The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
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our senslbllity; and we apprehend
the principle will hold good in what
ever way it may be applied. The
soldier who first submits to the rigid
discipline Of army regulations,
doubtless often feels his pride hum
bled, and his liberty Of thought and
action greatly circumscribed, but
long familiarity with army discipline
soon makes it easy to accommodate
himself to the surrounding circum-
stances. So we suppose it is with
the peopleof the South, and in fact,
we may say with the people Of the
United States. At the close of the
late civil war, Congress, without any
constitutional warrant, assumed to
exercise supreme control over the
people of the Southern States-over
the State and Municipal governments
Of the several Southern States-and
assumed the right to govern either
by civil or military law, as in the evil
judgment of Congress or the execu-
tive seemed best calculated to pro-
long their lease Of power, or to graft
fy the hatred that lurked in the breast
Of large element of the ruling
party. Such unwarrantable acts Of
usurpation by Congress and federal
officers have been 80 common for the
last eight or nine years, that the
glaring outrages thatare given in the
dispatches quoted below scarcely
cause a ripple in the patriotic ~
sentiment of the countryl Read the
following:
MONTGOMERY, (Ala.,) Oct. 21.-A
letter to the Adoertiser from one of
the most prominent citizens in Ala
bama says: Martial law prevails in
Sumpter county, in point Of fact
Hester and Beach, U. S. detectives,
command the military and arrest
without warrant,
MoBn.R. Ala, October 21.--Thos.
3. Wetmore, u lawyer at Livingstone,
Ala, nephew of the late Senator
from North Carolina, and S. Smith,
his client, and J. Little (colored) ar
rived IN Mobile this afternoon under
guard, charged with conspiracy to
injure Detective Hester.l They were
arrested during a session Of the
Circuit Court Of Sumpter county,
which is about two hundred miles
from Mobile, Upon their delivery
to the U. S. Marshal here, they were
released on their parole to appear be- |
fore Commissioner Gillett, to-mor-
row. A warrant for the arrest was
issued by the Commissioner residing
at the place of arrest and was made |
returnable in Mobile before different
Commissioners.
Now, read the following dispatches
Of subsequent date, and note that
these are all federal officers, and note
again how fitting the material is for
the villainous services allotted them:
SHREVEPORT, Ala, Oct. 24.-Six
men connected with prominent firms
i'll this city, were arrested to-day by
the U. S. Marshal, charged with yio-
lGtion Of the Enforcement Act
Other arrests nre threatened, but
none have yet boen made. 1t is
stated that 80 warrants have been
prepared, at the instance of General
Merrill, which will be served on
Monday.
MoBIbE, Ala. October "a. During
the trial Of Col, Wetmoro, one OF
the Sumpter county prisoners, 10.
fore U. S. Commissioner Gillett,
Hester, y. S. detective and CHIEF
prosecutor and witness for the Gov
ernment, was instantly recognized by
Capt, Raphael Semmes, who was
present Mt tho trial, as ono of his
crew Of the steamer Sumter. Hester
came forward at once and confessed
the Captains recognition by Offering
his hand. Hester was appointed
Masters mate by the Captain at Glib
raltar, while Midshipman, Ho
was temporarily in charge Of the
steamer. Capt. Semmes stated thai
Hester shot and killed d messmate
who was lying in his bunk, it was
supposed, asleep, and afterwards es-
capped. In the trial to-day it was de-
veloped that subp@nas for witnesses
were issued by Commissioner Gillett,
of Mobile, Sept 30th, two weeks be-
fore the offense is alleged to have
been committed,
Among those who have regard
for the provisions Of our federal con-
shtution, and iLs adaptability to the
reserved rights Of the States, there
is no controversy as to the unlawful
ncts Of the federal officers therein
named.
Article v Of the amendments TO
our, federal constitution declares that
mo person shall be held to answer
for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment, or
Indictment Of q Grand jury" sc.
And Article vi says sin all criminal
prosecutions. the accused shall enjoy
the right to a speedy trial, by an inn
partial jury Of the State and district
ssserein the crime shaRhGce BEEN com.
nisrea, which district shall have been
previously iscartaiped by law" Sc.
In this instance, as ia thousands OF
others since tho close Of the civil war
no indictment by a Grand Jury had