Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-02-04

the substance ofthe bill, was changed }
and the act now stands upon the stat
ute book, by which n body of voun-
toer militia, indefinite in numbers, and
not required to be of tho citizens of
the State, nor to be ofiicered by cili-
zcns, and detailed militia, can be
selected by the Governor from the
masses of the people, to the peril of
their liberties and the great increase
of their taxes. The passage of such
acts by the British Parliament would
bring every man 20 his feet, gun in
hand. Such acts have been condemn
ed by the English people and the
British judiciary long ago.
In the reign Of William III, mill
tary commander called on Chief JUS
tice Holt to send constable, with
his soldiers, to prevent a mob from
tearing down honse. "What will
you do" said the Chief Justice, "if
the people will not obey your order,
but tear down the house Z" awe will
fire into them p was the reply. "If
you do" said the Judge, "and any
man is killed, will see that your sol
ders are hanged. The laws Of this
kingdom are not to be executed by
the sword These matters belong to
the civil power, and you have nothing
to do with them"
In the opinion of the Grand Jury
such sentiments should animate our
Governor, our judges and our Legisla-
lures. The civil arm is sufficient for
the execution Of the laws and prescr-
walton of the peace 10 North Carolina.
TO checkmate this military and
dangerous mode of executing the laws
in Orange, with the sword, an organi-
zation was formed at Cedar Grove,
composed of the most orderly citizens
in the county, who pledged themselves
to aid in the execution Of the civil
law whenever it was resisted in tho
county Of Orange; and at the same
time, to forbid the Governors armed
police or militia putting their hands
or swords upon citizen, at the risk
of having their guns taken from them
by unarmed men. We are glad TO say
the armed police or militia for execu-
ting the law has not been formed in
Orange, nor has the unarmed compa-
ny been called for.
The Grand Jury do further present
only to repel with the indignation it
deserves, the charges made by the
Governor TO one Nelson A. Miles, that
the white men in North Carolina are
secretly accumulating arms, for the
purposes of insurrection and rebellion.
No evidence has been offered to estab-
lish the charge, and this Grand Jury,
drawn from the body Of the people
and coming from all portions of the
county, knowing it to be false as TO
this county, believe it to be false as to
all and that it has sprung only from
malevolence and for political effect in
the late elections.
4th The Grand Jury do present
Judge Pearson's letter as falsifying
the truth of history, treachcrous and
hypocritical in its designs, and alto
gether unworthy a Judge. If the
Judge really believed there was dan
ger of "civil war" rs he pretends
then he should have lad the parties
preparing to make war arrested and
bound to keep the peace; and, finally
5th This Grand Jury do present
and truthiully represent to your Hon
or, stranger to them, and to the
county, as we'll as to the judicial his
tory Of North Carolina, that the peo
pie Of North Carolina, especially o.
the county of Orange, have ever cher
ished and maintained an habitual re
gard and reverence for the judiciary
of the State. The people of Orange
have had for neighbors, perpetua
friends and associates, such judges a'
Murphy, Norwood, Cameron, Nash
Mangum, Ruflin, Manly, Battle ant
Baily. As meu and neighbors they
art remembered by the people Of Or
ange with the fondest affection w,
have named those judges because they
were our companions, neighbors anc
friends
The people of the State did not al
low the people of Orange to go befor,
them in love, admiration and respec
for the whole Judiciary-.the Who'll,
and every member of it, The higl
character of the judiciary OF Nortl
Carolina, as exemplided in the lives o
, Moore, Haywood, Henderson, Taylor
, CASTOR, Caldwell, Daniel, Badger
Saunders, Seawell, Settle, Strange
, Barton, Toomer Person, Osborne
. Donnell, Barnes, Warren, Ellis, Fow
lor. Gillian, Merrimon, Dick, as wei
as the illustrious names before men
toned, was well calculated 10 ill an,
inspire the people with confidence an,
f love for the judge, and high respeo
for the office.
The Grand Jury regret to see tn
present judiciary so utterly unmindfu
of the example of their ilustrious pre-
|, decessors, and especially, in these day
/ of political chaos and social urheav
, ings, to see the bench descending &
the hustings, bandying yituperatioI
I and personal abuse with the bar an,
with pothouse politicians--caph tn
. assailant and in turn assailcd; th
bench charging the bar with larceny
/ forgery and mule-stealing; the ba
, rolorting that the bench had been C.
saci by negro upon a debt justl
, due, and forced, by this harsh process
: Of the law, 10 pay out the money,aile
being called out and forieiting hi
bail The bar also charging that tn
, bench was n iail-bird and convic
from the Penitentiary Of Ohio ! A
, this very naturally ending in fgh
: between the bench and a member q
= the bar, as the former journeycd o
e his way to Court This breach {
!. the peace occurring on the train
n the ladies' car, and so much TO the
5 terror and alarm, that the conductC
J. threatened to put the bench and bt
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