New-York tribune., 1869-06-21

the facts to the General. who being fully
persuaded that Norriss absence was Involuntary ,o
Norris must be regarded the legal Sheriff whose oela
requisltious TO DO honored when SSrils retuDa
sheriGD Ed s Cody. +. T. Cody, Tip Cody ]. NJ. Cody
~ Ma21t,n and CAPT A. ]. Hartly. The latter s a
printer halls from Virginia, believe, and Is Wallaees
successor the editor Of the town paper Inc chafge
aud frightening his family and Of guilty knowledge OF
the persons that broke into the jail, and OF aiding ana
abeting Dr. DTdens assassination. All the other par
ties are charged with constituting portion Of the mob
In addition TO the charge against Ed ana ZIP Coay OF
gave bl in the sum Of oOO and other parties in
that OF $1,000 each to answer the several charges against
them. .,
In the meantime Norris has been enjoned from further
action the Court shall decide whether MS
seuce from the county was such
an abandonment of his Office a. In the meaning OF the law
creates vacancy. There is some fear thaJ Judge An
dIews viii permit Toombs and others to intmidate him.
His position is indeed try the pluck Of the brayest
heart the land. The excitement Is unpaFaleled ana
the newspaper statements OF good feelings toward the
sOldery are without the shadow OF ioandatloh IN
fast 1t is true, they are much more e1asPerat.ea :.
at the Sheriff Their chief not altogether Tor
the already made, but they know Others Will Iol'
low especially OF the parties named by Senator Adklhs
In the presence Of his daughters before his deah' US
There is large family OF Codys, some q whom are T''
good and some bad Tip Cody, althoueh proclaim.
Ing holy horror OF "ngger equality" has for years
lived in notorious intimacy with colOred HShcn
brother Ed tho party that tried by military com
mission little over a year since, charged with knhg
Federal soldier about cOlored prostitute ne evuvteS eteS
against him strong but ne was vortip ia a
on account OF its conflicting character: hI d "a a
| business mariner Of OF the COuys' anu 70
very quiet and apparently n01ensive person. 90" IN
letter from Norris to-day, addressed to gen'eSn m -
ths citv IN which he states that he can oDthh no
counsel at his children hare been baniShed oT SHSU
and That all classes only refuse TO recoSllze ' ~
treat his wife and children with equal contempt Ooi "a
p Farrow, AttOrneyGeneral Tor the otate n EnI E AZ
his defense The Colonel is good awyei ana VIII 1o
Justice 10 his cause aud client The question arises VI
what good are all these arrests and those 10 follow
Under our present jury system eOlVlctloh anu
punishment by the eiyll law Is Su' ,,I, OL Inc he
beneficial. There is thing OF vital Importance
for the people of the North TO understand The press
and people do not declare that II the parie, accused are
proven TO be guilty they should be punished Although
the preparation OF the crimes not ahd cannot De
denied the entire Democratic press and people boldly
assume the innocence OF every one suspected IN no
contingency is punishment tolerated AM THIS is the
real crime which society committing against the rlends
OF the Government. IL It would aid In Furnishing the
guilty. and not make martyro OF every one charged Wh
iawIessncss reform would speedily folbW' But the
prospect for change Is gloomy , -,
To give the reader an idea OF Gen. Terfys opinion OF
affairs Warren Is only necessary to state that when
his official dispatches TO Washington IRE puDrhed IL VIII
be found that he terms the ku.klux "lEurreelOnary
forces" The OF those words should outweigh all
the abored denas OF the Georgia press IN the minds OF
| intelligent and law.abiding citizens.