The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-26

UuEFH2GSS8IhoS -
amsyille Gu rds''-The Closing Scenes
of their Operations with the Black
Boys and their ADVISORS.
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In our former articles under this head, We
have labored assduously to present the case
OF the malcontents in Clay county,
against the Wabash & Erie canal and the
civil authorities of the State, in its true
light. We have spared no labor in obtain
ing the most undoubted authority for our
conclusions, much of which was derived
from citizens of Clay county, and from OBJ
eervations taken upon the ground which was
the scene of the late outrages. Our first po-
sition, "that the people of Clay county had
no cause Of complaint against the Canal
Trust; no justifable pretext for setting at
defiance the laws of the land, and were still
less justifiable for the wanton injuries they
had inflicted upon the property and rights of
private citizens,"-we now have the salts
faction of seeing fully sustained by the fu~-
Their developments of truth. The public
mind has become fully convinced of the in
suoordination of the people of that county
TO civil government, and the frequent and
continued violations of law, which are exuIt
ingly committed by disguised band of"Re-
gulators," who have usurped the power to
govern and control the destinies ofthat COM
munity, are of too glazing attrocity to escape
public notice, or much longer to escape mer-
tied punishment. The case as now present.
ed, and which will doubtless be more fully
established by legal proceedings the present
week, calls for the most rigid and energetic
measures on the part of the Chief Executive
OF the State. The State is an injured party
as well in its property as in its honor, and
the dignity of its authority has been defied
and insulted. The Governor viii be wanting
In proper regard for the rights of citizens.
their lives and property, should he fail to pro-
secute to the end of the law, the good work
OF arrests SO nobly commenced by Gen.
Dodd and the Evansville Guards"
The Governor is the proper agent of the
people fthe State to act in this matter, and
his early attention should be turned in that
direction, with promptness and energy that
will speedily restore civil government, secure
an impartial execution of the laws and ri
gid dispensation ofjustice both to the wrong
ed and to the evil-doer.
The press of the State should at once
speak out boldly, and hold up to public exc.
Grafton the unprincipled villains who are the
leaders and advisers in the infamous out.
RACES which have for years chara cterized the
community in which they have lived, and
who have rendered Clay county reproach
and bye-word, and even a stencil in the
nostrils OF all honest men.
The names of Jas. M. Hanna and Can't
John Osborn, are deserving especial notice
IN thls connection. These gentlemen q
are lawyers by profession, and have both sue.
ceeded in amassing large fortunes from their
more honest and ignorant neighbors. by
keeping them constantly at war with each
other and with the rest of mankind, oaner
ally. They are reputed to be the officia
leaders OF the REGULATORS" and confess &c
being their legal advisers and defenders unor
all occasions. When the recent arrest,
were made, these men appeared in defence
OF their unfortunate associates, and were
found advising officers of the law npains
making arrests; and Mr. Hanna openly in
sisted that the atrocious felonies which ha,
oeen committed there, were all com pounde,
In the contract with the Canal Trustees 70
clearing the timber from the reservoir. Thi
same miscreant openly justified his actin
partners in crime in all the burning, KILN,
and cutting they had committed, and furthe
told them that, should members of the Ey
ansville Guards (who by the way had BEEF
made special constables by "a magistrate il
Clay county, attempt to arrest them, the,
would be justified in killing them. These men
instead of encouraging law and order in thei
county, and endeavoring to see that iustic
is promptly and impartially melted out to tn
offenders of the law, are engaged as abov
IN trying to compound felonies; advising IN
justifying MURDER arson and all the lesser OF
fences, necessary to be committed in the ad
ministration of the "higher law'' of this ban
OF Regulators" 1t is but justice that tn
public should know these men in their in
fanny, and we intend occasionally to hint tn
subject to the public ear.
POLICE COURT.
BILLY STEWART was arraigned befor
justice Walker on Saturday, for getting tigh
and committing an assault and hatterv mo