Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-17
PUBLIC LEDGER
avn NOW CONES CLAYTON.

In those days came uolueh,
of North Carolina, by virtue OF the mill
tarv power of the United States thar
nl,ced the heather African above the
white and cultivated race. Holden was
blosdy-minded, and organized a band OF
men called militia, put weapons in their
hands, suspended the civil authority IN
several counties, aud instructed the band
TO 90 forth conquering and to conquer,
Thus armed with authority, the band
went forth to do the bidding of Holden.
It put men, peaceful citizens, to the
torture to compel them to confess crimes
Of which they were not guilty. Men,
good men, were hung up by the neck and
brought to the very door of death, to the
end that they might, to preserve their
lives confess that which was false, and
thus Justify the wicked Vaccinations
Of Holden. When the people Of the old
North State saw this they rose up in
their might and overthrow the dynasty
that Holden had sought to establish
among them. They elected new Leg
;slature of Democratic procivities, and
through the members of their House OF
Representatives have impeached Holden
of " High Crimes and Misdemeanors,
The trial is even now progressing, and
Holden, pointing to the church, ike any
other criminal, says: Behold, my sun
is setting, my hour is come; take me,
therefore into your bosom that may be
saved But the Legislature has no
bowels of compassion, and the hanger
of men is doomed to undergo the ex-
treme penalty of the law His crimes
are great and his punishment must cor
respond with them. And it came to
pass in the next year after the impeach-
ment of Holden, that one Clayton, Gov
ernor of State called Arkansas, by
the grace of Federal bayonets and
negro votes, did initiate the con-
duct of Holden in this: that ne
armed men, called them militia and sent
them forth to abuse the people. They
went forth, and the report of their crimes
committed in the name of loyalty and
order is now become matter OF MS
tory. And it came to pass that Clayton
was elected by the Legislature of the
State of Arkansas to the Senate OF the
United States. But this was not the act
Of the people, because they were dis
franchised, and the power they once pos
sessed had been taken from them by the
Clayton party and given to the negro
population. And it has come to pass
within the last day or two (see special
dispatches in the the morning papers,
that the House of Representatives OF the
said State Of Arkansas has preferred
articles of impeachment against the SAID
Clayton. He is to be put on trial Tor
his crimes, and, if convicted TO be
driven from Office and punished as
the law directs. And the people
rejoice exceedingly that this man IS
to be tried, and they pray that he may
find no favor in the eyes of his judges.
The wicked have long borne sway
in the South. The meanest men
have been sent to rule over them, rob
them of their rights, of their money, and
of life itself. OF this class Holden and
Clayton are the most wicked. But the
people wbom.they have so long abused,
have risen and asserted their manhood,
and now drag these two criminals to the
stern bar of justice And all the people
lift up their voices and say, Amen.