The Van Buren press., 1872-01-30
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We are informed. that at the meeting of the
Loyal League. on Saturday night, 2Oth inst,
lt was discovered that the large Garrison hag
belonging toju,tiee Diylibis- had been torn
to strips. tpoh discovery "a member oi the
League proposed to solve the mystery and ac-
count for til, outrage upon the national ban
ner. His explanation WAS rs follows: On
the Night OF the sunday School Festival, lie
was passing through the Coutt House ard,
che festival Wa. ia the Court Iouse.) lac saw
two uiei run, paid no attention to II at the
time. bat p.tssin. Oh found the ilag ia ita pres
out tom condition lie took it up and return
ing. raj. ii the window o. liyilbis, Office
and threw the flag in Oh the table or floor.
This was between nine and ten O'Clock nj
night December 21th Where il had been
from that ,imc to the night OF January 2Oth'
he did not know and when asked why this
was not sooner made known, replied that lac
knew " t would come OUT lie also stated
that he saw two men, supposed to be the same
he saw run away, standing near the Court
House door, but it Was SO dark he could not
recognize their faces, (the moon failed De-
ccmber 10th, the night before. We are also
Informed, that some one saw the flag III its
usual placd behind the judge's desk, W stairs,
the morning after the festival.
These are all the facts thus far elected but
the investigation is still quietly going on
with full determination to ferret out and
expose Tho man or men who could be guilty
OF such an outrage. Ofcourse, in the League,
IL WAS made text for a long TRADE OF abuse
against Democrats Rebels, etc., TO influence
the minds of tho colureA members and culti-
yatc in their breasts the hatred for the whites,
that was the parent OF the Cbicot County out
RACES.
Oar settled conviction IL, that this was the
work ola Republican or Of Republicans, for
the deliberate purpose Of forming basis for
q campaign document. We can not think we
have Democrat In our community SO silly
as to be guilty ofsuch a thing SO long after tie
war. and wien We all know nothing is want
ing but The merest subtcrfIgc to declare mar
tial law, in order to control the approaching
election. lft had been done recently after
tie war before the prcjndicss Of the people
hal had time 10 cool, and while passion was
at foyer heat, there might be some plausibil!-
" In the coaleuture: chat some indiacretc
Confederate was guilty Of this. prompted by
petty spite 4; The ilag he lad fought against
for tour wears. N0ls this onjecturc is simply
absurd, as no good could possibly flow from
the act and much capital can be made oft
Il Is too late in our political life, for any such
insane presumption to be paned OF on an
intelligent community.
Then, who did Il? We have this to say
Every mcmoer Of this community is interest
ed in hndlng out the 9erpetr'tor OF perpeIra-
tors We want 10 such man in oar midst and
We hope and trts; lie or they may be found
on, and held up 10 the seorn all good men.
fla Democrat did H. let It be knoNn; ia Re-
publican, let il not be kept back. We have
heretofore iosght our political battles with
out the aid OF such rlscalty and we can do it
again. Leo the sneak be brought 20 light, and
let him bo forever followed by the just indiS-
nation Of the entire community.