the
nations eyes.
There is this disadvantage about the new
system-and all interested will quickly find
it out-that whenever offices are at stake Of