The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-11-25
Tie Southern cusrases OF 1879.

An able philosopher Gala our at
tcnIion TO tho curious fact in connec-
ton with these dcpIorabls blots on
civilization aud the census known as
Southern cutrages' that Southern
outrages' are never committed until
just after tho Republican nomiDa-
lions IN the North have been made
and the campaign orators begin TO
paw the dust aud below. The fact
is indubitA6lo. The explanation OF
it demands reflection. 1t seems to
show analosies with the action Of
that law ofexiraor)inary condolences
evolved by Professor Anthony Wei
Ter from hie study OF stage coach ac-
cidcnts and elections to the House Of
Commons. But it has peculiarit,es
| of its owR. No State or Congress
sionsl clections---that 10, no State
elections Of consequence take place
in the South this year, for example,
SO that there can be no speciaI polili-
cal necessity felt there for buil-dozing
aud committing outrsges yet, il we
are 10 believe our Republican con-
temporSrics, the Southern demons
are ut it sgain with the recurring au-
tumnal equinox. Ii might reasona-
bly, have been expected that ont of 2
natural interest 10 the success Of their
brethren at the North the Southern
Democrats who exhibited such mag
hsnimity sud perfect self control
! throughout the summer of 1876 sud
the spring Of 1877, would be slow TO
furnish the Republican campaign or
ators with pateut Ending for the
firing OF the Northern heart, and not
over anxious to tap negro gore
wberewith to rciubue the multitude
nous bloody shirt. 1t might
cave been supposed they would pat
Off their murder0us recreations say
until November after getting on so
comfortably without them well on
| iulO theariY autumn. Alas If We
were TO believe our Republican con-
temporsries--ihe Southern Demo-
Gratis are rs reckless Of their OWE in
tere,ts as they are OF the lives Of
mankind in general. Ia the days Of
Gr,s,t and the carpet bagg0rs the
Southern Democrats used to live At
peace with their negro neghbors
from the beginning OF November in
one eveD-nnmhercd year till the mid
die of Augustin the next even nun-
bered year, when just abou, the time
English aristocrais 60 cunning after
birds the Kn-KIux would sally forth
aud begiu shooting holes through the
hats Of the frauds of Senator Spencer
and chasing Africans with blood
hounds with such ferocitv that & pa
ternsl Government Was literally COM
PEELED 10 qnar,er troops throughout
The country and to keep them there
unti the Returning Boards had com
pete1 their work. Why have they
abandoned this sweet periodicity
since the Garnet. baggers ceased out
Of their lsndi Another symptom OF
popular dementis, If We are TO be-
| hevc our northern Repui,ican CO.
temporaries, has recently msde its sp-
oearance among these detestable
Southern Democrats. We are as
sured that iu a kind of frenzy they
all insist on comprising a new rebel.
lion, aud on tipping the Union up on
end rather than summit 10 operation
of certain clauses of Federal Election
Law which were meant 10 worry the
great cities of the North and do not
| affect their section of the country at
all. How is this to be explained |!
Another peculiarly of these strange
creatures emiucntly deserves notice
Though born with shotgun in his
hand. as one might say, and accus-
toned from his cradle up to use it
freely upon all animated things, from
the Judge chewing his quid upon the
bench 10 tho negro on 4 dead run for
the swamps. the moment that the
close season for colored Repnbli ans
ia over and the Southern Democrat
/ goes oat cunning for them in com
, Epauy with the Statf correspondent of
our esteemed Republican contcmpor-
aries, all his skill deserts him. Six
, or seven yearS ago the best he could
!, do was to shoot the hat of Mr Hes.
!. ter, This year at point blank range
his wavorlng bullet only perforate,
the clothing of a postmaster. Every
thing fayors him--the darkness with
out, in which he crouches for his aim
the dussy form of his victim well
, defined against the glare of the Of
nClal pine Knot Dla2Mg nlgn Wllnln