, 1879-07-16
Their Wholesale Resort to Ballot
Isox-stuillng and Fraud
uIcnt Counting.
Tho State Really Republican If d Fair
and Free Vote We're Per-
.. =. 4, mittod.
And Yet tho Democrats Nypocritically
Howl for e. Fair md FREQ
Elccttons.D

batnA who arc either afraid Or ashamed OF
judicial investigation OF tic methods oy which
they wcru scturnetla as elected, viz: Afr. Herbert,
Of the Second, md Mr.. Shelley of tho Fourth
District. Tho United states GrAnl Jurr. at the
Deccmber term Of tile United States District
Court, indicted q largo number of tle Man
ayers OF Election 10 both ti,cac districts for
various ofYcnscs nUatnkt tho Federal Election
laws.
hfr. st,cllcy's friends. in order to prevent m
Investigation Ut the manner of bis election, nc
tualy attempted to
-. DESTROY THE UNITED aTATEs couRr.
They got Democratic Judge In this city
Harnlson-to cali special Grand jury of his
Court, and had the United Suites Marshal and
Dlssrct-Attorney both 'nd!ctcd bccauso
they refused. to deliver up tho ballot
boxes which contained tho evidence Of
tho frauds pSrpctrnscd BY afr. Shelley and hts
friends. Tho United stutcs Grlud Jury had
secured these bntiot-ooxcs from the Democratic
Managers by sort Of coup dc main before
there was any chance to cook up tho returns
h,,tl hldo the frauds; aud, when tho managers
raw tlat they lsad bccn caught In their notorious
work Of rubbing cotored voters. they wcrc
ready for any sort Of business 10 destroy tho
evidence whtcl, convicted them. After resort
Ing to all manner Of aharp tricks, and after
uttcring numerous threats against the Federal
officers, as a last resort Democratic Judge was
found foolish enough to order nu Indictment by
packed jury OF Democratic mauipulators
against tic Federal officers who wcro supposed
10 have charge Of Tho ba1lot-boxcs. The Mar
Bhnl and Dlstrtct- Attorney warc arrested and
thrust into tho Dallas County Jatt, Threats
wcre made that these two ot2iccra should re-
main THUS .incarccratcd for tho remainder Of
their ltscs unlcss they delivered up those tell
tate ballot-ho1es.
1t appears now that this was only scheme on
the part Of the democrats to
FoRCE a COMPROMISE
on the part Of tho United States Court And,
stsangc as 1t may seem to Northern readers,
Mr.. sleleJ left his seat In Congress and cump
hero 10 engineer this scheme. lie knew that, II
ever faEr Investigation was had, ho would bc
exposed as a1l llsurper. He knew that neither
himself nor Ills friends could explain to tho
country how. a Republican majority Of over
! 10000 was overcome iu bis district. Ho knew
also that those ballot-boxes contained tho evi-
ucnco which. would show the moat infamous
frauds ever 'perpctrntcu' in this country,-tho
frauds by which Slr. Shelley WIS counted In rs
Number Of Congress In district With over TO-
NO majority agalnst him. This exp]oins why
snsrncy to destroy the United Htatcs. Court In
Alabama by arrcstn alLits officials and thrust
Ink them into thu 5alt ct. Dallas County: Bnt
NE consplraey failc, as tic Jud0c Of tha United
btates Court. released the tncnrcerated officers
nm y writ of ilahcas corpus.
Thu efforts OF Mr.. Shultcy, however, did not
tensc. Whon the attempt to destroy the United
Btates Court fa!tcd he und Ills frienda iunugu-
A srsTRN OF 1HT1M1pAT1oN
NEtnf1 IN ufpttr furr n, ~ lin
Judge md Jury In tho United States Court
xhcn the Democratic Elcct!ol-Aanageys were
put on trial for their frnusla. Tran-oads OF
bhclley's Democratic hench'neu were brought
hcrG from srln,a ud otller p1nces In Ills district,
until the contt'roon was crowded almost tu
suitocatlon. These Democratic hravcs werc to
70 about mnkln! threats. to deHounco The United
States Court md the Federal Government, mud
strunRost Sights PERHAPS, ever witnessed In this
country. 4 Federal Court, In tl,e discharge Of
!ts duty to be awcd an1 frightened ly a crowd
of a rulllana ~ attempting to prevent an inycstica-
Of Congress. MT: Shelley waa the leader OF
thls movement: llu l,ad left tbs seat Ia thu
Aossu a., Representatives, at Washington to
conc conc }lsre for tho solo purpose OF preventing
methols'hY which he was raturi1ed to Concrcss.
In oil thcao trials II should bo remembered
thnt tlsc Government has no one. and can Get no
one. TO represent its cause but the Distrlet-
nll1 the powcr OF intimidation that
NOT 4 LAWYER IN ALABAMA
cnrcd to ba retained 10 prosecute Democrat
charged With swlndlng Republican voters. Iu
tliess cases against the men who counted In Mr..
Shelley, the entire bar OF ti.e Ctttcs oE Mont.
gonery and Selma volunteered 10 defend lis
ctlprits, Whtle the Government was left a!ouo
with tts DIslrlet~Attornevt to combat thIs power.
tni array Ut lawyers. This was uuotllpr imnt
IL tlls scl!crne to brow beat the United States
Court whole .ne1asanx OF lawyers wero
10 demand the privilege Ut speaking on behalf
Of " accused. They would exupy The tflnr oi
5he Goatt raS l9r - e long pcriod that jury aud
ln th!s sShcne Mr. sheilcy was partiulty sue
ccssful. This arguments OF the Deu,ncrntlc
lawyers Wcro % long as tho moral luw, cnbrac-
tnE every variety Of subjccts, and lenethcnea
United States Dlstrtct Jndee-lound himself ul-
1nost at tllu end Of Ills term Of Cu,ist, with
no prospect vi trial Of tho Demo
ssats Ct ssll%teo1ssuis, r.. 'ong ling
llence the cases Wcre disposed Ut By sustaining
demurrer to the indictments. Ms. Shelley,
FOR tlta present, therefore, escapcs public
shame lIy having succeeded In suotllerIilg up
all Investigation which houest men would have
Welcomed ahl nideti.
air. Herbert did not escape so easily. Tllrca
OF l!!a DGn,ocratic supporters, who happened to
he Electton-slanagcrs,
wENE CONVICTED or PRAuD,
NJ; Herbert, no doubt, supposed tl.at shc1ley's
intimidation scheme would cover hia case also,
ant he did nut lsaya Ills seat In Conarcss for Gs
PURPOSE VI asststfnE In preventing IN !nyest!ga.
t!o'!. I1o result Is, that h!s friends were put
ou trial without my barkt1G save few |awyers;
ana tl!o evidence was 80 plain tl!at no o1u could
d!sputc It. Hut both Herbert and Shelley lIuyu
ncch 1oFesnost ln tlle li0usu In crying out for
n, sse nso,a an sar e1ectona." They are saulple
gfsss'''e'! from tbs Boatl,. Having secured thrlr
eeass oy the lAoat Elafng frauds they pro first