The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
4 State on the Rack.

N. cCOll -, W OSG Jultl dCllltN T.
ment as state constable was his
successful capture of his salary
and contingent fund, and who,
since his appointment as Mr..
Waliace'S chief deputy, has been
singularly quiet, is now on the
war path, and with Il corps of
equally brave assistants, is strik.
ing terror into the hearts of the
women and children of LaurenS
county, by the arrest Of their has
bands and fathers, the devoted
victims of the ku-klux act. Many
arrests have been made, and the
jail at Laurensville is represent,
ed as fnll of men who have been
taken from their ayOcatiOnS by
those men undr the authority Of
warrants, some, il not all, OF
which have been in the marshaPS
hands for nearly two years.
The chief Significance of these
arrests appears from the fact that
there is money in them for the
maishalS and United States attOr-
neys, and is also believed to give
these mercenaries favor in the
eyes of the king. 1t matters lit
tie who are arrested on the fOur
hHndred warrants which they say
they hold. SO that they bring that
number OF white citizens 10 the
Judicial mill of Judge Bond, and
subject them to the process oil
grinding and toll.
From the Laurrns:iTs Is. Cl IIsrtldl
y mcltncho!y circumstance in
connection with the recent deaths
of Ir. James Copeland and wife,
mentioned elsewhere, is as fol
lows: -..
While Mrs. Ccpel4nd was dy
ing, a United States marshal went
TO the house OF Sir. Z. TO arrest
him. He was not taken away.
however, at tire time, and sec.
Oid visit was made for similar
purpose. In the meantime Mrs
&. had died. and the said officer
found Mr.. Copeland himself, on
this second visit. in IA dying con
dition. Death soon relieved the
sufferer of all his troubles. Thus
We see not even the couch Of the
dying is any bar to the red right
hand of the law" and greedy cor
mOTants OF government pap.
=. Ii would seem, from the delib
crate manner with which the al
resting OF citizens commenced
aad Is being persisted in,-that an
other reign OF terror in this coun
try has been attempted. 1t is d
painful fact 10 realize that the
strong arm OF the government
should be used thuS-that the
very power which ought to pro
tect Its people, lends its aid Il
such diabOlical tyranny. Where
or when this thing OF haTraSSins
and tOrturing innocent citizens Il
crafty the whimS aud capriCcS o.
few will end, no one can tell
There seems to be a kind OF per
s0nal Spleen-the bitterest ami
tnosities to crafty. The smalleS
personal dislike, or the most trivi
al quarrel is magnified into I
grave offence against the Uuitct
States, and the unfortunate vic
tim is thrown into prison. The
thirst for revenge seems insatia
Die.
I 1t is a fact too patent 10 be sue
, cesSfulIy converted, that the ar
resting now going on is for n four
fold purpose. First for political
ei1ecti second, the venting OF per
Sonai hatred-the pouring out o
pent up spleen against certain in
diYidualS (of whom the numbe,
seems not a few;) third, TO create
. a general stampede; fourth, to IL
it be seen and felt that a might
pOweT-the strong arm Of tht
government itSeif-can be callpt
to the aid ter rather to do the dir
~ work. Of a reveugeful spirit
and deal out the poisonous wratl
that turks in the bosom Of few
unmanly, INSCRIPTIONS, or shall
we say cOwardly persons, VIII,
! fancy that they have been Ill
: used.
: Like the rapacious bloodhound
our OppreSsors have the scent o
human gore, and under the mock
F cry Of law, coupled with '.lust o
, iucre,' they weuld cease thei
pursuit only when the victim
devOnred-peculiarly and bOdil,
. could they conSumate their ow
wicked wills to such coward
ends. Aye, could they carry Gu
their barbariOus schemes rs the
Seem inclined, nothing short G
"Seryian justice would satisf
them. But, thanks to a lingerin
iuSfirp harsh nS tho laws ma,- o.