The union Democrat., 1871-05-06

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The sonspiracy-which hold the Hrst See
sion of Forty-second Congress to be-is thus
far success BY the passage of the Ku.Klux
bin, which ignores all State rights. a. guar
anteed by the Constitution, and centers near
" all power in Washington: but az .sthe best
laid plans OF men and mice aft gang aglee. y,
the conspiring Grant. Morton. Edmunds,
Gambling. Sherman, Butler and others Of that
ilk may come to such grief as will deter any
similar villaiuy in long time. 1--WE bide
our timen
The Joint Committee Of 81, Of whom eight
are Democrats, who are to investigate the
condition of the South with regard to Ku-
Klax ousrages will meet here on the 18th Of
May: A subcommittee will however meet
on the 10Th of the same month to arrange
their programme. Now that the Radicals
have accomplished their desires by legsla-
ton there is no disposition to have this inves-
tigation proceed which they we'll know will
prove most disastrous it the truth is permit
ted to be published; but under the lead Of the
notorious John SCOTT, u s. Senator from
Pennsylvania, who made such an unfair and
partizan report as chairman of the Southern
Outrage Committee. there is little doubt but
there will be similar report on the condition
of the Sooth. Bribery and perjury will do
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! John w. Fcrney, who has been srubbed BY
General Grant and almost totally ignored by
the Administration, is 40 delighted with the
Collectorship of the Port of Philadelphia,
which Grant gave him as the price OF his sup
port, at the moment of his joining hands with
the Sumner-Schurz recalcitrants against
Grant, that he has been on the greatest kind
of rampage, and at meeting the other
night he renominated General Grant for
President, and lie told how the Democrats
will draw untold treasures from the British
free-traders in Liverpool to carry the next
election. and unless Democrat is elected
Great Britain will go up, or down, which
ever means total ruin. $l0.000.00O is to be
used to carry New York, Connecticut, New
/ Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana. and even
Ohio, and further to repudiate the national
debt, overthrow the amendments, put the ne
gro back to slavery, assert State rights and
destroy the ballot; all this and much more
are the terrible Democrats going to do. Now
have en- explanation for all this stuff and
fustian which Forney got off; he was speak
ing to crowd of ignorant, besotted negroes,
who we're caught by the clap-trap and this
rehash of old and worn out statements which
were made against the Democratic party
when Forney was one of. 'em, was just the
thing to tickle the mokes and Forney gave it
to them warm. Forney's friends were very
much surprised at his acceptance of the Col
lectorship ind barely excused him on pecun-
airy grounds, bet this ahject fawning on Grant
and beslobbering him with sickening, fulsome
praise, after being so shamefully treated by
him during two years, is fast alternating his
best friends who are not over partial to Grant
any way-and who do not so readily forget
the almost insults offered to their friend as
does the puichasable creature himself. The
Tribune says: Col. Forney is so fresh frcm
sharp arraignment of the Administration.
that our present high esteem for him would
have been better preserved if he had not
made haste, so soon after taking possession of
his Collectorship in Philadelphia, to renomi-
nate Gen. Grant for the Presidency. We do
not think the time has come for nominating
the next President, ard we are cery sure that
nesc and grateful office holders are not the
men to do it," Sharp on Forrey, but it re-
ally means that Just now Grant is not the
choice of the Radical Bible-The New York
T5ibune-and if Sumner is not p!acated will
not be. Things are very mouldy in the Radi-
| cal party.
The trial Of Harry Crawford Black, at
Frederick, Nd, for the killing of w. McKaig
for the seduction of his sister was one of in
tense interest; it came to an end yesterday
with a verdict Of not guilty. Hon. Danl. W.
Voorhees,, of Indiana, one of the most sue.
cessful criminal lawyers in the country, de-
Tended Black. lie made not only most able
'NSo' a. So"S"s "oe NJ appcdt vi ruCu EoWeT
tina. no jury could Withstand it. lie held the
audience in bis grasp and with his matchiess
eloqnence depicted the story of wrong done
to the sister Of the prisoner until their eyes
flashed az though injury was their own, or
their tears attested their sympathy for the
prisoner and his sorrow stricken mother. The
scene in the Court House on his acquittal beg
gars description. Mr.. Voorhees, has a re-.
markable aptitude for criminal cases. in the
keea ANALYSIS of evidence, his vast know ledge
of law bearing on such cases, the clearness
with which be explains the case to the jury
and then the wonderful influence of his ora
torical powers whose magnetism mouids the
| jury to his will. This case is another evil
dence of his great ahilify as criminal law
yer and his eloquence as a speaker.
| Call for troops has heen made for ARIZONA.
but Gep. Sherman says that the army is now
so small, hv act Of Congress- (which be don't
like verv muchl that he is compelled to take
troops from the Western frontier to send
S,uth. The ku-Klax Indians are stern re-
atty. but Ms the settlers On fhe frontier are
not of much account in Presidential elections
they must h+sr to he Eu-kluxed but "a the