The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-02-12
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- taoiteo 70 sri-is q 10 Ia 7oi haldl
y There are howlhere, to stand their
Trial., a number OF citizens tof TeaIsas
PqraslI inaletea'by i5hsUhitsd States
'Grant1 Jaft:i"s iWy-sevea citizchs Of
NatcIai,oahas dfhy. ssten'of caR
10 have daise1 been Indicted hMafy
of these are here; aahd mSsfIof Tie
others ON thensway:.' These dc;itizeiis
of Eeafsiaha-aa1e beelfahaictsd 81 a
partisaa graiftl5dfy' On 'ths teytfm oily
,ofldisreputable w0itnSsses?: they vii
be pr6secdtsa bef6rea partisan attiisa jddgye
and July, lana ~ 4 partisan ais ,Fict'
attorney. aThefe rs Something aaap-
pallidg in'the SPECTACLE Of more Than
4, liahffreai 'ffeemeli aaiifesteil 7 ant,
,brodght'h uhdrcds 81 miles from their
homes TO be tried by q court organ
ized,' from its'pofters to It's fudge, Z q
persescate and Convict. aoDo tue an Il
aals3 " con stitational govern mmelt'
any paaafeltts tits Cruel lai}d
Shameful ispsc:tacis2 yeThesp sps5aai'
fibe,tysof tRe icisizehs violated; saihts|
right 6f'she prIsoher tUsaas Speedy fri
al by'a Jury of bis peer dtnMil;' 1tfe
adebased,, dsbauclied, and
nude tsiss hsean and ceot,iit ehptibfe f II:
;s.trnment, aof'pollaeale perssssebefoa1 III:
the interest yea pafeywlIich has
stolen thsl gevetdmeft ahabahRrdpt!e
ed the country RUS is tlis pass 'to'
which, u Republican administration
has ibfoughs constitutional govern
mene in Loiisiana. aiTf7e retcnstrues
tion pollcy,,ssa s& S1s'o 1874 f'o'l s7o
so e-tlat fatal and t pasra;o.aHsS lark X
Built in thes eclipse aud rugged with cult
oS s a'se aark;:c iEsiali 7ssig ,aap 4o1
and which it was believed had drift-.
sd away into, the passegain spreads
its black and omino1s sails in our
midst, andg'dafkens all our Shores:
It would seem, indeed, as If the
American government we're drifting
into 9aabrutol 'desposism as frrespodn::
sibIe and meEciisss as thatioY Turkey.
IT. is impossible 1foraan ~ nah IL t.
point i,oiany@ Just cadse' for these hr-'
rests and prosecutions. sTheir IT,
jeet is hottie sind1catioh ii TIE laSws,
nor. the1opuhishmsrt u dfine,s n6r
tlTe ,ptotectiodo ofs fifea 81 Liberty.
'gbeir soissnd obvious PURPOSE il to
ihhtihidaSe and oveeraawas3 the Demo
cats and CONSERVATIVES ST f o auigf
ann; to deter t6ensffyh 'be6ceforth'
taxing any active part III, politics 10
this State, and tt force them' to
:abandon the control Of tie govern
ment and its congressional gre qnd ele "a
tive Representation it to- the, Radieaal.
lea leaders ' of the th| nsss0sssa ,otase sid, 81
IWAsa itbsssttrials shave beenIears
ried ont; sgheN it9isaseen rthat the
Federal gevefaneasscan sandowilbarr
eest Democratss iaiAroyss faslds drag
them from their families and homes
TO- this city'>to-undergc the embarE-
fassraent, Q expehse and modification
of!a eriminaf0 prosecution; wien III
shall pe manifest That Federal juds-
,es, jdrfes, Il arshass ana prosecditin &
officers have been appointed and in.
strlcted to convict Of to prosecute
tS' the iextEepeat extsnt s l there are
thousands Of men Wha,, rather than
be subjected to such riskssand suffer,
ings, will abstain from any partici
patton in politics, and who will