The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-04-25
Know Nothingism Invading the
Grand Juries Of the Land =
Politics Carried into the Courts
Hon. James Myers.

hon. James Myers.
We have often had occasion to point out
as among the most dreaded effects of the
secret Know Nothing organization. bound
ogether by its terrible oaths, which are al
ogether paramount to the Constitution and
laws of the land, its probable influence up
on the jury-room and the whole formula of
legal proceedings Instead of administer
ing justice equally, courts are, when sub
ject to the influence and tests OF Know No
thingism, likely to become the instruments
of political oppression and the most hagrant
corruption, A case has lately occurred al
Toledo which will attract the attention cf
the people of the State, inasmuch as it
shows thepower of t seer order work:ng
through the forms of the Judiciary.
Hon. James Myers, the present Lieuten
tenant Governor, and Democratic candidate
for reelection. has been indicted for mis-.
demeanor in offise as Judge of election,
says the Toledo Blade, a Know Nothing
organ. AS Judge Myers is well kaown to
be an honest and high minded man, whose
character is pare and without STAIN. we were
somewhat curious to know the circumstan-
ces attending this Indictment having our
suspicious that political persecution was at
the bottcm OF IT, The Commercial Repub-
lican of the 9th has an article on the sub.
ject, in which it says:
"The Common Pleas Court has been in
session in this city all the time since these
indictment were found, (which was on Tues
day last, and Judge Myers, his council.
and the Prosecuting Attorney, have been
doing all they could during this time to
bring on the trial; but they have not sue
ceedcd, and it is believed it is the design of
the conspirators and their a5ettors to put
the trial over, as they well know the evi.
dence produced in open court would show
that Judge Myers and the others in
dicted with him are wholly innocent of the
charges and that their whole design would
then be prostrated, and recoil on them and
the Know Nothing party throughout the
State, as it does here now. 1t is designed
to hold over Judge Myers this Indictment
for TIE purpose Of injuring him at the next
fall election. 1t will be proclaimed in all
the Know Nothing councils and papers
throughout the State. In this city he will
receive one hundred votes more than sic
would had it hot been for this outrageous
prosecution. We assure the voters Of Ohio
that there is not the least shadow Of truth
in the charges made against him. This
they may rely upon with full confidence -
Ii he is denied trial at the present term.
we will make an expose that must satisfy
every intelligent and right minded man that
this is one off the extreme cases which sell
dom occur, of a conspiracy to destroy the
fair fame Of an innocent man where the facts
are not known. Even the prerosatiye of
the Prosecuting Attorney was interfered
With for the purpose of bringing about the
Iindictment,..We shall spare neither high nol
low who have been engaged in abetting this
iniquitous transaction, for we look npon i
as one deserving the severest rebule.---
When suchtlings are permitted, no mans
reputation, or even life, is safe, If he chance
to incur the displeasure or the conspirators
who have been the instigators Of this out
rage, and more particularly il such men are
to govern. our juries.
"The majority Of the Grand Jury were
Know Nothings, some Of them the most un-
serupulous Of the order--men who, while
honest men are al home. attending to their
! own business, hang about the Courtroom
for the purpose Of getting on iuries; aud
several were defeated Know Nothing can
didates at the late election, snarting under
Their unexpected defeat
-.rvO~co-~1~o<S~-~~
Know NorHINGs SEcaErLY WORKING FOR
SLAVERY IN KANsAs.--A Missoari Kaow
Nothing writes hos they are Running men
intO Kansas 10 vote for slavery in that Ter
ritory. Hesays:
"We have our secret lodges all over tbs
State, where weraiae men and mems and
thousands will be in Kansas from this State
before the election comes of. I"
III - ---- - &
Ry-M Mrs. Caroline A. Sharp. widow Of Geo
W. Sharp. late Of this place. has received
J the appointment ot Postmistrsss As Mr. Gil
! lead. to take effect On and alter the afst q
i April next We hays known Mrs. 3. bl
J years. and can truly say \ i = good aP'
pointment. She i good woman, and I
good Administration Democrat. II Dssswars
: -ls,sndred.