The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-03-23

were localities in the State in which the
Radicals nredominated Overwhelmingly,
and if the crime was committed where tie
influence of the Ka-El1x prevented con-
victon, 1t was only necessary for the soil
citor to make motion, and the Judge
would order the removal Of the cause from
county to county, until Unsatisfactory venue
was reached. -
at is perfectly evident from the evi
dence that the process OF tho courts could
be executed without military force; that
no resistance was offered TO its execution
IL is clear, also, that the causes could have
been removed from any place to some
coun in which far trial might have
been had. Why, then, did the Governor
prefer to resort to the extreme measure 81
proclaiming the counties of Alnlance and
Caswell in insurreetion rather than use
the remedies close to his hand of removing
the causes to. the counties IN which the
convictions might have, been obtained?
Why did he call on the President for
troops, set on foot his negro militia, led by,
ruffians imported into the State on account
Of their extraordinary blptahty, and pro-
ceed to seize, imprison, insult and torture
his prisoners? There is bat one explana-
ton. His object was to strike terror to
lue pOopies anu NIlNo tlSlA 4AO1l lAS tsoAloI
and thus carry the district and maintain
himself and his fellow sereants in power,
and thus bs. enabled tS9continue to plum
der and tyfAnnize over the unhappy peo-
pie who had been subjected to his sway
by the direct action of the Congress of the
United States" --.s.
The minority proceed at length to re-
view the state of affairs - North Carolina
under Holden's administration, and con-
clude by saying:
This is the truth IN nutshell. That
Holden and his official supporters have
failed to maintain themselves by any
means-foul as we'll as fair-in- their State.
They have appealed 10 popular elections,
and have been rejected with something
near to unanimity by every taxpayer IN
| the State, and now Congress is asked to
step in and force North Carolina down
again under the feet other Radical masters,
ana we fear that Congress will attempt to
do this unwise and wicked thing
| "Will the people OF the North (free as
| yeti see this thing done and sustain It's
promoters We hope not We pray not
| When, will the men now in power learn
the truth of what the great statesman OF
our century said SO wisely and well when
similar attempts we've made to- govern
| British India @ 9
1t is the nature of tyranny and rapacity
never to learn moderation from the Ill sue
cess of first expressions; on the contrary
all men thinking highly of the method
dictated by their natare attribute the
Illustration of their desires to the want ol
sufficient vigor. Then they redouble the
efforts of their impotent- cruelty, which
producing, as they must produce. new dis
| tot tad
the objects Of their rapaeity, and theil
vague fury and malice Qmplacable because
unprovoked) recruiting and reinforcing
their aYariee, their wees are no Longer
human. From cruel men they are trans
formed into savage beasts, with no Other
1 vestiges of reason left but what serves
ferocious subtlety for purposes of which
beasts are incapable, and atwhich friends
1 would blush. -1le e-i.r 6s a-s'-
/ (Signed) p "FRANK P. BLAIR,
! "T. f. BAYARDP -