Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-16
THE ROsESON COUNTY GOHsvasS
SIONEssS-CASE DISMISSED.


1t will be seen from the following
telegram from Raleigh, received on
yesterday, that the case against Gen
erar Cox and the Robson County
Commissioners has been dismissed.
We are glad thus to be able to put
upon record the fact that the day has
passed when such conspiracies IS that
Matched up by such men as eX-Judge
Cantwel1, DR.. Norment and q. S.
Commissioner CassideY will be per-
mitted to be carried out. DIR. Nor
ment was s most energetic swearer
and the Commissioner had the I'M
blushing effrontery to try a case IN
the merits of which he was directly in
terested by reason of an Indictment
pending against him III another court,
and poor Mr.. Cantweli was the at
torney, that is while Mr.. Badger did
not take the reins. It would have
been miracle had not such court,
under such circumstances, bound over
the Commissioners to appear at Ral-
eigh. It was precisely whet every
body expected.
But the case has been dismissed
and the fact that it has been so
promptly dismissed is a sharp rebuke
to the parties concerned III the con-
spiracy and teaches a most. oppOrtune
lesson both to the people and to these
law defying Federal Commissioners
and Federal Marshals who have SO
long used their official positions for
partizan purposes, The lesson Is a
most opportune one we say, in that it
strikes death blow to the system of
Federal intimidation and Federal IN
reference III State elections, that had SO
long prevailed in North Carolina and
the South generally. Being but the
echo of the recent decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
the action of the Federal Circuit
court at Raleigh can neither be dis
regarded nor disobeyed. Our people
have now a practical illustration of
what the law really is and how pOwerless
even the most INSCRIPTIONS Federal
officials are to hurt them and will we
trust laugh to scorn any attempts from
such lawless officials to interfere with
their liberties. From this time forward
Federal officials will have to obey the
laws of the land just as other people
have to obey them or like other peo-
pie the7 will have to take the conse-
quences. There is now no doubt
what that law is.
The Commissioners of Robson de-
serve the thanks of every good citizen
and law-abidinS man in the State for
the bold and manly course they have
pursued to indicate and establish the
endangered rights and liberties Of our
people. From the outset they have
stood upon their rights as freemen of
North Carolina and boldly avowed
their determination to submit to
nothing that was deregatory. to those
rights. They realized that when they
were seized and dragged from their
homes innocent of crime and unoffend-
ing agalnt the lG"s as they were, that
the rights of citizens everywhere were
invaded and their liberties endangered.
1t fell to their lot to bear. the brunt of
the contest and right manfully did
they do it. They had confidence in
the laws of their country and felt as
sured that when they could reach a
tribunal that had regard for the Con
stitution and the laws the vile con-
spiracy against them would at once fall
to the ground.
That their confidence was just, the
following telegram plainly shows:
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
RALEIGH, N. c., 8 June, 1876.
The case against General Cox and
the Robson County Commissioners is
dismissed. T.