The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-03
Predictions Swearinp

The following oatn Is punished rs having
been recently cXactcd Of the grand jury
ofthc Fifth judicial circuit OF Louisiana. Tho
same oath is said to have been administered
in January last. Is that oath authorized
Is it required 10y any other Circuit Court but
that in New Orleans: II this oath is the in
ycntOn of The carpcl-haS Judge DuRrLL, and
is not required by law or prescribed by other
courts. it is another of the outragcs inflicted
upon the only reliable and responsible part
Of southern society. 1t is an onth to be pre-
served for poStcrity as Il mcmcuto OF rs base
and corrupt Il tyranny Is wa ever exercised
over worthy and higll-mindcd people:
First Circuit Court of the United states
for the Fifth Circuit and District Of L0uisi-
ana holding sessions in Ncw Orleans, No
ycmher session, lS12.-Thc Undersigned,
grand jurors Of The United states OF 4tInc-
rca, duly impauellrd and sworn in, and for
the District OF Louisiana in conformity to
the provisions of the fifth section of the act
of Congress entitled An act 10 enforce the
provisions of the fourteenth amendment 10
the Constitution Of the United States, and
for other purposes, approved April %, 1871
Scvcraly did. under oath, and in open court,
derosc and say:
THAT he has never since the 18th Of
April. \. II. 1871, Within any State or Ter
ritory OF the United states, directly or indi-
rcclly, couusclcd, advised, or voluntarily
aided any combination or conspiracy TO over
throw or put down, or TO destroy by force
the Government of the United States, or TO
levy war against the United States, OF to op-
pose by force the authority of the Govern
mcnt of the United States; or by force, in
| timidation, or threat to prevent, hinder, or
| delay the execution OF any law Of the United
States; or by force to seize, to take, or pos
scss any property Of the United states con-
| trary TO the authority thereof; or by force,
intimidation or threat, TO prevent any person
from accepting or holding any Office Of trust
or place of confidence under the United
States, or from disclalyiny the duties
thereof; or by force, intimidation, or
| threat TO induce any officer Of the
United States to leave any State, district or
| place where his duties is such officer might
| lawfully be performed, OF to iniure him in
his person or property on account OF his
! lawful discharge of the duties of his office,
or to injure his person while engaged in law
ful discharge Of the duties Of his office or to
| inlure his property SO us to modest, interrupt,
! hinder, or impede him in the discharge of
| his official duty; or by force, intimidation,
or threat to deter any party or witness in
any court Of the United States from attend
| ing such court, or from testifyiDg i'll any
| matter pending in such court, fully, freely,
and truthfully; or to injure any such party
| or witness in his person OF property on
| account OF his having 50 attended or tcSti.
| fed: OF by force, intimidation, or threat
to influence the verdict. prescntmcnt, or
indictment lawfully aSScntcd to by him !;
or on account of his being or having
been such juror, OF conspired with others,
or gone in disguise upon the public high
way, or upon the premises of another, for
the purpose, either directly or indirectly, of
deprirnS any person or class of persons Of
| the equal protection of the laws, or of equal
privileges or immunities under the laws; or
| for the purpose of preventing Or hindering
the constituted authorities of any State from
| giving or securing to all persons within such
| State the equal protection Of the laws; or
| conspired with others for the purpose of in
any manner impeding, hindering, obstruct-
Ing, or defeating the due course OF justice in
any State or Territory, with intent to deny to
any citizen of the United States the due and
equal protection of the laws; or to injure
any person or his property for lawfully en-
forcing the rights of any person or class OF
persons to the equal protection Of the laws !;
or by force. intimidation. or threat TO pre-
vent any citizen OF the United States lawfully
entitled to vote from giving his support or
advocacy in lawful manner toward or in
favor Of the election of any lawfully quail
he'd person as an elector of President and
Fice-President OF the United States or as
member of Congress of the United States !;
or to injure any such citizen in his person or
property on account of such support