Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-29
RICHMOND WING.
THURSDAY NOMENCLATURE 20, 1865
Affairs in Minouri.

There was an immense meeting Of citizens Al
ST. Louis on the l5th inst, TO demonstrate against
The conduct OF Gov. Fletcher In removing the
judges Of the Supreme Court by military force
The conclusion OF their deliberations, in part was
that the most dungeons and the gnlltiest OF
Grim mails" Vas the man who intrasied win
y6wsr, abused that power for purposes oil la"
,s,sness and tyranny" That man they said Naa
Thomas C. Fletcher who had abused the power
ri.,sd IN his hands by ordering military otcer
=, remove. by force judges Dryden and Bay
from their seat" upon the supreme Bench. Aud
.. they solemuly declared that this outrage upon
The majesty OF the law is not TO be paTdoned' IN
IN those lawiessly placed in power shall be, by
lawful means. elected ION their places and they
pledged themselves not 70 rest nor slumber until
with all the ceremonials Of criminal justice
sentence is passed upon these arch offenders.
Ey.Attorney General Bates who, it is under
stooA, withdrew Lon the Lincoln Cabinet on &C
r6unt Of his dissatisfaction with the manner in
which military authority was made TO override
that of the law and courts, is among the most
determined Of those who oppose the highhanded
course of Gov. Fletcher In public letter writ
tsu the day the ST. Louis meeting was held he
declares that d., Governor has committed IAN
5mpeachable onence" is plainly guilty OF
usuroing power" &c. He then proceeds
We are entitled TO government by law, We
have within our own CONTROL the legal means ond
machinery 70 maintain such government, and
thus 10 secure our individual rights and II with
th.,a lawful means OF resistance m our hands we
are afraid 70 use them tAen ! shall be ioEced 70
confess IN sorTOw AMI shame that We are poor
. NHHH OIL To- NH n
law, and only NJ 10 oe the subjects OF any St@h'
who chooses u reign over US
ffs the right Ol every citizen 20 resist tie usur-
nation of Gogs,nor Fletcher by the means which
have pointed out, ami by any other legal mears
within his reach; aud IL IS the SPECIAL duty OF
every officer in Who's person the law hes been de.
tat and traupied down, 70 yepel the aggressor and
lac the offender 90 the bar0t legal Justice. Those
Officers are the chosen bcdy-EuardS OF the law
md II they fail 70 defend 70 when assalied, they
will have betrayed taeir trust ami shown tEeh-
selves unworthy of public confidence.
g. Confident intbese views, my deliberate ADVICE
and urgent wish "a that
n T6omas 4. Fletcher. and all who aided and
abe.ted him in the recent Outrage upon the Su'
irene Court, be, without delay indicted toT that
offence in the Criminal Court oil the county Of 81
> Every man who has beer injured, in person,
t,-,per-v or reputation, by the unlawful proceed
inrs of Governor Fletcher and h.s accOmplces-
should, without delay, institute The appropriate
actions az las, 10 recover damages Tor the wrong
done him.
s. Proceeding Icy information IN the nature OF
n QUO warrEut0' ought 20 Ce instituted without
DELAY against Messg5 Wagner, LOve.4ce and
Ho,mes. Tor iauudirg into and unlaw;uly hold
ing the oiice Of judges Of the S0pyeme Count.
these proceeding, q promptly and pr'dently
taten. viii. confidently believe, 20 iar 70 re-
store the supremacy Of The Law throughout the
State.
AN that We reei Is Tbs WILL 20 uphold The law
and yindicste our rights. FOR ! am confident
that these extraordinary proceedings would not
ne teen ATTEMPTED by men in Office but Tor the
bales on their part that tine spirit OF the people
was subdued Into ttu.e submission by long sub
lection 10 arbitrary power.