The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-09

of, "protection to lsw-abiding citizens
bayonets, blood, balderdash and bosh
We do not know, nor do We care, how
much truth there is in the existence oi
this secret association in Kanawba
county. The State and country have
so far survived the Union Leagues
The G. A. r., an armed aud oath
bound body of persons, whsse
desperate character and purposes were
shown when they tried to get LOGAN to
lead them to Washington for the pur-
pose of taking possession Of the Gov
ernment aud hurling President JOHN
SON from his place-this association, ex'
tending into every hamlet in the coun'
try and numbering its members by hun
dreds thousands, has been SO far toler'
ated by the public. Secret organiza-
tions for voting the negroes I'M.
der Radical direction, are al
ready being formed in this and
other border States. While these
political enterprises are established and
conducted under Republican auspices
for Republican purposes, and while the
general public looks upon them with
Indifference, it is not very likely that q
Republican Governor and Republican
newspaper, on advice from Repub ican
sources, will be able to work thelpublic
mind into fever over any league OF
combination of the description of that
supposed to olive, move and have its
being" In Kanawha comfy, under the
direction of Judge HINDMAN.
In the IntelhgeRCer of yesterday it is
no where shown that there is any con-
nection between the parties who releas
ed the counterfeiter and the burglar
from the Jail, and the so-cal!ed HIND
MAN Ku-Klux. 1t is clearly intended
that the reader should infer this, but il
is nowhere stated. Indeed it is not
even asserted that the jail-breakers
were citizens of Kanawha county. A:
they did their work in broad daylight
aud as they must have been seen by
many persons, why were they not recog'
nizedf If it is intended to make
Kanawhs county military district, lei
it at least be settled that the parties
who are to be subjugated reside in that
county or in the State.
1t has not been long since the
Jail at Morgantown was broken
open by party of unknown men
and some prisoners released. AL
though there were Republican secret
organizations all over Monongalia
county at that time, We do not remember
that Governor FOREMAN held the Union
League or Grand Army responsible, mol
do we recollect that the Intelligencer
burst out in a blaze of fury and de.
manded the loosing of the dogs of war
AObs of the most vigorous and demon
strative character have been witnessed
in Monongalia, Ritchie, Upshur and
other "loyap counties, but we do not
recall any effort to suppress them with
the State militia. Indeed, the power:
that be seemed disposed to look with
such leniency on these playful ebulli'
tions of popular feeling that the "leyal
mobs used to consider themselves a:
having authority direct from the Gov
ernment, and there. are not wanting
those who witnessed, in 1866, the rails
ing of just such a mob as the Radica
heart delights il, under the approving
eye OF Governor FOREMAN himself. The
people know all these things, and that
knowledge will make doubtful the sue
cess of Governor STEvENsoN's attempt
to throw the body polite into convul
sions over the "Bsnd of GIDEON"
But there is the Maiden riot! Yes
there it is! And long after it was ovel
and the facts all ascertained, Governor
STEVENSON did not deem it worthy 9
passing mention in his message. We
submit that if there was anything IN il
he would have mentioned it. But sc
we'll satisfied was he of the peaceful
and orderly character, not only of the
citizens of KanaYha but of the whole
State, that on January 18th he Informed
the Legislature "that the people of nc
State are better disposed or more law.
abiding than our own" We venture
the further assertion, that however dis
graceful may have been that riot, the
rows that will occur among the labor
ers on the Chesapeake and Ohio road,
IS on all works of public improvement,
will make this Maiden matter dwindle
to the insignificance of q chteken-fght,
and yet the Executive will not think OF
troops and bayonets for the benefit OF
the railroad belli2erents Of that region,
In spite of tie assumed or real agitation
of the Governors friends at Charles,
ton, the fact remains that durisg the
whole of the Capital discussion this
matter was kept quiet. There was not
the slightest reference to any lawless,
ness on the part of the Kanawha people.
Republicans and Democrats united in
tsstifying to their good character. This
Ku-Klu1 howl comes too late. -.
There is simple and accurate expla-
nation of this whole matter. The Re.
publicans propose to carry the State at
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