The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-02

different from those inflicted on whites
! This has also been done in every southern State.
BuE aow follows the series Of outrages against which
/ tho presidents veto was intended to guard
i The third section provides that the United States
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction Of all
Wherein heavier penalty is inflicted on person by
reason of his color previous condition Of seryitude
and for any oense against any of the provisions Of
! thi3 act fine and imprisonment may be inflicted
4 This sweeping clause covers the most extensive
feli by granting the right simple motion, to trans
fer cases from the State the federal This
faculty completely annihiaes State jurisdiction and
extends the laws of the United States not to all the
citizens but to one particular claes, to the dctriment
of he other
" The fourth section creates more extensive and
infamous system Of arbitrary arrests than ever dis
grated Venice, by empowering every United States
district attorney and marshal to commit any person
supposed to have violated the vague provisions Of this
act, and without form or guarantee, imprsoning or
bailfng out at will.
"EIt then empowers every United States judge to
appoint any number of commissioners he thinks pro-
per to afford speedy redress to the socaed injured
parties.
" These commissioners, who are neither to be read
in law offer any other guarantee constitute, each
seyerally, tribunal before which, at the request of
any freedman, free born white citizen may be drag
ged, tried without jury, witnesses or counsel, and
compared to which, Jefyeys' mock assizeS of Robes
perfe'5 revolutionary tribunal Eoald stand as the
model temples of justice
This clause is the angular stone of the whole bill.
( Than in unit IF +ha titutin
which provides the mode of judiciary appointment to-
Wit by the president with the advice and consent Of
the senate, this section invests those creatures Of tie
United States judges with powers and jurisdiction
concurrent equal to those Of the federal district or
circuit courts.
1T gives these Irresponsible agents power TO arrest
imprLson release, without being bound by any Of
the forms of law 50 guardedly hedged around the
dispositions of She Judiciary act of $780, and delivers
up the unfortunate people Of the SOUTH foot and
hand bound to barbarous, ignorant and Ganatca
Of petty, contemplate tools of legislative tyranny.
1.-The sixth section, then, arms'thcse tools with the
whole power of the nation.
cat their bidding, United States marshals must
rush the supposed offenders and arrest them at the
peril Of their lives Should they refuse or neglect
they are cast in prison and made pay fine of one
thousand dollars to the alleged victim of the supposed
ofense.
" And this is not to be tried before court or jury
No, the petty despot to whom the judge has dele
gated an authority equal and greater than his
own, and which he cannot recall, summary disposes
of tie property of a citizen and to enforce their
edict or ukase, they empowered to swear in as
] maj thavr and
to arrest and kill any whom they choose to set
their dogs upon
+" Black janissaries, imported stipendaries of the
lowest classes, vile merccnaries fighting for money
and slaughtering at SO much per day, would soon be
found to consulate an army, before which the deeds
Of the Pretoran guards and the Mamalukes of Egypt
would sink into insignifcance.
Fancy for instance thecreature of a radical Judge
Of the stamp of the Infamous Chase, appointing in
each county such commissioner, and that commits
siuRer at once proceeding to and equip twenty
five desperadoes of al races and elimes, and thea,
sitting in judgment the lives, fortunes and honor
Of thc down trodden citizens
The seventh section DEGREES the most severe pen
alties against any attempt at resistance, show
Of Opposition and renews its threats Of death against
an| opposition to It's myrmldons.
If not killed on the spot the refractory subject
may be let off with six months Imprisonment.
Then comes section eighth, the price of blood ::
District attorneys, marshals, clerks all come in and
share in the great riot of plumber after having wal
lowed in the carnival of blood, and FIVE dollars is the
pr4e Paid for head, white head mind, being much
less than what was paid for an Indian scalp during
SCOTS Uery glorious campaign against the Seminocs
Section ninth directs the president to see that this
infanoas law be faithfully executed, and to that effect
to order special courts to be held
The tenth places the whole land and naval forces
Of the country at the disposal of the instruments Of
that Ubiquitous ukase and tells the men who have
fought in 1872 on the northern, western and southern
frontiers, and who, in 1916, have conquered Mexico,
to become the subtle tools and passive instruments of
this worse than odous inquisition
\ derisive section is then added to the bilI-one
which grns in the face of its victims in the
shape Ct an appeal to the United States supreme
eoura
g Now, it is easy 10 perceive that, compared with
the reedmens bureau BILL just vetoed by the presi-
dent, was blessing to the land.
oTbere, at least, the officers in charge we're to be
takcH from the regular army aud responsible to a com
mead and superior, who, however bad, could not
be expected to combine all the infamies of thousand
petty irresponsible, and unconnected tyrants.
what will in practice be the effect of such law
is rot difficult to divine.
Unless every Judge III the land is sold, body and
SOUL to the Infamous traitors and rebels in congress-
they will shrink with horror from the task before them
and as no power short Of an impeachment or an adj
dress Of twothirds can remove them, it is now for
the m to show that the American ermine spite Of the
stain inflicted on it by the low demagegue, s. p Chase
is s.l brilliant when adjoining the shoulders Of
Marshall, Story or Kent"
TaE LANES BAzA4R.-Our young friend J. II.
hcDeamot on Texas street, has just received and is
aow opening fresh invoice of fancy and staple dry
goods ladies' bonuets, hats and millinery goods. Also
clothing, gents boots, shoes, and furnishing goods
These goods bought from first hands, and were