The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
RADICAL TRICKS IN SOUTH.
THEIR PLAN FOR CARRYING
LOUISIANA.
Prominent Democrats 10 be Arrested
and General Intimidation 10 be
Carried Out -Conniyance OF the
judiciary as Shown by Hayes
Organ.
fM <. Herald. Hayes, 0rgan.l:

Governor ohsmberip, of south Garolina, is not
t,s only Southern Politician who chooses W leave
bis state lust when duty demands bis presence,
shortly after the meeting Of the Louisiana heppb.
liosn G,nyeptiona d correspondent Of the Hefatd
seut ms from New Orleans some account Of the
glau by which Kellogg Packard y 90 hoped W
carry the state. Among other particulars II was
sisted by this correspondent that Judge billings,
of the limited states District Court, would leave
tbe state. not 20 return ill Just before the cleo
lion that the arbitrary arrests ofprominent Dem
oo,sts wo Id then be made aud these would have
10 lay IN Jail, IN the absence Of Billings ana lhat
sb,,s a General system Of naturalization would be
carried on. Well II seems Judge BiilihgSh mas duly
left L0usisns, ana the Democratic state commit
Tee now make public appeal " him IN the name
of Justice 10 retuTn. They write 70 him - We
ave every reason " expect an abuse of hulhof'
ity that arrests will be made aIDltfsfUy ana
witb0u lust or legal eau G, ana Tor the purpose
of intimidation and hanassiug quiet ana lhho'
cent parties. person arrested by fedefal au'
tbority cann0t be relieved by Wnt Of hsbeas
eorprls except by justice Of the United States
Your sbsence al this time when our people are
engaged in saving their crops ana are threatened
with arbitrary arrests and imprisonment ana 10
he dragged from one end 0ftbe STATE 10 the olhef,
may work iueparable injury 10 the material IN
tsrssts of the state and inhiet unnecessary cruelty
ON iudiyiduals Your absence is tantsm0unt 10 II
susven.i0n Of d writ Of habeas corpus In time "
profGuud pesle-a writ Of such dignity that the
President alone can suspend tin case Of rebellion
or invasion, aud then only by authority of Con
gfess. You are the only one to whom we could
spgesl 10 f0r Justice and redress, and We do most
resDectfnly request that you will Immediately re-
urn 30 your home, that we may enjoy those
,igbts and remedies which are secured TO us by
the Constitution"
IL may be said that the fears Of the Democrats
are aToundless though they have the experience
of former elections 10 warn them against such
Republican tricks, In 1874 aud 1874 arbitrary ana
illegal arrests we're made uAder the orders OF
MaTshsl Packard Just before the election, and
purely for political purposes Bnt whether inc
Demorratic fears are gT0undless or not common
deeeney and fair play demand that Judge Billings
shall Immediately return To his post and this the
more inasmnGh as public report toreLold his ab'
sence and explained lis purpose. the Northern
Republican leaders are wise they will quietly
send Judge Billings hack to his court and tell him
IN do iustice there tits better for the Republican
Marty 10 lose Louisiana than to lose the North,
and The majority Of Republicans are not inclined
10 see glaring injustice done In any southern
State in the interest Of parcel Of political gam
blers who call themselves Republicans, and VINO
have brought the party into i'll odor all over the
country,