The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-04

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Frankfort, Ky /; and for what! Because in tho
,19pssieptisss discharge pf their duties the Jpd
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assassin in q law suit which had been tried and
ago Col A.fAlston was hunted down and
shot in cola blood in one of the public Offices at
Atlanta, Geo, because he would not violate con-
trnct he had made in tho interest Of his client.
Again, a, Texas desperado, occupying the position
Of railroad detective, insults lady ala raail.
road station, and when demonstrated with by
the lady's friends shoots down one, Mr.. b. c.
Porter, and dangerously wounds another,
Following quick upon each other the rccitals Of
these awful crimes have been published, in al;
most every paper upon the American Continent,
feeding the morbid taste, So fearful!y growing
among the people. with that exciting, ,,lawlsss
and demoralizng food upon which it thriyes
and becomes debasipg to humanity. Tsr add
to the terrible effects of these crimes upon the
already vitiated minds of the people fhey were
wantonlyi committed by men who moved I'M So
oiai spheres above what may bs, called the ardir
nary classes Of society, and their own wealth.
assisted by thai of their friends, together with
tho prestige Of family and high social, political,
and often religious position, arc to DO used Law
ishly TO shield them from the aacritedg punish
ment osithe law and the demands of justice,
peace and morality. ''"..1m! 80 wriig
.. 30 common is the escape Of such high lcrimi.
nails from the punishme due their Grimes, that
already we hear Of bots being made that tile
murderer Of Col. Aston or Judge Elliott or d.
g. Porter will not be huug-tha. imprisonment
only, and then, by the powerful influences We
have stated, . pardon, win be the result. III
Tho people are becoming agitated at the ap-
parent leniency shown to crime in high places,
and are fast getting to believe that wealth, fam,
tiy and position secure immunity from punish
ment, while those in the ordinary walks of life
possessing ssither of those, psesIiges 70 plead
f1r them, are made public examples eff for
similar offences cammit,ed by them. ..;,,.
= This ~ sod condition of mind for the peo-
Plyto be in, aud augurs NO gsod for the trsn-
qaAity end morality Of our country in the fu-
ture. If,lsf.itogrow it 10 likely to de e,e,ope,hc
poisonous huit of communism in it's most deod
iy form. a But how are we 10 tsrn, she tide Pr
Something must be done 70 stay the red hand
Of the murderer md stop ,the commissiou OF
other heinons criuAca we care not by Whom
committed. HiThe peaceabie and Law, abidina oil
izen Of any and every class and condition, must
be made TO feel assured that Ms Hfe his perso,
an property are esecure from the Attacks Of TIC
violent anu lawless Of every grade and position
and to this the bench, the bar and tho iuries-
generally representing every condition OF ciii
zenship--must combine in one honest ana DO
termined effort TO honor tho law by enforcing It's
penalties and making it bear With equal force
upon every one who shall dare u viol4e it,
however high. or low his position in society.
II we so on numbering at the pace we ara now
travelling. without, the law cnterposing its pow
erful arm TO suppress the crime, our Judges, Ju
rors, Lawyers and 1common citizens will be in
danger of the assassins .; bullet whenever ths,
dare discharge their duties. in accordance wi1
fw and the conscientious convictions, cf duty
| T." society and their fellow men. Ia short. when
we look upon the record of crime for tie pas,
month oil over the country, we shud,ler at tho
thought that murder is running rampsnt owe,
che land, and that neither age, Sex nor condition
! is security against the narderous attacks of III,
violent s'genteel' assassin or 9he low bred and
debased desperate. "h' 3 "r'.','.' III. s
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