The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-06-09
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
wAsH,xorox CRY, May "a, ] 500.

WAsHIsoros CRY, Mny "a, 1869.
| One of the foulest and bitterrst acts q
despotic tyranny ever perpetrated by thi
most dcspotic and wicked administration
has lutely codie to light. and the attention
Of all true patriots, of all honest lovers O
his country and of justice is appealed to
that the entire nation may fully real re tn
depravity into which the Radical leader
are sunk. Mr.'Pitcher, citizen of Texas
o gentleman of standing and character, tel
egrapbed some time since to General Can
by the facts in the case Of MI. William
Perry, an old and respectable citizen o
Jefferson, Texas. who was murdered BY 4
man named Bostick, aided by 6le OF sol
diers. He escaped the punishment richly
due his infamous crimes by the agency o.
that most loathsoms ana degraded of b.
ings, corrupt Judge. After the acquit
tai. the corrupt and purjured acquittal o.
Bostwick. Mr.. Pitcher was arrested and
thrown into Military dungeon, along with
many other unfortunate victims of the
accursed Radical despotism. Here they
are being daily tortured in q manferr that
would bring disgrace upon band oil
Feegee savages. "A recital Of their suffer.
ings il revolving, in its details to all the
sensibilities Of even the most caIlous OF
mankind. Some time this week, it is said,
military commission viii Bs commenced
to try these unfortunate prisoners, some of
these poor, suffering, tortured humdH be-
ing have been subjected to such agonizing
barbatitlss that during the tortue they con.
fessed they were guilty OF what theit tor
turee charged them with After the un-
bearible agonies were removed these men
declared soIemnly they had been forced to
LIE, because Of the inhuman torture to
'0hich they ,oere subjected! But the OBJ
ject is gained. The writ of Habeas Corpus
is suspended in Texas, the trial by jury
abolished, oil the sacred and fundamental
principles of the common law abrogaied,
and the lives, liberty, property and even
the honor Of the inhabitants totally at the
mercy OF such wretches as this man Bost.
wick and others Of that ilk. The "BIoody
assises" of jeffrey are totally eclipsed BY
these worse thai savage brulalities perpe.
trated ID Texas, sometimes in the name Of
the law somotimoa v;th,ut
And yet the Infamous miscreants who
are ruling the Radical PARTY and through
that party the country, while cognisant of
all this wickcdness, do not take any steps |
TO stop them. They are, in fact, response
BILE fot thetn-they ordet them to be done
they delight in the sight of human
"retchedness and glut their eyes at the
'ision of human suffering. Can it be sup
POSED that people thus outraged, thus
ortured, thus spurned, thus trampled
'pon, can it be supposed that people thus
can feel any afiliation for
heir despots? They would be unworthy
# the name ofmen-they would be worthy
objects of Imperial despotism, if they did.
Not albne the people of Texas are THUS
reated, but of other Southern States.
he people Of the North will soon expert
nee the same treatment, and really, it
ill not be totally iiadeserred because of
heir supi6eness and culpable weakness in
ermitting such dreadful treatment DIG the
outh is now receiving at the hauds of
hose monsters sent down there by The
government ofthe United States. We
ant a Ku-Kldx in every State and III
very country till these infamous barbari. :
es are repressed. Otherwise, ere many
eeks elapse. another Revolution will
'own the drama Of blood ard tyranny in {
he utter downfall of t,dicalism and Impe.
alism and the restoration Of phre and 9
beraI RepubIitanism. 10 view OF tie up. r
filing aid crushing despotism-a despo.
SIN whose full extent but few of US are e
eatiods enough to estimate say earn. q
tly and emphatically, the sooner such t
Revolution comes the bettet. 'fhe fa. 8
'ral Of Commodore Charles stewaat t
cCauley, the oldest officer id III. United p
ates. except his Uncle; Admiral Charles i
ewart, took place at his residences in this n
y. yesterday Afternoon. The day was 9
# and sunny one, the Warm sunshine q
adenihg the earth, and the face II nature G
'aring its balmiest Spring aspect, d day s.
to consign to his mother earth 4 gallant b
ilor. si4ty-foar of whose life had been o
voted to the Naval service of his coun- s.
,. His existence had been d varied orie h
'tefihe the service in the infancy .of his n
% and his country's age, he saw the flag h
held, the symbol of human liberty and Il
'sperity, and he lived long enough to :,
it traiIed in the dust beneath the feet q
the most pollutiug and corrupt despo- r
M that ever disgraced the world. His =,
'efal was din evidence of this thought. Z,
mpan'es of marines were present to E;
g the Naval honors to the solemn &C. :,
ion, while thousand negroes, of every q
'de Of completion aud every styis Of A.
SIS, added Iddicrous and grosteeque as :.
q tn the acooo - ;s ,.ott Sx.ls I'll