The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-02-27
WANTS ASSASSINATION.
ON WILKES BOOTHS
sPlRuT.
Domu Piatcs seditieus Article in
the ssCapital."


The article in the Capital. Dom Pi-
ats abusive paper in washington,
which created so great excitement In
that city on Sunday, and was the sub
iect OF official deliberation by the gov
ernment law officers, was entitled
'sThe Beginning Of the End" After
viewing the Louisiana decision OF the
electoral tribunal and characterizing
the three republican jutices Of the su-
preme court as three indecent old
men ioined with the enemies OF the
people, fixing corruption upon US,
and making personal assault upon
some OF the republican members OF the
commission, the article concludes:
"If man thus returned to power can
ride safely from the executive mansion
to the capitol TO be inaugurated We are
fitted for the slavery that will follow
the Inauguration, We do not believe
the people of the United States are OF
this seryile sort. We do not believe
that they are prepared, without blow,
to part with their hard earned, blood
stained possessions. Notice is now
served on the citizens OF Louisiana and
South Carolina that they must care for
themselves. How soon lamp-posts
will bear fruit is for them them to say.
To the people of the north and west
! notice is given that bondholders and
monopolies may fatten securely. That
a shrinkage of values is now in order.
/ III there is law for fraud, there is reason
for violence, and to that We make our
last appeal"
This villanious language greatly
shocked the more orderly and conser-
yative of the democratic leaders, but it
is given out that il finds an echoing re-
sponse in the bosom OF a good many
who might not care personally to avow
it. -,
On Monday the attorney-general had
long consultation with the United
States attorney, aud the statutes were
closely examined, and notes made of
laws supposed to be applicable to Sc
ditious publications, and rendering
such utterances indictable under the
common and statute law. The district
attorney was yesterday afternoon di'
rected TO take the necessary steps IN
the matter, and the arrest will be made
tomorrow.
II is also understood that previous
| articles In tne shuhc pnPcA AoSesee
libelous upon the president will be Of
fcially noticed in q criminal prosecu
ton for libel on the president.
II is said that the friends OF Mr.
Hayes have taken occasion to write Il
him TO caution him to take more thar
ordinary care OF himself until after tn,
Inauguration.
Two days later reports from Wash
ington says:
, "The Governments case agains
/ Dom Piatt was before the grand jur.
to-day. II is well understood that oil
Indictment will be returned under tn
statutes for the act OF uttering sedit
/ ions writings, and that further pro
, ceedings will be held toward the pro
| curing All indictment for libel.
] CARD.
Don Piatt publishes a card this nj
ternoon in which he says: Nothing
was further from my thought in pen
ming the editorial OF last Sunday thal
the horrible crime OF assassination
; Open resistance to revolutionary wroni
for which there seems no other resis
, tance is one thing, assassination Is an
! other. In the sentence so strongl
commented upon and denounced
: will appear, when taken in connectio
: with what precedes and follows, ths
my appeal is made-to the people an
not to the assassin.