Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-10
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.

> gree Of public attention. They wer
: taught to march 10 all their politica
/. meetings as bodies OF armed men, wit
. ammunition on thcir persons, and I
discharge their firearms without tb
, least provocation and at all hours Z
the day and night. II unprotected f
/. males were travelling alone throug
: the county these black miIitiamel
were ordered to frc their mushets 70
. the purpose Of keeping them in cor
; slant state OF anxiety and alarm. Reg
, ular meetings OF the State officers wer
held, at which all matters of detai
were talked over and plans were lai'
TO inhame the Democrats in the Stat,
by tho constant indiction of injurie
which they hoped would incite then
to resistance, and 90 afford them al
excuse for increasing their severity to
ward them. ~
DIaposscsl cABAt.
Whenever rumor would come iron
Washington that the troops were to b
removed and the Government left I,
protect and sustain itself immediatcl,
consultation would bc held to decid
to what measures resort should be haI
to counteract the intended movement
At these meetings there were Away
present Scott, the Governor j. l.
i Neagle, the Comptroller General (wh,
generally had especial charge Of "out
RACES" in the up country /; Moses, th'
Adjutant and Inspector General anC
Speaker Of the House (aiterward Gov
ernor; Chamberlain the Attorney Gen
eral, and Parker, the State Treasurer
Each Of these men had their especia
personal dependents and henchmen il
the shape of deputy United States
marshals and State constable, to whom
after the meetings were adjourned
their instructions would be given to be-
gin their operations in various parts d
the State. The expense of the move.
ments Of these men, after they had re-
ceived their orders and had gone to ex
ecute them, was enormous, and was all
paid by the State. In accordance with
Scott's request the Legislature had Civ
On him authority TO establish paid
State constabulary, and to maintain
for their use horses, &C., in the shape
Of camp equipagc. AT the bead Of this
force Scott had placed one John b
Hubbard, u throughly skilled detective
and u desperate man, who had former
ly taken prominent part in the in
vestigations conducted by the United
States governm ent which resulted in the
hanging OF Mrs. Sarratt. In addition
to this eonstabulary force Scott lmpor-
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MILITARY VAMPIRE.
But even this importation Of roughs
from New York was not enough to
create the CONSERVATION which was de-
sired, and by application to the United
States government, supported by d.
T. Corbin, then the District Attorney
for our Safe, Scott succeeded in having
an officer of the United States Army
specially detailed and ordered to report
TO him, 10 take full charge OF the hunt.
ing down Of the terrible Ku Klux and
to bring them to trial and conviction
This mans name was Lewis Merrill,
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