Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-26
MIR. Garrison and the Presjde,,

1t is not surprising that the defenders ofA.
President arc involved in glaring incocsjstn,a.. W.
First, they laud him to the skies for orig;r..!I'
ing new policy, which, it ia claimed, viii "a
der everything halcyon at the South ston'i
etfuson of blood and in:ure protection f., '~ ~;
classes in the exercise Of their civil and nni."'
rights. But should it prove una7ail!ng ILan:.
can and will be changed for has not the Pr',;'
dent repeatedly intimated as much? Bu Eon
changed? BY substituting 'Dayonct ,pI,'
once more? But they deny his right I, NJ.
this power, and he has closed the door, :, H.,
ne cannot enter it if he would; for no anr.I
Tor Federal interposilon will be made wha,
90 republican tIoVerror or Legislature is aIiw,j
to exist, and SO all manner OF atrocities r,.c T.
perpetrated with impunily upon the delerc rs
coiored population and their white sym.
thlzers. Yes, by this policy" 1000 1GI -
loyal, native born ciizons are abandoned =,
their fate, and have nothing to depend un',
tor succor Or protection but the tender ~,
ces OF their old oppressors. What if anI,
foreign born Irish or German-neithcr Of Them
more numerous in the aggregate-wcre +, J..
ruthessly despoiled of their rights and rtln,si
to state Of vassalagc, after being admjtrIn
citizenship, would not the land be coo;ul>.I
as 1t an earthquake had shak.,n it from ccD,r,
to circumference Personal rights anil cons,
tutlonal guarantees are not matters OF y,,.
ornamental policy" but to be maio,,Io,l
against aoy combination that may tac.i)u.y
plot for their destruction
But We are com placautly told that thi, WIN.
derful ''polic3" has brought peace and onirtuj.
to South Carolina aud Louisiana, the >ho, CT,
is laid aside. and blood 90 longer flows. W.
order reirns in Wariaw," but where i, f..
land They who are 10 their graves ex.ite Il,
aniuosities. The coIored people CT hosn State,
have, by this process, been thoroughly ''tp'
dCz, - their spirits are broken, their h1pa.
blasted, their means Of delenca wrcst.l irsu
any longer? And is this awful statc OF Thug
to be held up as something worthy Of c1ngrlm
ation? 10 talk Of Cancellation and "pr4r.
purchased at such a price anl by such base d.
vices is an outrageous perver:i0n OF langu!.c
and au insult to the human understanding Bl
it is not true that acts Of violence aul c.u.w
have ceased to be parpetrated. though ym
tempore they are essened. There is, however.
no proVtcltion at present Tor renewal Of thj,s
murderou5 political raids By which so mluy
loyal white and colored citiZans have b2cn
driven from their homes, hunted hka VII!
beasts and savagoly put TO death. Wait unt
The return OF another State or Prcsidenru
election, and then, if these dreadful tragtiie
arc not re,enacted, it will be solely bcclnsa al
loyal assertion Of citizenship st the poi, h.
been effectuay crushed.
Yet laugh not in your carnival OF crtG,e
Too proudly, ye eppressors
There is coming day Of reckoning, and with
what measure ye mete it shall be measured u
you again. The divine promise shall yet l.
fulfilled to the letter: For the oppression q
the poor, for the sighiCg Of the needy noE
will arise, saith the Lord; | will set him in
safety from him that putfeth at him.
DESPERATE MURDERERs.-A dispatch tr1m
Indianapolis. dated yesterday, says :-Deruy
Marshal Manniog thi; a. u. received G!s.
patch from Conductor Billy Smith, Of tn l.
G. e. l.. r. R., that three desperaoocs, beIIsT
ed to be the murdarers Of kundcd, the CibciG,
natl policeman, had boarded his train at Valley
Junction, eighteen miles this side Of Cind1a'j
Manning met the incoming train at New l,2
don, l6 miles out, ADD from a look at the lnea
satisfied himself that Smiths suSpriJ0,
we're not unfoundcd. He accordingly
determined to wait uotiI their arltT.
10 the city at nom. then to summ)n a.!
aud arrest them. They. however, bccIA,
suspicious, and when the train stopped y! .l'
yards, inst cast of the city, they started Dr. -"
door, Manning met them at the entrance a..
tapped one ofthem on the shoulder, remark%:
'You are my prisoner
Tho trio whipped out their revolver; II.
opened fire Instantly. The frightened pa>,"'.'
gers commenced tearing up seats and U'in-
them f)r barbados. The shooting continuing
Manning closed with one of the cutthroats 81!
forced him 10 the other end Of the car, whcrn b.
knocked him under scat. His comrades fad
ing ono oftheir number in trouble returned, An
clearing tho car went his assistance, one q
the men holding two enormous regovers uG!"r
Manning's nose, and ordered him to stand back
against the door, which he did. The mer th"2
re,restod, and on getting out Of tho car s.rrtet
rapidly south. and intercepted an IrvIng.,a
horse car, which they captured, and clearing J.
CT passengers, compelled tho driver to pm. h.
mule 10 the top Of his speed and mako for lry
inglon. In this way thoy csc ,ped Mannins
who returned 10 the city and Motif ID "a"
authorities. Fortunately no one was bur.
the interchange ofshots, which is thought ~
less than Thirty wero fired. Manning took
hand in the shooting, but the emergency Wa
too much for him. and his bullets low wi! !!
squad of police and deputy sheriff have h''a
sent in pursuit of thu tugitives.