The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-16
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White Hosso vas seekiug the position
to which the votes Of the dsstroysrs Of
ssPsbl'eaa liberty elevated hin, he
blandly but treacherously used in On op-
poftuns moment the maxim hsading this
srsiels. Az soon, however, ~ Ne he'd
secured the high position to shich he
sspisod, he began the most systematic
preparations that was ever concocted By
the wicked and pervsrse brain of demon
to prevent che culmiuation Of that maxim.
No soones was the power he so much
coveted secured, than he turned his
mighty ofkce into an engiae Of remorss.
less revenge; and in bribery, perjury
and subordioation of perjury, no 6lled
the crushed and bleeding South with
murdersrs, robbers, sssassins, thisvos and
hosse burners, each furnished with carte
dlanches to ply their several vocations
with all the fury their d,abolical aud 6eud.
ish natures prompted. And this in order
that any and every condition Of society
might obtain save that which he 20
blandly Invoked upon the eve Of tho
election. ...
His cmmissaries succeeded doubtless
eoJOud '''e noos esuguine vApeos..ious, Vt
tho bloody tYraut in accomplishing his
purpose. BY their black and dsvilish
work the South is again turned into
ealdron Of ssethiug woe. A people sub.
missive and crushed to earth, wailing and
praying for Peace is allowed no peace.
Tho rapine aud devastation Of thcir
homes and society is absolutely necessary
to secure the reelection Of this relentless
Nero and in conjunction with, and to
assist in the work of destroying the
Republic, and at the bidding of this
demon incarnate, the Congress of tho
United States "a body once the pride of
oil civilized nations, but now the h,ssing z
and by.word of such) clothed this monster
With power and authority that an Empe.
ror Of Prussia would have declined
placed in his hands the lives, peace and
happiness Of all Of tho people aud to-.
day, when profound peace should, and
would but for his contrivance, be reign
ing supreme in all the country. Now,
however, armies Of cut throats, robbers
and midnight assassius patrol the states
of the Un;o1, and by them, at the com.
mand Of the President, hundreds of limo.
cent persous, guilty Of no crime (as wit
messed ny his Attorney General Aksrmau)
are arrested, dragged from their homes
and business and thrust into vile prisons
hundreds of miles from their homes, with.
out warrant, and denied the protection of
that great bulwark Of liberty, tho writ of
auoeuo UU'P~.. So roionsleosiy 10 this
terrible work pursued, that thousands of
persons to save their lives are compelled
to fly, leaving their crops ungathered and
their families at the mercy Of this &C.
knowledged horde Of 6ends.
And why, We demand, all this misery,
this unutterable woe ? Will the Presi-
dent, the sworn guardian of the rights Of
all the people, ever answer this question
in the light Of truth aud reason
Never Sooner may We expect to see
Satan transformed into an angel of mercy.
Why then, We repeat, the iuflictlon Of this
confessed work of cruelty upon . people
already crushed and wronged? Let
Ackermau, tho Arch Angel Of the Demon,
answer. Immediately after his return
from the country infested by his masters
troops, be said "he had ascertainsd that
the Ku.klux does (he ough. to have said
did, exist there under such names as the
"tnvisible Empire Of the South" the
"White Brotherhood" etc.; that its OBJ
jects, as embodied in its oaths, "ars the
defense of the constitution % il was, 70.
sistaucs to Radical invasion, and the
protection Of 0ido'es and orphans |"
These, and these alone. are oil the reasons
that skillful and subornsd agents oan
assign for tho invason of the homes of
this oppressed people BY the most willing
and subtle tools Of the beastly President.
| The protection Of ,oido,os and orphans I
Fruitful cause for the proclamation of
martial law; the bounding down Of inno-
oence as we'll as crime the utter wiping
out Of oil protection of life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness Does this
offonce furnish cause sufficient to impsl
tho Chief Executive Of a powerful Re.
public to override tho peace and bappi-
ness Of the people Of ton great statss2
We ask again, Why the necessity
Of martial law ia the South? We answer