Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-30
LAWLEssNEss IN CARROLL COUNTY


A meeting Of citizens Of Huntingdon
and vicinity was held on the 23d inst
for the purpose Of determining the best
means Of suppressing lawlessness and
violence in that county A committee
consisting Of DR. James s Ramsey, A
&. McNeiil, DIR. John N. Smoot, DR. WIN
NJ. Wright and Albert q. Hawkins, Esq,
reported the following resolutions, which
were adopted
Whereas, The usual peace and quiet of
our community has been disturbed BY acts
Of lawlesaness, consisting Of violence upon
the persons Of some of our citizens, illegal
arrests, punishments, etc, within our
county; and, whereas, we regard the eul-
livation Of peace and good will towards all
men important, for the well-being of society
at sill times, but more especially so at the
present and, whereas, in our opinion il
such acts Of lawlessness are permitted to
90 unrebuked by the law-sbiding citizens
Of the community, they will bring in their
train calamities upon the heads Of the in-
nocent rs we'll as the guilty, which always
follows in the wake Of lawlessness; and,
whereas, We are opposed to all acts calou-
lated TO stir up and engender strife or
bloodshed in the community therefore be
il resolved r-. sa ..
l. That We AZ r community, having a
common interest 10 the peace and quiet OF
the country, hereby publish TO she world
our disapprobation Of all lawlessness, frosa
Whatsver quarter il may come.
? That az .law-abiding citizens of the
community, we hereby pledge ourselves to
use our best endesvors to check all dis
blrbances and breaches Of the peace.
3. That We call upon all citizens Of the
Community, irrespective of party or poll
ucs, who have the well-being of the com
munity ai heart, 20 aid us in sappressing
anything which may have tendency to
create dissensions and divisions amongst
our people. -a asa aa
4. That We recommend 10 all who have
law and order at heart, land especially in
the vicinity Of any disturbances 20 pub
licly and privately condemn the same. .
The Paris IatelhSeRcer in which We
find these resolutions, says AS to the
character Of tho outrages denounced aud
tho parties pSrpetrating them, we are
left in doubt, but we have no hesitaDcy in
concluding from what we hear of tho
state Of public feeling, in that county,
that .he lawlessness which prevails there,
has its origin in some way, in the bitter
political differences Of she people The
country is about equally divided be-
tween two pArties--if there is any differ
ence, the Radicals have the advantage
numerieally-and as a Consequence of
this state Of things, more or less bad
blood has been stirred up The personal
conflicts have been frequent and insults
more frequent still The Radicals rely
ing on their strength, and taking adyan-
tage ofthe pacific disposition Of theiroppo
nents, have, in almost every case, been
the aggressOrs. Ofcocrse ell Of that party
are not guilty No doubt but that many
Of them oppose the cowardly conduct Of
their comrades in attempting to bully,
bIOwbeat and injnre persons OF the oppO'
site side, nevertheless as much as they
have opposed it, they bave been power
less to protect Southern citizens
Rebels, ifyou please-frOm the wantOn
assaults and affrouts which have been
repeatedly heaped upon them. 1t is
more than likely, then, that Radical bull,
lies are, ia the late instance, as hereto-
fore, 30 blame But if the fault is at
tho door Of the other side, it is not with.
osIt its oxteuaating circumstances, though
i may be without an adequate excuse, at
his time Ii cannot be expected that
men win submit to systematic course
4 persecution and abuse, without resort
ne sooner or later TO violent means Of
redress Act Carroll county Radicals