The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-02

threatening 70 ullfe w inllllhlg lpIpti
citizens pf said lawn ffOm their houses
aud homes aud also commanding
them 20 abandon theif legitimate Oe'
lupali0nsi and
Whereas, Said citizens hold good
aud lawful deeds Ia their hpnesieads,
from the original owner NJ the land,
whose lille Is not dispulee 10y even said
Buell., aud neither said liilell az any
party under wn0nl he .npy Glalnl ~
h0ll, las any deed least, az ans shadow
VI title whatever 10 said pfpnlsesi
aud
Whereas, he hiss this day Notified
said citizens thai on Tomorrow he will
proceed ~ execute said orders, and
Whereas, lle has frequently ar
rested and imprisoned Innocent and
laW'abidlng 0illzens, without warrant
or any legal profess whatever, aud has
recently 50 done aud still threatens 10
dn therefore, he II
Resolved, That the said acts " Lieu-
tenant Colonel Buell. are harsh, lyran-
niGal, unlawful, unjust, aud unworthy
Of M officer Of tho United States army,
that they sap the foundations Of GiVil
law and constitutional rights, and erect
instead military despOtism
Resolved, That IN hlb unlawful ar
rests, G0niinements aud punishment
Of u, II, Carter, II, q Jacobs, y, H. Bar
ker, w, y, Crane, James M, Blood
worth and Others who were guilty Of
no crime known 10 the law, no has vi
0laled one Of the most sacred gnaran-
tees Of the constitution Of the state Of
Texas, aud Of the United States
Resolved, That We hereby appeal 10
the governor Of the state, 10 the legls-
laturt, a. the public press, aud 10 all
true friends Of liberty, 10 MD aud pro-
tect IN Ia the enjoyment Of those
rights 10 which the laws enttle us.
Resolved, Tint the chairman up.
point n committee Of live 10 be present
and witness the removal Of said Clll-
Gems and their property, tomorrow,
and 10 take the aiildayiis " all persons
who have been aggrlevcd aud mIslreat-
81 by said Lieutenant Colonel Buell.,
and TO prepare aud publish u report
thereof. ...... ... ...
Resolved, That copies Of these reso-
lutiona he sent 10 Governor Coke, for
the information OF the legislature, 10
| NuI niNlilb'iH w 'bnEl'hhI w hNHfIhl
Augur Lieutenant Colonel Buell. and
10 The following named papers.
Weatherford Times, Dallas HRRALD,
Waco Examiner, Austin Statesman,
Jefferson Jlmplecute, Louisville Cour-
icr-Journnl, ST. Louis Globe, New York
SUM- New York Herald and Kansas
CITY Journal Of Commerce.
J. G, DASH, Chairman.
JOHN Y. BOYLE, Secretary.
GRTrls, TEXAS,
January -, 1870 !
The undersigned constituting COM
mittee representing the citizens OF the
town OF Griffin and vicinity, owing TO
the sh0rtness Of the time have not ny
yet been able to gather anything like
all the inCts, II has been made our prov
inco 10 investigate Our present report,
In consequence, will allude to but two
Instances Of outrage upon the rights
and liberties OF citizens besides what
we have this day witnessed,
We flnd the facts In the case Of Mr..
q. II. Cartor's arrest and Imprisonment
ARE as follows;
Mr.. Carter IL q resident of this
county, was nj his home with his
family, when II servant Of Lieutenant
Colonel Buell. called at his house.
This man having provoked difficulty
with Mr.. Carter was worsted therein,
and we presume reported that fact to
his master AT any rate nm armed
guard soon appeared and at the point
the bosom of his wife and children
and bore him away to suffer imprison
ment in filthy guard house. After
his liberation II was reported that Mr..
Carter had gone oil to employ counsel
for the prosecution Of Lieutenant Col
0nel Buell., for this grievous outrage.
Alarmed ut this report he (Buell) at
once transferred his property to an
other party, thus making tacit con-
fession of his guilt
There lies before us the aflidavits of
Messrs. q. Il. Barker Nj. L. Crane,
James ii. Taylor and James M. Blood
worth, citizens of this county, who on
the 18th instant, were arrested by or
der of Lieutenant Colonel Buell., with
| out writ or other legal authority, or
without even being informed of what
they We're accused. They were kept
confinedin an open room during very
cold spell of weather without fire or
bedding, during which time they each
suffered greatly, even to the detriment
Of life and health. One of these depo-
nents, to-wit: M. l.. Crane, states that
his toes on'his left foot were frozen DUR
ing said confinement
We find that Lieutenant Colonel
Buell. has almost invariably shown
contempt for civil law and DISPOSE
ton to domineer over and NEEDLE
with the rights of citizens. We come
now to speak of what we have this
day witnessed. AT an early hour this
morning this committee assembled in
the town of Griffin, Soon we saw
armed soldiers parading the streets
with fixed bayonets and without any
legal process whatever, proceed to ar
rest unoflending, peaceable citizens /!
These were carried like galley convicts
before the august prencese of mill
tary judge who forgot the dignity of
his position by browbeating his VIC
Tins, and INDUCING in harsh. violent
and threatening language. These pris.
0ners were thence marched to their
premises, that they might there wit.
ness the demolition of their homes.
We stood by and witnessed the
soldiers of the United States burst
open the doors of their buildings, re-
move their goods and effects and carry
them away, by order of Lieutenant
Colonel Buell.. Some ofthe committee
being legally qualified peace officers,
protested againstand forbade this sum-.
mary proceeding, by virtue OF their
constitutional authority, but they were
disre yarded.
We have examined the title of the
citizens who have thus been dealt
with, and find regular chain of title
from the state down, all of which are
duly recorded In the office of the dis
trict clerk Of this county.
In conclusion, in behalf of these in
jured citizens, we appeal to those in