Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-10-30
The Louis ana Tyranny.

AS if Fate were again st the Radical
party and some mysterious agency were at
work to disgust the North with the opera
lions OF their party at the South, the
Federal agents in Louisiana are continu-
ing their work of oppression The agree
ment for a fair election made between the
Kellogg and the McEnery people has long
! since been dissolved, and Kellogg and the
Federal otfice-holders are straining every
nerve to carry the election fairly OF I'M
fairly. The United States troops are ar
resting citizens in all parts OF the State
| for the purpose Of intimidation. A Major
| Lewis Merrill of the Seventh q. 5. regu-
lar cavalry, has gone to Shreveport. and
instead of waiting for processes from the
United States courts has made atfilavits
himself for the arrest of citizens. A tele-
gram from Monroe, La, October 26th,
says:
N. j. Scott, parish Judge, and j. W.
| Ramsey, recorder of Claiborne parish DE.
Richardson, Mayor of Homer, and James
Huey, $. Mayfeld and P. L. Phillips, OF
Lincoln, were brought here this morning
under cavalry escort. Dr.. richardson
and uuey We're handcutfed together. The
parties were imprisoned under aclose guard
in the sherlffs office, to which their counsel
| were admitted on written orders.
The Claiborne prisoners are charged with
an attempt to break UP peaceable Ass M
blage Oh the 18th OF July III Homer; When
in reality, Mayor Richardson, Ramsey and
Scott were active in preventing Il riot
The Lincoln prisoners are charged with
an attempt to compel MI. JeWett, by whom
warrants are issued, to resign as commls-
sioner i'll Lincoln The prisoners declare
they did not know he Was commissioner
and never m de such demand. The pris-
oners We're arrested and taken away With
out time to consult their families or get a
change of clothing.
| When Huey asked for authority fol- his
his arrest, Lieutenant Hodgon, i'll charge
Of the cavalry, drew arepeater saying, this
is my authority. a squad OF soldiers were
brought in with loaded carbines, Wnen
deputy marshal Selig drew a pair OF hand
cuffs and placed them OIL Huey's wrists
with his hands behind his back. Tue en-
tire party were lodged i'll Lincoln jail last
night. A room in the jail here is being
prepared for them.
Claiborne and Lincoln are democratic
parishes. Marshal Selig refused TO obey d
writ Of habeas corpus issued by District
Judge Trinble, Il Republican. Tne tele
| graph wires were cut after leaving Homer
A prominent gran ger and minister states
that the Lieutenant gave orders to cut The
wires and bring HIM pieces of it. Great
indignation is felt here at the arrest an(
hard treatment OF the prisoners, but the
feeling is to submit to the course Of the
law.
The belief is general that the arrests
were made for political effect. The pre-
| limlnaTy trial is fixed for tomorrow before
rJudge SeWett.
The examination Of the gentlemen ar
rested on Saturday has been postponed I'M
Gil tomorrow. Gen Merrill says there viii
be no additional .rrests
Officers OF Steamboat Era, number ten
which arrived from below Tonight, report
the greatest CONSERVATION prevails at al
points between here and Alexandria.
Many planters have left their homes
the cotton is unpicked. and negroes are
gathering about the towns.
A telegram from New Iberia, La
) says:
The st. Martins prisoners were brought
here to-day by deputy United States mar
shall and d squad Of cavalry. A prelim
mary examination was held before United
States Commissioner e Ii. Riddle, district
clerk Of Iberia. The arrests We're made
under the XII kluX act. Two of the priS
oners were held to bail in So 900 each, ant
one in 81 900, to appear before the the Uni
ted District 20 lrt for trial. The fourth
A. Herbert, was discharged. Prominent
citizens Of st. Martin S parish were presen
to Sign bonds for any amount, but wert
refused until they furnished certificates o
property, which prevents the bonds being
signed before tomorrow.
This is the sort of thing the Virginian
are called on to express their condemna
ton Of at the polls next Tuesday. lie
. every man have his name i'll the ballot
box.