Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-07
ACROSS THE RIVER.
We Valiant Military scsIawsE sberi"
surrenders to the Law WIN
ont Firing a Gun.
Mr.. Hardin Resumes HIS Ohice-kSs
of u Reign Of Terror.


county seat of Crittenden county, Az
kansas, yesterday morning, which marks
the end of an inlolerable despotism, and
the exit of several of the most desperate
and cowardly carpetbaggers who ever
invaded any civilized land. When the
State militia was about to be dis
banded, aud the tyrant who ma
nipulated the ragamuffins, thieves
and murderers saw that his occupation
would soon be gone, aud he cast ahoat
for some other position where he could
Cypress the people and wiring from them
more contributions. The readers OF the
LEDGER will remember how this desper-
ate man had Mr.. Hardin, the Sheriff,
thrown into prison, where SO many had
gone to be murdered by degrees, or to be
marched out and shot down like SO many
beasts of prey, and how, Mr.. Hardin.
knowing the fate in store for him if he
refused to accede to any demands made
upon him, surrendered his Office while in
Jail to the carpet Dagger, Lieut.. Colonel
Maine of the militia.
Mr.. Hardin was then released, and
Maine had himself put in as Sheriff, and
Immediately set about collecting tagcs.
His power had ceased when the militia
was disbanded, but with a squad Of half
company of negroes he could collect
taxes (2) and worry the people nearly as
we'll as before. Never since the close of
the war have any people been SO nerci-
lessly prosecuted and oppressed as those
of Crittenden county by this man Maine
and his coadjutors. During bis reign
he stole from the people oil sorts of
property, including horses, cows, mases'
lumber, household and kitchen
furniture, WHICH was collected to-
eether at Marion and advertised for
SALE When the sale took place the
citizens we're kept away by strong guard
of colored State troops, and the entire
| lot was knocked off to the illustrious
Captain Haynes, a partner OF Names
for the nominal sum of nineteen dollars
($l9). But Of these outrages and DELHI
erateIy planned murders, aud almost
every variety of oppression and violence,
let this little instance suffice for the pres
ent. Whole encyclopedias could be
written as preface to half that was done.
When Mr.. Hardin resigned in jail he
was permitted to retain all the papers be-
longing to the Office. Maine had no use
for these; his business was to make
money out of the ofice-not to settle up
the business. Mr.. Hardin visited Little
Rock, and as we stated day or
two since, the Supreme Court granted an
Injunction against Maine exercising the
functions of the office which he had
seized. The County Courts had knuck-
led to the usurper and refused to grant
the Injunction or take auy action in the
case. II was still question whether
Hardin would get peaceable possession
of the office. Bat he called on the i'm.
perial carpetbagger yesterday morning
| ia company with few friends in Marion,
and the hero Of so many bloodless fights,
midnight conclaves and dark conspira-
cies cayed in and surrendered at discre-
ton. He looked awfully chop-fallen,
and now mopes around in the most spir-
tless manner. chad guard of seven
teen or eighteen negroes at the Jail, which
at the reauest of Sheriff Hardin he dis
missed. Oaly two prisoners were found
in The iail. Maine never secured the key,
but had broken open the door by force
and had released number of prisoners,
including nsgFq charged with murder.
But as that is not crime in the
eyes of such men as Maine, he was
permitted to 60 with the rest.
Halt dozen carpet baggers from
other points had been imported to hold
subordinate positions under Maine, but
when their chieftain surrendered yester-
day there was general " absquatchula-
tion." Three of them came away with
Maine, and crossed over to the Memphis
side on the first boat, end the rest are
nowhere to be seen. Haynes, the IN
tanned militiaman, the dan gerous man
when in power, goes about with face as
long as the Constitution of the United
States with all its amendments. Barker,
the hungry Senator, disappeared some
two weeks ago in seeFch of missionaries
to help him collect loose change fron the
benighted Africans. The high moral
support of the bayouet being now
removed, he will be likely to re-
turn plthout much ostentation' Bar
kers name has not been mentioned often,
but he is believed to have been the in |
stigator of nearly all the outrages in
Crittenden county. Maine was penni-
less when the militia went to that county;
now be i OpSisRt ani hes his thousands
in bank, stolen aud levied as black |
mail and as the price of lifes blood from
the people. He and Haynes and Bankers
are morally and personally responsible
TOR tse crimes of murder, rape, conspir'
acies to murder quies Sitiseps in Mem
nb;s and All the lesser crime known In !