, 1879-06-28

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When tbs Civil War bad desolatc1 the South,
md there was no longer possibility OF suc~
cess left to cheer tho Confcdcracy, the end
came. Lee, md Johnston, aud nooa surrcn-
aczcd Internationally. Then, II ever, the llato
aud dcsiro for vengeance 80 loudly deprecated
akould have done It's worst. And It ui1 nuth-
ing OF tic kind. "'Iaka your guns, nild ynnr
horses, md 80 hotne,n said Grant an!l Shtr-
man. Never before was, ana never aEan will,
sucn spectacle bo witnessed anywhere as tho
last net Of great natlonal tragedy: And when,
soon after, tue CRY came up from The South fur
food a.lI clothing, tie North responded EeEcr-
ouslv. 'tFhis IL tale way to pactlT the rage ii
wnr," satl Southern taen aud women. Al: -
1t would bare bcon Ind that Euarptot, The Dem.
orratte politician. bccn driven to his icnMel ~
nt Indignant people,, as should have bcnn done.
lie still cried out agni!Ist hato and veuGca'no
while love Rh1 Charity were do'lg tlletr nobl9
work. Aud Ao could not lsoil his foul
torguc even ulcn tic generous Norll, wa.
l,capng rs trcas,lfca Into tho treasures u
plaguc.Btricsclt 9olihern cities, less than yeaf
nEo. 10 eayttfl and snar,el cyen Then. ila
Was n[raia hate would die out on buth sides, AMI
leave litul nnt1l[ng 10 llo ubuut. Helms bcen Oh
Ills tecL uni screaming ut thu tnp Of llts piping
voice within very lew daya !lo is still Irpre.
c1ti!E into and YcpEehnce, md nM'slns ai' ass
of himself, as usual. sncl! men need not tgat
ye.aeHnuc. Vengeance Ol,fy marks uut men lu7
Its vtctl1ns aal leases luUfcs to burzow, Al wis
THUR nature to-"
Tho Governor of Texas ah1s,1a Cald-Utoo1.
cd slnrdcrpr.
4Hnn Orleans 31nHs. .....
As long 4. tht Gnverror os Texas feds It his
duty tu sEtcl criminals from the full penalty NJ
tho law, decrease III the humber Of murstcFs
annually committed Id that State need not DO
locked for. Coy, Roberts has Just cotan,uted
tic sentence Of Richard Coward from death bY
hanging to imprisonment for HE. The murder
which Coward committed WAS one OF tho most
deliberate n,,L cotd-bltodcd known to the lls'o'
" Ut the State. 4 man us thp 'laGue Of sr!'aei'
trupt and Ills vito hal been witnesses asandt
Cowara's brother. who was charged Wstel tls the
6chachtrupt and his wife had testified. Cowara
role up to their housc. whlcil WAS situated II
1iuuston, anti, without a word OF Warl1s'
ahot Srhachtrllpl dcud, and Tired 'at Mfs
EetsaehtsNpt, bNt missed her. Cowa'u
Was tried, A,ll tllr EVIDENCE WAS 20 clear aHl h!s
guilty OF murder In tLe first dearee: Tie rase
was apnca'c.t, u'rl The Judgment oA t'!o ioaeff
Court affirmed. Now rvss.ea Gov, kuherts ali
releases Coward from the neathpeta!ty. ~
eoltrse It cannot bt aacrtul wlth eertatnky, out
thtrn IL reasonablu EssnnA Tor believing, uhan
aIl tsic circumstances are considered, Ihat w"
urI will be SGT at liberty. uT VIII rc9atn hls ~
erty IN su,nu way, befora. many ycars. "has
Aopa IL stesv ior putting stun tn crimes ~. u,
yiutauca IN Icxna WHOM tho Governor nt ss!e
State uses tho reiogatiye of llts hlgn olltro ~
rcstue criminals l!xu Coward fron TIC tate my
90 richly dsaarsst T'tere does not appear ~
haso bee at"sls e1tauIatnE etrSts,anJie nis,. :.
eacy to Coward, why should he not extend II ~ ~
Cufris al1 ult the rest Of lte mnTderef11 b. o.
Tcxnai Truly, Yu1ns eeenls TO be Sofs u Eet-
adise lor murderer.