The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-04-04
THE REIGN OF vIoi.ESCE,

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THE REIGN OF vloLESCE,
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what the Causei what The
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The assassination Of Judge B lott.
one az our Keatdeky S6ptet,fe Juiges.
was a fearful crime. 1.e detnils ofwf'ieh
fare prinfed OF ne frst paae The
terrible deed haSexcited the iaf'gnn
ton and horror Of the people Thiek
lof il. judge Of our highest coart shoi
down in cod blood for rendering. a
keonscien'iouSJegar opinion Whep .
controversy is carried from the loge~'
| TO the highest courts. and The defeated
partyai- stopped NY he law 'iere i
yer higher appeal, and itai .io the
deadly shot gun No m4stet sbatsthe
ll~ i<---no niattersvIhre the rishf Is
decide hi case 10 my in'errA--or | J
murdes You Oh the aer was lerrlbie
! -harrid aud liberated upr,ro'- everv
pro'ect,en Of civilized life
Hhnt ia lie case Of tic outlaw
pirfr winch runs riot in Keniuck ?
There is scarcely week thai -one
mob killing or shooting ,erupe DIES
not occur to stain the honoro Of our
State Why are whole cnun,ies, Ike
| Breaihitt powcrless TO hold their loca
courts. and peaceful ci'iGeh compelled
TO SET by and sec Jail aud court houses
torn down? It Is fearful coiiifioD
of affairs, aud fearfuI beesuss true
Some sections Of our Safe av in
condition of savarery-of barsarism
The cdnses 10 our judemcnt. rests 10
the lax cntorgcnent Il lsv against
ou'lswry, wlirh Po'p time to time
breakz OUT in the shape of nobs. shoot
ineS. aud killiug~ Public sentiment
has tolerpted excused and pllli ted 50
many .out breaks for thi - and that
cause. and ~ymparhy, until >aue'ime~
The lenders in violence regard.:hem-
selves n. heroes Col Tom B,iforl
fearful as bis crime is, has surrounded
himself with a species Of heroi>m and
produced IN ooessense sympathy for
the de~perado vino. reckless Of hi
own life. ayeuges supposed grievance
to a dead sister Such mon>trnus he
roism-su h fatal ynl pal.y -has,eaus
ed the riot of blood now precaiing
Bring the matter hone-fakr tic com
ties Of Fulton. Hickman. Ballard,
Graves, eic. aud these are the most
peaceful and law abiding counties in
the State. aud yer every old citizen
knows that from time 10 time we hsrt
bad MODS and such af,ir- In The
history of these cases public senli
ment has never punis he'd the law.
brea kers-- nor has onr-courts ever pun
ished any Of them By report. other
portions Of the State are ten times
worse than this secrien.s and We, duilr
zee The Bloody con-equences Let bad
menrlearn that good nep wili tolerate
certain kinds or optlawrys ard the bad
men will soon get in fhe "A sneudn ncy
TIE remedy fbr pubic scnii'nen,
10 ltmapd rhai he courts enf6tce The
supreme authority of lar 10 every IN
stance No matters IL The man muir
dered by mob, for in~tance. be a
iend incarnate, ict the sbr ,leal with
him !; and il mi~gnidef eiiiSffzcu~ r-'..
the authority, nfs the law, Ry taxing
vengeance in their own hands let lie
,law besenforced agsiust lthese mi guild
ed citizens. without fear or favor The
good OF society dSm,ul~ it, a. is evil
denced by the terrible, state Of affairs
now exi-iing The Commonwealth
Attorney in sourgown Di -'rict says that
IL is simply impossible dor the law to
reach '-eitizeu bands" who. fron3time
10 time, have taken prisoners from our
jails, aud some times killed them. Why?.
Because public sentiment. looking at
the killed prisoners crime, condeped
the violence. If The effect ended with
the guilt reeking prisoners death-it
might. even be we'll but good men.
sowing such seed are made to rean a
fearful crop OF crime Good psnple
must rally to sl,e support OF lao. 10
eesry Instance. and let each AMI avery
yiola'os Of law learn that punishment
is sure and csrtsiaa As asAs.u.
Hon Jno, G. ,Underwpod has with
drawn .fromsth he race for Goveruor,A.
@-g
a Missouri Democratic memhersf ,hs
Legislature took u afoot from -his.hamesto
The State capital TO illustrate economy
for the people. What do you thinSk 81
that s-[Exchange- q rsH shy
Why, simply. that he is what Mr.. |
@. Phiiander Does,icks wouldAca,f,a |
"damphool."
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