The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-27

rill may be the means ~ bringing the
disturbed condition Of Affairs 70 q hell'
mite conclusion Of some sort The Ar'
rest Of tho leading citizens Of that ells
il In direct violation Of The opinion
delivered by Justice Bradley, At sew
Orleans, IN The case Of The Grant par
lsh prisoners II his construction NJ
the enforcement ACT Is correct ile pro-
eeedngs of Merrill arc arbitrary, up
presslye aud Illegal, Justice Bradley
opinion ought by Law, 10 govern OIL
federal officers IN Louisiana, both inlll'
tary and civil, ill II Is oveHuled by lhe
supreme court Of the United states
liut II 10 folly 10 talk about laws 81
judicial opinions Ia these corrupt
times on which we have fallen Tue
attorney general Of tho United States
tho same man who was convicted pe'
fore the United states senale oI steal
Ing u pleasure carriage for his wlIe'
has officially announced tllal on
fair vote Louisiana would give twenty
thousand majority % tho republican
ticket, Lest he should also DO con
ylded Of lying II il necessary that lht
white people should be inllmldaled
from voting This IL ~ the bottom oI
tho present inlquloua warfare upon
the people Of that state, Ia order TINT
there may be q lull understanding oI
tho merits Of tho ease we give place u
the following editorial from The
shreveport Times, Of Sundays
This community has heen for Heyo'
raj DAYS past kept IN u state OF excite,
ment hN threats Of General Merrill hnd
United States COMMISSIONER Loylaee
of Wholesale arrests 0f white plllzent
for having signed and published u
card expreHslnga purpose 10 renew nc
contracts with employees who hlhll
vote the radical Ticket Yesterday
morning these threats were carried on
la measure, aud warrants wrf,
served upon our acknowledging, llh
Jacobs, j, j. Koran, Il, A. Pike, W. J.
Ford and i, q, MGWilllams, Three. o
these gentlemen, MeasrH, jacobs, Mo
Williams aud Pike, appeared before
Levlacc, the United States commits
sloner, aud through their counsel
Messrs. A. III. Leonard aud II. AleXnn
der, demanded IN immediate trial
this request was positively refused hN
the commissioners, who said lac wonl'
hear the cases Monday NJ ten o'clock
aud the parties were dismissed with0u
e'thor giving bond or personal recog
nlznnce or parole. Indeed tho com
missioner seemed very much excited
mud alarm ed, and manifested cxternn
anxiety To get the matter oil his hands
He was lndlsposed NJ first to show tn,
allldavlts against the persons on whicl
he had issued the warrants but OF
being urged 10 do 40 by the counsel, Ia
produced II from his safe,
This remarkable document wa
against ninety of our citizens, mer
chants, professional mon aud properl.
holders, and was signed 10y LewisMer
rll, u mai Of the United StnteS ar
my, commanding thus department
Ievisee was then asked why only flv
persons were arrested on the ailldavi
when Il was against ninety. TIL
question rather staggered the commits
sioner but after some hesitation an,
trepidntion, he replied that he did no
choose TO explain or develop the polio,
OF the court.
Now, we should like to know wha
right u federal court or any othe
court has to have apolicy that require
explanation or development. The ON
~ policy an honest aud impartio
court can possible have, Is the promp
and impartial Administrations of justice
No court has II right to discriminate
among persons accused of the same o
similar offences, and select few vic
tins out of the many accused, upol
, which TO vent its vengeance or worl
out It's policy. Every one of the nine
: ~ signers of that card were and are n
guilty us the five gentlemen arrested
and when the commissioner issue
warrants for five of the accused an
failed to issue them for all, he grossl
violated his duty, and showed that h
was ignorant of his duty, or that h
> was engaged in something other tina
the administration of justice. Whe
, he pursued this remarkable course, h
proved to the community that the pol
CIV of the court was the intimidation {
: the white people of this community
, In the interest of the radical party an
, the election of A. Il. Levisee, Unite
States commissioner, to the legislator
of Louisiana.
On being urged n third time to Civ
the prisoners an immediate trial, tn
commissioner again refused, saying h
was not prepared to hear the case.
was well known fact, however, thu
all the evidence that applies to the cas-
could have been goti twenty minutes
and that there were no legal reason
: why the case should have not been, q
the accused demanded, immediatel
r tried, and the general opinion is, ths
the preparation the commissioners dc
a sires to make, is the surrounding of tn
/, court house by federal troops.
l If ever there was Il contemptlbl
I 6DtClattht BltSCiittt W viz lfubN W
Q that spectacle was A. B. Levisee, I'm
ted States commissioner of the distri,
of Louisiana, Bringing before the il
dignation of his fellow-citizens an
apologizing for and excusing the il
{ famous work in which he was engaged
1t has been theory of ours, that notl
ing created by God is deserving of col
tempt, but yesterday we felt how fra
that thing was when we looked upon
+ man prostituting the judicial power
, entrusted to his recent hands, to perst
cute his own people that he might aC
vance his own election to publ
! office.
, We are writing late at night an
cannot pursue this subject further jus
now. AS to Major Merrill's action /
: this matter, we can only say that
, seems to us unauthorized, arbitrar
and presumptuous. If he carries OF
this work Monday, we shall then d
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