The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-09-12
THE REKENuE REGIME.


an exposition Of the conduct Of Marshall
Douglass. with an array Of evidence dam
ming enough TO hurl him from office if he
were not the pet Of an administration just at
this moment 10 all the tbroes Of civil ser.
vice reform revolution. Perhaps the coat
OF white wash lately laid upon the Marshal
will fall of Of itself. and then the President
may see him as he is viewed BY the people Of
Western North Carolina. But, meanwhile,
we DO uotepnceive ourselves boun to press
upon Mr. Hayes advice Of which be has al-
ready had epough,if he il sincere IN his
y purposes Of reform, more 81 il is breath
wasted. il be is not.
Our purpose was merely to call attention
to certain statements made officially by spe-
cial agent. Joseph O. Hestor--bad authori-
ty. we admit, ii dependent only upon his
testimony. but fully borne out BY ample
corroboration -bearing upon the character
ofthe Internal Reyeuue service. Not very
long slnce, the Supreme Court 81 North
Carolina promulgated an opinion. 10 ques-
ton of disputed jurisdiction. by which. in
all future time. unless the higher tribunal
Of the Supreme Court of the United States
should otherwise decide, the amplest liber-
" is given 10 The creatures Of this service
to d. as they list. And not many years
back, in this same conflict Of Jurisdiction,
the people remember to have seen The noto-
rious Lee Dunlap, the insnlent negro aur.
derer Of 40 irotFensivs white man. wrested
from his righteous doom. and practically
liberated. that the United States might be
althoriiatively declared to be supreme over
the criminal jurisdiction Of North Carolina.
This authorization is the most offensive form
Of suhjugation 10 which Tie South has been
made subject. Ii overthrows Of word the
whole doctrine Of State Rights. II arrests
the rights Of the States TO enforce their own
well considered criminal code; and il puts
the lives and the fortunes 81 the people, aud
The good order Of society absolutely At the
mercy Of tbs mercenaries whose haraeteris-
tics are skelched BY . United States on.
cial.
Complaint has gone up every where il
this State from wrongei aud outraged
people Of the unlawful exercise Of Federal
law. The United States authorities have
paid 90 heed to the complaint, and the So.
preme Court Of North Carolina. By ifs de-
cision. do not think them worthy ofregard
Now hear Hester: .Respeciable citizens,
against whom there was neither evidence
complains or warrant. we're arrested by de-
putty marsIals. handeuTed. guarded, aDd
marched about tie country for number {
days. brought before commissioner beforl
any warrant was obtained and by bin ri
ed. and discharged FOR want Of proof. =
And against whom there vas evidence
complaint Of warrant. process BIS been *
ecuted ID the most brutal and offensive mn
Der. ard nth q EsntoDnes5 81 destructive.
ness that argued most supreme eoDiemp
for the rights Of the people Of North Caro-
iina. and reliance absolutely sublime W
on The inyincibIe aud indispu.abie supper
Of The Rsdersl government. The most op
pressiye Of laws may be endured With som
little philosophy IL they ara enforced sit
something akin 70 gent.eness. Can that %
forcement ether than exaspers'e when -
trusted % such hands ~ Hester shu
skeichesi.
In addition 70 malieAssnco and fraud
.he moral conduct Of majority Of the Dc
putty rnarslsis is insolerable. Houses y
broken into aud searched without warrau,
women frightened and inssilsd, the dogs 0
uuofenoing cilizeas shot down aud trespa,
ses committed at will.
Dnunkehusss. inkoiepco Erd prciaait
mark their course, making them terror
peaceable citizens. aud disgrace y Tie 3.
yernnenl they represent.
And The Supreme Court d North Carol
M. with ample means Of acquiring tie ssm
information ihst Lesser has given q y
~orId has earned ri i,self 81 eternity
ipfamy b. deliberately INJECTING upon q
State iyrnBy. from which. under EXIT
Jog laws. there Is ~ fsliei sScep. 10 fssO
luton.
ct Democrats Congress give .bis ,Da
Ger il ptlcption
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