Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-08
VOLUME B.

own house. Hill (colored man) brutal , ly murdered; Union men are sleeping in the woods or driven out of thu , country; no fair registration; county officers notified to leave.
 fl In Little River Country, Willis and Andrews shot down upon the road
 murdered; Sheriff wounded and color. cd man killed. No law; no fair regis. tration; constant threats of assassina. ton made.
 I In Monroe County, Hon. James M Kinds, Member of Congress, murdered upon tho road; at the same time Hon. Brooks shot down and badly wounded. Other outrages reported.
 In Crittenden county, Ku-Klux kill ed six men in ten days. Other deaths reported; many loyal men driven out of their homes; Hon. E. G. Barker attacked and badly wounded-shot at on another occasion. The bullet and assassins held the County in terror.
 In Woodruff County, premium is offered for the murder of Union men !; Ku-Klux riding about the Country ]; Hon. D. P. Upham and F. A. Mcclure shot down while riding along the road several freedmen killed officers cannot execute the law.
 In Craighead county, rebels were preparing to fight; Capt. Edwards shot from the brush; Judge Carson's office destroyed by Ku-Klux, and he compiled to leave to save his life-dare not return to his family; Capt. s. Mason murdered in Fulton County, and several others killed.
 In Conway County, the court was broken up by mob; county officers compelled to leave many negroes kill ed and beaten; Ku-Klux forces raised to oppose the law State Guards forbid den to drill.
 In White County, assault made upon Hon. s. Wheeler with intent to kill, by two desperadoes several colored men l killed; Jordan A. Ball, white Union man, and his nephew, both murdered. four other white Union meE killed {; Ben. Humphries (coloredD killed for knowing and reporting the leaders in tile plot to murder Hon. s. Wheeler.
 In Drew County, deputy sheriff and negro tied together and killed; a reign Of terror inaugurated; men repeatedly threatened with death, and many com pelled to vote against their wishes; on the l7th inst, Ku-Klux took out a color ell preacher--has not been heard of l since.
 In these and other Counties many other outrages and violations of tho 1 law have occurred. Men were driven 1 from their homes, officers were forbid- den to make arrests. and were com pelled to abandon every effort to do 90. The bullet of the assassin, threats, and every species ofintimidation were made use of to prevent the execution of the laws and to rob the citizens of the rights and privileges of citizenship. A reign of terror was being inaugura- ted in our State which threatened to obliteratc all the old landmarks of jus tice and freedom, and to bear us onward 10 anarchy and destruction.
 In the demoralization of q large class Of citizens of the State, in the utter 1 disregard to law and order manifested ! in many localities, it is perfectly clear that prompt and decided course of action was necessary. The loyal peo- pie have adopted as watchword the motto: .'Let us have .peace," and now that the election is over it is urged that tho past be forgotten, and the hope is I expressed that the murderer will cease 1 his horrible trade, and the violator of the law may possibly allow the law to be executed. But this merciful pro- gramme is neither in accordance with the demands of justice and right, or a proper consideration of the welfare and prosperity of our State. The opposi- ton to the law still continues, the rights of the citizens are still violated. It would need only another partizan excitement or great personal or social antagonisms to develop again, as before, the full tide of wrong. There can be no permanent peace or advancement in the future as a result of such policy. The majesty of the law should be vindicaled. the assassin should be visit' ed with just retribution for nis crimes, tho violator of the public peace should be punished, and the officers of the law should be so protected and respected that no opposition what ever be madc hereafter to his executing the | duties ofhis office.
 The commonwealth is composed of \ three parts, the citizen, the law, and the officers to execute the law. It is only when these parts work together tremendously that a-healthy and vigor- ous constitution exists. If the officer fail in the discharge of his duty he can be removed and no dctriment to the interests of the State or community arise if the law is unjust in any of its features, by proper representation and process it can be repealed and no seri- ous difficulty occur, but if tho citizen become vicious and corrupt and vio- lates his obligations and duties, then indeed deadly virus is introduced into the system, which can only be cured by the application of the most powerful remedies, but which must be cured or ruin and death will ensue } Our whole system of government il