Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-07
From the Washington Pc
/ FEDERAL JUDGE.

When Tie next generation OF Americans
comes to read the impartial history uf til,
period and this AdministI alton, il will learn
with horror and disgust how an ntamotl,
Judge was appointed 20 exc out the s.iu-
genciCs and intensity the seventies Of ~,
infamous law. 1t will read with 10 plaast;-
rable emotions that the Radical faction In
their eageTncsS to tighten their tLrcitiiaa
grasp upon the unhappy South, to perpctu-
ale the power of paItisans and tortfy Tie.
plumber OF IrotectiOnists, were net content
with ordinary measures nor the usual cN-
pedlentS Of party. They were not concu.
to make adespotism Of the Executive Ollie.
and to fill it with plant tool whose faith
ful adherence to their schemes was secured
by the easy method Of purcLase-Ino!u.,
aad Valuables paid down. They were 10.
content to decimatc the National Lr9i>la-
turc untilthey had converted ii INTO l.ump
III to hatch out their reasonable scl4rln,.,
and COnsunmate their uefIriOus eppli.-
tiOnEOf the Commonwealth. They wel;
not content 20 ''rcform7 the central
judiciary until it became complaisart
to Their su5versions OF the Co.'s
stitutiou. They must do still moe
They must sustain tie cxtracrdimary ana
infamous Pashaliks they had set up III the
South, and .he adventures, thieves ANA
Alsatiaus whom they had drputizrd 10 aa-
minister them, by the extraordinarily .,-
we're enforcement OF extraordinary pan
tive laws. For Thu, purpose, alongside ui
their system Of kU-klLN legislation, tho
erected new branch of the judiciary, IN
known 10 the fathers Of the Repuhiic. u,.-
| called for by any occasions of public bus.
! ness, and aDhOnent to the principles aI1
| feelings OF the people. Tie circuit coui;.
| thus created being designed exclusively TO-
the trial Of cases under the infamous ktt--
| klIIX legislation; the plant chief function
! AIRY of advanced Radicalism was necess.t-
| lilly compelled TO exercise nice care in tie
! choice OF men capable Of adequately dis
charging tie duties Of tie Lisrcputal,a
Office. For once in Ills career, Prc.idott
Grant made proper appointment. ilaa
! he searched the whole country tmougl.
not emitting to intelroeate The outlaw,
! adyenlurerS, and masterlesS men cf az
| sorts who came in Lis way, be could No..
have fixed upon more fit person for tie
violent and ODStrcperous execution % "a
vicious law than Hugh LenoN Bond.
Judge Bond was already, WHEN "l-
| pointed, eminent for a bad no:0Iicty, and
| his course had earned him such evil rrpi,t,.
| that, despite a strong following of crcatuic,
Of his own kidney, and an assured inpu-
dence which nothing could dampeM nor I,-
| buke, lac had vainly spent his time il Tie
-
! Of Office. But here at last was Il place
made for him, a situation in which liz,
! could follow unchecked his natural instinc'
, Tor conJOlnln5 insult 10 oppression. Lon"
! preparation had made INN competent
discharge lis evil new functions With q.
audacity that charmed and a yigor that a..
! lighted, as they should have done, tAt
| partisaus Of the nefuiuUs power ne " =,
! delegated to serve. lie had been oI
lot,
/ of Baltimore, rs the f1yorite Judge and flci!v|
! tool Of a false and cruel faction, La.
administered that soTt Of justice w!ie.
terrified the helpless citizen willie it mad
the Outlawed Ilug-Ugly howl with eXut-
tant appreciation. During the war, sup
1 ported by military Governors and many Il
tile of ruthless bayOuets, he had const;.Iit
} ly instructed partisan jurics that Demo
! Gratis and Conservatives, Southern sym
pathiZuIS > and "rebel women had II,
rights that :. loyalty" was called upon I,
respect, 40 privacicS nor domestic sanct
uarics that average descency forbade to b,
invaded. Ills reckless fashion OF tramEli:.!
the law was made worse by his insoleuce
i and the lOV Iibaldry Of his malevClont al,
scandalous tongue. Under him the benCI
became the fountain Of venom and tia
sanctuary Of maby-LUcd sc0undgclism
and Il reputable lawyer bad always T.
struggle between his sense Of dcecncy ,u,
his sworn duty 10 his clients, before l.;
could drag himself INTO the presence O
that disgraccd and ioathsomc tribunal
From such noyitiatc Judge Bond can.
fuli-hanGed TO the Federal bench, Al.
quickly indicated the opinion ofthOac vii
had chosen him TO discharge an intamul
Office with conspicuous barbarl;; and il
dcceucy. lie made lis court flying e..
umn for tue new inquest into the IL
"trcasOn," and was as interchangeable a..
ubiquitous in the pursuit Of tho ku klu
as Titus Oates had been III chase Of '',Uj
lsh plotLels.' One day Ice would be
North Carolina, ilnreacAiH. :. county or
bellinS community. TU-moIru,., %
laps, would find him III Ilolsuh9nt., Isl.
State, emptying the .ja.Is. Il n t...,l.a the
sources OF the railroads Ia iuo transport
ton CT conViciS to the lDhreItia.ico III
were already overlooking 18th Ills prcNiu,
contributions Of that sort. 4 third day
might be in baltimore on Eic!li4oid, q
forcing tie C,ectiUu laws = b. S.lni;u,
convictions Of Democrats. In lis con.
packing Ct jurics WAS reduced 20 Il fine a.
perjury gre" II be a silence, and coH,!cI
nation was fJIesonc conclusion. Ii
wink TO responsive jary cf his negro /
vorites oUtWcighed The cloquencc Of l.cya
dy johnson and the jIridical force Of >ta
berry; bis decisions made laws and cons;
tuiions, justice and equity, lighter TIA
feathers ia tie scale Of Official Procedure
and the name Of lis court grew to he
formidable that, when his narsltis q.
preached, men fed from their pillow
: sLricking women and children ran IDg
! fuge to tire forests and swamps, Ao.-
and homes We're everywhere ahaI,oj.r
and the whole land left dcsolatc.
Such viii be the verdict OF history ~.
this man aud those who appointed lin.
California 20Is0I..
The experiment of raising cotton III {
/ ifornia, (sayS the New York DoHy E,F
tit,) for which that State has long been
gardcd AZ peculiarly adapted, from tile a
vautagcs OF soil and climate, las been
J ncWed this year Oh Il NOR" extensive So,
than heretofore, and under cirrunIstaIlc
that promise definite results. In the iiy
bottom lands III Mercer County and Ma
pCsa Creek, quite extensive patches q ii
have been planted with cotton, ald o
party planted 10 less ban no acres. SIN
parcels Ot land have also been planted
other parts OF the STATE. 1iIe p..rts q
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