The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-07
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Standing the approval which, many
Of these authorities have gwen TO
the Presidents policy of m'n1'hS
his own business, it seems useless
to hope that our Republican, con-
temporaries will follow his 'N'
ample, The Republican press
teens with whole columns OF stun
about Southern affairs, varying III
character from benevolent stu.
piditv to malicious and Venal
MISREPRESENTATION. If they would
ONLY try to remember the ninth
commandment sometimes, or II
those who are disposed to ten the
truth would only show a d1Sp">l-
ton to get some remote ''I"'r
standing Of the facts, before max
ing their silly comments ana draw
ing their shallow and false con-
illusions. their would be less cause
for complaint. a journal wh'rh
finds a pecuniary interest III
systematic misrepresentation upon
this question can do more INJURY
III sowing the seeds OF error ana
prejudice among its readers than a
paper of twirc its ability ana pop
ularity can repair. AS to the
charitable idiots who are wasting
their time and crOwding their col
umns with drivcling ''adNlce t'
the Southern people, and VIII
patronizing sug@cStlonSt to the 'oE
errors of Southern States, III re
card to the manner OF dlScIarGll'!
their duties, even these ere no
innocent. They are based, gen
orally, upon imperfect knoWIrdG'
or untrue reports, and their read
ers are mslrd into similar lgno
rance and folly.
We do not intend, however
that our Northern contemporaries
shall remain in ignorance to tn
"outrage' cases happening anon;
themselves and in the ranks o
"the party" while they are $
!. zeaIouSly devoting themselves t
the task ofregulating the buSlncs
. of Southern Governors. III
Louisville Courier. Journal calls at
n tention to acaSe of political murdt
recently occurring in Kansas,
II appears that Swayzc, a RepUb'
can editor of Topeka, took occa>io
" to accuse some Of ''thc party
g stealing land and school mnnt
- from the State. and was bo'
IT. IT. enough to condemn the same, II
Va which he was duly shot down al!
murdered in true Kansas Styl
# The murderer has lately been trlt
and acquitted, apparently throu!
W. political sympathy. The Journ;
= of Kansas City, Mo-, a Republic;
u" organ, approves the verdlct al
o. warmly indorses the murder
follows:
of The acquittal of Wilson, charg'
- with the shooting of }. G. Sway
ON of the Topeka Blade, has met Wi
- the universal appreciation OF t
law abiding citizens of our pla'
on While they do not believe in t
indiscriminate use of firearms
- the purpose of shooting and t
taking away Of life, they belle
Drn that editors who make their pal
a personal organ for the p1rp'
ole, of carrying out their perso'
. whims and black mailing, Shot
eff receive no more consl'leratl
. than the thief and burglar W
an. an, enter a private residence at mE
- for the purpose of robbing
''' inmates or running their tamlll
ont This is a beautiful specimen
- that law.abiding and civil;
and state of society with which
. Northern Republicans have b'
ont nauseating us for some time
-. their patriotic attempts to or
o"' the >outh to a higher level
1or civilization. Are they all blind
.de to this Kansas affair! Why
not the New York Tribune
,eet, the Times, and even the Her;
give the Kansas people som'
'enis that "advice' which they b
been pouring out so profusely
con, on the South? Why don't Sc
- of them "stir up' the Kansas G
~ ernor, and instruct him as to
Wig duties and the laws Of his Stat
OF course, the Democratic p;
La. hasthe same right to mcddle
erms Kansas affairs as the NORTH
,Ome Republicans have to occupy tn
selves with what is going OF
IN Louisiana, or South Carolina
- Mississippi. According to
At Republican idea, it would b
order now to call on Congress
the President to send COMM
A. to investigate Kansas and tt
those "bloody butchers OF 1
. ka" know that they must |
, some regard for law The De
cratic House might take S
M, steps about this matter at its
' session. But, then, the Dc
Gratis and the majority of
ches, Southern people have a tn
''d ths that a State ought to be PERM
to regulate it's own affairs
- administer it's own laws; and
i, even the grossly defective adj
istration of justice in some 10
ion) ties is a less evil than the law
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