The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-18
LETTER FROM PIKE COUNTY.
LOUISIANA, Mo. juno 8. 16v

| ~ LOUISIANA, Mo. juno 8. 1868.
Dear Meruid: A ehronicle Of passing
events may bs of interest 10 your readers,
aud I jot down such as occur to me at
present. Like you, We haze had much
wet weather, which threatened seriously,
At one time, to Interfere with tho incom.
Ing Gro. Tho Very heuten's seemed to lie
weeping over the fallen condition Of man,
or OF tho Radical party, for the past six
weeks, but just now we have bright, clear
sky, and on atmosphere bctokenins q lit.
tlc mere Of tho same kind. 80 mote II be-"
Upon the whole We have the PROMISE Of
good crops. The wheat, If the weather
should continue dry, will be 6nc the
grass and outs could not possibly be bet.
tor, aud the corn crop, although late, is
making rapid strides-so we have abund
ant cause to bs gsatifed. Tho dark,
wrstched days Of war have passed away,
our blood.stained and hoof beaten soN is
now green With vegetation and fruit, and
such things as are necessary to the susie
nance Of man; bas,i!cs have beeu lsycled
with the ground, and our once happy aud
FREQ people are ut lib'ry-to 20 at large
and say what they please, aud do all but
vote. The tyrant's heel is still upon their
neck, and the gripc Of the tar gathcrer
upon their throats, crying marc, moe--
more nOncy-bus no representation. I
dare not say how long our noble people
will permit this dcspotism 10 continue;
VIC all know there is at least cone feather
which breaks the camcls back and tn At
even: seems now near by.
| Our country is now shaken from cen
tro to circumference good and true meu
from all parties are sending trun,phet
notes, to arouse the sleeping masses to
the dangers which menace them. The
old fam liar 'slogan Of tho Democracy,
comes up in clear, shrill, defiant notes,
from every hill, and valley, and mountain
top, and arc echoed aud reechoed Ly mil
lions Of glad voices, looking forward to
the proud day, when wo shall be rid OF
Radical rule aud all its outras scous op-
pressions. Tho hour approaches fas,---
these loyal gentlemen. who believe that
the masses were born with saddles on
their backs that they may rido them, feel
this ground svell-mors terrible to them
than tan army with banners. Pomp,
aud power, and place, aud grcsubacks,
begin to fade from their vision. HIay
this bo prophctc--may it end in the sim.
plc displacement Of unworthy mcu from
posts Of honor and smolument. God for.
bid that dreadful wrath should drive
on to dreadful rctributionl Long pent
up sstreams sometimes burst away the
barriers which havo confined them, and
sweep the adjacent country, as with q be-.
som ofdsstruction! Fer seven long years
our country has bled at every pore mur.
dor and theft, aud every petty rascality
which ~ unprincipled faction could dc
wise. has run riot in our State, culuina.
ting at last 10 absolute dsspotism-the
power given by the Legislature to the
Governor to appoint men as Registrars
to determine who should vote, and with
out redress to the injured citizen.
hope there will be found but few men bold
enough to attempt, even, to execute thi.
Infamous scheme by wL,ch State and d
brave people ore to DO cheated Of theil
dearest rights.
That Radical who fools himself with
the idea that tho Democracy are not In
earnest, should have been at Clarksville
last Saturday, the 9th Instant, aud wit.
messed the ingathcring Of tho clans
They came from the four quarters-they y
came from the hills and hellers--thay
Came % the storm comes whoa forests aro rsaded
A. tho tsmpesss come when aavies arc stranded.
until they stood acres Of brave mon and
beautiful women, and when they spoke
six thousand voices ascended to God, ask
ing for I redress Of grievances too heavy
to be borne. It wac. truly q spectacle
had never Witnessed before. : ''yrrfs
| Tom Anderson, Of Nsriop. opened the
ball GLORIOUS ola Ttu, typs Of race
Of men who uadc this country what it
once was) in ono Of the finest efforts Of his
life. He did not spare, but cried aloud
and for more than two hours, he held the
vast concourse spell.bound, aud the silent
tear that rolled down many manly cheek,
as he told the story Of wrong ind outrage