Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-13

Prom the Mealsomsrs Adyss.Issnl

Fpm tho Montsomsry Adysrtissr.l y sn0
sJosbaa Morse, Rsdicsl Attorney Gen
eral elect, Of Alabama, soms wssks AGO
shot and killed Mr.. N. Il. Thomas. th,
editor Of the Choctaw Herald Tn,
statement Of the killing, as II appeared
in the Mobile papers and in the Chootav
Herald, was copied into the Adperfiser
Whether Mr.. Morse was justi6abl il
killing Mr.. Thomas or not, il 10 not {
part OF our duty to learn. According e
the rule established by General Mend,
and General Shepherd for Democratic
while citizsns, who are charged with
crime, a military commis sion SHOULD
have been summoned. Ii under any
kind OF circumstances our deceased
friend. Mr.. Thomas, had killed Attorney
General Morse, Choctaw county would
have identified Withsoldiers hunting him
unless he had voluntarily eurrenderet
himself, and then We all know that, lik,
Randolph, he would have been confined
in a military prison, to iawsit a trial by
the military authorities. Or. Randolph
came 10 Montgomery, went to General
Shepherd, gave himself up, and how was
heitreated2 General Shepherd paid no
attention to his statement, but sent him
off under guard to Selma to stand his
trial After weeks Of humiliation and
confinement. court chosen to try him.
acquitted him. and he walked forth D free
man, only short while after to have his
property taken from him by the military,
and he forced to leave the State or be
shut up in military prison. 'i's,lF n
r - 4. L.. = n
cal. shoots and kills (accordine to his
own statemenD a citizen of Choctaw
county, makes his own statement, and
does Gen. Shepherd arrest him and send
him of to Selma or to any prison /? 90
the contrary, he walks about the strests
of Montgomery more free from ARE, NV
the impartial Shepherd, who il ~ saIs
care OF the Radical flock. thu !, /. The
editor of this paper, who choo, a ~ cr;t;-
else this crying injustice and shame.
The verdict. of the militar court nroves
that the statement Mr.. Randolph made
did not keep him out of = vile prison,
The statement oe.-Mr. Morse, which we
give for what it's worth, may be equally
true. In the one case Gen. Sbepberd
Will not beileve. In the other he takes IL
for granted. $780,, ~ saqrt-
The civil authorities would have tried
the young men Of Eutaw, who we're so
cruelty treated, but our lordly masters
preferred the testimony of such white
creatures as Hill, to that of the respecta-
BILE citizens of Greene. The civil author
tiles would have tried Mr.. Randolph. for
he was under bond to appear at court.
but that did not suit the military
radical poetic idea Of Justice IA
Jail, and to the Dry Tortrepa., was
The word, and away they vent. Wby
should Mr.. Randolph and six or eigbt
citizens Of Greene be FORE I'd 10 UNDERGO
a military trial, for allee ed crimes not
half SO great,as that al eged against the
officer elect to prosecu' q those who com.
nit crimes againsttb . State Of Alabama?
Under the very sh dow of the military
he &C a nowledoes that he aid
Kill Mr.. Thoma,. and vet he has not been
arrested lie dis. exactly right. Generals
Shepherd p nd Meade ?
& The fol',sowinp e the card of M Morse.
AZ Il az .ueara Il, tba Radical ORGAN of IA,
city: |
JUNE 10. lSOS.
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md md ;n;nr;ons sta,emsnt in reisrsnaa -
NV connection with the killing az N a
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mower 70 min NV bns;ness and nrorc r;be |
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connt of INV be;ng TTn;on man
During the evening of his .isa,h
be cnrsed abused ard tbreafan IA me-
jn Vpubiic house h Butler in The
mos, nnmae.rrahle ,arms and a.sai
another man merely because y. dranI
with me in pubIic, denouncinp MIN 40 a
"a damned Rad;caln etc 4, lang,h
after cursing Armf;eld again AND ,bar
cursipg Gilmore INV law mariner bs
turned uuOn me. and damn uced mo al a |