The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-15

We nun =" WV THSo~
radical sheet, two decisisN $4,000
BY c. c. csldvsll. ess ~ 7 ,oei,
justices Q. s.e So. rene ou Of u
STAT. under military pPeI bancs
that in our jadsqsnsfasvSs ers1.
icism.
Ths first, is ths, Of Donald Camp.
. bal, -zAA ssA isdisasa- ~ . -Gsssa
Jury Of Marion county far perjury.
The facts upon which ,s,'s indictment
vas found, we're, that Calnpbcll held
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mc... s.4 ~~lss.arily tssk The oath
required. hsfsss essstisy upoa bis
public dstios, and since the close Of
the var, obtained an o6cs under the
usissd Sss,es ecsernnsas, AID sab.
setibcA voluntarily to anchor oath,
In direct conAic, with the former, de-
syisg his completely NTH what is
disseminated he sshsliion, aad
ssssytius shaa he never gave it aid,
comfort, or sympathy.
The fsll Significance aud nsgai-
nisade Of the charge Of perjury is
mere conPlsssly shswn BY an exam.
insticn Of tho respective oaths Of
oAcc, coupled with the discharge Of
dsty under each government
There IL no denial, OF attempt At
'denisl, Of the facts upon which the
iadictsaeus was found. The dsfsaa-
ant vas discharged upon parsly tech.
meal grounds; the jsdes sssseing
that the 6sass cowts had no jsrisdic.
ti6n Of the csss, and that II an Of.
fcnce had been committed, Federal
and not stais Ooart bed jusisdictioa !;
the bill Of iadict@sns wss not rsa.
derrd BY ! legal grand jury, inasmueh
as four Of the grand jurors we're not
voter !; and lastly, that xndsr she
osJr " osshs Of Office o. say othsr
pvemisssry oaths are not Included 10
The definition Of perjury" except tho
duelIins clause. The ends Of justice
would rsqaire, under tAesc u;rcum-
stances, THAI the accused should have
been held 10 custody Until > compe-
tent court could have Investigated the
crime With which he was charged
or " the Judge could not thus detsia
him, il would DO naturally expected
that an expression of regret would
have escaped bin that he WAS no,
invested with such authority, On
the contrary, Judge Caldwell review.
ing TALLY the technicslilies
upon which he disc hsrgcd the nc.
eused, goes out Of his way 10 csnsurs
the cosrt for hndipg bill Of indict'
ment. When VIC contemplate this
case, with oil its surrounding. coupled
with the general understanding tina
Judge Caldwell visited Jefferson To-
no other purpose, ns is generally nm
dsrstood, than 10 examine this case
and release the accused, we can con
prshend tho snornsity Of ths trsssac
ton. II Is an exhibition Of partisan
feeling and oihcisl corruption tina
requires no commont.
The next decision u shat of 4. J
Warrsa and Wiley Adams "a negro
accuted Of the murder Of Jane
} Bates. The prisoasn vsre arrssssd
.. asd usdsrvsss : pssll.isssy ssas
laases. q. s..si..s.x sss.sss u.
J Of the peace before whom they YER
tried, required fron Warren bos'
< II go, 900, asd fton the ssgro Wils
ADAMS 80 Of 90, geo. Under III
laws Of Texas the proof has TO b, y
undsrstAad, conclusive bsfors hai
eaa b psfaAsd. Thew ass eons1
qssatly ssv sss1s rot bsilsbls. Th
decision, therefore, s~ousksd 10 this
! that ia the opiAion Of the justices,
~ eass Of mardsr, 70 syiaaat lsos
The tssdnssy, tAst wAils thsy wss
~ u liberty legally to rsfsss bas
: thsy were unwilling to tufr ths Il
I esssd loose upoa society. Heaes Il
excessive bail. sasiie,s 80. it.i
The sass vss tsken before Justie
Caldwell, upos . writ Of habsas col
! pus, and Wa speedily disposed Of. b
! disehargisg ths prisoners. The mi
mis- that MARRIED the decision o.
I u sssn from the following cstsas
; from Il: ~
"Aitar = careful examination {
IL syidssce -~stsmalafsd IL lSs 1
lHs eyaeit. tas eAorw than by "
~ saofrsus bsii required u , asgso-
aquivalea. - Z denial, ~ hsvs n
Aesltsliou u de1larisg that there
10 Ereaads upoa which the ooasis
) I'D restraiat Of Wiley Adams can b
!. msintainsd." Ia
!. (Ths itAlioa srs our own.) Nothin
!. u mid about The enosuons bail =,
quirsd Of Warren, a white man, b,
that ! negro, Who was perhaps cqua
. " a VOL ID, should h called on
, givs load Of two .Afths Of Il
. aasnsa. induces - iinveesivs II,
! shows that The gravity Of the clIsrt
: was overlooked IN ibis ons fac
Could TIE spirit ef The psssisan |
: nss;assess ~sss tlaisty : Il lesl
: lie tho utsiitstssios II the spirit I
!, IL dsaasosas, 'sskiAg negro Poi
alsritysa.s :, ts.ass pr &
Tho asssss sass is dispoasi !.
annariiy. II il embraced in tArs
: lises, IN which tks Jadss ss.ssa II,
"siks spiaaea Si.elssss - pssbabl
: seaasste hsliss~ that be Aas esapaDil
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