The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-06-18

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lay. by giving Lis J c. Norris authority t"rcsis
civil liv In his cntareemtii.o arbitrary ugr<Is
On Tuesday ih,, ill., Instant Gfinvd WITH t3i'9'
material Orders which have not even The s'l.n'iate'
~ oaty) looki.s 10 lis rvinstallatiUn to the 0ii'ce
f .I,.tiif be visited Naiisliluu. From cait,e
hot known 10 u.s. he returned 10 Atlanta on the fol-
Ao,viu.e ,lav Monday lac returned here with ohe
hundred dud fifty troops n'cleasui4Ae garrison "'
this place 10 something oveT three l'tht'td i"e''-
No one WIS surprised at his coming the second ae
we expected and anXiouSly awaited y, Tor We Fe'i
died. il ,s Il blessing IA disgllse
We we're ..raecr ,ar the Tray "--coIfiNt Of he NJ
nocccu ct cur citzcus aid sisa, ot tlict ultimate "a
umph He a-Sumed command ot - military 'i'"
prepared ior lis yr.ncal work. lie protested 10 hr
Sheriff OF Warren county, notwithstanding he had
lt tl, Office Of his tree will and accord. Without
appointing deputy, without permission save t-~s'
of himself aud al iine when The law drhande'S MS
p,,.s,.Icc His fist act WAS arrest Mr. John Rdep
ihe present sheriff aid place linn under military
guard Mr. Raey demanded his authority and de
ri.lt 10 know for What lie was arrested Norris re-
fused to acccde Ia the demand aud ordered the guard
10 carry him 10 the Jail. a writ of ha5cts c1PoS
was served demanding the release OF Nh. ltaley.--
Bail to any amount MAS rendered. Norris n fused
to accept orackn0Wed2e anything save'the workings
of his tiendsh heart and placed MIR haiey IN the
dungeon of county Jail regarding he did -,
e That is good enough for goH.' Showing by his
every act and look the principle Of -scoRao3Yt{ and
IN''N''N''
door of telons cell Upon one of the purest citizens
of our county whose life has been a continuous
stream n hortity anu whose STATUS llteNefl respect
places him high above Norris is heaven is above
tIe.iahomieEs dlbtlE"t he Internal regions
The high handed, Iawltes, arbitrary arrest-illc
cal in every sense naturally aroused the Indignation
of every man who Regarded iiis RIGHTS OF respected
law. let, we are ProVt't" say! llity rm"'H submit
ted to the lndienly against them and We mLd | NJ
able to intimlatr the proud spirit of MIR. Raley by
IL, Lis
coWrdly heart forbid hlntliik4s oii'tf arrests hir
ing the day, while ms hendiSh s"ui suggested the
drktrSs of night IA" the prosecution OF Ills personal
Srtd2e and hendSil sentences against oar clIiHehS
y few hours alter iifgtii, Il small parry OF Young
men were quietly enjoying themselves Us amateur
musicians, Norris regarded II ms demonstration IN
honorot MIR Raiey, and ordered Them lo deSlst-
Notwithstanding these gentlemen were upon private
property IN no Nay contiguous To the jail they
obrycd Tie decree. and ohaine' permission to CON
tinie their eiloyptelt provided they Wolil perform
inside Of bidiig. and not on pllzza or street
The ready compliance OF these Young m.liio liIs cut
rancous demand COM etely non pluatd the painting
tyrmt. Where he expected resistance he ioand
Obedience.
Angclcd at the failure Of his cherished hope, he
attempted 10 force resistance. Sunlnoning the phil
tary to his aid aud placing them at the door he en-
tered the room iusulcnlly attempted to tiightru the
gentlemen b., his impu,leu stare, lrstc>r trevish
ewes upon Mir T.. +. Cody, asked his name, placed
n.ror ordered him to di-nci;her exhibiting a war
rant or assigning cause. OF arrest. Mr. Cody chccr
ij submission to this illegal proceeding atesel his
innocence Of crime and confidence III the lmatesH
plelacy of civil law Ills threat To Chain Mr. Cody
to the damp floor Of dungeon met with calm
retort which dared him to do his worst as he nor his
threats were feared White men are beyond The in
tmidatiou of such obnoNous scum a. Chap No;lis.
After this incarceration and apparently iudscrmi-
nate arrest Of citizens was commenced, houses were
entered and husbands dragged from the bosom OF
tnir families; fathers, brothers and relatives were
talcn from their homes AT the dead hour Of night and
placed ia Il trloms cell scenes OF domestic constcr-
nation and grS b pleased thiAtivud human form,
and not until the @ssSfd Was exhausted (two o'clock,
A. NJ did this rule Of Radicalim cease. During
the night the following gentlemen imprisoned
Edward Cody. II. Martin, j NJ Cody. AMI Capt. A,
/. Hartley As in the case Of Mr. Ealry and f. f.
Cody no us@uaut was exhibited or cause assigned
for their arrest Still, the people consrlcd obetii
encc to the whihis aud srudgrsWf the reuolsrlr:s
rnA j. c. Norris Are people WHO submit to such
h-ll-landrd indiqdtrs against Their guaranteed
rights and patiently await THEN vindicaion by civil
law lawless and abandoned rrhcs
Eally in tie evening a wi'r of lllbc;4 corpus was
served by the coroner upon Norris, which he refused