Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-22

gan stands indicted for the murder Of
Vie brolher-lu-iaW.
OF witnesses be says: "ChaFles Cav.
anac is q mar Of bad reputation for We.
racily; VIM. r. Smart would omit no
lie be could utter that would be likely
to convict him (Wells). During the
rebellion he stated that my stock Killed
his hogs and poultry, aud put the vote
TO the company II they should kill me
aud barn my dwelling over the heads
OF my family. Burke Is an absconder
from Illinois. The jurors that were
empannelled for the trial Of Anderson
and myself we're furnished by the
Democratic Committee. Their politi-
cal status, as well as their views as TO
the proper punishment, was canvsssed
by the Judge, the Attorney. General
aud the Democratic Committee before
being placed ON the panel. One of the
Jury Commissioners testified before
the Court that the list of jurors placed
In the jury-box from which talismen
were drawn after exhausting the panel,
was furnished by the Democratic EE-
ecutive Committee, and this fact was
known TO Eagan aud Flnney."
Wells says: III Vernon parish re-
turns were altered, they were altered
by the Democrats. These were sam
piles Of the principal tools and near
employed 10 secure the conviction Of
the members Of the Returning Board,
In the case improperly called "The
State of Louisiana We. J. Madison
Wells and Others" But really and
truly 1t should be called the case of
SamI j. Tilden vs.. Rutherford B.
Hayes and is a contest for the office Of
President of the United States and the
patronage of the Executive Depart.
ment In the Federal Government. II
10 chiefly managed by David Dudley
Field, with the advice and p~ecuniary
assistance of the National Democratic
Committee. The verdict Of 0 packed
jury Of Louisiana Democrats, procured
In the manner above pointed out, will,
It is expected 10 be accepted by the PEG.
pie OF the United States as judicial
settlement Of Tilden's title TO the Pres
ldency. 1t is o bold and desperate
game for a great stake. Myself and
colleagues OF the Returning Board are
merely the outposts of a picket guard
which they hope to capture, and then
they will surprise the garrison, IL pos.
sible, and claim the patronage Of the
Government as the spoils OF war. In
corroboration of this view, | refer you
to the movements all along the enc
my's camp to the we'll grounded re.
ports that large sums of money have
been sent here from New York TO DO
used in the trial to the fact that the
National Dem cratic Committee has
been hastily called together, though no
National elections are pending 10 the
fact that several OF the officers of the
Court, including the Judge, Attorney
General, Assistant Attorney-General,
Sheriff, principal witnesses, several OF
the jurors, aud many Of the aiders and
abettors OF the proceedings, are stained
with crimes of n sort or another, In.
cluding treason, murder, larceny, per-
: jury, subornation of perjury, libel, at
tempting to defraud voters at the polls
8 and other serious ~offenses. Others en-.
gagged In the prosecution have clear
hands, and yet the Democratic Nation
oil Committee, inspired by the Mephis,
tophilian David Dudley Field, hope By
! the employment of such tools, 10 this
; place and elsewhere, the other side haV.
ing no possible chance OF a fair trial
scarcely any 10 be heard 10 make up
such a case as shall enable them "a
> wrench the seepter from the hands oil
President Hayes, aud give It to the
henchmen of the Democracy. The eyes
of the leaders of the rebellion are al.
ready fixed upon the high pisces of the
Government which they feel assured
are as good as In their possession al.
ready, as nothing stands In the way
now but Wella and Anderson, whose
conviction they have contracted for,
and the contractors are hurrying up
their work. This Is q National, not q
personal question. II Is q renewal OF
the insiduous use of the tremendous
conflict of lS76-perhaps of 1861. 1t
becomes Republicans of The North Ia
! be on their guard, aud give our Louis
: lana hirelings to understand that 1t is
time for them TO be quiet, or be pre-.
pared for open, determined and unre-
lenting war"