Ulysses S. Grant: Special Message to the Senate on Unrest in Louisiana

( 1875 ) Commentary by Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University

“Fierce denunciations ring through the country about office holding and election matters in Louisiana, while every one of the Colfax miscreants goes unwhipped of justice, and no way can be found in this boasted land of civilization and Christianity to punish the perpetrators of this bloody and monstrous crime.” - Special Message to the Senate on Unrest in Louisiana
“To say that the murder of a negro or a white Republican is not considered a crime in Louisiana would probably be unjust to a great part of the people, but it is true that a great number of such murders have been committed and no one has been punished therefor; and manifestly, as to them, the spirit of hatred and violence is stronger than law.” - Special Message to the Senate on Unrest in Louisiana

Ulysses S. Grant (Library of Congress)

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