The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-13

banked by the mere repeal Of law which. at
its worst, gives them a discretion In mAking
up jury panel. The only thing that car,
touch them or interfere with their designs Is
a sweeping repeal OF the whole devilish ma
chinery, which enables them 10 take cogni-
zanee Of voting the Democratic ticket as .
crime.
Under that election law Samuel }. Randall
or Joe Blackburn, or Milton Sayler, as well as
John Jones. VIM. Smith, or Peter Brown, can
De indicted before Federal grand jury
packed with illiterate niggers or white
thieves, like the juries Of Bond. Settle and
6Hiing5; they can be prosecuted by the des~
peradoes whom DeveDs employs as district
attorneys, before petit jurfes as vile as the
rest OF the machinery, and then sentenced to
me penitehtlary by Judges who ought TO bo
tnere themselves; and to set all this hellish
enginery in motion nothing would be required
beyond the perjury of two or three Radical
Villains, which can be bought at prices rang
ing all the way from q drink Of whisky to Syt
The forty judges whom King Alfred hanged
were spOtless ministers OF justice compared
to the reeking creatures Of partisan crime
and the dirty Instruments Of Radical despot-
ism whom have named as Bond Settle and
Billings. Hyde, Tressilian and Lord George
Jeffreys. base, venal, brutal and bloody as
history paints them, were enlightened juristS
compared to these three miscreants, who
have taken tbs contract to make Louisiana.
Florida and South Carolina Radical States In
1880l
Has any Democrat In the House or Senate
ever considered the fact that Grant and
Landaalet Williams, in their worst days,
never did what Hayes and Devens have been
doing in the lest six weeks? ? What Grant did
he did openly and in plain sight. He struck
boldly and brayely at State governments and
Legislatures. But
HAYES AND DEvENs
sneak around.to the poor cabins Of poverty
stricken Democrats in the back woods, kidnap
their helpless occupants in the night drag
them of 10 Columbia Tallahassee or New Or
leans, and railroad them into the penitentiary
through the agency OF rotten courts, packed
Juries and perjured wltneSsesl Grant never
did thing which, In addition TO its lawIess-
ness, was stamped like this, with the vleness
OF cruelty, and the shame Of sneaking cow
ardce.
I have talked with Democrats In Congress-
on this subject, and as yet I have found but
two TO say that, caucus or no caucus, they
will offer repeal OF this infamous travesty
upon law and outrage upon the spirit OF the
nineteenth century, as an amendment to
every appropriation bill that is presented,
and fight for 1t with every parliamentary
weapon, without regard to what Is called 'the
danger Of forcing an extra session" These
two are SOuthard and Blackburn. That they
will do 1t goes without saying, for they are
both men Of their word. And now all have
to say is. want TO see the name Of the DEM
ocrat who, Through
FEAR OF AN EXTRA SESSION."
or for any other cause will vote to perpetu-
ate In the fraud bedaubed hands Of Hayes and
DevenS, and in the perjury-stained robes Of
Bond, Settle and Billings, the power Of iettre
de cnchet. which they now enjoy under their
own Infamous construction OF this Internal
election law.
II the Democratic party, with majority Of
twelve fn the House, considers it of more i'm
portance TO avoid an extra session than to
protect the liberties of American citizens,
want TO know 1t, 80 that can join some other
party.
There will soon be a test on this question.
and Democrats should be making up their
minds to meet it. If the Democratic party is
worth the confidence OF the American people.
IL the Democratic statesmen are worthy the
support OF Democratic voters, then this dew
ilish engine Of tyranny and repression, called
| In grim sarcasm an election law, will be re-
pealed In the appropriation bill which enables
Hayes TO draw Mr.. Tilden's salary. But Ii
the Democratic party Is not worthy the con-
fidence OF the American people and Demo-
| cratic statesmen do not deserve the support Of
Democratic voters, then the House will sub
nissively vote Mr.. Devens all the money he
requires to turn the Department Of Justice
Into prefecture Of police, and the great
work OF prosecuting poor, obscure, help
less devils In the Federal courts
for the crime Of voting the Democratic ticket
will go on. But let 1t be understood that
every Democratic Seator or member who
votes against the repeal of the election
law, votes TO sanction the ruling OF Bond,
Settle and Billings under it, that It Is felony
TO be Democrat 10 the States OF South Caro-
lima, Florida and Louisiana, and records 1t as
his solemn judgment that sn extra $685.
Ion OF Congress Is worse evil than the des-
Traction Of the elective franchisel It is scme-
times well TO have things clearly put. l hope
that Mr.. Deven5 will conclude that this letter
Is calculated to ''fntimidate" somebody, and
set one OF his DeOalcbnrds at work to pack q
jury, and perjure two or three niger witnesses
to indict me for violation OF his ''law."
have already had some experience In political
persecution through the Federal court, at the
hands Of the Radical party, and would not
object to another round. ACB