The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-16

IL has been oit,p claimed aud IS often
denysd, that there are many more lynch
inps and Kindred crimes 10 the South than
10 any other Of the Older settled portions Of
the uniou, and that public sentiment there
largely sustains these barbsrous practices.
The recent burning at the st Ike OF negro
in Texas, and the almost unanimous seDti'
ment Of the community in favor OF those
wi com mitted the horrible deed would
hardly seem ossible 10 any section OF the
country. II i, lrne Geo Ho1g OF that
state calls for the punishment Of the otfeni
| ders, but 20 one believes ih I any stten
ion will be psid to his proclamation. We
copy the following from sSouthern paper,
the New Orleans Tines, Democrat:
There is hardly q day 10 the week that
8 person c.n t,ke up q newspaper and
read the news OF the Southern States with
ont con, ing upon ia r,tiyes OF one or more
outrsses COMMITTED. seemingly without .
IA .dow If reason, uioi inohsDsive cii.
zans by ban IL Of lswless men. Chiefly Is
this the case, We are sorry t. say, 10 The
tao States OF Lnui i,ns aud Mississippi,
whose recent record for frequency and
brutality OF aggravated assaults on the
persons and upon property is giving them
an uuenviabe D, rieiy among the Sia'es
OF the Union. There tr4 number OF
parishes 10 Louisi ,ns, 10 fact, aud OF coun
ties 10 Misis,i pi, in which ii is the regu-
istors and white osts aud not the rep
tesentstives OF law aud order, tlat are II
possession. ln these parishes and counties
referred TO. one is almost drisen TO the
conclusion that The established authorities
have sbdicatei th-ir functions and lett
their 70 oes OF ls~l-ssness aud oi,order to
ruu things 10 sui, t1emselses. For 1t Is
quite su everyday occursnce to read OF
homes, and industrious PEOPLE being
Killed OF trGt,lly besien, to raj tbst
ih.r premises have been broken into aud
aed, that To if terc.s bsve been torn
foEr and their live stock carried away or
destr d: ort At the osusrs OF property
have been scar nesils 10 death and div.
eu from Va IL homes 10 irar Of their lives.
Tbese nnttsees. ~@ ssy, arr occurrences OF
every DAY 10 csitiin psrish4s OF Loui.ists
aud COUNTIES o. Mis i'sippi, which ar
is., btiog aepopuat-d, u they have been
settled stsll BY rrasol, OF the co ,iinued
happening Of ,uch ou.fases ~i'h imponi
ty. Lie. properi, sud industry have DO
protection. and a. uetarrl consequences
people prefer to go elsewhere - make
themselves hos es. ~here there /. . probc
bill ths, til y 81 | be SLOWED to cult
rate industrious hsbi'. withcui nolesta
iion sud TO erio, The traits Of their labor
si,hout being robhed ~ shnsed.
!. folIov. from The prevalence OF this
state Of lawi-.suess 10 ibese parishes and
counsie. tbs. land there shiib from its
riIi,y add aeces lDiiii, should be sorih
from $40 to so 81 l,ast sn scre, remains
uaoocapled ssd uaimfios q, unable Tor
the re,son aboy. m-n,iosei 10 dsd 81 her
purchasers or se,tlrFA II any seauine
attempts .~ie m.Se 10 prtveut and Get
rad OF hi. reisb 81 l.slsssu-ss AID terro
ram, IL the dssisrily criminals we're hun
led siih some eesree 81 erresstsss - II
bussness wsre iatended. and II sesious 81.
foru we're nsde 10 bsiag them TO Justice