The Hickman courier., 1872-04-13
To Your Tents. EeIIOW-COuntry-
Men of Powell, Boyd and CIaJ!

The following excitingly humorous and
sententious article is "all' from the Mur.
ray Gazette. 1t could come from no
other source The grievances complain
ed of are greyious indeed, and pity it is
that it is true, but nevertheless, notwilh
standing the people of the lion hs~ted
Purchase don't arouse worth cent;
FELLOW CITIZENS The corruption
and oppression of the minions OF the
Federal government grows greater and
greater as the days 90 by. They overrnn
and ride down the poor, bleeding, trem-
bling people of the desolated Southern
States as never before since the close OF
the war. Kentucky has her full share OF
the uuprincipled and God for-saken
satraps. aud Jackson's Purchase can
boast Of some OF the most rotten aLd
despoiic Of all the low down crew. ln
the city of Paducah they ride rough
shod over the rights and manhood OF the
noblest Of our people, and insult anu
plunder them at willie Avarice, intrigue,
treachery, and tyraluy reign supreme,
and if any dare to resent, or protest,
they are regarded and treated as felions
and outlaws. Men of large means aud
the highest integrity are dragged to that
hell of infamy, the Revenue Department,
and there stripped of both fortune aud
reputation by individuals whom to cali
men were to disgrace forever that Daue.
The whole land groans and trembles be
meath the burden which she Is compelled
to bear. Our best citizens live in con
tinual dread of being dragged from thHr
homes and ruined, and our women and
children lie down at night IN fear aud
trembling. lest before the dawn Of anoth-
er day the spoiler shall come And there
is no redress. The daily and weekly
papers of Paducah dare make no fear
less and deadly fight with the foe, and
one of them IS even suspected of being
run by the money and III the interestoi
one of the worst of our opponents.
The United States Court Is 4 fearl1
farce, and to hope for justice in it were
to look for mercy at the hands of the
great arch-fe Oh God, how the
heart grows faint and the soul siekeus at
the contemplation Of our misery and
leIpleSSneSS. Anu Is lHe emu never u
come? Must all this 90 on until ouI
people are robbed Of their last dollar and
the last spark of manhood is crushed
forever from their souls Ii cannot, Il
must not be. We can not endure and
live. And within ourselves i our only
hope. We are bound to do or die. Let
Us then suffer no longer. Let US arise
in our might and majesty, and cast of
the robbers and tyrants. Let US ostra
cize, persecute, annoy, aud obstruct
them in every way, form, shape, and
manner possible, until the country i.
made too hot TO hold them, and their
masters are compelled to withdraw them
aud fiji their places with honest men
who will treat u right. If nothing else
will avail let the people of the whole
land be formed into one grand stupen
dous ring, sworn to achieve our liberty
and then sending able and fearless men
on a mission to Washington backed by
all the vast power of this gigantic com
biuation, let US expose and agitate, and
turn aud overturn, until the government
is forced to recognize the fact of oui
dreadful oppression, and compelled to dc
US justice, for fear that worse may come
Arouse, fellow of Laznru;
Powell, Linn Boyd, and Henry Clay.