The weekly standard., 1870-08-24

For the Sthuuatu.
6IR EDtT0R = For long time hayl
watched with deep solicitude the progress
OF tho bIliluN movement 10 this State.
iclt tAa. they must be suppressed or the'
| would inaugurate i. reign OF nrarchy on ~,
ruins oi law, order. and good government.-;
They were embroidered by spcoess. IiY
darkness Of night, an impcnetrable disguise
! and the sympathy of men from whom l,etfa
things @cre expected. encouraged them I.
believe that they could scourgc and murdcl
the innocent and deIenoeless without daDgci
| ui dcrrgi1u and punishment, Like the re-
| mOrscC.3 tiger the taste OF bluUd maddcne<
them and the horrid thirst increased tliE
more they gratiiied it.
The legislative ana judicial arms of tlH
| government being powcrless the eyes OF al
| good men were turned to the Executive IL
relief, and nobly has Gov Holden met th,
crisis.
Ills iGrmcr clemcncy, foTbcarance, and re
| pelted warnings and rcmonstranoos shovct
| hi5 al ctipnatc regard for MI the people o
| the StHlc lcvcn for his enemics) and lis re
lhotanct 20 severe measures; while his pre-
sent vigorous prosecution of tho guilt.
| shows as determination TO protect the in
noccnt at every hazard. Each is compile
mcnt tho other and, combined, make up
a noLio man, anti noble Chief magistrate
| Rarely has any Governor been placed in
! such trying circumstances as surrounded
him when the prisoners arrested by Co.
Kirl; sought to be released ON tho priyi,c;'s Z
of the writ OF habses e0Pus, and never y,
e.po- -sdf .,vf, TWO rn61sapi
neet The iI-&a1xfy-sdaftc Iis--riH ,saF5(
The Governor knew better than any Other
man the extent of the conspiracy and the
quantity md quality Of the evidence AGAINST
the CO spi.atDis, vet The welfare Of the S,atcl
would not permit h,m 70 reveal tither aii
that tiiHg, US he would have been compelled
to do ii he had ohcycd the writ of Rubeat
cO,gus ;. led hy Chief Justice Pearson.
lie boldly assumed the responsibility Of
acting On the maxim that the safety of thc
republic is the supreme law that the civil
law wa puwCrlcss 10 suppress this novel
Treason sno trusted 10 future developments
70 vinGcato his course. The numerous COZ.
ius5iOns .. the curspimtors, made since lis
rytnR 10 GCliscr up VOyrc, Sc1n dRd Others,
prove that he was right II they hai
been surrendered do not believe these COZ.
LESSONS would have been made as every
body :" knows that perjury would haze
ptOeg. ihCm from punishment and coy
cred Il Il gnilty secrets. IN
Gov, hoiden in his reply to Chici Justice
Pearson states the whole case in . nutshell
When lac remarks, r.H.f
81 10 cot see how | can restore the civil
authority Until | suppress the insurIection
which yCut Honor declares have the pow
cr to do and | do not sec how can sur
icudcr the insurgents to the civil authority
until tina. authority is restored.
"It would be Il moCkery in mu tn declare
that the civil authority was unable to pro-
acct the citizens against the insurgents and
tlYn m irr- :, tl,, al MI
authority"
Let us pursue this matter little further.
When the council for Moore moved Chef
Justice Pearson for writ " hc direct, Il 10
some ahuril to call out tue power OF the
county" tu lii in taking The prisoner By
force out hf the hands 'of Col Kirk, thc
Chief Justice refused the motion, and with
invincihlG logic replied that " the puwerof
the county, on y0sSc roMitGti,, means Tie alen
Mo cJusty IL j-hi,h tie ,rrit is 10 Le de-
rttd. II this instance Caswr!l and tIat
county Is declared t. be in - state of insir-
rcrtion Shall ita~geatS be called out by
the pei i who is TO execute the writ, Ito
join in conflict with the military forces Iof
the Stat, -
Now suppose Coz. Holden had produced
the iOdy Ul Moore, and upon hearing dc
evidence tho Chief Justice had though.
sufficient Glrse was made ont to hold Ian
for trialfCr murder, lie would have delivered
him to the Grill aUthOritiss for safe kccing
until grand jury ct Cagooi oouaty should
rt --.-is No sss.ss,t ls.s..---s,.s.al
i.ur bill,' Tho prisoner would be discharged |
Though ne was ~ guilty as Cain %. murdoy
Truly, what mOckcry oI justice 20 vN
upu' "a 4 .al Jury of aW}ytai4 to present
iaIiow iuw, mt i0i yinlatng the very lAw
rtgy they themselves were resisting Ford