Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-12-06
ANOTHER STRONG LETTER.
CLEAnrIrLp. Pa. Nov. %. ISL.

Mr., Editor: "Auty Ku Klux" is
the name ofsOmebody mot ofsuflicen.
importance for me to care who,) that
seems to be very indignant because |
said the Galena Tanner aud father Of
innumerablc Digger Indians had &c.
clared martial law in the South And
this person who has not the courage
to father bis productions, but adopts
the very respectable nom de guerre Of
some imaginary order, says his
master did not declare what is in
"gross ignorance called martial law"
and then gives very brief but very
learned definition between "tweedle
dee and twecdlc dunn"
First, would like to ask Mr.. Ku
Klux, Of Curwonsville, whether he
can read English? second, whether
he understands what he reads and
third, where in my letter did he dis.
cover that | said Grant had declared
martial LdU?' A reading of his let.
ter in the Journal answers Nos
| and of these questions, and shows
that the animal brays at an empty
crib. Poor fool, read that letter again.
What said there about "martial law
in the South was said according to a
Radical newspaper correspondent to
the leading Radical papcrin this State;
that he had the authority of Senator
Poole a government Ku Klux smcllcr,
for saying that Grant expressed his he.
termination to decidre martial idw
throughout the entire South in c0aSe-
gGcHce of continued omrdges' There
you again have the words of your
loyal correspondent TO the leading
loyal paper in this State, and he gave
YOU Senator Poolo for authority,
Do you understand it now? II not,
20 to the barber, provided you have
u uigger Of that profession in your
town. get your head rubbed, then
shaved, then, if the niggor is not too
sick, butt your two intellectual heads
together until the dried putty which
holds the place for brains in your
skull gets sufficiently soft to admit an
idea. Read this over so as to be able
to follow the prescription.
But, you admit that Grant did sus
pend the writ Of hdbedS corpus for the
purpose of preventing parties arrested
from giving bail, in order that they
may be incarceratcd at any time, and
forany purpose, and obviate the neccs-
sily OF making charges against them,
which when made are not sustained
by reputable witnesses once in a thou
sand lines. And these men are to be
tried in civil court! Yea, verify
Let us see what these civil courts are ;
who makes tho judges-and makes
them because they are scrvile enough
to do the bidding Of their makers
the attorneys, marshals, jurors, wit,
ncsscs, spies, peljurers, iniormcrs, and
thieves, all selected with an eye to the
tyranny Of the scoundrcls who con
coct the charges against the people
and to swear away the lives and lib
critics of innocent citizens. who sets
up the jobs against tho citizens OF
! South Carolina, aud what is it done
iorY will tell you. The committee
of Congress, as graceless set OF
scoundrels 10 ever disgraced the rolls
Of public legislatures, with hired wit
nesses. manufacture ku KluX outrages
as they pass along on their smelling
raid, aud when sufficient batch II
made up to satisfy the besotted minds
and polluted hearts of this Congress
sional Committe, the spies, inform
ors and periurcrs are called in to
swear out the charges. Arrested by
tho military "a good thing in civil so
cicty,) kept for that purpose, nc
hearing allowed (for the writ oihabed'
corpus is suspcnded,) in civil court
no trial by jury honestly drawn bu'
arraigned before some United States
JefIrcys, creature Of the administra
ton; jury picked for their purpose
composed Of majority of niggers aht
and tho balance of carpet baggers
witnesses with written oaths; and, o
course. conviction. Bah to call sucl
intllNN u fOuIL VI ~ ltAii - 'ff''
more like trial than a gosslplnl
match OF drunken men and lewd wo
, men is n trial. just look at the wat
nesses, the pimps and spies OF the ne
gro Bureau, set of vagabondS an'
thieves. Common liars, iit inslru
ments of such court. But we haV
not vet seen the end of this lawles
affair. Grant and bis blackguard
will yet stand in the criminals box I
answer to a bench of honest Judges 10
the part they are playing There Is
silent scowl upon the publio lac
: which means that the thing viii ye
come into the courts OF law. II th
, parties were ten times guilty, u ao'
/ not paliate the crimc OF the adm'hl'
! tra,ion in robbing innocent men
l their lives and liberties In Englan'
. not many years ago, a military Cove
bdf Of India was hanged Tor less Q