The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-25
Know NOthingism Invading the
Grand-Juries Of the Land-PO-
Iitics Carried into COurtS-HOn.

Know NOthingisn Invading the
Grand-Juries Of the Land-PO-
Iitics Carried into COurtS-HOn.
James Myers.
We have often had occasion says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, to point out as among
the most dreaded effects Of the secret Know
Nothing organization, bound together BY the
its terrible oaths, which are made altogether
paramount to the Constitution and laws OF
the land, its probable influence upon the jury
room and the whole formula of legal proceed
ings. Instead Of administering justice andequai-
ly, courts are, when subjectto the influence
snd tests of Know Hothingism, likely to be-
come the instruments of political oppression
and the most fagrant corruption. A case
has lately occurred at Toledo which will
attract the attention of the people Of the
State, inasmuch as il shows the power Of the
secret order working through the forms OF
the judiciary.
Hon. JAMES MYERS, the present Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Democratic candidate for
reelection, has been "indicted forfnisdemea-
nor in office as Judge Of election" says the
Toledo Blade, Know Nothing organ. AS
Judge MYERs is we'll known to be an hon.
est and high-minded man, whose character
is pure and without stain, we were some
what curions to know the circumstances
attending this "indictment," having our sus-
picions that political persecution was al
the bottom of i. The Commercial Republt'
can of the 9th has an article on the subject
in which it says:
"The Common Pleas Court has be en- in
session in this city all the time since these
indictments were found, (Which was on
Tuesday last,) and Judge Myers, his council
and Prosecuting Attorney, have been doing
all they could during this time to bring OF
the trial, but they have not succeeded, ant
it is believed to be the design Of the conspi
rators and their abettors to put the trial over
as they we'll know the evidence procueed il
open Court would show that Judge Myer
and the others indicted with him are who'll,
innocent of the charges in the indictment
and that their whole design would then b.
prostrateds and recoil on them and the Know
Nothing party throughout the State, as
does here now. 1t is designed to hold owe
Judge Myers this indictment, for the purpos
| of iniuring him at the next fall election
1t will be proclaimed in all the Know Moth
ing councils and papers throughout the State
In this city he will receive one hundre
I votes more than he would had it not bee
Y for this outrageous prosecution. We assu'
' the poterS of Ohio that there IS not the lea
, shudo,o of truth in The charges made again
! him. This they may rely upoh ,otth full COM
= dence. If he is denied a trial at the preser
> term, we will make an expose that must sa
: isfy every intelligent and right-minded ma
v that this is one Of those extreme case
i which seldom occur, ofG conspiracy to-
= stroy the fair fame of an innocent man tohei
0 the facts are not knocn. Even the prerog
d tive o: the Prosecuting Attorney was inte
4 fered with for the purpose of bringing abo'
the indictment. We shall spare neith'
high nor low who have been engaged in al
betting this iniquitous transaction, for W
e look upon it as one deserving the sverest IT
e buke. When such things are permitted, r
= mans reputation, or even life, is safe, if
J., chance to incur the displeasure of the col
= sprators who have been the ihstigators
this outrage, and more particularly if sue
n men are to govern our iaries.
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