The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-21
yEeeiim@ % Citizens o. Wash in2s
tom County.

WHEREAS, Hon. Charles c. Shackleford,
Judge OF this district, during his exercise
of authority as such judge, for the past six
years, has marked this period by a degree
ofiudicial infamy and official outrage, sur
passing even the usual expressions incident
to reconstruction; and,
WHEREAS, During this dark and lawless
period he has exhausted all the legitimate
authority pertaining to circuit judge, JOIN
ed to fragrant usurpati0n OF unlawful pow
ers, to protect, not only the official rascals
who have robbed the county Of hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars, but also the petty JUS
tees, the Harrises and the Horizons, who
piundered the poor labOrers of their hard
earnings; and has extended this protection
oyera society of robbers, who have four
times burned our town, and murdered sew
eral of our citizens, because 1t numbered
among its members and allies certain officials
whom he made it his object to protect and,
WHEREAS, Judge Shackletord has includ-
ed among his crimes against this c0mmunl-
ty that Of packing" grand and petit juries,
of discharging the same and setting aside
their yerdicts when about to bling to JUS
tice the ielons under his protection; and,
WHEREAS, We feel authorized in grayeiy
charging G. c. Shackleford with the respon-
sibilitv for degree Of crime in our county,
developed By the late grand jury, 50 hide
Gus in its extent and nature as to test belief
in its existence in q civilized land and to
sickcn and startle this community, which
he has so fImiliarized with violations
of law and immunity to crime, that the
pub!icmorals became debased and corrupted,
Society Undermined, ahd the citizens driven
to desperation and almost aroused to law
lessness; and,
WHEAREAs. At the recent term of the
circuit court, with an impartial and intelli-
Il
hope that Justice would st length rs done,
on the contrary, the arm of the court has
been stretched out to arrest the inevitable
course of the law; the boldest and worst of
the criminals have been spared for awhile
through covert technicaities, and when G.
c. Shackleford has indeed Knocked this hope
by adding the cQlnl nation u his long career
Of iniquities and inlamies; now, Therefore,
because the term Of office of Charles {,
Shackleford is about To expire, be it
Res9ired, That we have cause to congratu-
late ourselves
Fjrst-That in future the circuit court,
with all its great power, Will be used in the
protection Of society and the impartial adj
ministrati0n ofjustice and viii no longer
be prostituted to the base ends "a politics,
nor constitute the chosen theater for the
exercise of political influence.
Sec0ad-That the criminal can no longer
Of any political bias or midnight alliance.
7Aird-That patient and suffering COM
munity may bring It's grievances to the bar
of justice with assurance of speedy Fedreas.
I0arth-1hat technicalities will not
again be seized upon in the interest Of tyr
amy and oppression and the subyersion of
justice.
tIffa-Theo.tt outrages win not be left I'M
noticed to tester in the bosom of a commu-
nifty until they eliminate in the fever Of
riot.
.SLrth-That c. c. ShackIeford has for the
last time signed the minutes of the circuit
court of Washington county.
.Serenth-That in this Centennial year we
hail the signs OF peace and amity, of law
and order, rratuldting ourselves that
the final throe Of the tempest OF m:srule
here is over, and that the sky of the future
is clearing.
Ejghth-That the thieves, yagrants, rob
bers and incendaries whether the latter
burn according 10 law or notl, and their
aiders and abetters in crime not now i'll Jail,
but still remaining in the community, be
and they are hereby requested to leave
this place--thc quicker the better.
Nnth-That THE JACKSON CLARION.
the Vicksburg Herald and Tribune, Mem
phis Appeal, Canton Mail, and GreenvilIe
Times, be requested to publish the preceG-
ing preamble and resolutions.
s.ARCHER, Chm.
Nj. NORRIS, Secretary.
Committee on observation-disclosures I. Ne
gus, NJ. Kretschmar, Jno. Hanway, \.
Jno. Manifold, Jno. H. Nelson.
j. d. Webster
SIGNERs-George NJ Helm, James Rucks.
w. A Everman, W 5 Winter, 5 D. Fin
lay, NJ. Kretschmar, John H. Bowen, L.
Hartman, G. Z. Levingston, w. F. Kretsch-
mar l. Isenbere, B. Calm, ", n. Green, IT..
G. A. kIatt, NJ. Goldstein, Con. Quinn.
Charles E. Nelson, Joseph A. Shall, c. H.
Dunn, Ed Kennedy, John H. Moore.
James Connell, o. A. Lawson, J. W. Childs,
w ]. Molony, c. M'Grath, a. O'Connor,
W. P Montgomery, w. L. Sides, A. B.
Trigg, S. Myers, II. E. Wetherbee, E.
Wirth c. W. Lewis, J. l.. Stone, w. r.
Erigg, John Ii. Nelson, T. Q'Connor, J. E /
Negus, w. Harrison, \. Goldstein, John
Hanwav, A. F. Smith, George F. Archer. |
W. f. Yocum, John Manifold, w. A Percy, /
r. Dunn, jr., William Marshall, Ii. W. |
Conner, w. B. Butler, Sol. Morris, J. Hirsch, |
[. Kinstler, d. Morris, Y. Alexander, 5. |
White, r. W. Baker, ". Yerger, II. Scott. |
T. L. Skinner. G. ". Platt, VIM. e. 4erger |
S. s. Aub, ". J. Manley, FL. Krosmopolski |
r. c. Heard, III. Freundt, L. J. Quinlan |
E. Steinberg, Albert Whiteway, A. w. |
Shadd. Andrew Tiernay, John p. Finlay. |
l. II. Shanahan, Ihos. ". Warren James /
rierhay, J. p. Gray, A. Anderson, S. w. /
Ferguson, J. S. Walker.