The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-04-26
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|ihad been wrested from tie properlo-
cal officers and given 10 corrupt fed
eral, officers: The spirit that. directed
the, Law was was distrust Of The people
and their capacity tor 8 government
under free elections. The whole
:powetir: I ii & tic ca Institution was thus
perverted! stsi Tie p people would re
sentbthis insulting tyranny when
tlietfacts should be clearly presen-
ted to them and d righteous sense
Of tresistenae would spring up III
their breast. He.hoPea7 the people
would read this law Until ii should
become al al adherence 70 the pub
lie mind There vas no American
who was as not liable to arrest for no
other, reason than that existing in
the mind II tie SUI ulp5erryiisor i or dep.
utyi marshal, thus placing every
PERSONS Liberty, at The mercy of
ttparty7malice Of hate. Every ruff!
fan. acting in such capacity, was 70
determine d mans rights at the
polls The constitution plainly.
guarded q citizens in all his per;
jsonal rights, but That instrument
was siviolatcd bysarrest and impris:.
onmentt Of citizens on insufficient
warrants by3 malicious spices and
.informers. If The Constitution
sanctioned such practices, itwould
|ibe proof; that those who framed il
were not interested ii free govern atr
tment and that the fathers who
achieved our independence had
failed Eof their great purp The
spirit that produced this land was
ike that which preceded The
French revolution and caused the
fires Of revolution 70 break forth,
and which ;lnalle eyerycitizen trelmii:-..
ble;witfi fear of a blowi in the dark.
Ie eniinated from the spirit that
ruled in Venice, where a look Of.
suspicion was moro to be; dreaded
than 9 blow Of the dagger and!
doomed the victim to walk the
bridge Of sighs TO, prison and q!
wretehcd death. Charles the i
lost his throne and George the; III
|iliisirule in America for less evils
thar. .tlioseii llieted by5some Iofs our
Federal laws. q history showed
tie jdangoriandi injustice Of leaving
thellneans Of Eusurping 5ibertylson
the statute book GesariTS cFomfI.
we'll and Napoleon, were not slow
tojsecureIa a sovereign power when
people ilefttheir laws tor pave tho
,way;toS Sdespotis werei not
ataloss to conjecture what could
be done with the laws to- which :he
had referred, and which had been
enforced over our liberties to an,
extent. which would force any peo-
pie to revolt, except the serf, Of Rus;
sia'H ll.4 74i,jA fR lqa- Yol lgl
'hIn order to,show the abuses com!
mittcd ionisuifrage, he refcrredf to
the6city ofiNew York, where acts
had been committed which brought
shame and disgrace toithe whole
country. John = Davenport was
chief supervisor, the.autocrat, ofthe.
ballot-bo1.l He,with Ills cohorts in
timidated the voters from going / TO
the polls; and thousands. remained
away rather, than place themselves
injtheIwaNyof lawless persecution.
The deputy,marshlls, and tsupervi7
''sors were Federal ku-klux, organized
# 'toSintimidate free men md fcheat
them: ofithoiri rights. 6What, hap
peped5 in 5SewTIork might; occur
elsewhere. No man would saythat
such q statute should longer con-
tinue I'M force. II Mr.. Voorhees, i'm
ploredtth american people not'.tol
forget that their liberties are tramp,
He'd under footwitli scorn'and con.
tempt. He thon proceed to another
branch rof law on 1.-the subject Of
| popular elections, the presidontin
Certain eases being authorized TO
|employ land and naval forces at
polls fundor thearagues pretext0of
keeping peace! The President, Tass
commander-in:chicf army
and navy, could give such orders
us would tend to crush theIliherties